Our Mission
Coventry University Group is a global education provider dedicated to Creating Better Futures. We are driven by the belief that through education, equity, and innovation, we empower our students, people, and communities to transform their lives.
Central to our 2030 Strategy is the ambitious growth of our School of Health and Care to meet the evolving health needs of the future locally, nationally, and globally. To enable this, our School has evolved into Coventry University Health and Care Limited. This agile, autonomous structure allows us to push boundaries and foster closer partnerships, enabling us to scale our provision and widen access to rewarding careers across the health and social care sector.
The Role
As an Assistant Lecturer (Teaching) in Nursing you will undertake teaching and assessment activities while supporting the development and delivery of undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional course and other core activities ensuring students have an effective learning experience. Your role will be focused on supporting our Adult Nursing Course and/ or Children and Young Peoples Nursing course.
Based onsite at Coventry University in Coventry, you will work closely with other academic colleagues to enrich the student learning and teaching experience to ensure, as appropriate, relevant aspects of research, enterprise and professional context are embedded in modules and courses.
Duties include:
• Leading the curation, adaptation, design and development of course teaching materials.
• Teaching on modules and courses at HE levels 4, 5, 6 and 7 in relevant academic subject areas.
• Supporting the design, implementation, ratification and quality assurance processes related to student assessment.
• Upholding high standards of academic integrity in all aspects of teaching, learning and assessment
• The preparation and dissemination of both generic and specific formative and summative student feedback.
• Supporting our delivery of simulated practice learning activities.
• Undertaking the role of Academic Assessor
• Supporting course recruitment activities such as interviews and open days.
• The development and demonstration of best practice in teaching, learning and assessment consistent with our reputation and track record as a high-quality provider of teaching and learning.
• The development and enhancement of an active learning pedagogy as appropriate to the academic subject area.
Qualifications Required
• NMC Registration in Nursing (Current and Active) as an adult or children’s nurse is essential for this role. A dual qualification in adult and children’s nursing would be advantageous.
• An Honours Degree in an appropriate/ relevant subject area with professional qualification.
• A teaching qualification or acceptance of the requirement to acquire one if not already held.
• A PhD, or a Master's Degree would be advantageous.
Our Successful Candidate
You will have demonstrable experience of successful teaching at higher education levels 4-7 in Adult and or Children's Nursing either within Higher Education or within the clinical practice environment.
You can demonstrate a high standard of teaching, learning and student engagement consistent with our reputation and track record as a high-quality provider of teaching and learning.
You will have a passion for sharing knowledge and supporting students in their learning journey, both in clinical practice and in the classroom, with the ability to work flexibly to meet learner needs.
Enthusiastic and self-motivated, you will have experience supporting, enhancing and engaging in an ‘active learning’ pedagogy with evidence in proactively supporting student success.
Innovation and collaboration are key to our success, therefore the ability to work both independently and part of a wider team with the willingness to engage in flexible ways of working are key skills required for this role.
The Benefits
As a staff member of Coventry University Health and Care, you will have access to a wide range of industry leading rewards and benefits which includes:
• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• Life Assurance 4 x Salary
• BUPA Cash Plan
• 50% off Tuition Fees for staff dependants
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
• Cycle To work scheme
Our Culture
As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.
Full Job Description & Person Specification
We look forward to hearing from you!
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