School of Health and Life Sciences

Lecturer in Adult Nursing and Healthcare

Campus: Paisley

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Salary: AC3 £44, 706 - £50, 296

Full-time: 35 Hours per week

Fixed term until August 2022

The School of Health and Life Sciences is a multidisciplinary School, with a diverse range of programmes delivered at our Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire, London and Paisley campuses to a combined total of around 6000 students.  

A fixed term opportunity has arisen within the Division of Adult Nursing and Healthcare for a Lecturer in Adult Nursing. Teaching and research lie at the heart of the Division’s activity therefore the ability to contribute to module and programme development will be integral to this post, along with engagement in wider academic activities such as research, consultancy and CPD. Undertaking research, development and/ or scholarship to enhance teaching will be encouraged.   

The successful candidate will have experience of contemporary learning, teaching and assessment in higher education and/or health and social care environments. You will join a progressive team of individuals currently supporting delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate Adult Nursing and Operating Department Practice provision within the Division of Adult Nursing & Healthcare. 

The University of the West of Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive working environment. UWS has an Athena SWAN bronze award, is a “Disability Confident” employer and welcomes other under-represented groups, as such we particularly encourage applications to support our diversity agenda. 

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting:

Fiona Millar, Interim Head of Division/ Senior Lecturer, Fiona.millar@uws.ac.uk,

Dr Anne Marie Craig, Interim Head of Division/ Senior Lecturer, Annemarie.craig@uws.ac.uk,

Closing date for applications: Monday 10th January 2022

Interviews will be held: Week beginning 31st January 2022

Further Information, including details of how to apply is available at https://jobs.uws.ac.uk/

The current academic structure and nomenclature at UWS is as follows:

AC2 – Lecturer (first time academic post)

AC3 – Lecturer

AC4 – Senior Lecturer (alternate titles used in different Universities include Principal Lecturer or Associate Professor)

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.