Lecturer: Practice Education (nursing)

University of Bradford; Bradford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Bradford is seeking a passionate NMC Registered Nurse to contribute to the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership. This role focuses on developing practice education and providing excellent teaching for nursing students, offering an opportunity to shape the future of nursing at Bradford. Candidates will partake in academic leadership and outreach activities to enhance the learning experience and support student success.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate is essential.
• Confident communicator using various technologies.
• Understanding of NMC standards of supervision and assessment crucial.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality practice-based learning environments.
• Deliver teaching, learning and assessment for nursing programmes.
• Engage with local communities for outreach activities.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Passion for nursing

Education

NMC Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate

Job description

School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership

Salary: £40,497 to £45,413per annum

PostType: Full Time

ContractType: Permanent

ClosingDate: Thursday 10 July 2025

InterviewDate: To be confirmed

Reference: HR0184596

This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

Faculty

The School of Nursing, Public Health and Healthcare Leadership continues to have ambitious vision for growth, innovative programme development and enhancing student experience. Within our nursing programmes, the school is committed to providing excellent teaching, learning and assessment experiences, which enable our nursing and nursing associate students to feel confident and competent to fulfil their registered nurse/ registered nursing associate roles. This role is central to meeting this objective. This role offers the opportunity to begin your academic career and contribute to educating Bradford’s future nursing staff.

What you will be doing:

The post holder will, under direction of the School Lead for Practice Education:

• Participate in activity required to develop and maintain excellent practice- based learning environments which support learning for a range of pre-registration, post registration nursing and public health programmes.
• Be active member of the practice education team, identifying, auditing, and developing practice learning experiences which facilitate students on NMC approved programmes.
• Undertake outreach and engagement activities in local communities/with employers and/ or at University events.
• Academic leadership ranging from workstreams, module and / or programme leadership.
• Delivering teaching, learning and assessment on undergraduate and post-graduate programmes
• Working with students as a personal academic tutor and roles aligned to the NMC (2023) standards for student supervision and assessment.
• Working collaboratively, with team members, the University, students, and other stakeholders to ensure practice education is contemporary, interesting and promotes career aspiration and academic stretch.
• Undertaking scholarship, which furthers your career as an academic, ensure you maintain professional registration.
• Undertaking appropriate professional development to respond to the changing requirements of the role

Qualifications/ experience:

• Be an NMC Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate.
• Understand the NMC standards of supervision and assessment (2023) applied to clinical practice.
• Be a confident communicator, using a range of technology and media.
• Be passionate about the nursing profession.

Do not meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description or advert, we encourage you to arrange an informal conversation with the hiring manager. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford

The School of Nursing and Healthcare leadership is diverse and inclusive and are happy to discuss any adjustments which might be required, including full time/ job share/ part time positions.

The school welcomes applicants who identify as male, who identify from BAME and LGBT+ communities, who are currently underrepresented across our teaching and research teams and who could be positive role models for our students and colleagues. We value diverse voices and lived experiences.

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please contact Dr Liz Cooper([e-mail] ) for a chat.

Confronting Inequality : Celebrating Diversity

At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.

In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.