Lecturer (Teaching) in Learning Disabilities Nursing

Coventry; Coventry; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Pension Contribution

30 days annual leave + BH

Holiday buy scheme

Life Assurance 4x salary

BUPA Cash Plan

Tuition fee discount for staff depend參

CU Reward Scheme

Cycle To Work

Job summary

Coventry University Health and Care Limited, at our Coventry campus, invites applications for a Lecturer (Teaching) in Learning Disabilities Nursing. You will teach and coordinate courses, ensuring an effective learning experience for undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional courses while working with colleagues to embed research and professional context.

The role requires delivery of modules across HE levels 4–7, development of materials, and assessment oversight, with a focus on active

Qualifications

• Active and live registration with the NMC as a Learning Disabilities Nurse is essential.
• Teaching qualification or willingness to acquire one is essential.
• Master's degree or Honours Degree with professional qualification is essential.
• PhD or active membership of a professional body would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Teach on HE modules (levels 4–7) and coordinate courses.
• Support design, implementation, ratification and QA of student assessment.
• Prepare and provide formative and summative feedback to students.
• Deliver simulated practice learning activities and act as Academic Assessor.
• Support course recruitment activities such as interviews and open days.
• Uphold high standards of academic integrity across teaching and assessment.

Skills

Teaching

Course coordination

Student engagement

Academic integrity

Independent & team work

Education

Master's degree

Honours degree with professional qualification

Teaching qualification

PhD advantageous

Job description

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Lecturer (Teaching) in Learning Disabilities Nursing

Job Reference

3767

Application Closing Date

01/11/2026

Division, Department

CUHC CU Health and Care Limited (CUHC), CUHC Nursing and Midwifery (NM)

Competitive starting salary range from £39,324 up to £44,710 per annum

(dependent upon experience) with the potential to progress. A discretionary range for candidates with exceptional experience can be discussed/considered

Mode

Permanent, Full Time

Our Mission

Coventry University Group is a global education provider dedicated to Creating Better Futures. We are driven by the belief that through education, equity, and innovation, we empower our students, people, and communities to transform their lives.

Central to our 2030 Strategy is the ambitious growth of our School of Health and Care to meet the evolving health needs of the future locally, nationally, and globally. To enable this, our School has evolved intoCoventry University Health and Care Limited. This agile, autonomous structure allows us to push boundaries and foster closer partnerships, enabling us to scale our provision and widen access to rewarding careers across the health and social care sector.

The Role

Our dedicated Teaching team are subject specialists focused on delivering student education, which is active, social, applied, and inclusive within our vibrant and varied education environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to join our team at our Coventry campus as Lecturer (Teaching) in Learning Disabilities Nursing.

As a Lecturer (Teaching) in Learning Disabilities 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 Learning Disabilities 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 for the role.
• A teaching qualification or acceptance of the requirement to acquire one if not already held is essential to the role.
• 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 Learning Disabilties 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 learners 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.