Nursing Instructor - Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing

White Spot; Canada; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Kwantlen Polytechnic University is seeking a part-time Nursing Instructor for its Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing program starting September 2025. The role involves teaching, curriculum development, and student support within a progressive educational framework centered on health promotion and diversity.

Benefits

Paid vacation leave

Professional development leave

Benefits

Qualifications

• Master's Degree completed (PhD preferred).
• Eligible for practicing membership with BCCNM as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse.
• Minimum of five years practice experience required.

Responsibilities

• Teach in the Bachelor in Psychiatric Nursing Program.
• Develop and revise curriculum and course materials.
• Assess student learning and provide consultation.

Skills

Curriculum development

Teaching

Student assessment

Psychiatric nursing

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

PhD in Nursing

Job description

Nursing Instructor - Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing
POSITION TYPE: Faculty - 78.5%, Non-Regular Type 2 (NR2)
POSITION START: September 1st, 2025

The Kwantlen Polytechnic University Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN) program philosophy consists of three guiding principles and six core concepts. These provide the philosophical foundation for the BPN program and basic assumptions that are inter-woven through all aspects of the BPN program curriculum and underpin its' philosophical framework. They provide grounding in health promotion, therapeutic relationship, and diversity

The Faculty of Health at Kwantlen Polytechnic University invites applications for one part-time (78.5%) NR2 contract position for the Bachelor in Psychiatric Nursing Program (BPN). The appointment is for the period September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. NR2 Faculty are entitled to paid vacation leave, professional development leave and benefits.

FACULTY OVERVIEW:

The BPN program is developed in the context of psychiatric nursing theory based on best practice and the therapeutic use of self in interpersonal relationships. A health promotion perspective has been used to organize and construct the curriculum. This shift in focus from illness to health represents a deliberate move away from a disease model to a model focusing on the person's experience with health and healing. Inherent to these orientations is the use of teaching methodologies, which encourage the development of analytical and critical thinking based on praxis, and the discovery of personal meaning and personal power.

Psychiatric/mental health nursing practice experiences are essential in the BPN program. Students will be directly involved with clients in their homes, institutional and community settings in each semester. Note: These experiences may involve days, evenings, nights and weekends. Practice experiences occur throughout the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

For more information about the Faculty of Health visit our website at https://www.kpu.ca/health

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Faculty in the BPN Nursing Program are supported to teach in all areas of the program. The position includes teaching, student support, service to the school and program and professional development activities.

NR2 Faculty members are accountable for 10 months of the year. The 10 months accountable time includes such activities as teaching, the counselling of students, curriculum/program development, professional development, and participation on a variety of educational committees.

Teaching duties include:

• The development and revision of course outlines and curriculum
• The preparation of courses, including but not limited to course presentations, online delivery platforms, and other course related activities
• Responsibility for the delivery of courses, including lectures, seminars, laboratories, clinical supervision, simulations, field trips, and online or hybrid course delivery
• Student assessment, testing, and placement
• Student consultations, including office hours
• Work integrated learning placements
• Submission of grades in accordance with policy

Service may include:

• Participation in program, department, faculty, and university committees and events.
• Participation in program quality assurance activities including program review and accreditation
• Participation in regional, national and international committees and other professional organizations

Faculty members in the BPN program may be assigned to theory, clinical or labs.

Courses to be assigned in the 2025 - 2026 teaching cycle (subject to change);

Fall 2025
PSYN 2145 - Mental Health Nursing Practice 1 - General Nursing (LTC) (16% annualized)
Students will begin to apply and understand concepts of health promotion, recovery, and psychosocial rehabilitation in this first clinical practice course. They will begin to use knowledge and skills working with individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental health challenges. Students will also apply skills from lab, pharmacology and psychosocial rehabilitation theory in varying mental health settings.

Spring 2026
PSYN 3145 - Mental Health Nursing Practice 3 - Acute Mental Health (25% annualized)
Students will continue to practice nursing in settings with clients who require acute mental health care, treatment and intervention. They will continue to focus on communication skills while working with clients. Students will also continue to develop assessment skills, documentation skills, and health education.

Summer 2026
PSYN 4245 - Mental Health Nursing Practice 6 - Preceptorship (37.5% annualized)
Students will transition from the student nurse role to that of the entry-level graduate nurse in this final preceptorship for mental health nursing. Students will be placed in a variety of settings with the expectation of enhancing proficiency under the standard of practice and ethical guidelines for the profession.

For more information regarding the courses in the program please see https://calendar.kpu.ca/programs-az/health/psychiatric-nursing/psychiatric-nursing-bpn/#requirementstext

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member are outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree completed (PhD preferred)
• Eligible for practicing membership with BCCNM as as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse with no limits, no conditions, no terms.
• Qualified to fulfill all teaching responsibilities of the program which includes RPN entry-level competencies to meet the standards of practice
• Minimum of five years of practice experience and current competence in their area of teaching

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates are asked to submit:
Current CV including relevant educational, clinical and teaching experience.
Cover Letter including expression of interest

*SALARY INFORMATION:
Placement on the salary scale will be dependent on level of education and relevant teaching experience. Advancement up the pay scale is based on FTE and employment status.

This competition is for a maximum FTE of 78.5% NR2. When possible, priority will be given to the candidate(s) who can maximize the FTE either individually, or collectively, as such please indicate on your application your preferred workload percentage. This competition could also be used to add candidates to our Qualified Faculty List, therefore also please indicate on your application if you are interested in being added to this list.