Jobs: West Midlands

At University College Birmingham we are developing a suite of Post-Registration Nursing and Allied Health programmes including Community Specialist Practitioner Qualifications, Advanced Clinical Practice and the V300 Independent and Supplementary Prescribing Qualification this year, for delivery from September 2024. We require a Senior Lecturer (part-time) to join our Department of Health, with the skills and experience to support the development and approval of the V300 Independent and Supplementary Prescribing programme. This role may interest you if you are: Already working in higher education as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer with contemporary knowledge of prescribing and pharmacology, looking for a part-time Senior Lecturer position. Or Working as an advanced clinical practitioner or community specialist practitioner, with an interest in teaching prescribing and pharmacology part-time to our university students, alongside your professional role. You must have annotation on the NMC, HCPC or GPhC register as an Independent and Supplementary prescriber. Our new post-registration programmes’ curriculum will focus on preparing experienced practitioners to develop their role or innovate their practice as advanced clinical and specialist practitioners. You will work in partnership with students, academics, researchers, service users and practice partner colleagues to create and deliver high quality learning and teaching. Please see the Senior Lecturer Job Description and Person Specification which outlines further details for this specialist role. You must have expertise in engaging in post-registration nursing or allied health education with sound pedagogical foundations and be able to offer inspirational learning and teaching to students. You will have an awareness of the requirements for Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education and Ofsted, as the programmes will be offered as apprenticeships as well as fulltime/part time programmes. You should have a strong commitment to developing and maintaining relationships with the programme delivery team, wider university teams, the NMC/HCPC and our stakeholders, as this will be required during curriculum development, validation and approval and ongoing programme monitoring. You will be working with an outstanding team of nursing and allied health lecturers, plus support service staff in Moss House and McIntyre House. Our facilities include state-of-the-art skills and simulation facilities includes a fully equipped 6 bedded hospital ward, immersive technologies 360-degree video room, community care room, skills training spaces, anatomy rooms and modern and spacious lecture and study spaces. Please contact k.ariley@ucb.ac.uk for further information. Closing Date - Sunday 7 January 2023 at midday Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave
• 38 days’ paid leave per year
• 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Employer Contribution – 23.6%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle.

The University of Worcester is a high achieving, award-winning, dynamic institution set within an inclusive and engaged community. The number one University in England for gender equality, according to the last three years of the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings, with multiple accolades for teaching quality, inclusion, contribution to the community, and environmental sustainability, the University has been shortlisted as Times Higher Education University of the Year three times in recent years. One of the best Universities for health education, Worcester has created the distinctive Three Counties Medical School (TCMS), aiming to widen access to careers in medicine and retain graduates in the local area. This is an exciting time to join the University, as the MSc Physician Associate Programme which has been successfully running for a number of years at the University, has recently moved Schools to join the new Three Counties Medical School, aligning the courses requiring GMC regulation. We are seeking to recruit an Associate Lecturer to contribute to the development and the delivery of Physician Associate education. You should be an experienced academic with a related Biomedical Science background, with specific knowledge in the areas of physiology, pathophysiology and/or pharmacology. It is expected that you enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team and have a passion for developing and teaching healthcare students. If you are interested in joining us at this exciting time and would relish the challenge of playing a part in the future development of the programme and the Three Counties Medical School as we train the next generation of healthcare professionals, we welcome your application. NB. The number of hours available might only be a few hours per week. If only an element of this work if offered which does not involve additional preparation and administration a standard hourly rate will apply, currently £19.23 plus £4.23 holiday pay. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jennifer Zandbeek, School Manager for the Three Counties Medical School via email at  j.zandbeek@worc.ac.uk

The University of Worcester is a high achieving, award-winning, dynamic institution set within an inclusive and engaged community. The number one University in England for gender equality, according to the last three years of the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings, with multiple accolades for teaching quality, inclusion, contribution to the community, and environmental sustainability, the University has been shortlisted as Times Higher Education University of the Year three times in recent years. One of the best Universities for health education, Worcester has created the distinctive Three Counties Medical School (TCMS), aiming to widen access to careers in medicine and retain graduates in the local area. This is an exciting time to join the University, as the MSc Physician Associate Programme which has been successfully running for a number of years at the University, has recently moved Schools to join the new Three Counties Medical School, aligning the courses requiring GMC regulation. We are seeking to recruit an Associate Lecturer to contribute to the development and the delivery of Physician Associate education. You should be a clinician, and this can be from any appropriate discipline (Physician Associate, Nursing, Allied Health or a doctor). You need to be clinically knowledgeable having at least two years post qualification experience, and be registered with the appropriate regulatory body. It is expected that you enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team and have a passion for developing and teaching healthcare students. If you are interested in joining us at this exciting time and would relish the challenge of playing a part in the future development of the programme and the Three Counties Medical School as we train the next generation of healthcare professionals, we welcome your application. NB. The number of hours available might only be a few hours per week. If only an element of this work if offered which does not involve additional preparation and administration a standard hourly rate will apply, currently £19.23 plus £4.23 holiday pay. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jennifer Zandbeek, School Manager for the Three Counties Medical School via email at  j.zandbeek@worc.ac.uk

The University of Worcester is a high achieving, award-winning, dynamic institution set within an inclusive and engaged community. The number one University in England for gender equality, according to the last three years of the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings, with multiple accolades for teaching quality, inclusion, contribution to the community, and environmental sustainability, the University has been shortlisted as Times Higher Education University of the Year three times in recent years. One of the best Universities for health education, Worcester is founding the distinctive Three Counties Medical School [TCMS], aiming to widen access to careers in medicine and retain graduates in the local area. The School’s planned curriculum emphasises problem-based learning [PBL], early patient contact, programmatic assessment, an emphasis on community-orientated clinical placements and professional, emotionally intelligent communication at every stage. The University of Worcester is seeking Associate Lecturers - PBL Facilitator to join its expanding Medical School As a PBL Facilitator, you will provide small group facilitation for first year medical students, who will meet in small groups to explore and discuss authentic clinical case scenarios. You will also need to undertake the necessary preparation for facilitating small group work and tutorials including PBL scenario refreshment and tutor notes, as well as assessing student progress, providing constructive and timely feedback. PBL facilitators may also act as the students Personal Academic Tutors (PAT) providing student academic guidance, mentorship and pastoral support. PBL Facilitators meet with groups of students on Monday afternoons and Friday mornings over 35 weeks. NB. If you are successful at interview you will be invited to join a pool of sessional lecturers and we will contact you if suitable work becomes available. We are not able to guarantee employment as it will be subject to student numbers and staff vacancy. The number of hours available might only be a few hours per week. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jennifer Zandbeek, School Manager for the Three Counties Medical School via email at  j.zandbeek@worc.ac.uk

The University of Wolverhampton is seeking a replacement external examiner for the pre-registration Nursing programmes both apprenticeship and non-apprenticeship. Award and Module Level external examiners are required for the following programmes.

• Nurse Degree Apprenticeship (ADULT) – End point assessment, Award and Module - to commence January 2024
• Nursing Associate - Award and Module – to commence January 2024
• BNURS Adult Nursing – Module - to commence January 2024
• BNURS Adult Nursing - Module and Award – to commence September 2024
• BNURS Childrens nursing – Module and Award – to commence September 2024
• BNURS Mental Health – Module and Award – to commence September 2024

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced academic staff. Applicants should have a good understanding of UK Higher Education sector, quality, standards, and quality assurance. Registration as an Nurse within an identified field with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, with relevant subject knowledge and experience is essential. The University of Wolverhampton offers support for external examiners, including training, online resources and guidance and further support provided by the programme leader and module team. First-time external examiners will be mentored by an experienced external examiner from the Faculty. Applicants are advised that the University applies the following criteria to external examiners:

• The area of expertise of external examiners is within the area of examinations undertaken;
• Applicants should have recently been employed (or are still employed) within a university appointment;
• He/she must not have been a University of Wolverhampton examiner within the last five years;
• He/she will have a adult nursing qualification registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and internal examining experience. Previous external examining experience would be welcomed but is not essential,

The role requires providing advice and recommendations to module teams about teaching and learning content and assessment design. External moderation of assessments, attendance at assessment review boards (on-line) and completion of an Annual External Examiners Report. It is also desirable that the external examiner can attend for one additional day in person to visit students and practice assessors/ supervisors in placement. All appointments are subject to a panel review of perspective nominations. Applications are by submission of CV. If you are interested in applying for this role (or to request further information), please send a recent CV by December 20th 2023 to either Principal Lecturer in Nursing Ruth Handley R.Handley@wlv.ac.uk (Non apprenticeship) Principle Lecturer for Nursing Juliet Drummond Juliet.Drummond@wlv.ac.uk (Apprenticeship)

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional and experienced individual to contribute to the academic and professional provision of Independent and Supplementary Prescribing, Pharmacology, Medicines Optimisation/Management education and practice across a range of professionally based programmes in the Three Counties School of Nursing and Midwifery. The successful candidate will join a dynamic interprofessional team to support the highly successful independent and supplementary prescribing course for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, alongside the Pharmacology and Medicines Management curriculum requirements in the MSc Advancing Clinical Practice and Pre-registration nursing, Midwifery and FdSc Nurse Associate traditional and apprenticeship programmes. The candidate will be required to develop and contribute to transformational health and social care agenda’s that support new models of healthcare delivery through new ways of working. The post holder will be committed to promoting academic enquiry that develops critical thinking in students at all levels and which supports safe, effective, evidenced based decision making for medicine administration and prescribing practice. The post holder will also be responsible for supporting an interprofessional approach to medicines optimisation and management to ensure students and graduating staff in the workforce are able to support this key health agenda. By providing expert knowledge, the post holder will teach and lead agreed modules, assess students/apprentices, supervise undergraduate and post graduate research and engage in curriculum development. The Three Counties School of Nursing and Midwifery upholds the overall mission of the University by providing high quality, accessible and inclusive learning opportunities, promoting academic enquiry and the advancement of knowledge. Service user and carer involvement in course development and delivery is an increasingly important aspect of our work, as is inter-professional and interagency working. The post holder will also be encouraged to further develop their scholarly, research and publication profile within the school Research and Knowledge Exchange strategy. What's in it for you?

• Annual incremental increase up to £41,732, with the opportunity to progress to £45,585 for Lecturers, and up to £54,395, with the opportunity to progress to £59,422 for Senior 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

For an informal discussion, please contact Helen Holder (Head of Department Apprenticeships and CPD): h.holder@worc.ac.uk

The Three Counties School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Worcester is seeking an External Examiner (EE) for modules within MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Programme, apprenticeship and traditional routes, which includes the NMC/HCPC approved independent and supplementary prescribing module. Independent and supplementary prescribing is also studied by students (Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals) as an individual course (V300). Full details about the programme and modules, can be found on our website: https://www.worcester.ac.uk/courses/advanced-clinical-practice-msc Independent and supplementary prescribing course (V300) https://www.worcester.ac.uk/courses/independent-supplementary-prescribing The MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship route is an integrated degree apprenticeship and the University of Worcester is a listed as a Registered Apprenticeship Training Provider (RoATP) to facilitate the independent End Point Assessment (EPA). The EE will therefore also be required to contribute to the quality assurance of the EPA grading. For further information please see the End Point Assessment Plan (Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education 2023) The courses attract applicants across a range of professional groups including nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, paramedics, and pharmacists. The EE is therefore required to be a registered Nurse, Midwife (Nursing and Midwifery Council) or Allied Health Professional (Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). In addition, this post requires the EE to have substantial experience in teaching or leading on healthcare Master’s programmes and the university requires the EE to hold the relevant qualifications at least equal to the programme being examined as listed below:

• A Master’s degree in relevant subject
• A prescribing or independent and supplementary prescribing qualification
• Experience in Advanced Clinical Practice and Apprenticeships to oversee the End Point Assessment (EPA) is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
• Applicants should have recently been employed (or are still employed) within a university appointment.
• Applicants must not have been a University of Worcester examiner within the last five years.

The University of Worcester offers support for External Examiners and a full induction day. Applications are welcomed from experienced external examiners as well as novice to the role. If new to the role support and mentorship will be provided. Further support is also provided by the Course leader and module team. The University normally expects External Examiners to attend a minimum of one examination board per year. It you would like further information regarding this post please contact Dr Helen Holder, Head of Department Apprenticeship and CPD on: h.holder@worc.ac.uk or Jennifer Barnes Course Leader Jennifer.barnes@worc.ac.uk Interested individuals are also required to send a copy of their CV for consideration.

Urgently Required The University of Wolverhampton are looking for an academic with experience of delivering the SPQ District Nursing to act as an external reviewer for the Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Nursing (District Nursing) NMC approval event on a date to be confirmed in Spring 2024. As part of this process the external reviewer together with internal approval panel will review the documents from 15 January with a response required by 26 January 2024. This will be delivered via MS Teams. To preserve the integrity of the process, External Reviewer nominees should not:

• Be a current External Examiners for the University;
• Have been employed within the previous five years at the University (including as an External Examiner);

If you satisfy the above criteria and would like to support the validation as an External Reviewer, please submit your CV to julie.heydon@wlv.ac.uk. Please note that the successful candidate must be willing to post their Passport/Proof of Identity documentation to enable the necessary Right to Work checks to be undertaken in advance of the validation event. Closing date: 15th December 2023

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional and experienced nurse, with evidence of excellent professional and educational practice to join a team of enthusiastic and committed staff within the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The post holder will work closely with practice and university colleagues to develop the discipline of mental health nursing through strong collaborative partnerships and contributing to transformational agendas reflecting the diverse and challenging nature of health and social care. Our desire as an academic community is to develop critical, competent and compassionate practitioners who can make a positive contribution to and impact upon nursing practice. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with experience or practice in learning disability nursing also. The School sits within the College of Health, Life and Environmental Science and benefits greatly from two outstanding research centres; the University of Worcester is home to the Association for Dementia Studies, which make a national and international contribution to building evidence-based practical ways of working with people living with dementia and their families. In addition, the Mood Disorders Research Centre focuses on investigations of bipolar disorder and other related affective and psychotic illnesses. By providing expert knowledge, the post holder will be expected to teach and lead agreed modules, assess students, supervise undergraduate research studies, and engage in curriculum development. Staff within the School contribute to all of our NMC approved programmes and it is essential that the appointee is able to adopt a flexible approach to the subjects they teach. 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, including research-focussed CPD and formal teaching qualification support
• A friendly, inclusive and supportive culture and work environment

For an informal discussion, please contact Robert Dudley (Head of Three Counties School of Nursing and Midwifery) r.dudley@worc.ac.uk