Innovative Senior Leader needed for the University of Exeter Academy of Nursing
The University of Exeter is seeking to appoint an outstanding nurse who will deliver leadership of the highest quality to Exeter’s fast developing, pioneering and unique Academy of Nursing.
Exeter is the first UK research-intensive Russell Group University this century to simultaneously develop completely new and unique programmes of nursing education and research. With our clinical and patient colleagues, we have set up the University of Exeter Academy of Nursing to pioneer novel research methods, innovative teaching and develop the knowledge base to lead nursing in the 21st century.
We are building our team and are seeking a new permanent, full time Professor and Head of Nursing with the vison to match ours, who will lead the Academy in the next phase of our expansion of nursing research and education.
Although we are looking for an established senior leader in nursing, we recognise that such people are in very short supply worldwide. Therefore, we would also consider applications from people in mid-career, with a significant research and education background, who we could support into the new role here on the understanding that the candidate would already be on a steep trajectory to excellence.
As a research-intensive University in the top ten of UK institutions, Exeter is surrounded by spectacular beaches and countryside and yet only around two hours by train from London. It is a wonderful place to live and work. The University is an international University with around a third of our academic staff body of non-British nationality.
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The successful candidate will have:
You can view the Job Description and Person Specification document here
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.
Our research income in recent years means we’re fastest growing UK Research University and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. 98% of our research is international quality (2014 Research Excellence Framework) and we encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Exeter is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.
With over 22,000 students and 5,500 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment in which to work. We are an equal opportunity employer, a Disability Confident employer and an Athena Swan accredited institution. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Further information
For a confidential discussion about the post you can contact Professor David Richards by email at D.A.Richards@exeter.ac.uk.
We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.
This role may be subject to additional background screening.
The College is proud to have a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment and impact to providing equality of opportunity and advancing the representation of women in STEM/M subjects. Our Inspiring Stories tell you more about how we support our staff, including through a mentoring programme to help our staff learn from the professional and life experience of colleagues and explore opportunities and actions for career progression.
