Jobs: Yorkshire and Humberside

Are you an NMC registered nurse or nursing associate highly skilled in the design and delivery of healthcare education? Are you experienced in the integration between academic and professional learning? Do you have a commitment to the professional development of the healthcare workforce and an interest in widening participation in Higher Education? The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe. The Lifelong Learning Centre (LLC) developed the Nursing Associate Higher Apprenticeship in 2018. In 2022 our apprenticeship provision across the University was rated ‘Good’ by OFSTED in all areas. Following the retirement of our existing Deputy Programme Manager, we are seeking to appoint an experienced healthcare education professional to support this programme to grow student numbers in the future, as healthcare providers make commitments to their workforce development plans. As Deputy Programme Manager you will work on programmes designed for clinical support workers who are part of the workforce delivering health and social care in a range of settings. You will be responsible for teaching modules for the Nursing Associate Higher Apprenticeship (Foundation Degree) programme and providing support for learners from diverse backgrounds. You will also assist the Programme Manager in student support, supervision of projects, recruitment, professional networking and play a key role in the growth of the programme. The integration between academic and professional learning is a key feature of the programmes. so you will need a firm grounding in healthcare both from an academic and professional perspective and a thorough understanding of the requirements of the role of the Nursing Associate. You will have an excellent understanding of policy and research in healthcare, coupled with relevant experience of teaching adults at FE/HE level. For more information, or to apply for this role, please visit: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancies.aspx

The Department of Health Sciences at the University of York is a large and multidisciplinary department, offering a broad range of educational programmes in the health and social care field. We are seeking to appoint an external examiner for the Department’s Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship programme (subject to approval November 2023). There are two routes into the programme currently with an annual March and September start. The role-holder will be a Registered Nurse and have experience of apprenticeship provision and have responsibility for all modules and have an understanding of the occupational standard and the EPA plan to ensure that all components of the EPA have been met on the programme. External examiners are required to review and evaluate assessment marking; be a member of the Board of Examiners and attend meetings; comment and give advice on programme content, balance and structure; and to complete an annual report as part of the University of York’s quality assurance mechanisms. The University requires external examiners to attend a minimum of one Board of Examiners meeting per year. Boards of examiners are currently online but an expectation is one visit to meet staff and students a year, and to visit online platforms to be arranged with the programme team. All appointments are subject to meeting the University’s criteria for the appointment of external examiners. The successful applicant would be appointed with effect from March 2023 for a term of four academic years. Informal enquiries can be made to Linda Currie, Programme Leader (linda.currie@york.ac.uk). General information about the Department can be found on our website: https://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/ Interested applicants should submit their letter of application and a CV to the Secretary to the Board of Examiners, Veronica Gillies (veronica.gillies@york.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is: Monday 18 December 2023

We are looking to recruit an independent assessor for our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice End Point Assessment at the University of York. The person specification and role and responsibilities are as set out in the EPA ST0564/AP1 standard. The presentations are planned for in-person and will take place w/c 15 August 24 2024. For more information and to apply please contact Dr. Sue Faulds at sue.faulds@york.ac.uk