Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Learning Disability Nursing)

FTE: 0.6 fte (working 22.2 hours per week)

Salary: Lecturer UH7 £38,249 pa pro rata with potential to progress to £45,413 pa pro rata by annual increments.

Senior Lecturer UH8 £45,143 pa pro rata with potential to progress to £57,422 pa pro rata by annual increments

Annual Leave: 35 days pro rata plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield

Our vision is to transform lives through our education, research and community engagement activities. This is an exciting opportunity to join the School as a Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Learning Disability) joining a supportive and friendly academic team. The role requires a committed and student-focused individual who is keen to play a key role in the provision of high-quality, evidence-informed nursing and nursing associate education. 

Main duties & responsibilities

The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Learning Disability Nursing) will provide high quality academic input in relation to the planning, teaching, assessing and evaluation of programmes of study at undergraduate and postgraduate levels (BSc & MSc-including apprenticeship, and the Nursing Associate Degree Apprenticeship), and contributing to our continuing professional development portfolio.

At Senior Lecturer level you would be expected to take on Module Leadership. 

Skills and experience required

You will be required to teach and support nursing students and have knowledge of current NMC requirements and standards of proficiency. You will be able to demonstrate evidence of teamworking and working autonomously as well as having excellent written and verbal communication skills.  

Experience of successful partnership working with practice partners and students would be desirable at Senior Lecturer level.

Qualifications required

For the Lecturer position, you will be educated with a minimum of an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area. You will be a registered nurse (Registered with the NMC)

In addition, for the Senior Lecturer position, you will be educated with a minimum of a master’s degree or an equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area. Doctoral study would be desirable. A teaching qualification or willingness to work towards this is essential for both positions.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE

The University requires that the successful applicant who is offered employment may require a DBS at a later date due to the nature of the work involved.

Overseas applicants and UK applicants who have lived abroad

Successful applicants from overseas will be required to produce a criminal records check, or 'Certificate of Good Character', from any country in which they have been resident, consecutively or cumulatively, in the previous 10 years.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

This post cannot be visa sponsored unless the applicant has a PhD / Doctorate.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries

Gamu Tendayi, Professional Lead Learning Disability Nursing and Head of Centre for Learning Disability Studies, g.tendayi2@herts.ac.uk, 07715811459.

Closing Date: 23 March 2025

Interview Date: 10 April 2025

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