Lecturer (Early Years) at University of Stirling

The Post

We wish recruit an Early Years Lecturer to enhance our Health Sciences undergraduate and post-graduate programmes and contribute specifically to the development and delivery of our MSc Early Years Practice (Health Visiting) programme.

Child and family wellbeing are central to all our health-related programmes, with child protection, safeguarding and related case management essential to the Early Years Practice programme. The new NMC Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) practice standards place Health Visitors at the heart of the personalised support for children and families with communities and public health being central to their work. There has been considerable investment in the development of our healthcare programmes, and it is anticipated that there will be growth in the MSc EYP, BSc PP and MScAP, particularly as we establish strong connections with our practice partners though The Partnership.

The successful candidate will be a NMC registered Health Visitor with experience of supporting and educating Health Visiting students. They will be able to design and deliver online and face-to-face courses at both under-graduate and post-graduate level and above using evidence-based approach to educaton and research-led teaching. The successful candidate would have a solid understanding of the regulations and standards that govern SCPHN and broader healthcare education and related clinical skills and practice. Ideally, they will have, or be working towards a PhD or evidence of a track record a Health Visiting role.

The postholder will work closely with colleagues across the division.  This post is intended to maximise the provision of contemporary collaborative healthcare knowledge and skills within the programmes and to build links between clinical practice, research and education across the faculty.

Description of Duties

• Engage in individual and collaborative research, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, establish a distinctive programme of research and disseminate results through regular publication in high impact journals, books and conference proceedings
• Identify appropriate sources of funding, prepare research proposals for funding bodies and manage grants awarded
• Supervise research students and staff as required, providing direction, support and guidance
• Design, teach and assess a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including online/digital programmes where required

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

• PhD or close to successful completion in relevant discipline, or evidence of a track record in a Health Visiting role
• Current NMC registration

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Established track record of high quality published research
• A record of involvement in applications for external funding for research and/or knowledge transfer
• Experience of supervising dissertation projects across the range of undergraduate/ postgraduate and of supervising doctoral students

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see Vacancy details | University of Stirling