Lecturer - Learning Disability Nursing (HS0292)

We are seeking to appoint a lecturer in Learning Disability Nursing who will join a forward thinking and enthusiastic team to deliver first-class professional education to our Apprenticeship, Associate Practitioner, undergraduate Nursing and Learning Disability Nursing students.  Applicants will have a background in Learning Disability Nursing (in its variety of forms) and relevant clinical skills.  You will be a Registered Learning Disability Nurse, with a good degree, and we would expect applicants to be willing to undertake a PhD.

You will need a sound knowledge (and experience) of contemporary developments in Learning Disability Nursing theory and practice and, preferably, have some experience of teaching students in either academic or practice related contexts, including Continuous Professional Development.  This post presents an excellent opportunity for a practitioner keen to expand their knowledge and skills into the Higher Education sector and who has experience of leadership as they will be, in the first instance, the Programme Director for the Learning Disability Nursing Programme and the Apprenticeship.

The successful applicant will be based in the Department of Psychological Health, Wellbeing and Social Work within the Faculty of Health Sciences.  The Faculty is vibrant and interdisciplinary delivering high quality teaching and research in Nursing, Social Work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Dementia and a wide range of allied health disciplines.   The Faculty aims to conduct world-leading research in health and social work, which addresses regional, national and global issues in the health sciences field.  Our research aims to be interdisciplinary and focused on patient and service user outcomes. Research in the Faculty is organised around research clusters these include: Maternal and Reproductive Health (MaRH) and the Centre for Applied Research and evaluation and Social and Psychological Research into Long Term Conditions (SPARC).

To discuss this role informally, please contact either Dr Karin Cooper (Head of Department) Email Karin.cooper@hull.ac.uk or email Dr Ros Masamha (Lecturer in Learning Disability Nursing) Roselyn.Masamha@hull.ac.uk

For information about the Department visit https://www.hull.ac.uk/faculties/faculty-of-health-sciences

Closing Date: 20 Oct 2020
Category: Academic