Senior Lecturer in Nursing

locations

Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted 7 Days Ago

job requisition id

JR0000015003

Position Details

• Full-Time | Continuing
• Academic Level C| $138,124 - $158,885 p.a.
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

The Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research) will be a key member within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. This role combines high-quality research with excellence in teaching, leadership and service. The incumbent will design, coordinate and deliver engaging topics and learning materials, including lectures, tutorials and assessment, ensuring an outstanding student experience across programs.

The role will lead innovative, student-centred teaching approaches, including the effective use of e-learning platforms and contemporary pedagogies. The position requires a strong contribution to ethical, high-impact research through publications, competitive grant funding, scholarship and conference presentations, aligned with the Caring Futures Institute.

The Senior Lecturer will mentor early career researchers, undertake topic and course coordination, and contribute to internal and external quality assurance and accreditation processes in a leadership capacity.

Please refer to the attached position description for a comprehensive list of roles and responsibilities.

About You

You are an accomplished academic with substantial tertiary teaching experience and a strong research profile, demonstrating a deep understanding of the nexus between teaching, learning, research, scholarship and clinical practice. You communicate with clarity and impact, using your interpersonal skills to build productive relationships with colleagues, students, industry partners and community stakeholders.

You hold a PhD (or equivalent) in Nursing in a relevant discipline area and maintain current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Nurse. Your extensive clinical experience spans the continuum of nursing practice. You bring demonstrated knowledge of First Nations health and a commitment to culturally safe and responsive teaching. A proven record of successful Honours supervision further reflects your dedication to developing the next generation of nursing professionals.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. At the College, our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.

Students can undertake the Bachelor of Nursing (Preregistration) on-campus at our Bedford Park, City or Riverland campuses, and e-learning, with the same curriculum, clinical placements, and support services. This course is packed with industry experience and placement opportunities, ensuring students gain hands-on skills in various healthcare settings.

Get ready to make a difference in people's lives and start your nursing adventure today.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders initiative
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
• Staff working in a health care setting are strongly recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with the SA Health policy.

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description

For more information regarding this position, please contact Professor Michelle Miller

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

06 Apr 2026

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.