Adult Nursing Team Practice Learning Support Lecturer (NM

Lecturer in Adult Nursing (Practice Support)

School of Nursing and Midwifery – Full-Time, 9-Month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

An exciting opportunity to join our innovative Adult Nursing team. 

We are seeking an NMC Registered Adult Nurse to provide crucial practice support for our nursing students.

The Role

You will be responsible for supporting the coordination and enhancement of practice-based learning experiences for adult nursing students. 

This critical role ensures students are effectively allocated to placements and are supported in meeting the required NMC professional standards and proficiencies.

Key Responsibilities

Student & Partner Support: Act as the main contact for practice partners and students regarding placement queries, concerns, and ePAD/governance issues (e.g., Fitness to Practise).

Quality Assurance: Collaborate with partners to ensure teaching, supervision, and assessment practices meet NMC and institutional quality standards, including monitoring practice learning hours and involvement in key workstreams (e.g., LEAF, SSSA compliance).

Practice Coordination: Liaise with NHS Trusts and private/voluntary sector partners to secure and expand practice placements.

Training: Facilitate and support the delivery of Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) training for practice partners and academic assessors.

Wider Teaching: Opportunity to contribute to core curriculum module delivery, including evidence-based teaching, clinical skills instruction, academic assessing, and pastoral / personal academic tutoring.

Essential Criteria

Current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration in Adult Nursing.

Educated to Degree level in a clinically relevant subject area.

Experience of delivering teaching/training in healthcare.

Experience of supporting adult nursing students/apprentices in practice.

Desirable Criteria

Teaching, assessing, and/or education qualification (e.g., NMC Teacher Status or HEA Fellow status).

Relevant Master's or PhD.

Previous Higher Education teaching experience.

Location & Benefits

Based at our beautiful, leafy Edgbaston campus in Birmingham (next to the Botanical Gardens). 

This 9 month fixed term role has attractive benefits including a contributory pension scheme and employee assistance scheme.

Interested? We encourage applicants to arrange an informal discussion prior to application. 

To do so please contact Associate Professor / Deputy Head Adult Nursing Dept on [email protected] 

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential. 

Closing Date: 19 Dec 2025

Department: Academic

Salary: £44,131 to £51,182 per annum Permanent