Lecturer in Paramedic Science

Opening Date:
26 May 2020
Closing Date:
30 Jun 2020
Salary Range:

Full-time, fixed term for 1 year. To be offered at Grade 8 or 9 dependant on experience.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, solution focused and motivated lecturer who has experience of working as a paramedic or emergency/acute healthcare practitioner. You will use your knowledge and experience innovatively for teaching and assessing applied skills and knowledge. You will provide student support, working with our service user and carer group. We work in partnership with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) across our region.

The grade 9 lecturer position is seeking applicants who have clinical experience of advanced practice and have worked as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, an Emergency Nurse Practitioner or an Emergency Care Practitioner and have had some previous teaching and/or research experience.

The grade 8 post is seeking applicants who have clinical experience in emergency, acute or urgent care which is demonstrably relevant to the undergraduate paramedic science curriculum.

We are currently investing in our paramedic teaching resources. As a new member of staff, you will be mentored by an experienced colleague and supported to develop your academic career through the University career framework.

The School of Allied Health Professions and Midwifery have developed a strong portfolio of education provision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across Paramedic Science , Physiotherapy, Diagnostic Radiography, Occupational Therapy and Midwifery and the Faculty of Health Studies research activity fits into the three themed areas of Advanced Health Care, Innovative Engineering and Sustainable Societies

If you currently work in a clinical setting and wish to continue to do so on a part time basis, we are open to negotiating working arrangements and secondments with NHS employers, particularly if you would like a change in roles when the immediate COVID crisis is over. The University offers a supportive relocation package and will discuss pension options for those currently working in the NHS on an individual basis.

We welcome applicants who are from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds who are currently underrepresented across our teaching and research teams.

For further information or to submit an application, please visit https://jobs.bradford.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=HR0094729