Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing

Transforming lives through the power of education, London Metropolitan University is a striving and ambitious institution committed to transforming the lives of its students. We are dedicated to creating and advancing social justice, social mobility, and access to opportunity and professions through education. Our graduates benefit personally and contribute to society, culture, public service, and the economy in all areas of London, nationally and internationally.

The School of Human Sciences brings together the University's science-based and health-related provision and the underpinning scientific disciplines. Our courses are closely allied to subjects related to medicine and focus on activities that consider the factors influencing human health, taking a holistic approach to individual and community wellbeing.

London Metropolitan University School of Human Sciences is looking to recruit a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing. The successful applicant will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse with a passion for developing mental health nursing careers in community, social care, and inpatient settings. With an established background in nursing education within both university and practice settings, you will ideally possess a higher education teaching award such as the HEA fellowship or similar. You will have a passion for nurse education, widening participation, and a drive to see our students succeed.

Experience in skills development, placement sourcing, development, and audit are desirable as the postholder will lead the practice education element of the BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health). You should have a good knowledge of the changing landscape of primary, community, and social care, and the drive toward interprofessional, place-based, and integrated care working. The work of our team is values-driven and explicitly addresses social justice and social inclusion through a clear underpinning philosophy and a collaborative and participative teaching and learning approach.

We intend our work to be transformative in raising student aspirations and enhancing employability through a consistent emphasis on personal, professional, and academic development, reflecting current and future trends in the sector. The successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to, and experience of, working aligned with these values.

Working with locally identified needs, our nursing programme has a local, primary, community, and social care nursing focus, seeking to promote the visibility of primary, community, and social care careers through our innovative simulated placements and clinical nursing placements within the nursing curriculum. We empower our students to work to the scope of their registration on graduation and showcase a full range of nursing career options throughout their student career with us.

We have invested in an ambitious programme for nursing. Our multi-million-pound Simulation and Skills Suite, which was formally opened in January 2024, provides opportunities for clinical simulation in a range of health care settings, from home to hospital. Our community-based simulation spaces and immersive learning technology further support our ambitions. Our nursing programme provision is complemented with a range of allied health professional programmes including dietetics, nutrition, physiotherapy, and psychology, as well as biomedical sciences offering opportunities for interprofessional learning, teaching, and clinical simulation.

This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Interviews are due to be held on 16 July 2026.

HOW TO APPLY: Please complete the online application in full, making sure you address the person specification criteria in your statement as this will enable us to make an informed shortlisting decision. All applicants are additionally asked to submit a statement of no more than one page, articulating how you have contributed to promoting an inclusive culture using examples based on past experience, and how you would support the work of our University in being inclusive of all. If you wish to attach any additional documents such as a CV you may do so (please follow the instructions). Please note that we do not accept a CV on its own as a job application.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Successful candidates will be asked to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK and to complete a health assessment before they start work. Offers of employment are also conditional on receipt of satisfactory references and proof of qualifications held. At London Met, we are building an institution aware of its purpose to drive not only individual social mobility but also broader community actualisation. We recognise that our diverse community is our greatest strength, and as such we strongly encourage applications from anyone who feels they are currently underrepresented within UK higher education.

STAFF BENEFITS: We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our staff’s wellbeing, growth, and work–life balance. Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Flexible and family‑friendly working arrangements
• Access to a high‑quality pension scheme
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Employee wellbeing support

For more details about the benefits of working at London Met, please visit our Information for Applicants page. If you have a query, or experience any difficulties with the application process, please contact us by email at: recruitment@londonmet.ac.uk quoting the job ID number.