Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.
City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% at postgraduate level), from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.
In the last decade City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period City has made significant investments in its academic staff,
Background
The Department of Nursing in the School of Health Sciences is one of London’s most established providers of health care education, delivering high quality undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. It has a strong portfolio of world-leading research in the areas of child health; mental health care; people with physical health and long-term conditions; acute and critical care; and care of the older person. The department works in partnership with service users and carers, alongside health and social care experts and providers, to develop and deliver education and research which shapes future nurse leaders. We currently have an opportunity for a Nursing Lecturer to support the delivery of the courses.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will deliver high-quality teaching to pre-registration nursing students, including classroom-based activities (lectures, seminars) and simulated practice activities in our excellent simulated practice environments. Support the Programme Team by undertaking fair and consistent assessment of students as detailed in the module specification (for example, marking essays and portfolios, conducting vivas, OSCEs, etc). Some of these assessments may need to be conducted in the students’ clinical areas
Person Specification
The successful candidate will need to be registered with the NMC and have a qualification in academic practice (PGCE or equivalent) would be desirable. The role requires you to have a strong background and extensive experience in children’s nursing practice. A breadth and depth of knowledge in any of the nursing fields and related practice education topics, commensurate with teaching at BSc and master’s level.
If you would like an informal discussion regarding the role, please do not hesitate to contact Xabi Cathala, Deputy Head of Nursing (xabi.cathala@city.ac.uk).