Lecturer Mental Health

Coventry University Group; Coventry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Employers Pension Cont.

30 days Annual leave + Bank Holidays

New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5追加

Life Assurance 4x Salary

BUPA Cash Plan 50% off Tuition Fees

CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a

Cycle To Work scheme

Job summary

Coventry University Health and Care (CUHC) invites applications for a Lecturer (Teaching) in Mental Health Nursing based at Coventry University. The role covers teaching and course coordination across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, ensuring an engaging and high-quality student learning experience.

You will work with colleagues to embed research, enterprise and professional context into modules, while upholding academic integrity and supporting learner success through active learning.

Qualifications

• Active and live NMC registration as a Mental Health Nurse.
• Teaching qualification or willingness to acquire one.
• Master's or PhD with relevant professional membership.

Responsibilities

• Teach on HE modules and co-ordinate courses across levels 4–7.
• Support development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
• Design, ratify and quality assure student assessment.
• Provide timely formative and summative feedback to students.
• Deliver simulated practice learning activities.
• Act as Academic Assessor; support recruitment activities.
• Maintain high standards of academic integrity in teaching and assessment.

Skills

Teaching in HE

Mental health nursing

Student engagement

Academic assessment

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Professional qualification

Job description

Our Mission

Coventry University Health and Care (CUHC), a sister company of Coventry University, provides a sector leading, dedicated inclusive service to Coventry University Group students supporting their successful global education experience and graduate employment outcomes. Tailoring our service to each students’ individual needs and career aspirations, we are an integral part of the student journey that starts at enrolment and continues beyond graduation.

The Role

As a Lecturer (Teaching) in Mental Health Nursing you will undertake teaching and course co-ordination while supporting the development and delivery of undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional course and other core activities ensuring students have an effective learning experience.

Based onsite at Coventry University in Coventry, you will work closely with other academic colleagues to enrich the student learning and teaching experience to ensure, as appropriate, relevant aspects of research, enterprise and professional context are embedded in modules and courses.

Duties include

• Teach on modules and courses at HE levels 4-7 in relevant academic subject areas including curation, adaptation and creation of module teaching materials, delivering a variety of types of students learning sessions and supporting students as appropriate through informal and formal communication throughout teaching blocks.
• Supporting the design, implementation, ratification and quality assurance processes related to student assessment.
• The preparation and dissemination of both generic and specific formative and summative student feedback.
• Supporting our delivery of simulated practice learning activities.
• Undertaking the role of Academic Assessor Supporting course recruitment activities such as interviews and open days.
• Upholding high standards of academic integrity in all aspects of teaching, learning and assessment

Qualifications Required

Active and live registration with the NMC as a Mental Health Nurse is essential for the role. Practice Assessor training and experience of supporting student nurses is also essential for the role. Master’s degree in an appropriate subject or Honours Degree with appropriate professional qualification and/or membership is essential. A teaching qualification or acceptance of the requirement to acquire one if not already held PhD or active membership of an appropriate professional body would be advantageous

Our Successful Candidate

You will have demonstrable experience of successful teaching at higher education levels 4-7 in Mental Health Nursing either within Higher Education or within the clinical practice environment. You can demonstrate a high standards of teaching, learning and student engagement consistent with our reputation and track record as a high-quality provider of teaching and learning.

Enthusiastic and self-motivated, you will have experience supporting, enhancing and engaging in an ‘active learning’ pedagogy with evidence in proactively supporting student success.

As a global education provider, experience and awareness of learner’s cultural differences and expectations with the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds is essential.

Innovation and collaboration are key to our success, therefore the ability to work both independently and part of a wider team with the willingness to engage in flexible ways of working are key skills required for this role.

The Benefits

Along with a competitive salary we offer an industry leading Rewards and Benefits package which includes:

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• Life Assurance 4x Salary
• BUPA Cash Plan 50% off Tuition Fees for staff dependants
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
• Cycle To Work scheme

Our Culture

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

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