In the School of Allied Health and Community, we recognise that innovation is the only way to ensure high quality care remains a reality; today, tomorrow, and into the future. Through excellent teaching, impactful research, and strong sector partnerships we seek to play our part in building a resilient, compassionate, critical, and highly skilled workforce for the health, care, and community sector.
The School is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced colleague with a background in health and social care to support teaching and learning on a variety of programmes in the Department of Health and Well-being. The successful candidate will join a friendly and supportive team of academics and practitioners with expertise in nursing, public health, mental health, children and young people’s well-being, as well as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nutritional therapy, paramedics, diagnostic radiography and dietetics all who play key roles in the delivery and on-going development of courses across the School. All staff across the school, work as an inter-professional team, teaching collaboratively across shared and profession specific modules at all academic levels and you will be expected to share this philosophy.
By providing expert knowledge, the post holder will be expected to teach and lead agreed modules across the Department and the School, teaching from level 0 to level 7; assess students, supervise undergraduate and post graduate research studies, and engage in curriculum development. The main responsibilities for the post will include leading and teaching on the Foundation Year Healthcare with an opportunity to support course leadership. Therefore, it is essential that the appointee is able to adopt a flexible approach to the subjects they
For this role full-time and part-time will be considered.
What’s in it for you?
- Annual incremental increase up to £54,395 for Senior Lecturers and £41,732 for Lecturers
- 47 days of leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days)
- Attractive Teachers Pension Scheme
- Access to a range of benefits such as our Staff Retail Benefits Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Tusker Car Leasing
- Wellbeing advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme
- In-house training and development support
- A friendly, inclusive and supportive culture and work environment
If you are interested in joining a friendly and supportive team of academics and practitioners at this exciting time and would relish the challenge of educating the next generation of professionals, we welcome your application.
For an informal discussion in relation to this role please contact Lisa Mauro-Bracken, Head of Department of Health and Well-being, by email at l.mauro-bracken@worc.ac.uk