"Lecturer - Nursing T&R"

The School of Nursing and Midwifery undertakes a wide range of teaching and research programs in Nursing, Midwifery, Maternal, Family and Child Health, Ageing and Aged Care, Health Service Design, Health and Wellbeing, Time Critical Nursing, Mental Health and Workforce. These interconnected programs combine to form Centres of Excellence based within our clinical networks and Research Centres.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery has immersed its curricula and research within a range of clinical contexts. The School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degree research programs. An essential element is the establishment of Clinical Schools based at Alfred Health, Austin Health, Northern Health and Melbourne Health networks. The Clinical Schools enable students direct access to expert clinicians and clinical services, provide a rich environment for clinically relevant research and practice change and facilitate opportunities for staff to undertake clinical practice. Bachelor of Nursing students are based at an allocated clinical school for the third year of the program, with all relevant theory and clinical placements provided within clinical school networks. Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery students are also placed at the Women’s and Mercy Hospitals. The School has a long established national and international reputation in nursing and midwifery research and education and the Clinical Schools provide opportunities for educational innovations, including simulation and clinician facilitated student supervision.

The School is seeking a Level B academic who has qualifications and experience in care of the older person, rehabilitation or at home practice. The incumbent could work across all sites associated with the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Develop, coordinate and teach a high-quality learning experience that engages students through the conduct of tutorials, practical classes, demonstrations, workshops, student field excursions, clinical sessions and/or studio sessions.
• Demonstrate a scholarly approach to learning and teaching and contribute to disciplinary teaching pedagogy and research.
• Keep abreast of innovations in teaching and learning in areas such as, but not restricted to, online and blended delivery and incorporate where appropriate, to continually develop professional practice skills/knowledge and expertise.
• Conduct and publish, or otherwise disseminate high quality and/or high impact research as a member of a team or independently and produce conference/seminar papers and international peer-reviewed publications from that research as per the academic level benchmarks for the position.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this position, you will have

• Registered or eligible to register as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• A PhD or a Masters plus professional equivalent accreditation and standing recognised by the University/profession as appropriate for the Nursing discipline.
• Demonstrated competence in teaching and curriculum development.
• Ability to encourage intellectual development, discipline development and career aspirations of students.
• Evidence of high quality and/or high impact research funded, conducted and published or otherwise disseminated, relative to opportunity.

Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.

Benefits:

• 17% employer contributed superannuation
• Flexible work arrangements
• Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses

How to apply

Closing date: By 11:55pm, Tuesday 9th September 2025

Position Enquiries: Catina Adams, Senior Lecturer Nursing & Midwifery, Email: Catina.Adams@latrobe.edu.au

Recruitment Enquiries: Lisa White, Talent Acquisition Consultant, Email: lisa.white@latrobe.edu.au