University of Derby 
Derby sites, United Kingdom Offer Summary
The University of Derby seeks a Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing within the College of Health and Humanities. This role involves teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules, facilitating learning, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Responsibilities include module leadership, assessment moderation, and providing pastoral care to students. Candidates must hold a relevant Honours Degree, possess current NMC registration as a Mental Health Nurse, and demonstrate experience in higher education teaching and research. The position requires engagement in scholarly activities, publishing, and contributing to the Research Excellence Framework. Essential skills include digital capability, effective communication, and teamwork. The university offers a salary between £39,560 and £46,970 per annum, along with generous benefits including 47 days of annual leave, a pension scheme, and wellbeing support. Visa sponsorship may be available for eligible international applicants.
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Project Description
Principal accountabilities
Learning / Teaching
- Effectively teach and facilitate learning on a range of subjects / modules within the subject area on undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and post-experience programmes.
- Ensure that knowledge from research and scholarly activities informs and enhances learning and teaching, as well as extending it to appropriate external activities such as knowledge transfer activities.
- Ensure that module / programme design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the University.
- Participate effectively in the assessment process, including the setting, marking and moderation of student work, providing constructive feedback and ensuring it is in accordance with quality assurance procedures.
- Participate in the continuing review and development of module/programme delivery, incorporating innovative study modes, learning environments and pedagogic practices to engage and stimulate students, deliver effective learning outcomes and develop the skills and attributes of the ‘Derby Graduate’.
- Take on relevant module leader and/or programme leader responsibilities, including associated marketing, recruitment, delivery and ongoing programme development activities.
Research / Scholarship
- Engage in individual research and collaborate both internally and externally on research projects that are consistent with the College, and contribute to influencing leading edge practice in the University and contribution to the REF.
- Sustain and enhance the reputation of the University by publishing in appropriate quality journals and presenting at scholarly activities such as workshops, conferences and other similar events.
- Develop and maintain contacts and relationship with relevant professional, research and industrial organisations.
- Contribute to writing bids for externally funded research projects.
Other
- Act as a personal tutor and academic assessor, supporting and mentoring students as appropriate.
- Provide pastoral care to students, referring when necessary to services that provide further support.
- Support marketing and student recruitment activities as required.
- Develop external links in order, for example, to support student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income or build relationships for future activities.
- Be responsible for administrative duties in areas such as admissions, timetabling, examinations and assessment of progress and student attendance.
- Contribute to effective cross College / University working.
- Observe and implement University policies and procedures.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Qualifications
- Good Honours Degree in relevant subject discipline
- Fellowship of the Advanced HE (HEA) or willingness to work towards
- PhD (or submitted and awaiting examination) or equivalence accepted in a relevant subject area, for example by publication or through appropriate professional achievement or willingness to work towards within an agreed timeframe
- Subject specific qualifications / knowledge
- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Mental Health Nurse
Experience
Learning / Teaching
- Experience or knowledge of quality assurance and validation of HE modules / programmes
- Experience or knowledge of higher education and ability to use a range of delivery techniques to inspire and engage students
Research / Scholarship
- Demonstrable experience of own discipline to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field
- Experience of research / enterprise activity
Skills, knowledge & abilities
- An appropriate level of digital capability and aptitude with practical experience of applications which aid student learning
- Ability to communicate complex and conceptual ideas to a range of groups
- Proficient in using IT to support own work and for application to technology-enhanced learning / teaching and research activities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills including networking and relationship building skills, both across the University and externally
- Able to demonstrate both independent self-management and team working
- Able to work with competing priorities and to tight deadlines
- Demonstrates competences, core behaviours and supplementary behaviours that support and promote the University’s core values
- Demonstrates professionalism in learning / teaching and the values of the UK Professional Standards Framework for HE
- A sound understanding of the current higher education environment and its implications for the student learning experience
- A sound understanding of the employability agenda and its relevance to learners and the curriculum
- A sound understanding of internationalisation and its relevance for learners and the curriculum
- Flexible to the needs of others
- Innovative and creative
- Committed to continual enhancement and a high quality student experience
- Committed to a high-performance culture, fostering continuous improvement and driving quality
Business requirements
- Able to take a flexible approach to work
- Travel between sites and occasionally overseas for research or teaching
- Some evening and occasional weekend teaching
- Attendance at Open Days, Graduation events etc.
- A commitment to own professional development
Desirable Criteria
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in relevant subject area
- Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Learning / Teaching
- Demonstrable experience of delivering excellent and effective learning and teaching identified by peer review at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at a Higher Education provider
- Demonstrable experience of module and / or programme leadership
- Experience of developing innovative module/programme content and delivery methods
- Online and blended learning / teaching experience
- Demonstrable experience of successful curriculum development
- Demonstrable experience of effectively designing and implementing a range of formative and summative assessments for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
Research / Scholarship
- Developing national and international profile of research and scholarly activity
- Experience of bidding for and obtaining external research funding
- Experience of successfully applying discipline to income generation activities, including consultancy, industry-based applied research and KTPs
Skills, knowledge and abilities
- Able to identify potential sources of funding
- A sound knowledge of the QAA Quality Code and HEFECE’s Operating Model for Quality Assurance
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 47 days inclusive of bank holidays and concessionary days (pro rata)
- Teacher’s Pension Scheme
- Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family-friendly policies, generous sick pay provision and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to a variety of staff discounts at high street retailers
- Discounted onsite gym
- Cycle to Work scheme
- A flexible working environment
- A commitment to personal and professional development
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Key contact
For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Victoria Sweetmore, Head of Discipline for Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing via v.sweetmore@derby.ac.uk
For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk.
Important information
Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
This role may be eligible for sponsorship by the University.
The offered salary for this role is less than the going rate for the occupation and the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker route (£41,700 per annum, as of 22nd July 2025). Therefore you will only be eligible to apply for a Skilled Worker visa subject to your individual circumstances which must meet one of the following criteria set out by UKVI:
- Your job is on the Immigration Skills List
- You’re under 26, studying or a recent graduate, or in professional training
- You have a PhD level qualification that’s relevant to your job
- You have a postdoctoral position in science or higher education
You must also meet the English Language requirement.
Please note that the University will assess your individual eligibility for sponsorship at the shortlisting stage.
For more information, visit Applying from Overseas.
Equity, diversity and inclusion
The University of Derby is committed to fostering an open, inclusive and diverse community where everyone is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We are committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex or sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to inclusive recruitment and welcome requests for adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Applicants may choose their preferred title, including 'Mx', and may share preferred pronouns if they wish. We also use anonymised shortlisting to help reduce the potential impact of unconscious bias. For more information on equity, diversity and inclusion at the University of Derby, please visit our website.
We are also committed to promoting academic freedom and freedom of speech and expression within the law, in line with our Code of Practice, and value diversity of thought alongside diversity of backgrounds and experiences.
However you identify, we welcome applications from people whose experiences, perspectives and talents will contribute to our inclusive, supportive and intellectually vibrant community.
Environmental Sustainability
At the University of Derby, we are passionate about embedding sustainability into everything that we do. We aim to bring environmental sustainability into all aspects of the University, including teaching, research and operational activities. In line with the University's strategic framework, we expect all our staff to embed sustainability into their working practices and support the University's objective to reach net zero carbon by 2050.
