Lecturer - District Nursing

Swansea University - Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science

Location: Singleton Campus, Swansea

About The Role

This is a full-time Permanent position.

The School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Lecturer to join the Community and District Nursing team. The primary focus of this role will be to support the delivery and ongoing development of the Specialist Practice Qualification (SPQ) District Nursing programme.

The post holder will contribute to teaching across community nursing modules that are delivered in partnership with the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) programme, supporting shared learning and interprofessional collaboration. In addition, the role will involve contributing to teaching and student support across the Department of Nursing within a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development modules.

The successful candidate will contribute to high quality teaching, assessment, curriculum development and student supervision. The role requires strong clinical credibility within district nursing practice and the ability to support registered nurses undertaking specialist roles within community healthcare settings. The post holder will work collaboratively with academic colleagues, practice partners and professional bodies to ensure programmes meet regulatory, professional and workforce requirements across Wales.

Academic Career Pathway

The pathway for this post is Education. The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research, teaching, the wider student experience, leadership or innovation and engagement, are all appropriately recognised, developed, valued, and rewarded. For further information, please see our ACP webpage.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

A satisfactory DBS certificate must be provided before a start date can be confirmed.

Closing Date: 12 March 2026

Interview Date: 30 March 2026

Informal Enquiries

• Jonathan Thomas Jonathan.W.Thomas@swansea.ac.uk
• Alyson Bray A.Bray@Swansea.ac.uk