Senior/Principal Lecturer in Advanced Practice in Canterbury

Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted. This role can be based at our Medway or Canterbury Campus.

Background to the School: The University’s School of Nursing, Midwifery, Allied and Public Health is the University’s academic and professional home for Nursing and the Allied Health Professions, and for all those interested in improving public health and well-being. Our mission is to facilitate, educate and innovate to improve lives. We achieve this through our research, and by providing a portfolio of courses and other learning opportunities that are creative, inspirational and empowering, and which develop knowledge, policy and practice. Our research work within the School focuses on the improvement of nursing, health and care services, health and well-being by co-producing solutions in close collaboration with service users and other stakeholders.

The School provides courses at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels for Nursing, Midwifery, Dental Hygiene and Therapy, Physiotherapy, Diagnostic Radiography, Occupational Therapy, Paramedic, Speech & Language Therapy and Operating Department Practice professions. The Post registration offer includes MSc ACP, NMP, MSc Clinical Education and MSc Integrated Health and Social Care. In addition, we offer courses that reflect a Public Health perspective around health promotion, mental health and global public health. We have exciting plans for the growth of both our educational and research courses and are keen to attract people who share our ambitions to make a difference.

The Role: At Canterbury Christ Church University, we are committed to transforming individuals, creating knowledge, enriching communities and building a sustainable future. As part of our continued growth in postgraduate healthcare education, we are seeking an exceptional Senior Lecturer/ Principal Lecturer in Advanced Practice to provide academic leadership and strategic direction within our Advanced Practice portfolio. The postholder will play a key role in leading the development, delivery and enhancement of the MSc Advanced Practice course and associated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provision. Working closely with healthcare partners, Integrated Care Systems, NHS Trusts, professional bodies and academic colleagues, the Senior/Principal Lecturer will contribute to the preparation and development of a highly skilled Advanced Practice workforce.

The successful candidate will bring significant experience in Advanced Practice, academic leadership and healthcare education, with expertise across one or more areas of advanced practice. Applicants holding a Non‑Medical Prescribing qualification are particularly welcomed. The postholder will demonstrate leadership across the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice: Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education, and Research.

How will you work? We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible and this role is flexible and connected (Academic & Student Facing). Campus attendance will vary on a day‑to‑day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the service being delivered and to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders. It is expected that the majority of your working time will be spent on campus.

Additional Information: Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you.

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work.

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application. Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager. Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Salary of £33,733 per annum dependant on experience.