About ARU: ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role Our School of Nursing is part of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care, and is nationally recognised for innovation in nursing education. Our state-of-the-art simulation suites and strong NHS partnerships provide an exceptional environment for learning, teaching and research.
With a Degree and PhD or Professional Doctorate. The successful candidate will be an NMC Registered Nurse within Mental Health and/or Learning Disability.
We are seeking a Senior Lecturer to join our Mental Health Nursing team. They will be a motivated individual with drive and ambition to build on our established success and further develop our pre-registration mental health nursing provision, for both direct entry and apprenticeship learners. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants with a background in nurse education, clinical teaching of student nurses, and those with experience in curriculum management and leadership.
Informal enquiries can be made to Tony Calvey, Deputy Head of School for Mental Health Nursing tony.calvery@aru.ac.uk.
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.
Job Category Teaching, Research & Scholarship Vacancy Type Permanent Employment Type Full time Salary From £45,413 Salary To £55,755 Location Chelmsford Faculty/Prof Service Faculty of Health, Medicine & Social Care Ref No 3614 Closing Date 26/08/2025
