Lecturer Mental Health Nursing Practice

The purpose of the role is to teach nursing skills in a range of settings and to
facilitate the integration of students’ clinical practice with their academic studies.

To enhance the reputation of the Sunderland School of Nursing as a centre of
excellence by engaging with teaching, reach-out and research programmes in
nursing and health related topics.

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

- Support innovation and development of placement learning for the

programme through effective communication
- Setting/marking programme work, practical sessions, supervisions, OSCEs

providing appropriate, timely feedback to students.
- Contribute to the enhancement of quality in teaching, development of

curricula and innovative teaching methods in the Faculty.
- Oversee the continuous improvement of the programme and placement

portfolio, ensuring the programme meets the internal, external and NMC
quality drivers.
- Lead on employability aspects of the programme through partnership

working, with academic and external partners.
- Act as an Academic Assessor
- Participate in committee work that affects the running and development of

facilities, policies and procedures within the School/Faculty/University
- Represent the School/Faculty to raise the external profile by establishing

close working relationships with the local, national and academic nursing
community so as to enhance the student experience.
- Provision of pastoral support to students at all levels
- You may be asked to perform other duties occasionally which are not

included above, consistent with the role

**Special**
**Circumstances**:
**Part 1 B**:
**Generic to all Lecturer roles**:
**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**
- Agree and manage own teaching, research, reach-out and academic

management/administration responsibilities, with guidance from a mentor if
required.
- Teach as a member of a teaching team in a developing capacity within an

established programme of study.
- Teach in a developing capacity in a variety of settings from small group

tutorials to large lectures.
- Transfer knowledge in the form of practical skills, methods and techniques.
- Identify learning needs of students and define appropriate learning objectives.
- Ensure that content, methods of delivery and learning materials will meet the

defined learning objectives.
- Develop own teaching materials, methods and approaches with guidance.

thinking, foster debate and develop the ability of students to engage in critical
discourse and rational thinking.
- Supervise the work of students, provide advice on study skills and help them

with learning problems.
- Select appropriate assessment instruments and criteria, assess the work and

progress of students by reference to the criteria and provide constructive
feedback to students.
- Seek ways of improving performance by reflecting on teaching design and

delivery and obtaining and analysing feedback
_,_ including peer review of
teaching.
- Develop and implement personal research and reach-out plans.
- Conduct individual and/or collaborative research and reach-out_ _projects.
- Contribute to writing proposals for external funding for research and/or reach
- out activities and contribute to the subsequent delivery of projects that are
funded.
- Disseminate the outcomes of research and/or reach-out through publication,

presentation or exhibition.
- Continually update knowledge and understanding at the forefront of the

academic discipline and, if appropriate, also at the forefront of the relevant
area of professional practice.
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into the course of study.
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- **Communication**
- Communicate complex ideas and information clearly and effectively (orally, in

writing and electronically) and encourage in others commitment to learn.
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- **Liaison and Networking**
- Liaise with colleagues/students and participate in internal networks.

**Managing People**
- May supervise post-graduate students or researchers or other grant-funded

staff.
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- **Teamwork**
- Collaborate with academic colleagues as appropriate.
- Contribute to effective management of the Academic Area by performing

duties outside of immediate academic practice, as agreed with the staff team
leader or Associate Dean.
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- **Pastoral Care**
- Use listening, interpersonal and pastoral care skills to deal with sensitive

issues concerning students and provide support.
- Appreciate the needs of individual students and their circumstances.
- Act as personal tutor, giving first line support.
- Refer students as appropriate to services providing further help._ _

**Initiative, Problem Sol