We seek to appoint a Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing position equivalent to 1.0 FTE within the School of Health and Care. The role offers the opportunity to work across both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, providing scope to develop excellence in academic practice.
To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we are offering full and part-time opportunities and will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
We are seeking an experienced nurse to contribute to our nursing and wider health and social care programmes. You will bring educational experience from a university setting, and a track record of innovation and leadership in professional practice. We welcome applicants interested in combining an academic role with clinical practice and can consider fractional posts alongside your current employer.
A key attribute will be your ability to work flexibly across our undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes (pre-registration and CPD), where your insight into contemporary practice (clinical and educational), will enhance student experience and learning. You will be a highly motivated individual who brings strength in education, research and practice. Above all, we are looking for people who share our passion for high-quality student-centred nursing education and have a strong vision for how the integration of education, practice and research can transform health care.
If this is you, we would be pleased to hear from you. For an informal discussion please contact: Dr Chris Allen, Head of School (email: ceallen@bournemouth.ac.uk).
The School provides high-quality education and research that supports excellence in practice, benefiting individuals and communities both nationally and globally. We are a dynamic, collegial community of staff, practitioners and students, working in close partnership with practice partners, service users and across the wider Faculty and University. Our programmes prepare nursing students in three fields at undergraduate level and two fields at postgraduate level, alongside a comprehensive range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for qualified health and social care professionals.
Our School is based in Bournemouth and Yeovil in Somerset and offers excellent clinical simulation and skills teaching facilities. We are committed to interprofessional and collaborative working in education, practice, and research across the Faculty.
Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.
More than just a job! Working for BU provides you with access to a fantastic range of benefits.
Core Package:
PAY– a competitive salary with opportunities for pay progression
PENSION– a valuable defined benefit pension with generous employer contributions
HOLIDAY– Annual leave entitlement of 30 days plus bank holidays and winter closure (pro rata if part time)
WORK LIFE BALANCE –flexible working arrangements including opportunities for hybrid working and flexitime (role dependant)
You will also have access to a wide range of voluntary benefits:
- Health & Wellbeing
- Financial & Discounts
- Travel
- Sports & Activities
- Family
- Modern, vibrant campus locations
A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, contact us: hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk
£39,906 to £46,049 per annum (pro rata) with progression opportunities to £50,253