Professional Lead Adult Nursing

FTE: 1FTE (working 37 hours a week)

Duration of Contract: Permanent (4 year tenure)

Salary: UH9 £57,422 pa with potential to progress to £68,529 pa by annual increments

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

Location: Hatfield 

Main Duties

This post will lead a large Adult Nursing Lecturing Team in all aspects of Academic Development of Adult Nursing provision.  You will develop and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders including Health Education England, Integrated Care Services, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Training Hubs.

The post involves working with Senior academics in the School to ensure that NHS contractual requirements including contract schedules are adhered to in managing and delivering all aspects of NHS commissioned programmes.

You will assume responsibility for staff issues within the Adult Nursing Lecturing Team including people management, workload allocation, appointment, probation, appraisal, development, promotion and progression, and review of performance according to policies and procedures agreed by the University.

You will work with the Head of Department in the allocation of resources, and the management of the budget within the team and advise and will exploit and enhance synergies between research and teaching in the Adult Nursing Lecturing Team.

You will lead curriculum development and delivery within the field and will contribute to continuing professional development, delivery of learning, teaching (and related activities), ensuring that academic quality and student success are cornerstones of this activity. 

Skill and experience

You will have experience of professional practice in the field of Adult Nursing and proven experience of teaching, learning and assessment. You will have some experience in leadership and management and a keen interest in the development and leadership of individual staff members, enabling them to deliver high quality education and training to our practice partners and the community. You will have excellent communication skills and a commitment to teamworking and the ability to work across various teams. You will have experience of partnership working with key stakeholders such as NHS and private and voluntary sector partners and service users and carers. 

Qualifications

Current live registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Masters Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent L7 qualification

A recognised teaching qualification

Fellowship of Advance HE

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.

An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.

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.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Philomena Shaughnessy, Head of Department, Email p.a.shaughnessy@herts.ac.uk Phone 07793880526.

Closing Date: 23 March 2025

Interview Date: 07 April 2025

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