Nursing, Midwifery and Health

Location:  Highfield Campus
Salary:   £39,739 to £65,107
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date:  Monday 06 December 2021
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference:  1599121CF

We are seeking a Registered Children’s Nurse active on the NMC register to join the Children’s Nursing Team in the Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at the University of Southampton. The team is experienced, friendly and supportive and is enthusiastic about developing Children’s Nurses of the future.

You will deliver our highly valued pre-registration single field children’s nursing and dual field nursing programmes. These are delivered at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. You will have an understanding of issues facing contemporary clinical practice in Children’s and Young People’s Nursing. We are looking for someone who shares our passion for high-quality nursing education and has a strong vision for how education and research can transform the care of children, young people and their families.

If your application is commensurate to the requirements primarily for an educationalist, your title will be Senior Teaching Fellow or Principal Teaching Fellow on an education pathway. Ideally, you will have educational leadership experience and have completed a Masters level qualification. However, we are also keen to hear from Children’s Nurses who have a passion for teaching students and would like to develop a career in education.

For those applying for a balanced portfolio (research and education) your title will be Lecturer or Associate Professor. You will have a track record of successful and significant research grant applications and high-quality journal publications. You will have completed your PhD or equivalent professional qualification. You will contribute to our well-developed research portfolio within the School of Health Sciences.

The University of Southampton is one of the top 100 universities in the world. We have an international reputation for research, teaching and enterprise activities. Nursing at Southampton is currently ranked 9th in the world, and 3rd in the UK according to the QS World Rankings by Subject 2021. It is a leading university for Health Sciences research, ranked first in the UK in for overall quality and research intensity, with 100% of our research environment and impact attracting top ratings (REF 2014).   

For informal enquiries, please contact Paula Libberton P.Libberton@soton.ac.uk

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Annabelle Trimm (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2750. Please quote reference 1599121CF on all correspondence

Please include a covering letter and full CV in your application.

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