Associate Professor / Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing

Working as part of multi-disciplinary teams, you will assist the Head of Department to maintain, enhance and improve the Department and Faculties national and international reputation in Mental Health Nursing. Demonstrating your continued academic attainment and achievement, you will contribute to your discipline and the life and work of the faculty.  

The Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health is one of five departments within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. We are a thriving community of academics and professional support staff who are committed to empowering each other and students to be the best they can be, and ultimately improve the lives of people within our local, national, and international reach. Successful candidates will be joining an incredible, innovative team.

The Department is proud to educate health and social care students from all corners of the globe in Foundation, Undergraduate and Post Graduate studies.

We have five active research groupings:

• Health Economics and Applied Statistics
• Implementation and Innovation research
• Living Better in Later Life
• Veterans and military families’ hub
• Workforce Education and Practice Development

We provide high quality, research-rich education using a variety of innovative teaching and learning methods including a state-of-the-art clinical skills centre. The post holder will work flexibly team to contribute to teaching, learning, assessment, and research. They will participate in supervision, planning, designing and development of undergraduate and postgraduate health programmes. They will provide expertise to further enhance research and entrepreneurial activities. This will include undertaking individual and collaborative research that demonstrates impact and involvement in external activities which will include academic enterprise. 

You must possess excellent knowledge of the subject area and have active midwifery registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), you must hold a master’s degree or equivalent in a related area or be qualified to Doctoral level.

For an informal discussion about the post and to discuss further the essential criteria, please contact Subject Lead Dr Annessa Rebair (annessa.rebair@northumbria.ac.uk), Head of Subject Dr Angela Ridley (a.ridley@northumbria.ac.uk) or Deputy Head of Department Professor Paul Gill (paul.gill@northumbria.ac.uk)

To support you in preparing your application below are the standard Job Descriptions and Person Specifications for Academic roles at Northumbria.  Appointments will be made to the Academic role and grade the selection panel believe are commensurate with individuals Academic experience and profile.

Lecturer (£37,473 - £42,155)
Assistant Professor (£43,413 - £53,353) 
Associate Professor (£54,948 - £63,672) 

We welcome applications from the UK and across the world. Visit our web pages for details about Relocation Assistance.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 therefore the successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.