Vice Chancellor: Professor R F Boucher, CBE, PhD (Nottingham), HonDHL (StateUniversity of New York), CEng, FIMechE, FASME, MIEEE, HonRNCM, FREng

FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Dean of the Professor A H Brook, BDS, MDS (London), LDS,Faculty of Medicine FDSRCS (England)

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

Dean of the School of Professor B Kershaw, DBE, FRCN, MSc, HonLLD Nursing and Midwifery: (Manchester), PGDip (Open), RNT, RGN

DEPARTMENT OF ACUTE & CRITICAL CARE NURSING

NON CLINICAL LECTURER – NURSING STUDIES

REF. NO: R3581

The Department of Acute and Critical Care Nursing within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, wishes to appoint a Non Clinical Lecturer in Nursing Studies, tenable immediately.

The postholder will contribute to the development and delivery of taught programmes and to the portfolio of research and scholarly activity within the Department in the area of Adult Nursing, Practice Development and Education for New Roles, and will ideally have an interest in interprofessional learning. Demonstration of leadership in education or practice development will be an advantage and it would be desirable to hold a PhD or be working towards one.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD - INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

The University of Sheffield is one of the UK’s leading universities, with an international reputation for excellence. Our mission is to maintain the highest standards of research scholarship and to educate students in a high-quality learning environment, nurturing a spirit of enterprise and helping them to fulfil their individual potential.

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Excellence in research

In constantly developing the quality and diversity of research across an unusually wide range of subjects, the University has appointed many outstanding academics to its multidisciplinary research groups. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise 35 subject areas achieved the top two grades, 5* and 5 – only five other universities exceeded that number. Our annual income for pure and applied research is more than £70 million.

Sheffield University Enterprises Ltd (SUEL), a wholly owned technology transfer subsidiary, has a portfolio of more than 70 projects developed out of University of Sheffield research, and more than 40 companies have already been founded.

Excellence in learning and teaching

The University maintains high standards in its undergraduate programmes. Our long-established internal teaching quality assurance mechanisms have contributed to impressive results in the Quality Assurance Agency’s Subject Reviews. The University has earned ‘excellent’ ratings in 29 subjects – the third highest of the UK universities.

Strategic alliances

The University of Sheffield is a founder member of two major alliances. The Worldwide Universities Network is a consortium of research-led universities in the UK, mainland Europe, USA and China. It exists to capitalise on growing global markets in research, postgraduate degree programmes and continuing professional development. The White Rose Consortium, comprising Leeds, Sheffield and York universities, exploits the combined research power of the three and invests in spin-out companies.

International and national honours

In the 1990s two of our graduates won Nobel Prizes; Dr Richard Roberts in 1993 for Medicine/Physiology and Professor Sir Harry Kroto in 1996 for Chemistry. Our other Nobel Laureates are Professor Sir Hans Krebs, 1953 for Medicine/Physiology, and Lord Porter, 1967 for Chemistry.

Since 1998 three Queen’s Anniversary Prizes, academic equivalents to the Queen’s Award to Industry, have recognised the University’s pioneering work – in creating definitive electronic editions of major literary texts, in environmental consultancy for industry and government, and in research into improving quality of life for older people.

Campus, students and staff

The University received its Royal Charter in 1905, although its roots go right back to 1828, when the Sheffield School of Medicine was founded.

The academic buildings – a mixture of Edwardian and modern – are set in pleasant suburbs in the west of Sheffield, close to the Peak District National Park yet within easy reach of the city centre. A five-year £100 million building programme is providing new and refurbished accommodation for many departments, as well as state-of-the-art sports facilities. We are investing £16.5m in a new learning resources

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centre to provide an integrated learning environment for our students, 24 hours a day.

At present the University has 24,300 full-time and part-time students; 18,050 undergraduates and 5,050 postgraduates, including more than 3,800 international students from 116 countries. With 5,500 staff we are Sheffield’s third largest employer.

Working for the University

The University has an ambitious HR strategy and recognises that its success depends upon recruiting, rewarding and developing high-quality staff in all areas. We employ around 5,500 staff in a wide range of jobs and we are proud to recognise that our success is due to the personal contribution made by all our staff. Working at the University will offer you rewarding opportunities within a dynamic and diverse workplace. Members of University staff enjoy competitive pay and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlement, great working conditions and access to outstanding sports and recreational facilities.

The City of Sheffield

Sheffield offers outstanding quality of life, an attractive, green environment – with the Peak District right on its doorstep – affordable living costs, excellent schools, short travel-to-work times, leading NHS care and a wide choice of good value housing.

According to the latest Home Office statistics, Sheffield is England’s safest city. According to a recent Barclay’s survey, the parliamentary constituency which includes much of our campus, Sheffield Hallam, is the second most affluent in England in real terms.

As you would expect in England’s fourth largest city, there’s a wealth of leisure, entertainment, sports and recreational opportunities to suit all ages, tastes and abilities.

What the neutrals say

The Sunday Times University Guide chose Sheffield as ‘UK University of the Year 2001/02’, for its outstanding teaching and research assessments, low drop-out rate and overall student experience.

In the 2004 Times Good University Guide nineteen of our departments hold top-ten positions in subject league tables for teaching and research quality.

In the Virgin 2003 Alternative Guide to British Universities, which focuses strongly on the quality of the student experience, the University of Sheffield ranks third in the league table, and the Guardian rates our award-winning Union of Students “best of its kind”.

Further information on the above areas is also available atwww.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs and www.sheffield.ac.uk/about

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THE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

The School of Nursing and Midwifery (www.shef.ac.uk/snm/) alongside the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, School of Clinical Dentistry, and School of Health and Related Research, form the Faculty of Medicine.

The School seeks to provide high quality, flexible and accessible learning, teaching, research and scholarship opportunities and activities which contribute to an evidence base that informs professionally focused practice and policy and is of high salience to categories of educational and services users in different spheres.

Professor Betty Kershaw is the Dean of the School which has four departments, each with a departmental head:

Department of Acute and Critical Care Nursing (www.snm.shef.ac.uk/departments/acc/index.htm)Dr Lorraine Ellis (w.e.f 1/10/04)

Department of Community, Ageing , Rehabilitation, Education and Research(www.snm.shef.ac.uk/departments/carer/carer.htm)Dr Christine Ingleton

Department of Mental Health and Learning Disability (www.shef.ac.uk/mhl/)Dr Malcolm Richardson

Department of Midwifery and Children’s Nursing(www.snm.shef.ac.uk/departments/mch/mch.htm)Mrs Anne Peat

The School currently offers over 40 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as part time and full time options. With a current student population of just under 4000 this accounts for nearly 15% of the University’s total student population.

The School is located on 3 separate sites based at:

Samuel Fox House Bartolomé House Humphry Davy House Northern General Hospital Winter Street Manvers Campus Herries Road Sheffield Golden Smithies Lane Sheffield S3 7ND Rotherham S5 7AU S63 7ER

282 staff are currently employed by the School consisting of:

183 Academic/Other Related/Research Staff 2 Research Fellows 5 Administrators 87 Clerical Staff 5 Technical/Computer Staff

Being part of a research led University of international repute, the School of Nursing and Midwifery has a solid research base and a firm commitment to encouraging research and development work of the highest quality.

In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise the School was assessed by the Nursing Panel and achieved a research quality rating of 5, placing the School as one of the top four Nursing and Midwifery Schools in the UK. Since integration into the

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University there has been a rapid expansion of research capacity, assisted by senior joint appointments with NHS Trusts and by establishing a culture in which new research talent can develop. In order to consolidate research the School has clustered research into four themes, each led by professorial or senior research staff:

Palliative and End of Life Care Professor Sheila Payne Practice Development and Education for New Roles Professor Susan Read Social Disadvantage and Exclusion:

Mental health and social inclusion Professor Charlie Brooker

Minority groups and health Professor Kate Gerrish Learning disability and social inclusion Professor Gordon Grant Women’s health Professor Mavis Kirkham

Working with Older People and their Family Carers Professor Mike Nolan

The School has an excellent international reputation for its research, teaching and professional development activities. The School is proud of the many international links it has with nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals around the world. These have been forged by involvement in a wide variety of projects and training programmes.

The School promotes equality and diversity and as such is currently in the process of pursuing the Department of Health ‘Positively Diverse’ Initiative. This is an initiative which provides a means by which the School ensures that staff are treated fairly and equitably.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING

The purpose of the department is to contribute to the development of nursing and health care practice within the field of acute and critical care through research and consultancy and the provision of high quality education and training programmes. In support of its purpose, the department works collaboratively with a wide range of strategic partners within the health services and education sector and is engaged in a wide range of collaborative initiatives in education and research.

The department contains 74 academic staff members who are from a variety of backgrounds that reflect the adult and acute and critical care focus of the department and the department’s partnerships with local care providers. Members contribute to a full range of department activities in teaching, research and consultation.

Department research interests are focused on adult, acute and critical care and education management. The department supports research and scholarly activity and has developed collaborative relationships with service providers and health policy developers at local, national and international levels.

Department members are engaged in a wide variety of research activities and contribute significantly to developments within their areas of expertise through publication in professional journals and presentation national and international conferences.

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The current research focus is around Practice Development, New roles in Nursing and their Effectiveness and Nursing Performance Measures.

POST DETAILS

Non Clinical Lecturer in Nursing Studies The postholder will contribute to the development and delivery of taught programmes and to the portfolio of research and scholarly activity within the Department in the area of nursing studies and will ideally have an interest in interprofessional learning. Demonstration of leadership in education or practice development will be an advantage and it would be desirable to hold a PhD or be working towards one.

It is expected that the postholder:

Will have appropriate professional experience, and will hold a professional qualification relevant to the post.

Will have an appropriate postgraduate qualification and evidence of continual scholarly activity.

Will hold or be willing to work towards a teaching qualification. Will have undertaken research and development in an area relevant to the

post.

The duties and responsibilities of the post include:

Teaching

Contributing to the teaching of students on undergraduate and post graduate programmes which have a focus on the theory and practice of nursing within an adult care setting, primarily within the Department.

Contributing to student support and welfare through supervision of academic work on undergraduate and post graduate programmes.

Contributing to the development of Departmental links through liaison with specialist services in the field of acute and critical care.

Contributing to academic administration through the design, evaluation and delivery of new and existing programmes within the Department with a particular emphasis on graduate and postgraduate opportunities supporting expert practice.

Any other teaching duties as agreed.

Research

Contributing in particular to the Department and the School’s research clusters on Practice Development and Education for New Roles.

Contributing to the development of relevant research links with external institutions including health and social care organisations involved in areas relating to the post.

Contributing to the Department’s national and international standing through the construction of high quality publications, the generation of research income and involvement in external professional activities.

Any other area of research as agreed.

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Administration

Participating in Departmental and School groups and committees. Participating in student and programme related administration, for example,

module or course leadership or student admission procedures. Any other areas of administration as agreed.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL DESIRABLEQUALIFICATIONS Will hold an appropriate

postgraduate qualification, and evidence of continual scholarly activity.

Will hold a professional qualification relevant to the post.

Will hold or be working towards a PhD.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Will have knowledge and/or experience of the care and management of the adult patient.

TEACHING Will have some relevant experience of teaching or supervising undergraduate students.

Will have a specific interest in the teaching of nursing theory and practice.

Will hold or be willing to work towards a teaching qualification.

Will have knowledge and/or experience of interprofessional learning.

RESEARCH Will have undertaken research and development in practice development or and education for new roles.

MANAGEMENT Will have experience of collaborative working between organisations.

INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS

Will have analytic, presentational and communication skills and the capacity to work towards and meet deadlines.

FURTHER INFORMATION: This is a permanent, full time post.

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Please note that due to the duties of this post, the appointee will be required to obtain a satisfactory Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

INFORMAL ENQUIRIES: Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Lorraine Ellis, Head of Department Tel: (0114) 222 9776 / 222 9705, e-mail: L.B.Ellis@sheffield.ac.uk.

Potential candidates, particularly if currently working overseas, are welcome to establish contact by email and should not regard a visit to Sheffield before short-listing as a prerequisite to consideration. The University of Sheffield website (http://www.shef.ac.uk/) provides useful information about the university and city.

SALARY: Within the scale for Lecturer Grade A/B: from £23,600 per annum, or from £27,900 per annum, depending on level appointed to.

This Lectureship attracts a special HEFCE funded Golden Hello worth £9K over three years, paid as follows: £4K in month of appointment, £3K on 1st anniversary of appointment, £2K on 2nd anniversary of appointment. This award is available to an appointee who has not previously been in a teaching/lectureship post at an institution that received funds from a UK funding council.

Please note that the University will be introducing new pay and grade structures during 2005. All staff will be kept informed of progress and will receive personal information about how they will benefit from the new scheme during the next year.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As for Non Clinical Lecturers, attached.

BENEFITS FOR STAFF

All our posts offer exciting and rewarding opportunities within a dynamic and diverse working environment. In addition to offering excellent pay and conditions, we also provide the following services for staff:

corporate Childcare Voucher scheme final salary pension scheme special rates for S10 Health membership; for more information see

www.sheffield.ac.uk/s10/index.html Home Computing Initiative scheme; for more information see

www.sheffield.ac.uk/hci

CLOSING DATE: 22 February 2005.

PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NO: R3581

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HOW TO APPLY:

Online: Please visit www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs, click on the title of the post you wish to apply for and select the 'apply online' link.

Or please send: a) your full curriculum vitae with a covering letter explaining your interest in, and suitability for, this vacancy (three copies of each)

b) a completed Summary Information Form/Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

by post to: The Staff Recruitment ServiceDepartment of Human Resources - Personnel ServicesThe University of SheffieldFirth CourtWestern BankSHEFFIELD S10 2TN

or in person to: The Staff Recruitment ServiceDepartment of Human Resources - Personnel ServicesThe University of Sheffield10 - 12 Brunswick StreetSHEFFIELD S10 2FN(Reception is open Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm).

CIRCULATION OF APPLICATIONS

As part of the selection process, applications may be considered by a number of appropriate staff within the recruiting department, and a cognate department, in addition to the shortlisting/interview panel(s). Please state within your covering letter if you do not wish your application to be released in this manner, or whether you would prefer it to be circulated on a restricted basis, e.g. as an anonymous CV.

INTERVIEW EXPENSES

Candidates attending for interview will be provided with the appropriate claim form. The University will defray standard return rail fare and reasonable subsistence expenses. Claims for car mileage are accepted when it is agreed in advance that rail travel is not a practicable alternative. Arrangement for travel from outside the UK must be made with the recruiting department in advance of the interview. To meet Inland Revenue requirements, expense claims must be accompanied by original receipts.

WORK PERMITS

If an applicant selected to be appointed requires a work permit to work in the UK, the University may issue a conditional offer of employment subject to a successful work permit application.

The Home Office is the Government department charged with the responsibility of issuing work permits. It has in place strict criteria regarding eligibility and work permits will only be issued for posts where it can be demonstrated that there is a skills shortage which cannot be met from within the European Economic Area.

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Where it is reasonable to assume that there is an appropriate recruitment market within the EEA, it is unlikely that a work permit will be issued. Therefore certain types of post are unlikely to be considered eligible for a work permit.

Further information is available on the Home Office website at: http://www.workingintheuk.gov.uk/.

The persons whom the University considers may not be limited to those who make applications in accordance with the current advertisement.

The University is committed to equality through diversity

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THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Vice-Chancellor: Professor R F Boucher, CBE, PhD (Nottingham), HonDHL(State University of New York), CEng, FIMechE, FASME, MIEEE, HonRNCM, FREng

APPOINTMENT OF A LECTURER (NON-CLINICAL)

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

1. (a) The post is full-time unless stated otherwise in your letter of appointment and may not be held in conjunction with any other engagement.

(b) You are required to observe the Charter, Statutes and Ordinances of the University and to carry out all orders and regulations of the Council.

(c) You are required to carry out such teaching, examining and administrative duties as may be assigned to you by your Head of Department, to whom you will be responsible, and to conduct research as an essential part of your duties. You are required to work such number of hours as are necessary to carry out your duties.

2. It is the University's policy to encourage members of the academic staff to undertake a reasonable amount of consultancy work.

In normal circumstances and subject to prior notification to your Head of Department, up to 35 days of paid outside consultancy may be undertaken in any academic year (taking term-time and vacations together); approval to undertake such consultancy shall not normally be withheld by Heads of Departments provided the work involved is in the general interests of the University.

Where a member of staff wishes to undertake a total of more than 35 days' consultancy in any one year, a recommendation must be made via the Head of Department to the Vice-Chancellor. If approval for more than 35 days is given, the fees received in excess of 35 days shall be the subject of individual negotiation but the share of the consultancy income accruing to the University and Department shall not normally be less than 50% of the fee for the days beyond 35.

3. (a) The salary scales adopted by the University Council for Non-Clinical Lecturers are as shown in the attached document.

(b) Initial salary will be fixed at a point within the salary scales according to age, qualifications and experience.

(c) Increments are payable as follows:

If your date of appointment is between 1 October and 31 March inclusive: first increment on the following 1 October with increments on each 1 October thereafter.

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If your date of appointment is between 1 April and 30 September inclusive: first increment on 1 October in the following calendar year with increments on each 1 October thereafter. In this case your initial salary will have taken into account the span of time prior to payment of the first increment.

(d) Salary is payable monthly in arrear from the date of your taking up duties.

4. You may, subject to the rules of the Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd., become or continue as a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd.

A contracting-out certificate under the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 is in force for appointments subject to the Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd.

5. You are allowed annual holidays on full pay totalling six calendar weeks, exclusive of statutory bank holidays, in any one calendar year beginning on 1 October. Holidays shall be taken by agreement with your Head of Department. On termination of your employment, you will be entitled to take paid holiday or payment in lieu of holiday, being the proportion of your entitlement for the period you have worked during the leave year and for which you have not taken holidays. Payment in lieu of holiday will not be made where agreement is made with a new employer to take over responsibility for accrued holiday entitlement. Holiday entitlement is not transferable from one leave year to another.

6. You are required to make such arrangements in regard to place of residence as will allow you to carry out effectively all your University duties and responsibilities and play the full part in the work and life of the University appropriate to your post. The allocation of duties and responsibilities between staff cannot normally be modified to take account of residential factors.

7. Removal expenses will be paid in accordance with the regulations approved by the University Council to staff taking up initial appointments with the University of not less than two years' duration.

8. (a) Appointments are probationary and will include three academic sessions with the possibility of extension to four sessions if necessary. Previous relevant experience may be recognised as part of the period of probationary service. The length of probation will be stated in your letter of appointment.

(b) Probationary appointments are reviewed at the end of each full academic session during probation. Appointments are confirmed following satisfactory completion of prescribed periods of probationary service.

(c) Ability in research is a condition for retention of probationary appointments and for confirmation of lectureships.

(d) The salary structure for Non-Clinical Lecturers encompasses two salary scales, Grade A and Grade B. It is the normal expectation that

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a lecturer reaching the maximum of Grade A will be advanced to Grade B. Advancement from Grade A to Grade B will, however, be made on a positive recommendation based on academic attainment and ability and a satisfactory standard of work.

9. You are required to attend such courses of training on University teaching and academic practice as may be arranged for you by the University.

10. You will be a member of the Senior Common Room; membership carries with it the obligation (which is revocable) to payment of an annual subscription to be effected by deduction from salary in a single month of each year.

11. You are required to attend training and such courses on matters concerning Health, Safety and Welfare at Work as may be arranged for you.

12. Appointments are terminable at any time by three months notice from either side, the notice taking effect (except in the case of non-teaching staff) at the end of a University Semester. However subject to mutual agreement the requirements for the notice to take effect at the end of a Semester may be waived.For staff who carry out teaching duties, full details of notice periods can be found on the Personnel Department web pages.

13. You are required by Statute to retire from your post on 29 September following the date on which you attain the age of 65 years unless the Council by a vote of at least one-half its total members shall request you to continue for a period not exceeding five years after which retirement will be compulsory.

14. The University Council has approved a formal procedure which you may follow if you wish to seek redress of any grievance relating to your employment.

15. The University Maternity Leave Scheme is available for female members of University staff who have been continuously employed in the University’s service for a minimum period of 12 months before the expected date of confinement. The University Adoption Scheme is available for all eligible members of staff who have been continuously employed in the University’s service for a minimum period of 12 months before the expected date of placement. Copies of the University’s Maternity and Adoption Leave Schemes are available from the Department of Human Resources - Personnel Services. Members of staff not eligible for these Schemes may be eligible for Statutory Maternity or Adoption Entitlements and they should contact the Department of Human Resources - Personnel Services for advice concerning eligibility.

Any member of University staff who is the father of a new child or is the partner of an individual who is newly matched with a child for adoption is entitled to Paternity Leave. Copies of the University’s Paternity Leave Policy are available from the Department of Human Resources - Personnel Services.

16. Paid leave of absence on grounds of ill health is granted in accordance with the regulations approved by the Council of the University.

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17. If you believe that there is patentable property arising out of your University work you must inform the Registrar and Secretary as soon as possible and certainly before any disclosure or publication of the invention. The University will then determine as soon as possible whether it will proceed and file a patent application, agreeing with you that any future benefits of exploitation will be shared between you and your Department and the University, or will notify you that the University has no interest in the invention and that you are free to proceed at your own risk and cost.

18. The personal information provided to the University and held on staff personal records must be accurate, complete and up to date and staff should advise the University of any changes to this information.

This information will be processed by the University, in accordance with its registration under the Data Protection Act 1998, and in pursuance of its educational and administrative functions. This data will be used by the Higher Education Statistics Agency for statistical purposes and may be passed to the Council Tax Office of the local authority.

19. The Association of University Teachers (AUT) is recognised by the University Council as the sole bargaining agent for the terms and conditions of service of non-clinical academic and academic related staff subject to Joint Negotiating Committee for Academic & Related Staff salary agreements. These terms and conditions are therefore subject to the collective agreement between the University Council and the AUT at the time being in force to give effect to the AUT's position as sole bargaining agent for the above mentioned staff.

20. No member of the University apart from the Registrar and Secretary as Secretary to the University Council or the Director of Human Resource Management has authority to make any offer to, or to notify any change in the terms and conditions of appointment of, any new or existing member of staff. If any other member of staff purports to make any offer or effect any change in the terms and conditions of appointment as aforesaid, the University will not be bound by any such offer or change.

21. The University of Sheffield is an equal opportunity employer and has confirmed its commitment to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities in employment in which individuals are selected and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities. The aim of this policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee should receive less favourable treatment on any grounds not relevant to good employment practice. The University is committed to a programme of action to make this policy fully effective

Ms R A ValerioDirector of Human Resource Management

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