Senior Lecturer

To support the development and delivery of the Sunderland Online and on
campus BSc Nursing Top Up programme on & MSc Nursing Pr r s and with our international partners, and
to contribute to under-graduate & post-grad ate post qualifying healthcare programmes in the Continuing
Professional Development and Paramedic Practice Team, within the Faculty of
Health Sciences and Wellbeing.

To proactively cooperate and collaborate with key external partners in order to
develop high quality teaching, research and publications in the field of nursing and
allied health, which have relevance to academic, policy and practitioner audiences,

and which will contribute towards the future Research Excellence Framework and
Teaching Excellence Framework.

**Key Responsibilities**
**and Accountabilities**:
Faculty Specific:

- Actively contribute to deliver the University’s vision “ To be bold and

inspirational in providing education, research and creative practice which
offers transformative experiences to students, staff, communities and
business partners in the UK and across the world..”
- Effectively undertake a lead role in co-production of curriculum and practice

learning and assessment with service providers. This is to include
administration and management, development and delivery of modules and
programmes, and other provision in the wider team and Faculty.
- Actively contribute to a variety of other nursing, health and pharmacy

related modules across the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing.
Engaging in the preparation of high quality teaching and learning materials
and the delivery of assessment of these in lectures, seminars and other
means of teaching and learning.
- Establish and maintain professional links with nursing colleagues at a local,

regional, national and, international level, participating in and increasing
effective networks of health professionals.
- Contribute to Faculty reach out activities, with an emphasis on employability

and in creating opportunities for CPD in partnership with service providers.
- Work with service providers to promote and develop inter-professional

learning. Continuously work with service users and carers to maintain
quality of programme.
- Actively engage in the recruitment of home and international students to

programmes and support the admissions tutor with student selection and
recruitment and programme induction, including for the BSc Nursing Top
- up
- To undertake, sustain and develop a comprehensive research profile

related to nursing, through peer reviewed publication. Actively seek and
support opportunities for research collaboration and evidence based
development in curriculum and practice.
- Maintain an understanding of policy developments in nursing and health

research and service provision to inform developments within the
University.
- Maintain active involvement in Continuing Practice Development sessions.

enhance the student experience
- Provision of pastoral support to students and act as a Personal Academic

Tutor for allocated students
- You may be asked to perform other duties occasionally which are not

specifically included above, but which will be consistent with the role,
including representing the Health Team at relevant external events.

**Special**
**Circumstances**:
**Part 1 B**:
**Generic to all Senior Lecturer roles (Building on the demands of Lecturer)**:
**Individuals carry out a range of duties and have responsibility taken from the**
**following. Whilst it is not anticipated that all of the activities listed below will**
**be covered by one individual, it is expected that over time all individuals will**
**make a balanced contribution to the three areas of academic activity**
**(research, teaching and learning and reach-out).**

**Academic Practice**
- Design, plan, review and innovate in activities and materials that support

student learning and deliver either across a range of modules or within a

- Use appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods.
- Supervise student projects and, where appropriate, field trips and placements.
- Identify areas where current provision is in need of revision or improvement.
- Contribute to the planning, design and development of objectives and material.
- Set, mark and assess work and examinations and provide feedback to

students.
- Develop and implement personal research and reach-out plans.
- Conduct individual and/or collaborative research projects,
- Identify sources of funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and

subsequently plan and deliver projects that are funded, as Co-Investigator or
possibly as Principal Investigator.

research to teaching and to reach-out activities.
- Write or contribute to publications or disseminate research and reach-out

findings using other appropriate media such as presentations at conferences
or exhibition of work in other appropriate events.
- Maintain knowledge and understanding at the forefront of the academic

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