Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Nursing

Permanent whole time post

UCC wishes to appoint to the role of Lectureship in Nursing. The appointee will be expected to contribute to teaching, assessment and programme development and administration at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as engage in relevant research.

The successful appointee will hold a professional midwifery qualification, have held or hold a registration (or evidence of eligibility to register) in Nursing with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. Applicants will be expected to have an academic qualification to Masters level and be registered for or have completed a PhD / Doctorate. Applicants also expected to have considerable community health nursing experience.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery was established in 1994 and since then a wide range of programmes have been developed at both undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels. In addition, the School has a growing suite of Continuing Professional Development modules supporting life-long learning. Since 2012, the School has actively engaged in international recruitment and now has a growing body of international students. The School now has over 1,300 students and is one of the largest in the University. The School is committed to excellence and leadership in teaching, practice and research involving close collaborative relationships with health service providers, and national and international educators and researchers. The School holds the Athena Swan Bronze Award and is 27th in the QS subject Rankings for Nursing.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see ore.ucc.ie. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Patricia Leahy-Warren, Tel: 021-4901462/1553, Email: headofsonm@ucc.ie. Further information on the School of Nursing & Midwifery please visit www.ucc.ie/en/nursingmidwifery

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Above the Bar) Salary Scale: €79,976 - €103,575 (Scale B)/€76,091 - €98,394 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (ore.ucc.ie). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 28th July 2026

No late applications will be accepted.

University College Cork is an equal opportunities employer