Grade 7, Salary: £43,155 – £52,841 per year
Full-time
Based at University of York campus
Interview date: To be confirmed
Job Reference: 12341
Role Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our growing, dynamic and collegial midwifery education team as a Lecturer at the University of York. The successful candidate will contribute to the vibrant, multidisciplinary environment of the Department of Health Sciences. The Department’s core aim is to improve health and healthcare through the delivery of high quality teaching and the application of challenge-led research to policy and practice. We are committed to underpinning our teaching with our internationally renowned research.
The University of York offers flexible working patterns and a number of family friendly initiatives. As a Department we are proud to foster a supportive culture that helps staff and students contribute fully, flourish and excel, to reach their full potential. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion as well as the values of the Athena SWAN Charter in all our Departmental activities
Role
The successful candidate will engage within the Department of Health Sciences, contributing to the midwifery education portfolio to enhance our strong reputation. In conjunction with clinical partners we provide highly regarded midwifery education, which is fully accredited with the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) standards, and has recently received the BFI Gold Sustainability Award.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed (please refer to the job description)
- Current midwifery registration with the NMC and ideally a postgraduate teaching qualification.
- Postgraduate degree in midwifery or related, or evidenced equivalent experience.
- Specialist subject area knowledge, founded on substantive professional experience.
- Experience in teaching, learning and assessment within Higher Education.
- A commitment to undertake scholarship to enhance the quality of educational provision.
- A commitment to undertake citizenship, including the ability to perform administrative tasks in a timely fashion, and to contribute to the collegial and collaborative ethos of the department.
Interview date: To be confirmed
For informal enquiries: please contact Dr Helen Bedford, Subject Lead for Midwifery at helen.bedford@york.ac.uk or David Barrett, Deputy Head of Department at david.i.barrett@york.ac.uk