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Lecturer in health sciences (children’s nursing)

Bangor (Gwynedd)
Permanent
Bangor University
Lecturer health
Posted: 21 June
Offer description

Job Number

BU03747

School/Department

School of Health Sciences

Grade

7

Contract Duration

Permanent

Responsible to

Head of School

Overview

The School Mission Statement reflects our aims to champion and promote excellent health and social care science, research, scholarship, teaching and learning, quality and values with people who use services, practitioners, and stakeholders. To promote language and cultural competence relevant to local, national and international partners, and to provide an inclusive culture and environment for staff and students within the School.

Bangor’s mission is for a research-led University of and for North Wales, providing transformative learning experiences and nurturing a positive impact on society regionally, nationally, and internationally (Strategy 2030). Across the University, research and teaching are closely inter-linked: almost all research academics teach, ensuring that our students benefit from the knowledge created by our research.

Purpose of the Job

• To teach children’s nursing at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including supervision of students as they complete formative and summative assessments.

• To develop ways of teaching to include blended and in person approaches, teaching materials and assessment.

• To support module and course design, assessments and develop skills for module co-ordination and module leadership module coordinator.

• To provide the highest quality pastoral and academic support to children’s nursing undergraduate and postgraduate students.

• To undertake administrative duties as designated by the Head of School to engage in School citizenship and personal development.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching duties will include:

• Plan, prepare and deliver lectures and tutorials responding effectively to a variety of student backgrounds, learning styles and class sizes.

• Motivate students to proactive engagement in learning and provide meaningful and constructive feedback on the quality of their work.

• Keep abreast of new professional, educational and related social, economic and technological developments in children’s nursing.

• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate projects.

• Be personal tutor to a number of undergraduate (and postgraduate students), providing the highest quality, consistent, advice, guidance and support.

• Contribute to the development of new programmes and undertake the role of module coordinator or contributing to module co-ordination.

• Maintain and develop Scholarly activities in line with University and College strategies.

• Publish and share evidence of scholarship related to learning and teaching in books, articles and/or papers in academic journals.

• Ensure adherence to organisational and professional body (i.e. NMC) requirements in all aspects of academic work, and in personal professional development.

• Engage in scholarly, professional and improvement-related activities around children’s nursing and nursing education in partnership with students, local stakeholders and service users.

• Contribute to the growth and improvement of the practice learning circuit capacity and quality, and support students’ learning in practice.

• Actively engage in strategic and project-related activities that maximise student engagement, and that mitigate the risks of attrition.

• Lead the development of new modules, and the re-design and improvement of existing modules.

Administrative and Wider Contribution duties will include:

• Participate in the student recruitment and induction procedures for the School (e.g. School and University Open Days).

• Contribute to the School's management and participate in the administration of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (e.g. organisation of exams, contribute to accreditation/QA procedures (if module co-ordinator).

• Contribute to the marketing of programmes by participating in School and College link activities and other marketing initiatives.

• Undertake other administrative duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of School (e.g. membership of School boards and task groups, addressing/supporting undergraduate and postgraduate student experience, contributing to community engagement).

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• To participate in performance review and developmental activities.

• To comply with the University’s equality policies and statements, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University’s Welsh Language Scheme.

• To maintain a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for him/herself and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by his/her actions or inactions.

• To comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.

• To comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their posts.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Degree in a relevant subject area.

• Professional registration (on the appropriate part of the register) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Desirable

• PGCertHE teaching qualification or equivalent

Experience/Knowledge - Teaching

Essential

• A sound knowledge of contemporary policy and practice in nursing and healthcare.

• Evidence of teaching in clinical or academic settings.

• Experience of teaching with evidence of successful student learning outcomes.

• To develop evidence of good / innovative pedagogic practice.

Desirable

• Experience of module development and delivery in higher education.

• Experience of supervising undergraduate and postgraduate projects.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrate the ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines.

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative.

• Excellent verbal and written skills.

• Demonstrable computer skills, including MS Office, PowerPoint, Excel. This could also include use of Blackboard and other on-line learning platforms.

Other

Essential

• This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

• An appreciation of the bilingual context of healthcare delivery and University education across North Wales.

• Able to travel across the placement circuit.

Desirable

• The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh, however support is available to learn Welsh for any successful candidate who is not a Welsh speaker.

General

We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Silver award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.

All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. As Bangor University meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. DBS checks will be updated every 3 years.

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