**Job no**:HRC0001768
**Category**:Academic Level B
**Base Salary**:$103,221 to $122,576 p.a. +17% superannuation
**Position**:2 x** **Fixed-Term Full Time** **(fractional appointment can be negotiated)**:
- **3 Years
**Location**:Newcastle (Callaghan) or Central Coast (Gosford) Campuses
- Lead contemporary teaching within the Master of Mental Health Nursing program.
- Make an impact rurally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
- Competitive salary, flexible working, 17% super and so much more
Drive excellence in teaching & learning, contribute to research outcomes & prepare work ready mental health nursing graduates for practice across national & international settings.
**Be challenged and imagine with us**
We are seeking two dedicated and passionate **Lecturers in Mental Health Nursing** to join the award winning academics in the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNM). In these **teaching intensive** positions, you will make a difference in the lives of those who experience a wide range of mental health conditions by producing graduates who are equipped deliver specialist mental health nursing practice across national and international settings.
You will be joining the dynamic teaching team of Australia's largest Master of Mental Health Nursing program who inspire and educate the next generation of mental health nurses. Our program offers our graduates an opportunity for specialisation in mental health nursing and we are currently co-designing new courses which provides an opportunity to invigorate our curriculum making it fit for future priority needs for people with mental health conditions.
The positions are advertised as Fixed-Term Full Time however, a fractional appointment can be negotiated for the right person.
**How **our** role is different to others**
The position is specifically assigned to the leading national specialist post graduate program in mental health nursing.
Distinguished as the role is situated in the largest post graduate program in mental health nursing in Australia.
Our footprint extends from regional and rural to national with expanding international collaborations and brings opportunities for research and engagement in mental health nursing.
An opportunity to contribute to strengthening Indigenous pedagogy and embedding social and emotional wellbeing models of care across the program in collaboration with our university Indigenous colleagues.
**What's in it for you**
- Opportunity to be mentored by senior leaders in mental health nursing and develop your academic career leading to future success.
- Develop teaching excellence within a quality improvement cycle through immersion into a co-designed curriculum; exposure to mental health nursing experts and acquire teaching and learning skills through professional development opportunities.
- Strong links with academics and industry partners at the two School of Nursing and Midwifery teaching campuses: Callaghan (Newcastle) and Central Coast Clinical School (Gosford) in addition to local health services connections with Hunter New England, Central Coast and Mid North Coast Local Health Districts along side other industry partners.
- Numerous opportunities for collaboration with research programs conducted through the University, the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and the Central Coast Clinical School and Research Institute (CCCSRI).
- Contribute to producing the next generation of specialist mental health nurses and improving the care of people who experience a wide range of mental health conditions.
**How you will inspire us**
You will have:
- A student focussed approach.
- Motivation to succeed as an academic.
- Drive for excellence in carrying out key duties of the role, teaching, research and administrative.
- Practice and/or scholarly expertise in person-centred, trauma informed and recovery models of care in the mental health nursing context.
**About the school**
- Led by Professor Amanda Johnson
- Our Professor, a leader in Australian Mental Health Nursing.
- Looking ahead to create an exceptional student experience
- The School is committed to co-designing curricula reflective of current teaching and contemporary models of practice in mental health nursing such as person-centred, trauma informed and recovery models.
- The School is committed to an ongoing focus of decolonisation of curriculum and promoting culturally safe Indigenous models of learning and practice, including holistic care and yarning strategies.
- The School actively responds to community requests, such as sending a team of experienced nurses to provide urgent COVID-19 vaccination assistance to priority populations including the Aboriginal community in Walgett, NSW.
**About our university**
The University of Newcastle stands as a global leader distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence. Our vision is to be a world-leading University for our regions and creating a better future for our regions and the gl