Lecturer, Nursing (TF)

at  La Trobe University

Work type:Fixed Term

• Demonstrate Teaching excellence and elevate nursing education through innovative teaching
• Part Time, Fixed Term Appointment until 31/3/2027 / Remuneration at Academic Level B
• Position is Co-located across La Trobe’s Bundoora Campus/ Primary location will be at Austin Health/La Trobe Clinical School

ABOUT THE POSITION

The School of Nursing and Midwifery has immersed the curricula and research within a range of clinical contexts. The School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degree research programs. An essential element is the establishment of Clinical Schools based at Alfred Health, Austin Health, Northern Health and Melbourne Health networks. The Clinical Schools enable students’ direct access to expert clinicians and clinical services and provide a rich environment for clinically relevant research and practice change and facilitate opportunities for staff to undertake clinical practice. The Bachelor of Nursing students are based at a clinical school for the third year of the program, with all relevant third year theory and clinical practicums provided within the clinical school networks. Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery students are also placed at the Women’s and Mercy Hospitals. The School has a long established national and international reputation in nursing and midwifery research and education and the Clinical Schools provide opportunities for educational innovations, including simulation and clinician facilitated student supervision.
The School is seeking a teaching focussed Level B academic with expertise in contemporary nursing practice, and in facilitating undergraduate and postgraduate education.
Reporting to the Clinical School Coordinator, the successful incumbent could work across all sites associated with the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus but will have a primary location at the Austin Health/La Trobe Clinical School on the Austin Hospital site.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED FOR THE POSITION:

• Registered or eligible to register as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• A Masters or equivalent accreditation and standing recognised by the University/profession as appropriate for the Nursing discipline.
• Clinical Currency in professional nursing.
• Sound analytical skills with an ability to communicate complex information clearly both verbally and in writing.
• High level organisational skills with the ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, initiate and follow-up actions, all with minimal or no supervision.
  Please refer to the Position Descriptions for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.

• Coordinate and teach subjects providing a high-quality learning experience that engages students through the conduct of lectures, tutorials, practical classes, demonstrations, workshops, student field excursions, clinical sessions and/or other sessions in online, blended or face-to-face modes.
• Provide constructive, fair and timely feedback on learning to students.
• Initiate, and participate in innovative subject and course level curriculum design (including the embedding of employability capabilities), development and review in areas such as, but not restricted to, online and blended delivery, taking an evidence-based approach to evaluate how these initiatives improve the student experience.
• Demonstrate a scholarly approach to learning and teaching by contributing to La Trobe’s SOLT including sharing of good practice.