Lecturer – Nursing (Adult/General Registration, Mental Health or Learning Disability)

Plymouth Marjon University; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Plymouth Marjon University is looking for an experienced NMC registered academic lecturer to join their School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Science. The role involves teaching in nursing education programs, acting as a Personal Tutor, and supporting curriculum development. Strong communication and teamwork are essential, along with a commitment to high standards in higher education.

Benefits

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice offered

Qualifications

• Experience in academic practice in learning and teaching, leadership, or research.
• Knowledge of adult, learning disability, or mental health nursing.

Responsibilities

• Teach across various nursing and healthcare education programs.
• Act as an Academic Assessor and/or Personal Tutor, providing pastoral support.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong team player

Education

Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Postgraduate qualification

Professional teaching qualification

Job description

Plymouth Marjon University are seeking an NMC registered, experienced academic lecturer to join our ambitious team within the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Science. You will have extensive knowledge of the requirements of either adult nursing, learning disability nursing and/or mental health nursing and be able to evidence your own expert skills in practice. It will be beneficial for applicants to have experience of academic practice in learning and teaching, leadership or research and knowledge exchange.You must be a strong team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.You will be teaching on our suite of nursing and healthcare education programmes, including on apprenticeship routes.

Who we’re looking for:

You will have a current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and have extensive knowledge of the requirements of either adult, learning disability or mental health nursing and be able to evidence your own expert skills in practice. It will be beneficial for applicants to have experience of academic practice in learning and teaching, leadership or research and knowledge exchange.You will hold or be working towards a postgraduate qualification and professional teaching qualification.

What you’d be doing:

You will be teaching across our suite of nursing and healthcare education programmes: including MSc. Registered Nursing (Mental Health & Learning Disability), BSc. Registered Nurse, Nursing Associate and Assistant Practitioner.

You will act as an Academic Assessor and/or Personal Tutor and provide pastoral support to learners.

You must be a strong team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills and support the development of curriculums with specific focus on learning disability and/or mental health nursing.

Our current hybrid working policy means you can work from home or on campus, but you will be required to maintain strong campus links and be available on-site at least 3 days per week.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact:

Professor Saul Bloxham, Dean of School, on [e-mail]

Supporting our people:

We recognise that our recruitment might bring in staff who are new to higher education and are bringing knowledge and expertise from other fields and practice. We want to ensure that all our academic staff are appropriately qualified to teach in HE and have the confidence to do so; to support this, we offer a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) to all new teaching staff without an existing teaching qualification. This provides our new staff with an opportunity to develop their understanding and practice of learning, teaching and pedagogic research/research management in higher education, and enables us to maintain our high standards of teaching.

To view the full range of benefits we offer, please click here.

We are keen to hear from a diverse range of applicants to support our goal to realise every individual’s potential. We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’: candidates who declare a disability and who demonstrate on their application that they meet the essential criteria will be included on the shortlist. If you are considering relocating, you can read more about Plymouth here.

Closing date: Sunday 20 July 2025 (at 11:59pm)

Interview date: Tuesday 29 July 2025

Apply online by clicking the 'Apply' button, above,

£38,249 to £42,882. Grade 7, per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.