Teaching Assistant - Children's Nursing

About the job:

The School of Nursing & Midwifery at Queen's University Belfast, is currently seeking to recruit a Teaching Assistant - Children's Nursing until 31 July 2027. The successful candidate will provide assistance to colleagues engaged in the teaching process in the relevant discipline as assigned by the Director of Education.

Established in 1991, Queens School of Nursing & Midwifery provides a range of innovative programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, which prepare nurses, midwives and healthcare professionals for leadership roles in clinical care, teaching, management and research.

With approximately 3,500 students, the School has one of the most extensive portfolios of programmes of any nursing and midwifery school in the UK or Ireland.

The overall vision of the School is to provide a learning community committed to excellence in teaching, research, scholarship and practice that contributes to local and global efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of society.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be a key contributor, providing a high quality, exceptional and transformative experience to students in an innovative and high-tech learning environment.

Secondments will be considered.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Relevant nursing qualification (Registered Nurse - Children's on the live NMC Register).
• BSc in Health related discipline.
• Substantial relevant clinical experience.
• Experience of teaching in a clinical setting.
• Basic ICT skills/experience.
• An ability to focus skills teaching using a team-based approach with patient safety a high priority.
• Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the relevant discipline to teach within own area.
• Demonstrates administrative and time management skills.
• Demonstrates ability to analyse and communicate effectively with students and staff at all levels.
• Ability to contribute to nursing specialism where required.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information document on our website.

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