This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Non-Medical Prescriber to join the Department of Post Qualifying Healthcare Practice, within the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Birmingham City University. The Department of Post Qualifying Healthcare Practice is a thriving, innovative and dynamic environment that aims to provide high quality CPD for the global health workforce.
Joining an existing team of academics, you will contribute to the taught delivery, assessment and support for students undertaking our Non-Medical Prescribing courses. You will work in partnership with our local NHS Trusts, to develop and grow the future prescribing workforce across the region.
In collaboration with the Faculty team, the role will involve the following:
- A contribution to taught delivery and assessment across the Non-Medical Prescribing provision and other related pre and post-registration courses.
- Engagement with experts by experience, external stakeholders, and provision and development of placement support to Non-Medical Prescribing students, Practice Assessors and Practice Supervisors.
- Provide academic and pastoral support to students undertaking the Non-Medical Prescribing and pre-registration Nursing courses.
The following are requirements for the role:
- A professional qualification as a Nurse, Midwife, AHP or Pharmacist, and registered with the NMC, HCPC or GPhC.
- A professional qualification in Non-Medical Prescribing (V300 or Independent and Supplementary Prescribing).
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent).
- A PgCert or equivalent qualification is desirable.
- Credible experience as a Non-Medical Prescriber.
- Experience as an academic or guest lecturer within Higher Education is desirable.
- A track-record of supporting students.
- Strong IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office.
- Experience of working effectively within a team.
- With around 24,000 students from 80 countries, Birmingham City University is a large and diverse place to study. We put students at the heart of everything we do, giving them the best opportunities for future success. The University has an enviable reputation for providing quality, student-focused education in a professional and friendly environment. Our superb courses, state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate staff, and focus on practical skills and professional relevance is producing some of the country’s most employable graduates.
We put £270 million into the regional economy and support thousands of jobs in the area. We’re investing £260 million in our estate, including a major expansion of our city-centre campus at Eastside, providing students with an enviable range of facilities. The Complete University Guide ranked us as a top 30 UK university for spending on facilities in 2015.
Our staff and student community is defined by our core values, which outline who we are as a University and how we will work with each other. Our core values are Excellence, People focused, Partnership working and Fairness and integrity.
If you wish to know more about this role, and would like an informal discussion please contact Katharine Hardware, Senior Lecturer/Course Leader for Non-Medical Prescribing, by email on: katharine.hardware@bcu.ac.uk or David Waters, Associate Professor/Head of Department, by email on: david.waters@bcu.ac.uk