Lecturer in Nursing

Organisation/Company: FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Research Field: Sociology

Ethics in health sciences

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country: Australia

Application Deadline: 6 Apr 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Status: Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

• Continuing | Full-Time
• Academic Level B | $110,127 - $130,325 p.a.

The Lecturer Teaching Specialist (Clinical Practitioner) is responsible for creating, coordinating, and conducting inspiring teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience, focusing on nursing topics including clinical skills training and/or supervision of students undertaking work integrated learning.

The incumbent is also responsible for curriculum design and review; delivery innovation; advancements in education technologies; and making an independent contribution to maintaining internal and external compliance and accreditation of courses.

The role is also responsible for:

• Contributing to the planning and evaluation of these topics, undertaking the role of Topic Coordinator as required.
• Providing support, academic counselling, and professional advice to students concerning their studies, professional development, and career opportunities.
• Participating in the College’s administrative activities such as membership of committees and working groups and attendance at college meetings.
• Maintaining professional knowledge relevant to teaching within their discipline through scholarship and professional development.
• Please refer to the attached position description for a full list of roles and responsibilities.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. Our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.

About You

With excellence in teaching performance at a tertiary level ideally within a clinical or tertiary setting, you have demonstrated evidence of making an independent contribution to the development, delivery, and evaluation of innovative teaching and learning strategies both in the classroom and in clinical education, including student assessment.

You will also demonstrate:

• Currently registered or eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Nurse.
• Hold and maintain a current membership with a relevant professional association.
• Relevant and contemporary clinical experience in a relevant field and ability to maintain concurrently within or outside of this position.
• Evidence of reflective practice.
• Postgraduate qualification in Diabetes Education is preferable.
• You will also have completed a Doctorate in a relevant field or equivalent clinical experience and professional standing in Nursing.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
• It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working with Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).
• Staff working in a health care setting are strongly recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with the SA Health policy.

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description.

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm on 06 Apr 2025.

At Flinders, we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.