Senior Lecturer

To effectively manage the delivery and continual development of the
Undergraduate Mental Health Nursing provision and related studies.

To develop learning and teaching related to evidence based nursing and research
theory

To develop the programme in relation to student experience, leadership and
learning & teaching excellence but also contribute towards the future Research
Excellence Framework and Teaching Excellence Framework.

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

- Effectively lead learning & teaching with the BSc (Hons) Mental Health

Nursing Practice
- Lead student experience, student management and all associated

student processes related to programme management.
- Support the academic team to develop and improve the programme
- Develop learning & teaching resources related to evidence-based

nursing practice and the knowledge of research theory
- Actively manage the programme and contribute to a variety of modules

within the programme. 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.
- 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.
- Contribute to Faculty reach out activities, with an emphasis on recruitment

for nursing programmes in partnership with service providers.

to enhance the student experience, ensuring all fields of practice
curriculum contain Mental Health components.
- 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.
- Maintain a current understanding of policy developments in nursing

and health research and service provision to inform developments
within the University.

**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

discipline and, if appropriate, also at the forefront of the relevant area of
professional practice.

know-how to students, researchers and other academic colleagues.
**Communication**
- Routinely communicate complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited

knowledge and understanding as well as to peers using high level skills and a
range of media.
- Encourage in others commitment to learn.

**Liaison and Networking**
- Participate in and develop external networks, for example to identify sources of

funding, contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, market
the institution, facilitate reach-out, generate income, obtain consultancy
projects, or build relationships for future activities.

network activity, peer review, refereeing.
**Managing People**
- Engage in some supervisory or managerial responsibility for researchers,

other grant-funded staff or research students and provide support for other
staff in their own personal development activities including acting as mentor for
colleagues with less experience and advising on personal development.
- Contribute to effective management of the Academic Area by performing

duties outside of immediate academic practice, as agreed with the staff team
lead