Last Date: 28 January 2024.
About the role
You will join a team of friendly staff who deliver nursing and healthcare education from Foundation Degree to Masters encompassing both apprenticeship and non-apprenticeship pathways at the University of Derby.
The post is based in the School of Nursing and Midwifery; one of three Schools that make up the College of Health, Psychology, and Social Care at the University of Derby. The post will be situated within the Discipline Mental Health Nursing, a department of the School of Nursing and Midwifery delivering both apprenticeships and non-apprenticeships in Mental Health Nursing
The discipline also delivers Master’s level nursing programmes. You will therefore have the opportunity to deliver high-quality education to a broad spectrum of students at differing academic levels. In addition, you will be able to engage in cutting-edge research and scholarly activities to develop your own personal growth as well as the growth of the university.
The discipline takes a student-centric approach and is committed to creating an educational environment of academic success for our students. We are committed to widening participation in university programmes..
You will be dedicated to nursing education and eager to ensure students grow academically and professionally by upholding the overall mission of the university to deliver high-quality, accessible learning opportunities.
For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Victoria Sweetmore [email protected]
For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via [email protected]
This is a 0.8 FTE position – 30 hours per week.
Principal accountabilities
Learning / Teaching
- Effectively teach and facilitate learning on a range of subjects / modules within the subject area on undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and post-experience programmes.
- Ensure that knowledge from research and scholarly activities informs and enhances learning and teaching, as well as extending it to appropriate external activities such as knowledge transfer activities.
- Ensure that module / programme design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the University.
- Participate effectively in the assessment process, including the setting, marking and moderation of student work, providing constructive feedback and ensuring it is in accordance with quality assurance procedures.
- Participate in the continuing review and development of module/programme delivery, incorporating innovative study modes, learning environments and pedagogic practices to engage and stimulate students, deliver effective learning outcomes and develop the skills and attributes of the ‘Derby Graduate’.
- Take on relevant module leader and/or programme leader responsibilities, including associated marketing, recruitment, delivery and ongoing programme development activities.
Research / Scholarship
- Sustain and enhance the reputation of the University by publishing in appropriate quality journals and presenting at scholarly activities such as workshops, conferences and other similar events.
Other
- Act as a personal tutor, supporting and mentoring students as appropriate.
- Provide pastoral care to students, referring when necessary to services that provide further support.
- Support marketing and student recruitment activities as required.
- Be responsible for administrative duties in areas such as admissions, timetabling, examinations and assessment of progress and student attendance.
- Contribute to effective cross College / University working.
Observe and implement University policies and procedures.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Qualifications
- Good Honours Degree in relevant subject discipline or equivalent professional experience
- Fellowship of the Advanced HE (HEA) or willingness to work towards (within 24 months)
- PhD (or submitted and awaiting examination) or equivalence accepted in a relevant subject area, for example by publication or through appropriate professional achievement or willingness to work towards within an agreed timeframe
- Subject specific qualifications / knowledge
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Mental Health Nurse
Experience
- Experience of working as a registered nurse in healthcare settings
Learning / Teaching
- Experience or knowledge of higher education and ability to use a range of delivery techniques to inspire and engage students
Research / Scholarship
- Significant experience of own discipline to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field
- Experience of research / enterprise activity
Skills, knowledge & abilities
- An appropriate level of digital capability and aptitude with practical experience of applications which aid student learning
- Ability to communicate complex and conceptual ideas to a range of groups
- Proficient in using IT to support own work and for application to technology-enhanced learning / teaching and research activities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills including networking and relationship building skills, both across the University and externally
- Able to demonstrate both independent self-management and team working
- Able to work with competing priorities and to tight deadlines
- Demonstrates competences, core behaviours and supplementary behaviours that support and promote the University’s core values
- Demonstrates professionalism in learning / teaching and the values of the UK Professional Standards Framework for HE
- A sound understanding of the current higher education environment and its implications for the student learning experience
- A sound understanding of delivering education in varying formats to students studying online, via apprenticeships and traditional classroom routes
- A sound understanding of the employability agenda and its relevance to learners and the curriculum
- A sound understanding of internationalisation and its relevance for learners and the curriculum
- Flexible to the needs of others
- Innovative and creative
- Committed to continual enhancement and a high quality student experience
- Committed to a high-performance culture, fostering continuous improvement and driving quality
Business requirements
- Completed DBS check with child barred list.
- Able to take a flexible approach to work
- Travel between sites and occasionally overseas for research or teaching
- Some evening and occasional weekend teaching
- Attendance at Open Days, Graduation events etc.
- A commitment to own professional development
Desirable Criteria
Experience
Learning / Teaching
- Recent proven experience of delivering excellent and effective learning and teaching identified by peer review at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at a Higher Education provider
- Demonstrable experience of module and / or programme leadership
- Experience of developing innovative module/programme content and delivery methods
- Online and blended learning / teaching experience
- Demonstrable experience of successful curriculum development
- Demonstrable experience of effectively designing and implementing a range of formative and summative assessments for undergraduate and postgraduate
Research / Scholarship
- Developing national and international profile of research and scholarly activity
- Experience of bidding for and obtaining external research funding
- Experience of successfully applying discipline to income generation activities, including consultancy, industry-based applied research and KTPs
Skills, knowledge and abilities
- Able to identify potential sources of funding
- A sound knowledge of the QAA Quality Code and HEFECE’s Operating Model for Quality Assurance
