Senior Lecturer in Nursing

About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Employment Type:

Continuing

Position Summary

Availability:
Continuing| Full-Time or Part-Time
Compensation:
Teaching and Research (Academic) Level C
Salary Range:
$124,109 - $142,764 p.a.
Reporting to:
Dean, People and Resources (or Delegate)
Nursing
The Senior Lecturer will be a key member of the academic staff of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. In addition to contributing to quality research, the position will contribute to administration and leadership within the College and play a lead role in the planning and delivery of topics, including development of teaching materials, delivery of lectures/tutorials or other innovative teaching and learning, including assessment and/or professional activities. The Senior Lecturer may also be involved in teaching across other courses in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences or other Colleges, where appropriate.
The Caring Futures Institute was established in 2019 and is Australia’s first fully dedicated research centre for the study of self-care and caring solutions leading to better lives, better communities, better care and better systems. The Caring Futures Institute is closely connected with community, consumers and carers, working closely with not for profit and private care sectors, government, and health and community services. Adopting a knowledge translation approach, the institute brings together researchers, consumers, and users of health and community systems to co-design solutions, using innovative methodologies, technology, health and social care economics, and disruptive solutions to have impact. The Senior Lecturer will provide a significant and original high quality contribution to the success of the Caring Futures Institute through collaboration, participating in cross-disciplinary research activity as well as exploring new partnerships with relevant internal and external stakeholders. In addition it is expected that the Senior Lecturer will attract external grant income, publish in high quality academic journals and supervise HDR students.
The Senior Lecturer will be required to undertake activities that will involve strengthening existing partnerships or exploring new partnerships with external stakeholders that have potential for providing improved teaching, learning and/or research outcomes for the University. The Senior Lecturer will prioritise, coordinate, monitor workflow and provide informal day‐to-day feedback to research support staff and casual academic teaching staff according to the University’s policies, practices and standards.

Key Position Responsibilities

The Senior Lecturer is accountable for:

• Undertaking a lead role in the planning, delivery and evaluation of learning experiences for students which may include lectures, tutorials, laboratory-based material, curriculum development or other modes of teaching, such as placement education for topics, primarily within the suite of Nursing topics.

• Undertaking topic coordination and course coordination, as required.

• Making a significant contribution to ethical, high quality and innovative research through activities such as scholarship, quality publication, external grant acquisition, mentoring and developing early career researchers in alignment with the strategic direction and areas of research strength of the Caring Futures Institute.

• Undertaking a lead role in inspiring and innovative teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience, such as e-learning platforms.

• Supporting students with academic and/or other challenges impeding their academic progress.

• In a leadership capacity assisting in College internal and external quality assurance and accreditation processes.

• Actively supervising and mentoring students undertaking complex WIL, Honours and/or Research Higher Degrees.

• Leading, supervising and participating in high performing multi-disciplinary teams with an education and/or research focus and contributing to the development of a respectful, trusting and collaborative working environment.

• Developing and maintaining strategic relationships and networks with a range of stakeholders including industry and professional associations and organisations, with an increasing national and/or international focus.

• Significant contribution at a leadership level to the integration and management of aspects of the academic and administrative life of the College.

• Some out of hours work (including weekends) as well as rural SA, interstate and overseas travel, may be required.

• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University

Key Position Capabilities

• Completion of a PhD or EdD or equivalent qualification in a health-related field relevant to Nursing or any one of the following:

• evidence of peer-reviewed independent research demonstrated to be of an equivalent standard in the discipline area

• evidence of professional standing, reputation and qualifications demonstrated to be of an equivalent standard in the discipline area

• completion of a higher degree at Masters level or substantial progress towards a doctoral degree in the discipline area.

• Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Nurse.

• Hold and maintain a current membership with relevant professional association.

• Relevant and contemporary experience in Nursing.

• Significant and sustained evidence of successful relevant teaching experience at tertiary level, including responsibility for topic coordination, course coordination and/or curriculum design.

• Demonstrated experience and innovation using e-learning platforms for teaching purposes.

• Demonstrated experience and successful track record in supervision of higher degree students and other post-graduate course work students undertaking research projects.

• Demonstrated evidence of a strong research track record (for career stage) in an area of strategic research focus for the Caring Futures Institute, including evidence of sustained high-quality publications with evident senior authorship contribution and attraction of external competitive grants.

• Demonstrated strong understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, scholarship, and practice.

• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, students and industry.

• Evidence of upholding the values and ethos of the University.

• Experience in coordinating and/or leading the activities of other staff.

• Experience in development of international and short course teaching delivery or collaboration (desirable).

• Advanced knowledge of course accreditation requirements for relevant area (desirable).

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position. 

• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy  

• It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA). 

How to Apply 

Please review the Key Position Capabilities of the position description and submit a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages addressing the criteria. Applications without a Suitability Statement may not be considered. For more information, please see our How To Apply page. 

For more information regarding this position, please contact Professor Michelle Miller

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Information for Applicants:

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Applications Close 11:59pm:

27 Nov 2022