Salary
The starting salary will be from £43,482 on Grade F (per annum pro rata for part-time appointments), depending on qualifications and experience.
Contractual hours
36.5
Package
Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Job category/type
Academic
Date posted
03/10/2025
Job reference
R88761
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
This new, fixed-term post available immediately to cover a period of maternity leave. Please note that the FTE of this role changes part way through the appointment. The position is only available full-time (1.0 FTE) until 27 February 2026 and from 01 March 2026 until 23 October 2026, the position will continue on a part-time basis at 0.4 FTE.
We are happy to consider the 0.4 FTE element of this role as a separate appointment from March 2026 onwards if you are only interested in the full-time portion of the role. Please confirm your preference in your application.
We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.
This role sits in the Academy of Nursing within the Department of Health and Care Professions in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
The role
We are looking to appoint a full time (36.5 hours per week) Lecturer in Nursing as a maternity cover for the period October 2025 – March 2026. From March 2026 – October the hours will reduce to 0.4fte (14.6 hours per week). This role will contribute to teaching predominantly in Nursing, within the Department of Health and Care Professions. You will join a thriving academic community at an important stage of the development of our portfolio and contribute to all aspects of the student journey, including recruitment, module leadership, session design and delivery, assessment, quality assurance and student support.
About you
* Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist and core knowledge in the discipline, demonstrated by a PhD (or nearing completion) or equivalent experience, of the core knowledge relating to this academic area in order to teach and support learning on relevant modules;
* Have experience in using a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students;
* Participate in and develop external networks, for example, to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities;
* Will have evidence of excellent teaching identified by peer review and have made an impact at discipline programme level beyond their own teaching;
* Be expected to work towards Fellow of the HEA status and to attend formal CPD relating to this.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the attachment.
What we can offer you:
* Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines;
* Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
* An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;
* Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;
* A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy;
* A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Further information
For further information please contact Victoria Sadler, Programme Lead for Nursing