Senior Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice

Opening Date:
11 Jan 2024
Closing Date:
25 Jan 2024
Salary Range:

Challenging, interesting and constantly changing, the University of Derby is an exceptional place to learn and an incredibly rewarding place to work.

Ours is an extraordinary educational environment and because we specialise in identifying and developing individual potential, you can be confident you’ll receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

Our combined higher and further education offering is spread over campuses in Derby, Buxton, Leek and Chesterfield and we have some of the best university facilities in the UK, investing more than £200 million in facilities in the last 10 years.

We achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and with more than 34,000 people choosing to study with us every year, we depend on the dedication of a team of 2,200 academic and professional services staff.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees a family-friendly, rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

About the role

The University of Derby currently delivers The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Apprenticeship and Non-Apprenticeship Route) in College of Health, Psychology and Social Care .The Programme successfully recruits from nursing and allied health care workforce .

We are looking for a 0.6 FTE Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Nurse or Allied health Professional working as an ACP)to join the team. This role would support the programme teams in the delivery of these advanced and specialist practice programmes. You will teach the advanced clinical knowledge required within these programmes. In addition, manage the development of postgraduate / undergraduate programmes, to ensure efficient and effective delivery of teaching programmes in accordance with the University’s strategic objectives in order to provide an exceptional student experience. You will work with the Head of Department to ensure that curriculum development, quality management and enhancement comply with required standards. You will undertake research activity and be responsible for research projects and managing other researchers where appropriate; and will ensure research informs and inspires an evidence led curriculum and teaching. You will be responsible for building on a growing research reputation to build collaborations and influence leading edge practice with an active publication record that will contribute to the REF.

You will join a highly committed and expanding team that provide a range of degree and postgraduate programmes in Post Graduate Health Care with high professional standing and currency across the sector.

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Navjot Virk, Head of Discipline – Midwifery and Children’s Nursing via n.virk@derby.ac.uk

To apply please follow this link: https://www.derby.ac.uk/jobs/current-vacancies/senior-lecturer-advanced-clinical-practice/

Please note that unfortunately, this role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system; however, applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home office website for further information.