Mental Health Lecturer in Healthcare Education

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mental Health Lecturer in Healthcare Education to join Aberystwyth University. As part of its civic mission, Aberystwyth University is seeking to find ways of supporting the workforce and community needs of Mid‑Wales by increasing opportunities for individuals to train and work in healthcare in their local area. Jointly working with Local Health Boards and other key stakeholders, the aim is to design and deliver several professional health‑related courses (at pre‑ and post‑registration levels and Continuing Professional Development), starting with BSc degrees in pre‑registration Adult Nursing and Mental Health Nursing‑full time and part time, Return to Nursing Practice programme, and Level 4 Certificate in Healthcare Studies.

This vision comes at a timely point with the commencement of new Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) pathways and invitations to tender to all existing and potential new providers of healthcare education by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW). The very first cohort of nursing students commenced their studies in Aberystwyth in September 2022 and graduated September 2025.

The post holder will support the Principal Lead for Healthcare Education and scheme coordinators to design and deliver new provision in Level 4 programmes, pre‑registration Adult Nursing, Mental Health Nursing degrees, Return to Practice programmes and CPD modules, and teach clinical skills & simulation. The programmes will be developed through the medium of English and Welsh.

To make an informal enquiry, please contact Amanda Jones – Principal Lead & Head of Healthcare

Education:

Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Appointments are normally made within 4–8 weeks of the closing date.

This job description is subject to review and amendment in the light of the changing needs of the University, to provide appropriate development opportunities and / or the addition of any other reasonable duties.

• On‑site teaching of a wide range of topics related to healthcare and clinical skills as a Registered Mental Health Nurse in the Healthcare Education teaching team, with a specialism in the mental health field of nursing.
• Previous experience of teaching within a Higher Education Institution (HEI).
• Delivery of clinical skills and simulation to healthcare students supporting the Clinical skills lead & simulation lead.
• Personal tutor for a group of allocated healthcare students.
• Act as ‘field lead’ or module coordinator, manage modules and co‑coordinate the work of colleagues where necessary.
• Challenge thinking, foster debate and develop the ability of students to engage in critical discourse and rational thinking.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, service users and academic colleagues on curriculum and module development and changes.
• Actively seek opportunities to collaboratively plan, design and deliver healthcare CPD to a variety of health professionals.
• Ensure own professional knowledge and skills are up to date and meet revalidation requirements and maintain professional registration on the relevant part of the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) register.
• Act as an academic assessor and provide high‑quality support to students and clinical staff in a variety of practice learning environments.
• Actively manage placement learning opportunities and capacity for nursing students.
• Act in line with the NMC Code at all times, ensuring the values and principles are upheld.
• Use the NMC Code to help students understand what it means to be a registered professional and how keeping to the Code helps to achieve that.
• Act as a role model of professional behaviour for students, maintain integrity and leadership for others to aspire to.
• Publish and share evidence of scholarship related to learning and teaching in books, articles and/or papers in academic journals.
• Communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature.
• Attend and contribute to subject group meetings.
• Identify student learning needs and provide appropriate teaching to meet requirements.
• Liaise with colleagues and…