Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Midwifery x2

Opening Date:
21 Jun 2021
Closing Date:
11 Jul 2021
Salary Range:

The Role
The successful applicants will join a supportive and committed team, which has established a reputation for providing first-rate midwifery education. These roles also provide an exciting opportunity to work within a faculty that boasts excellent inter-professional collaborative working relationships.

Delivering innovative and high-quality programmes at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, you will provide students with the teaching and support they need to get the very most out of their education. The role will also involve working closely with clinical placement providers, participating in the ongoing development of our midwifery programmes, and supporting the development of simulated and skills teaching. Conducting research and scholarly activity is essential in ensuring that these programmes continually reflect the evolving

The Person
This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in the health of women and birthing people. You will have an excellent reputation and a proven track record of professional practice, education and/or audit, evaluation, or research. You will be expected to play a substantial role in the development of the Department’s teaching and learning portfolio, and the delivery of our wide-ranging education provision. Your personality will enable you to inspire, motivate and communicate with students, and effectively collaborate with colleagues, as well as work equally well on your own initiative within a multi-professional environment. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with experience of psychology, perinatal mental health, and/or with experience in quantitative research methods, audits, or surveys. Applications are encouraged from midwives or those with an interest in the health of women and birthing people.

Applicants for Senior lecturer should be educated to Master’s or Doctorate level and hold a recordable teaching qualification, such as a PGCHE or be willing to undertake such a programme. The Faculty supports new members of staff to gain appropriate qualifications and are keen to support ongoing academic and professional development.

The Faculty
The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education is a joint enterprise of Kingston University and St George’s, University of London. This unique faculty brings together the internationally recognised research of St George’s with Kingston’s reputation for practical teaching excellence. We offer courses in nursing, midwifery, rehabilitation and paramedic science, education, radiography, social work and social care. Our ground-breaking partnership offers opportunities for inter-professional work across the health and education sectors.

Further information
This is a full time, permanent position with a starting salary of £39,343 per annum or £43,955 per annum depending on the skills and experience.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 4 August 2021.
To apply, please go to https://www.kingston.ac.uk/jobs/

We recognise our duty under the Equality Act 2010 to prevent discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between different people when carrying out their activities. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 20didates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK.