Senior Lecturer in Advanced Practice - St Davids Park

About The University

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join the Department of Nursing as a Senior Lecturer.

The postholder will contribute to the delivery, development and ongoing enhancement of education across Advanced Practice, non-medical prescribing and relevant continuing professional development (CPD) modules. You will teach and support postgraduate learners from a range of professional and clinical backgrounds, helping them to develop the knowledge, skills and professional capabilities required for advanced and extended roles, including prescribing.

The role offers an opportunity to work collaboratively with academic colleagues, healthcare organisations, Advanced Practice leads and clinical teams to support high-quality education and workforce development across Advanced Practice and prescribing.

The role will include teaching and assessment across areas such as advanced clinical assessment, clinical reasoning, decision-making, prescribing, leadership and professional practice, alongside contribution to relevant CPD provision. You will also support curriculum development, quality assurance and programme enhancement in response to professional standards, workforce priorities and developments across Advanced Practice and prescribing.

You will work closely with academic colleagues, healthcare organisations, Advanced Practice leads, clinical teams and other stakeholders to support high-quality education and workforce development.

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery, development and enhancement of postgraduate Advanced Practice and non-medical prescribing education, supporting learners to develop advanced clinical reasoning, decision-making, leadership and prescribing capability.

Applicants should hold current professional registration with the NMC, HCPC or GPhC, an MSc in Advanced Practice/Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent, and an appropriate independent/supplementary prescribing qualification with current prescribing annotation. You will also have substantial recent experience of working at advanced practice level, including autonomous clinical decision-making and prescribing.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can bring substantial current or recent Advanced Practice and prescribing experience into the academic environment and who can contribute flexibly across Advanced Practice, non-medical prescribing and related CPD provision.

Academic Career Pathway

The pathway for this post is Education. The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research, teaching, the wider student experience, leadership or innovation and engagement, are all appropriately recognised, developed, valued, and rewarded. For further information, please see our ACP webpage.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

A satisfactory DBS certificate must be provided before a start date can be confirmed 

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