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Senior Lecturer in Nursing

Employer
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
Location
Adelaide, Australia
Closing date
9 Jan 2022

About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Employment Type:
Continuing

Position Summary

Availability:
Continuing | Full-Time

Compensation Grade:
Academic Level B

Salary Range:
$78,340 - 94,938 p.a.

Reporting to:
Dean (People & Resources) or Delegate

College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Position Information:

We are seeking to fill this vacancy within the Nursing teaching section with a candidate who aligns as a Teaching Specialist (Academic) or (Clinical)*.

These Teaching Specialist (Academic) and (Clinical/Practitioner) positions, with their primary focus on teaching and teaching-related activities have an important role to play in the University’s achievement of its strategic plan, Making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda.

The University is committed to a student-centred ethos and to developing creative, enterprising, career-ready graduates prepared to become lifelong contributors to society.

In accordance with the strategic plan, the University seeks to:

  • deliver a richly interactive and personalised approach to learning focussed on student success;
  • be an international leader in educational innovation, advanced learning technologies and learning analytics; and
  • develop enterprising graduates equipped with the skills required for success in the knowledge economy.

The Senior Lecturer Teaching Specialist (Academic) and /or (Clinical/Practitioner) will provide leadership in delivering excellence in teaching and learning across the suite of Nursing topics and courses in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

The Senior Lecturer will be responsible for making a significant and wide‐ranging contribution to leadership in teaching and scholarship of teaching using innovations in teaching practices and technologies to deliver excellence in teaching. The Senior Lecturer will also have a key leadership role in service to the College and/or University.

The Senior Lecturer will be required to make a significant, wide‐ranging, independent high quality contribution to strengthening existing partnerships or exploring new partnerships with external stakeholders that have the potential for providing improved teaching, learning and/or research outcomes for the University. The Senior Lecturer will prioritise, coordinate, monitor workflow and provide informal day‐to‐day feedback to casual academic teaching staff according to the University’s policies, practices and standards.

*The Senior Lecturer Teaching Specialist (Clinical/Practitioner) will also be expected to draw upon their significant and senior roles in clinical practice to develop industry partnerships for work integrated learning, deliver innovative placement models and provide contemporary and high‐quality placement education, both through clinical skills training, simulation and service provision.

The Senior Lecturer Teaching Specialist (Clinical/Practitioner) will also be expected to concurrently engage in practice as a Nurse in a clinical or community setting to support maintenance of contemporary practice, knowledge and skills.

Key Position Responsibilities

Teaching Specialist (Academic):

This position is predominantly concerned with teaching and teaching‐related duties involving the creation, delivery and continuous quality improvement of university‐level education.

It includes (but is not limited to):

  • direct teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience; curriculum design and review;
  • delivery innovation; utilising advancements in education technologies;
  • and making a contribution towards maintaining internal and external compliance and accreditation of courses.

The position is also expected to make an independent contribution to high‐quality university, professional and community service. The position does not include making a research contribution.

Teaching:

  • Create, coordinate and conduct inspiring teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience, with a focus on nursing topics, across all levels and modes, of the College.
  • Contribute to the planning and evaluation of these topics, undertaking the roles of Topic Coordinator and Course Coordinator as required.
  • Play a lead role in the review, renewal, development and design of curricula and courses that are attractive to existing and new cohorts of students and that nurture creativity and critical thinking skills.
  • Provide support, academic counselling and professional advice to students concerning their studies, professional development and career opportunities.
  • Make effective use of innovations and technologies in teaching practice.
  • Provide educational leadership and dissemination of best practice, ensuring awareness and utilisation of contemporary education principles.
  • Engage in coaching, mentoring, supervising student projects; research higher degree supervision as an Adjunct Supervisor.

University, Professional and Service:

  • Contribute at a significant level in the College’s administrative activities such as leadership on committees and working groups and attendance at and/or coordination of College meetings.
  • Significant involvement in and/or leading activities relating to internal and external compliance and professional accreditation of courses.
  • Maintain professional knowledge relevant to teaching within their discipline through scholarship and professional development.
  • Engage in activities within a relevant external professional domain such as professional associations, conferences and workshops, and within a wider community context at local, national or international level.
  • Provide leadership in, coordination of, development of and/or leading international activities including student mobility programs, internationalisation of curricula and ensuring the relevance of curricula to international students – that enhance intercultural skills development in students;
  • Provide high quality contribution to community service on behalf of the College and University.
  • Undertake activities that promote the development of productive partnerships to provide opportunities for students and promote graduate employability.
  • Some out of hours work (including weekends) as well as rural SA, interstate and overseas travel, may be required.
  • Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Teaching Specialist (Clinical/Practitioner): This position is predominantly concerned with teaching and teaching‐related duties involving the creation, delivery and continuous quality improvement of university‐level education. It includes (but is not limited to):

  • direct teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience; curriculum design and review;
  • delivery innovation; utilising advancements in education technologies;
  • and making a contribution towards maintaining internal and external compliance and accreditation of courses.

Appointees bring recent, ongoing (concurrent) or extensive experience and knowledge of contemporary clinical/professional practice to the position. The position is also expected to make an independent contribution to high‐quality university, professional and community service. The position does not include making a research contribution.

Teaching:

  • Create, coordinate and conduct inspiring teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience, with a focus on nursing topics, across all levels and modes of the College, with a focus on clinical skills training and/or supervision of students undertaking work integrated learning.
  • Contribute to the planning and evaluation of these topics, undertaking the roles of Topic Coordinator and Course Coordinator as required.
  • Play a lead role in the review, renewal, development and design of curricula and courses that are attractive to existing and new cohorts of students and that nurture creativity and critical‐thinking skills.
  • Provide support, academic counselling and professional advice to students concerning their studies, professional development and career opportunities.
  • Make effective use of innovations and technologies in teaching practice.
  • Provide educational leadership and dissemination of best practice, ensuring awareness and utilisation of contemporary education principles.
  • Engage in coaching, mentoring, supervising student projects; research higher degree supervision as an Adjunct Supervisor.

University, Professional and Service:

  • Contribute at a significant level in the College’s administrative activities such as leadership on committees and working groups and attendance at and/or coordination of College meetings.
  • Significant involvement in and/or leading activities relating to internal and external compliance and professional accreditation of courses.
  • Maintain professional knowledge relevant to teaching within their discipline through scholarship and professional development.
  • Engage in activities within a relevant external professional domain such as professional associations, conferences and workshops, and within a wider community context at local, national or international level.
  • Provide leadership in, coordination of, development of and/or leading international activities including student mobility programs, internationalisation of curricula and ensuring the relevance of curricula to international students ‐ that enhance intercultural skills development in students;
  • Provide high quality contribution to community service on behalf of the College and University, with a focus on opportunities that maintain clinical skills currency.
  • Undertake activities that promote the development of productive partnerships to provide opportunities for students and promote graduate employability.
  • Some out of hours work (including weekends) as well as rural SA, interstate and overseas travel may be required.
  • Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Key Position Capabilities

Teaching Specialist (Academic):

  • Completion of a PhD or EdD or equivalent qualification is required in Nursing.
  • 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.
  • An understanding of pedagogical theory and contemporary educational practice relevant to Nursing.
  • Significant and sustained evidence of excellence in teaching performance at a tertiary level.
  • Significant and sustained evidence of development, delivery and evaluation of innovative teaching and learning strategies.
  • Demonstrated ability and commitment to reflective improvement in teaching delivery.
  • Demonstrated willingness and ability to contribute to scholarship in teaching through participation in teaching and learning strategies and in professional development in higher education teaching.
  • Demonstrated strong understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, scholarship, and practice.
  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, students, and industry.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to fostering a positive workplace culture, and role modelling behaviours that support the University’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Evidence of upholding the values and ethos of the University.
  • Experience in coordinating and/or leading the activities of other staff (desirable).
  • Demonstrated experience and innovations using e‐learning platforms for teaching purposes (desirable).
  • Experience in development of international and short course teaching delivery or collaboration (desirable).
  • Advanced knowledge of course accreditation requirements for relevant area (desirable)

Teaching Specialist (Clinical/Practitioner):

  • Doctorate in a relevant field or equivalent clinical experience and professional standing in Nursing.
  • 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.
  • An understanding of pedagogical theory and contemporary education practice relevant to Nursing.
  • Significant and sustained evidence of excellence in teaching performance at a tertiary level, inclusive of simulation and/or clinical setting.
  • Significant and sustained evidence of development, delivery and evaluation of innovative teaching and learning strategies both in the classroom and in clinical education.
  • Demonstrated willingness and ability to contribute to scholarship in teaching through participation in teaching and learning strategies and in professional development in higher education teaching.
  • Demonstrated strong understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, scholarship and practice.
  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, students and industry.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to fostering a positive workplace culture, and role modelling behaviours that support the University’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Evidence of upholding the values and ethos of the University.
  • Experience in coordinating and/or leading the activities of other staff (desirable).
  • Demonstrated experience and innovations using e‐learning platforms for teaching purposes (desirable).
  • Experience in development of international and short course teaching delivery or collaboration (desirable).
  • Advanced knowledge of course accreditation requirements for relevant area (desirable).

Prescribed Conditions of Employment:

If you are required to work in any capacity, incidental or not, in a health care setting or other setting identified within a government direction issued pursuant to the Emergency Management Act 2004 (SA) or Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 (NT) you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of your vaccination as a condition of your employment.

Flinders University Closure Period:

Please be advised that Flinders University will be on mandated closure from Monday, 20 December 2021 until Friday, 7 January 2022. All enquires regarding vacancies during that time will be answered as soon as possible once staff are back on-site.

Information for Applicants:

You are required to provide a suitability statement of no more than three pages, addressing the key capabilities of the position as outlined above. In addition, you are required to upload your CV.

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Applications Close 11:59 pm:

09 Jan 2022

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