Bangor University School Health Sciences is offering an exciting opportunity for an aspiring or experienced registered nurse to join our team on a permanent full time basis. At Bangor University we offer a stimulating environment and support to enable you to fulfil your professional ambitions. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a range of clinical skills to meet the NMC Future Nurse profession Working across the College of Medicine and Health you will be responsible for leading the development, organisation and delivery of innovative approaches to simulated learning and clinical skills for all health programmes. As a registered nurse you will have experience of supporting students in developing skills in clinical practice. Available at Grade 7, this post provides an opportunity for aspiring or experienced candidates to be part of an enthusiastic team to take our programmes forward in and support students’ learning for clinical skills.
Candidates will have current professional registration (on the appropriate part of the register) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Candidates will also possess a degree in a relevant subject area.
The School of Health Sciences is an interprofessional school which sits within the College of Human Sciences and provides medical, health and care education and research at Bangor University. The School works in partnership with health, social and educational care providers through well established links to enable a total clinical and academic experience to be provided for students. The School offers a career-spanning portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and short courses for health and care and allied professionals. The School comprises over 200 staff, delivering to more than 1300 students from across the health and medical professions. The School’s portfolio of professional programmes continues to expand, with new programmes in Dental Hygiene and Pharmacology commencing soon, with a programme in pharmacy currently in development.
The successful candidate will be expected to commence as soon as possible.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.
This post is available on our teaching and scholarship career track.
Here at the School of Health Sciences, we value the partnership we have with students and prioritise support and encouragement for all our students across their differing programmes. The School offers a supportive culture for our less experienced lecturers to develop their potential and you will be provided with an academic mentor. The successful candidate will have opportunities to contribute to teaching and learning across the School’s portfolio, including in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
This role will be located on campus at Bangor. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.
Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.
Applications will only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248 383865.
Informal enquiries about all posts can be made to Professor Julie Green, Head of School e-mail: julie.green@bangor.ac.uk.
Committed To Equal Opportunities
Overview
The School Mission Statement reflects our aims to champion and promote excellent medical, health and social care science, research, scholarship, teaching and learning, quality and values with people who use services, practitioners, and stakeholders. To promote language and cultural competence relevant to local, national and international partners, and to provide an inclusive culture and environment for staff and students within the School. Bangor’s mission is for a research-led University of and for North Wales, providing transformative learning experiences and nurturing a positive impact on society regionally, nationally, and internationally (Strategy 2030).
Across the University, research and teaching are closely inter-linked: almost all research academics teach, ensuring that our students benefit from the knowledge created by our research. In REF2021, 40% of our research is considered 4* or world-leading and 45% is 3* or internationally excellent. 77% of Bangor’s research was scored as 4* or 3* in the last REF in 2014. In REF2021 it has increased to 85%. In REF2021, Bangor is 41st for the proportion of our research environment judged to be world-leading and 46th (out of 129 - excluding six single-subject institutions) in the sector for research.
Purpose of the Job
- To teach clinical skills to pre-registration nursing students health science at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including supervision of students as they complete formative and summative assessments.
- To develop ways of teaching clinical skills to include blended and in person approaches, teaching materials and assessment.
- To support inter-professional education and learning in skills and simulation.
- To support module and course design, assessments and develop skills for module co-ordination and module leadership module coordinator.
- To provide the highest quality pastoral and academic support to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- To undertake administrative duties as designated by the Head of School to engage in School citizenship and personal development.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Prepare for and facilitate clinical skills sessions Prepare for and facilitate clinical simulation to support learning Provide formative feedback to the programme leads and clinical skills group as a whole and to individual students within the groups throughout the academic year Complete relevant sections of the student portfolio and record of achievement, to include termly and annual student appraisals in the role of academic assessor. Provide summative feedback to students where indicated; for example, marking and giving feedback on reflective essays which form part of the assessment for clinical skills Participate in peer support and quality assurance processes including appraisal. Develop and review curriculum material.
Administrative and Wider Contribution duties will include:
- Participate in the student recruitment and induction procedures of the School (e.g. School and University Open Days). Contribute to the School's management and participate in the administration of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (e.g. organisation of exams, contribute to accreditation/QA procedures (if module co-ordinator). Contribute to the marketing of programmes by participating in School and College link activities and other marketing initiatives. Undertake other administrative duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of School (e.g. membership of School boards and task groups, addressing/supporting undergraduate and postgraduate student experience, contributing to community engagement). Through the link lecturer and other partnership roles, disseminate information about the School’s portfolio, and capture intelligence about stakeholders’ future education and training requirements. Contribute to all assessment processes including question writing, standard setting, production of assessment materials and acting as an examiner for face-to-face clinical assessments. Contribute to other assessment processes within the School as needed.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
- The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities. The post holder will be expected to comply with the University’s equality policies and statements, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University’s Welsh Language Scheme. The post holder has a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for him/her self and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by his/her actions or inactions. The post holder is also required to comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments. The post holder must comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their posts.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential:
- Degree in Nursing Professional registration with the NMC
Desirable:
- PGCertHE teaching qualification or equivalent. MSC or near to completion
Experience/Knowledge - Teaching
Essential:
- A sound knowledge of contemporary policy and practice in nursing and healthcare. Evidence of teaching in clinical or academic settings.
Desirable:
- Experience of module development and delivery in higher education. Experience of supervising undergraduate and postgraduate projects.
Skills/Abilities
Essential:
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines. Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative. Excellent verbal and written skills. Demonstrable computer skills, including MS Office, Powerpoint, Excel. This could also include use of Blackboard and other on-line learning platforms.
Other
Essential
- This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. An appreciation of the bilingual context of healthcare delivery and University education across North Wales. Able to travel across the placement circuit.
Desirable:
- An ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh.
General
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We strive to develop a workforce from all sections of the community regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language through our progressive Welsh Language Policy. We comply with the Welsh Language Standards and are committed to equality of opportunity. You are welcome to apply for any job in English or Welsh and all applications submitted will be treated equally.
We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Silver award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.
All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.
We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start working for us. When you apply for this post you will be required to explain the basis upon which you believe you will able to live and work in the UK legally on the commencement date of the role should your application be successful. If you do not have the right to work freely in any position in the UK already, any offer of employment we will make to you will be subject to you obtaining a right to work visa. The following link provides information on the various visa routes into employment and the eligibility requirements (including switching visa status where permissible) https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas. If you are successful in your application we will discuss visa options with you at the time of making the offer of employment.
Please note that, in the event of applications being received from candidates on the University's Redeployment Register with a reasonable skills match to the post specification, these applicants will be given prior consideration.
Disclosure & Barring Service
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
As Bangor University meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. DBS checks will be updated every 3 years.
Candidates should note that the University uses an external Umbrella body to process DBS checks. As such you should be aware that, if successful in your application, your name and e-mail contact details will be shared with the Umbrella body in order that they may contact you to start the application process.
