Teaching Focussed Academic Level B Nursing

Teaching Focussed Academic Level B Nursing

Location: St Albans, Australia

JOB INFO

• Job Identification: 14280
• Job Category: Academic (teaching focused)
• Posting Date: 02/09/2024, 10:06
• Locations: St Albans
• Apply Before: 23/09/2024, 23:59
• Degree Level: Master's Degree
• Job Schedule: Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Prepare and deliver lectures, tutorials and practical classes
• Collaborative, innovative and supportive work environment
• The position is located at our St Albans Campus and Sunshine Clinical School.
• 3 positions commence immediately and 1 position commences in January, 2025

About Us:

At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

About the role:

The Nursing Lecturer TFA Level B is responsible for the day-to-day learning of undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Midwifery/Bachelor of Nursing. The successful applicant will develop and deliver class materials to nursing students, and coordinate nursing units in the nursing and midwifery programs, including practice placement units. The successful applicant requires excellent communication and collaborative skills as the lecturer will work with other academics, sessional staff and university staff across learning and teaching, and research activities. The lecturer should possess recent clinical experience in nursing practice and be undertaking research related to the discipline and/or healthcare.

There are four full time continuing positions available at a Teaching Focussed Academic B, $105,662 - $125,473 classification working 36.75 hours per week.

An example of duties you may perform will include:

• Student learning and teaching activities including workshop, laboratory and simulated-learning sessions, including coordinating unit content and delivery.
• Undertaking and/or leading research within nursing to inform the knowledge base of the discipline.
• Participating in unit development and professional activities associated with the Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Midwifery/Bachelor of Nursing, and other courses, as required.

About You:

The successful candidate will be a qualified and experienced Registered Nurse with experience in learning and teaching of nurses and, is currently an active researcher. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential, as well as having demonstrated commitment to working with students to develop their professional capabilities. The successful applicant will hold a Masters of Nursing qualification, and preferably be working towards a PhD.

What We Offer:

For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit our website.

How to apply:

For a position description, please click here: Position Description - Teaching Focussed Academic, Nursing

Applications must include:

• A cover letter,
• Your curriculum vitae/resume,
• Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registrations

Application Closing Date: Monday 23rd September, 2024 (11:59pm AEST)

Who Do You Contact?

For further information relating to the position, please contact Gina Kruger Associate Professor School Of Nursing at gina.kruger@vu.edu.au

Our Commitment to Protecting Country:

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share.

Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.

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