Faculty of Health & Human Sciences

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Ref: A6447

Lecturer in Nursing (Child)

Salary: £34,189 to £48,677 per annum – Grade 7/8

We are looking to appoint an appropriately qualified and experienced candidate to contribute to teaching excellence related to nursing care and contribute to the academic and clinical development of Child Nursing.  This will include the development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare programmes.  You will also be encouraged to contribute to research within the School and join an appropriate research group.

We offer undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD programmes.  Research in the School was rated highly in the REF2014 and continues to grow.  The University of Plymouth Clinical Schools initiative is an exciting development, through which applied nursing and midwifery research focuses on topics that are timely and relevant to advancing the quality of care.  Existing clusters of research, including Applied Health Genetics, e-health and Sustainability, Society and Heath, continue to attract external funding and PhD students.

You should possess appropriate professional qualifications, registration as a Child Nurse with the NMC is essential, relevant post registration experience as a nurse preferably in the acute care of children, a Degree in health or a related subject, relevant postgraduate qualifications and a teaching qualification (or be willing to work to achieve this).

For an informal discussion please contact Janet Kelsey Associate Professor Nursing preferably via email jakelsey@plymouth.ac.uk or Telephone 01752 586525.

This vacancy will involve working with children and/or vulnerable adults and any appointment will be subject to receipt of clearance for the Protection of Children from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a permanent basis and will be based at the Plymouth campus.

Closing Date:  12 Midnight, Monday 29^th April 2019

The University of Plymouth is committed to equality of opportunity, promoting a diverse and inclusive culture, demonstrated through our commitment to the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and as a Stonewall diversity champion. All applications will be judged solely on merit, however, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, for example black and minority ethnic groups.

University of Plymouth holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework) Silver by the Office for Students.