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Ac3 Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Opening Date:
5 Mar 2024
Closing Date:
31 Mar 2024
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School of Health and Life Sciences Adult Nursing, Community and Health Division Paisley Campus AC3 Lecturer Full time: 35 hours per week Salary: £48,349 - £54,395 per annum THE POST An opportunity has arisen for an AC3 lecturer to join our Adult Nursing, Community and Health within the School of Health and Life Sciences, where teaching and research are at the heart of all the school’s activities. Ideally, the successful candidate will be a registered Operating Department Practitioner or Adult nurse with perioperative and/or critical care experience and educationally qualified to Masters level. You will join a dedicated team who strive to continuously inspire our students and wider University community – and, through modern teaching and impactful research, continue to deliver innovative solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges. The post requires skilled and motivated people with clinical credibility to contribute to the currency and clinical relevance of our Operating Department Practice, adult nursing, mental health and social care programmes, and to deliver and develop our post graduate portfolio. The ability to contribute to module and programme development is integral to this post, along with engagement in wider academic activities such as consultancy, CPD, and scholarship to enhance teaching or academic knowledge. The successful candidate should have the following: • Masters Degree • HCPC or NMC Professional Body qualification • A sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge and experience in the discipline to work within established research/teaching programmes. • Familiarity with a variety of theories to promote and assess learning. • Understanding of equality and diversity issues as they may impact on academic content and issues relating to student need. • Commitment to delivering high quality teaching and supporting an outstanding student experience. • Excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills. ABOUT US University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries, and businesses. With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy, and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research, and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others. UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2023 Young University Rankings). For more information or to apply please go to: https://ce0974li.webitrent.com/ce0974li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=3866692FHL&VACANCY_ID=5644812P32

Senior Lecturer in Dementia Studies

Opening Date:
4 Mar 2024
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14 Apr 2024
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The Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) is a Centre for Excellence in Dementia Care Research with a global reputation, based at the University of Worcester. The ADS team has developed evidence-based, practical, and person-centred ways of working with people living with dementia and their families, across the NHS England ‘Well Pathway for Dementia’. We do this through impactful, high-quality research, evidence-based education, and knowledge exchange. We are currently advertising a fantastic opportunity for a person-centred dementia care focused academic to join our team of dementia experts. The post holder will engage in high quality research with internal and external partners. The post holder will also have the opportunity to utilise their expert knowledge and research to teach on existing, and develop new, accredited education and CPD programmes. There will be also be opportunities to contribute to course and module leadership, as well as supervision of student research, including doctoral supervision. All our activities are designed to impact significantly on the lives of people affected by dementia and their families. The successful candidate will join our committed and dynamic team and will work collaboratively with colleagues across ADS, The School of Allied Health and Community and the wider University. This will include the potential to contribute to other inter-disciplinary research groups and units across the University. What's in it for you?
  • Annual incremental increase of up to £54,395 with the opportunity to progress up to £59,422
  • 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, formal teaching qualification support, access to a team buddy, research mentor
  • A friendly, inclusive and supportive culture and work environment
  • This position is open to candidates seeking both full-time and part-time opportunities.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Shirley Evans (Director of The Association for Dementia Studies) shirley.evans@worc.ac.uk

Lecturer (Teaching) / Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Occupational Therapy (Practice Education)

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1 Mar 2024
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14 Apr 2024
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The University of Worcester seeks to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated UK HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist to join the Department of Allied Health. The successful candidate will be committed to developing new practice education placement opportunities for occupational therapy students. You will join a friendly and supportive team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, radiographers and dieticians, who play key roles in the delivery and ongoing development of the courses in the Department. You will take on the role as a Lecturer (Teaching) or Senior Lecturer (Teaching) Practice Educator. You will liaise with registered professionals and external organisations to source and develop practice learning opportunities (placements) for students from a variety of educational settings within the region. You will provide module leadership for practice education modules across the BSc and MSc programmes and ensure that all practice education placement opportunities meet the requirements of the University’s work-based learning. You will need to be a brilliant communicator and have creative problem-solving skills. You will be actively involved in the placement development by providing preparation, support, and training to support students and practice educators and ensure quality learning in practice. The allied health staff work as a truly inter-professional team, teaching collaboratively across shared and profession-specific modules at all academic levels and you will be expected to share this philosophy. As a student-centred inclusive university, your role will include being a Personal and Academic Tutor, to support and encourage students to achieve their potential. You will also supervise students with their dissertations and participate in admissions and recruitment events where we work collaboratively with our colleagues in IMPACT, the university service-user group, who support teaching, recruitment, and curriculum development. You should also expect to play an active role within the School, which may include involvement in the delivery of CPD activity across a range of programmes. All staff are expected to engage in research and scholarly activity to enhance their own professional and academic development. Candidates are expected to highlight their areas of expertise in practice and how they intend to further this through scholarship and research. Background The School of Allied Health and Community offers courses ranging from foundation degrees in various specialties in health and social care, to BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Dietetics and Social Work and Masters level study in a number of disciplines related to Health and Social Care. The School is also developing a range of new CPD provision. The wider College of Health, Life and Environmental Science has an exceptional reputation for excellence and the appointee will further develop the quality of our provision through strong collaboration with our practice partners. Informal queries in relation to this role are welcome and should be directed to Debbie Sabbato (PA to the Head of School of Allied Health and Community) via email at D.Sabbato@worc.ac.uk