Lecturer in Nursing

**CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SCHOLAR**

**Position **Lecturer in Nursing***

**Position Number Level/ Classification **ACLEB

**Reports to **Head of Discipline***

**Division **Nursing***

**College **Science, Health, Engineering & Education

**Position Purpose**

A Lecturer Level B is expected to contribute to the teaching effort of the College through the preparation,
coordination and delivery of lectures, tutorials and other relevant forms of teaching activities, including
clinical supervision. They are also expected to perform a range of administrative and service functions
within the Discipline and across the University, in addition to developing scholarly and/or research outputs
and undertaking professional activities relevant to the discipline.

**About Murdoch University**

Murdoch University helps people discover how to make a difference, through education and research
endeavor, and remains one of the most inclusive universities in the country, providing students with quality
education and recognised academic standing within an engaging and caring environment. We are a
university for all, irrespective of background and social standing with a focus on social equity, self-direction
and freedom of thought and belief.

With strong links to government, business and the community, Murdoch University helps people discover
how to make a difference. We are a young, innovative and enterprising university with more than 23,000
students and 1,700 staff across Perth, Singapore and Dubai. We are committed to high quality education,
innovative research, and strong community engagement both locally and internationally.

Our Strategic Plan and Future Horizon 2017-2027 outlines an ambitious blueprint for development and
growth, with a focus on one purpose: to be a creative force for current and future generations.

We are clear about our two core goals: to educate free thinkers who thrive in society and are sought after
by employers; and, to provide life changing solutions for the world’s big challenges through our outstanding
translational research and innovative practice.

**About the Work Area**

The Discipline of Nursing is situated within the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education
(SHEE) and was first established in 2004 at our regional Mandurah campus (70km from the CBD) to service
the needs of communities in Perth’s rapidly growing South-Western corridor. Enrolments grew significantly
in following years and the Discipline expanded to the Perth campus in 2016. The Discipline currently has
in excess of 1500 students over both campuses, who are predominantly serviced by the Bachelor of Nursing

Position Description
Lecturer Level B

program. Postgraduate programs are also growing, with offerings in Health Care Management and a joint
MBA, Gerontological Healthcare, Research Training and Higher Degrees by Research. The Nursing Team
is a highly motivated, innovative and cohesive academic group, whose track record in the delivery of quality
teaching and Nursing research is evidenced by 10 of our 22 academics having each won either, or in
combination, national, state, university and industry teaching, research and nursing excellence awards over
the last 4 years. We are also rated well above the national average in the Quality Indicators for Learning &
Teaching (QILT) Surveys for teaching practices, resources, skills development, and overall satisfaction,
and have received 5 stars for Student Support in the Good Universities Guide. MU Nursing also has strong
clinical partnerships across a wide range of areas throughout the state, along with national and international
research collaborations, through which we aim to provide high quality scholarship and learning experiences
for our students.

**Reporting Relationships
Executive Dean

SHEE

Head of Discipline

Nursing

Lecturers, Nursing Academic Chair

**Key Responsibilities / Duties**

1. Contribute to teaching, including preparing and delivering lectures, tutorials, seminars, practical

classes, demonstrations, workshops, research supervision, and marking and assessments.

2. Actively engage in curriculum and teaching quality and innovation, working with students and staff in
discipline initiatives to improve the quality of learning and teaching.

3. Consult with, and provide advice to, undergraduate, postgraduate and HDR students, demonstrating
the ability to create environments that foster learning to engage a diverse range of students.

4. Engage with, and contribute to the College, the University, the Profession and the Discipline.

5. Contribute to research, individually and as a member of a team, and produce quality research
publications, journal articles, books or chapters, and other outputs.

6. Successfully supervise Masters by Coursework projects and HDR students, as relevant.

7. Participate in the University’s Academic Contribution Development Review (ACDR).

8. Undertake such other duties as determined by the Head of Discipline.