Associate Lecturer Child Nursing

Job summary
If you are passionate about childrens nursing, committed to educating the next generation of healthcare practitioners, and eager to contribute to high-quality patient and client care, The School of Health and Social Care would love to hear from you.

As part of one of the UKs largest providers of nursing, allied health professions, social work and social care education, you will be joining a dynamic and supportive community of academics, practitioners and researchers. Our school is committed to delivering high-quality, research-informed teaching that promotes active, collaborative learning.

In this role, you will become part of a team of academic practitioners who innovate, teach and support learners across both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. While you will contribute specialist teaching for students in childrens nursing, you will also play a key role in delivering interprofessional education across the wider School of Health and Social Care. You will support post-registration learners through our CPD portfolio, and you will have opportunities to contribute to research, scholarly activity, and project work.

Main duties of the job
You will need:

• The ability to design and deliver transformative, innovative, and inclusive learning experiences.
• Knowledge and understanding of critical, practical, and theoretical issues relevant to childrens nursing and the broader health and social care landscape.
• Experience of teaching, training, or supervising undergraduate/postgraduate nursing or other healthcare professionals in either practice or academic settings.
• Current NMC registration as a Childrens Nurse and evidence of ongoing professional development.

As an Associate Lecturer, you will be expected to deliver engaging, evidence-based teaching that supports student learning and development, contributing to both face-to-face and online delivery where required.

You will participate in module delivery and assessment, ensuring content remains current, research-informed, and aligned with public health priorities and industry expectations.

You will join a collaborative and supportive team committed to delivering an outstanding student experience. who are committed to shaping the next generation of professionals in this vital field.

If you are offered this post, you will be subject to an enhanced with barred lists check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working at Sheffield Hallam University but its relevance to the duties of the post will need to be assessed before the appointment is confirmed.

About us
The School of Health and Social Care delivers a well-established, large and diverse portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and degree apprenticeship courses leading to registration in 14 different professions. These include Nursing (all fields), Midwifery, Social Work, Paramedic Science, Operating Department Practitioner, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Diagnostic Radiography, Radiotherapy and Oncology, Dietetics and Art Psychotherapy.
We support practitioners to continue to develop their professional roles through our extensive continuing professional development portfolio, our graduates working in local, national, and international health and social care sectors.
Our research portfolio is cutting edge and applied, undertaking challenge-led collaborative interdisciplinary research, innovation and knowledge exchange to inform and transform health and social care.

Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the teaching delivery of specifically identified subjects and topics relating to a defined area of work and associated assessment and administration. To contribute positively to the student experience.

Academic Lecturer generic responsibilities Grade 7
Teaching and Learning

• Design and deliver, high quality and challenging learning experiences that equip students with the skills and knowledge required by employers.
• Teach specifically identified subjects and topics related to a defined area of work.
• Provide effective and efficient teaching to approved courses through lecture, seminar or tutorial modes of delivery.
• Provide ongoing assessment and feedback to students by setting and marking coursework, assignments and examinations.
• Contribute to the development of resource material.
• Ensure that appropriate learning materials are prepared in advance of delivery and assignments are undertaken by students in a timely manner
• Keep up-to-date with knowledge of your subject area.

Student Support

• Develop a sense of purpose and harmonious working within assigned student groups.
• Provide appropriate academic, technical and pastoral care by supporting the work of individual students and referring them where appropriate, to relevant support staff.
• Act, when required, as tutor to a group of students, providing effective academic, technical and pastoral care.

Team Work and Communication

• Work with colleagues in developing the provision within the faculty.
• Work within a team to promote the development of curriculum practices of benefit to students and the University
• Participate in appropriate quality assurance procedures of the faculty.
• Make a positive contribution to the overall development of the department and faculty
• Ensure the implementation of all University policies including those relevant to teaching, health and safety and quality assurance.
• Demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities.
• Undertake administration and provide reports and statistics regarding student and teaching matters as required.
• Attend faculty meetings as required.
• Undertake and attend appropriate developmental activity such as appraisals and training as required.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Well developed and current knowledge and understanding of critical, practical and theoretical issues relevant from both an academic and professional perspectives relevant to childrens nursing and the health & social care agenda.
• Ability to inspire, enthuse and connect with a range of stakeholders e.g. students and external clients from a wide range of backgrounds
• Ability to design and deliver transformative and innovative learning experiences
• Excellent numerical and quantitative skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent team working skills and the ability to establish good working relationships
• Excellent planning and organisational skills and the ability to manage conflicting demands and meet deadlines
• Technological/ digital proficiency

Desirable

• Teaching experience within a higher education context, supervising undergraduate and postgraduate nursing or other healthcare professionals in a clinical practice or academic environment.
• Knowledge of how information technology can support educational delivery and learning
• Undertaking professional or academic project work e.g. research, creative or industrial projects, scholarship and / or knowledge transfer

Qualifications
Essential

• Good honours degree (i.e. UK 2.1 or 1st Class), or equivalent professional qualification or experience in a relevant discipline.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Current relevant NMC Registration

Desirable

• Doctorate or postgraduate qualification e.g. Master and / or substantial professional experience in a relevant discipline

Other relevant information
Essential

• Willingness to work flexibly including some weekends and evenings, e.g. to support open days (occasional)
• Willingness to travel in UK and overseas (occasional)

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.