Lecturer (Adult Nursing) - Teaching & Research

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Lecturer (Adult Nursing) - Teaching & Research

The School of Healthcare Sciences is looking to recruit Lecturers to join our Adult Nursing academic team.

Cardiff University is the # 1 School of Nursing in England and Wales as reported in the Complete University Guide 2021 and # 1 as reported in the Guardian University League Table 2021. We have a dynamic, collaborative and forward-looking culture and are keen to recruit lecturers into the Adult Nursing Team who can make a positive contribution to our commitment to enhance research, teaching and learning for the benefit of the Adult Nursing profession. We encourage critical thinking and reflection, valuing freedom of thought and intellectual curiosity from our staff and students.
The School of Healthcare Sciences provides a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate education that directly improves health outcomes and healthcare for patients and families. Where research led teaching, research activity and innovation and creativity underpins our programmes and scholarship

We pride ourselves on providing a stimulating and supportive environment, and encourage all our staff to pursue both personal and professional development.  Working for us offers an opportunity to be part of one of the UK's leading universities for healthcare education with innovative and impactful programmes and research.
We are looking for outstanding candidates who can make a positive contribution to the teaching and learning not only for adult nursing students but also other students in healthcare to support interprofessional education.

All candidates must have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

This position is full-time, 35 hours per week and open-ended. Candidates with suitable clinical experience may be eligible for a market supplement.

Salary: £42,792 - £49,553 per annum (Grade 7)

Date advert posted: Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Closing date: Thursday, 5 August 2021

This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only.  We now invite external applications.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

“Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/our-research-environment/integrity-and-ethics/responsible-research-assessment”

Job Description

To deliver high-quality and research-led teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and contribute to the research record of the School through commitment to carrying out research leading to the publishing of high-quality research. To pursue excellence in research, teaching and enterprise and to inspire others to do the same.

Research

• To conduct healthcare research and contribute to the overall internationally recognised research performance of the School and University by the production of measurable outputs including bidding for funding, publishing in peer-reviewed academic journals, international conferences and/or other research outputs, and the recruitment and supervision of research staff and postgraduate/MSc research students
• To independently develop research objectives, projects or proposals for own or joint research including research funding acting as a PI as required. To develop research networks through regular national/international conference/seminar presentations
• To participate in School research activities.

• To independently contribute to module and curriculum development and lead modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, inspiring students
• To carry out other forms of scholarship including work associated with examinations (setting and marking paper and providing constructive feedback to students), administration, participation in committee work, and the pastoral care of students of Cardiff University
• To supervise the work of students including the supervision of Undergraduate and Master’s students, the co-supervision of PGR’s and acting as a PGR progress review panel member as required
• To act as a Personal Tutor and provide pastoral support to students

• To engage effectively with industrial, commercial and public sector organisations, professional institutions, other academic institutions etc., regionally and nationally to raise awareness of the School’s profile, to cultivate strategically valuable alliances, and to pursue opportunities for collaboration across a range of activities. These activities are expected to contribute to the School and the enhancement of its regional and national profile.
• To participate in School administration and activities to promote the School and its work to the wider University and the outside world.
• Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education

Additional Information

*Registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) may be accepted in place of NMC Registration where the candidate meets the other essential criteria and can demonstrate contribution to the Adult nursing portfolio. 

IMPORTANT: Evidencing Criteria 

In the School of Healthcare and Healthcare Sciences, we use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing.  Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable.  As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.
Please ensure when submitting this document / attaching it to your application profile you name it with the vacancy reference number, in this instance for this post, 11810BR.
Where a candidate does not provide written evidence of meeting all of the essential criteria, through a supporting statement, then their application will not be progressed.  We welcome the submission of CVs to accompany evidence of the job-based criteria. 

Job Category

Academic - Teaching & Research