JR0000009135
- Continuing or Fixed term | Full-Time or Part-Time
- Academic Level B | $106,403 - $125,917 p.a.
- Location: Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
- View Position Description Level B Lecturer in Nursing - Mental Health (Academic)
- View Position Description Level B Lecturer in Nursing - Mental Health (Clin/Prac)
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. At the College, our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.
About the Role
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences is seeking a Lecturer in Nursing specialising in Mental Health, Teaching Specialist (Academic), or (Clinical Practitioner).
This Teaching Specialist position, with its primary focus on teaching and teaching-related activities, has an important role to play in the University's achievement of its strategic plan, Making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda.
This position involves teaching and teaching-related duties including the creation, delivery, and continuous quality improvement of university-level education. It includes (but is not limited to): direct teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience with a focus on mental health nursing topics, across all levels and modes; curriculum design and review; delivery innovation; advancements in education technologies; and making an independent contribution to maintaining internal and external compliance and accreditation of courses.
The role will also provide a level of support in academic counselling and professional advice to students regarding their studies, professional development, and career opportunities.
These roles also require:
- Maintenance of professional knowledge related to teaching within your discipline through scholarship and professional development.
- Engagement in relevant external professional domains such as conferences and workshops.
- A current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing (Academic)
- Excellence in teaching performance at a tertiary level.
- Experience in planning and evaluation of topics and undertaking the role of Topic Coordinator.
- Evidence of reflective practice.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to maintain effective relationships with staff, students, and industry.
Completion of a PhD or EdD (or equivalent qualification) is required.
Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing (Clinical/Practitioner)
- Excellence in teaching performance at a tertiary level.
- Experience in planning and evaluation of topics and undertaking the role of Topic Coordinator.
- Relevant and contemporary clinical experience in a relevant field and ability to maintain concurrently within or outside of this position.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to maintain effective relationships with staff, students, and industry.
- Understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, scholarship and practice.
This role also requires a Doctorate in a relevant field or equivalent clinical experience and professional standing in Nursing.
Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So,
why work at Flinders?
- 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
- Flexible working arrangements
- Wide range of professional development activities and services
- We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff.
- Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
- A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
- Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
How to Apply and Information
- To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000009135 Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing
- You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the
- Position description - Level B Lecturer in Nursing - Mental Health (Academic)
- Position description - Level B Lecturer in Nursing - Mental Health (Clin/Prac)
For more information regarding this position, please contact
Michelle Miller
Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Thursday 7th December 2023.
Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
