Health & Social Care Lecturer, Birmingham

QA Higher Education; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible teaching opportunities

CPD support

Inclusive working environment

Job summary

QA Higher Education in Birmingham seeks a Lecturer in Health & Social Care to deliver daytime and flexible teaching on campus. The role focuses on epidemiology, biostatistics and data analysis with DBS clearance as required.

You will plan modules, supervise student projects, and collaborate with peers to ensure high‑quality teaching and student success across diverse cohorts.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering HE level Health & Social Care modules.
• Ability to plan and assess student work with timely feedback.
• Familiarity with epidemiological methods and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver modules across Health & Social Care programmes.
• Support student learning through workshops, seminars and guidance.
• Assess student work using appropriate methods and benchmarks.
• Supervise dissertations, projects or practice tasks as needed.
• Collaborate with teams to maintain quality and enhance practice.
• Utilise VLE platforms to support learning and communication.

Skills

Epidemiology training

Biostatistics software

Data cleaning & analysis

Data visualization

SQL & GIS mapping

Teaching & supervision

VLE proficiency

Education

PhD or Master’s in Public Health / Data

Teaching qualification or HEA Fellowship

DBS check eligibility

Tools

SPSS

R

Stata

SAS

Python

GIS software

Job description

About The Role

Lecturer in Health & Social Care | Birmingham | ZHC

Teaching hours: Daytime, evenings & weekends available
On‑campus, face‑to‑face teaching
Vetting requirement: Basic DBS

About the Role

We’re looking for passionate Health & Social Care Lecturers to deliver engaging, high‑quality teaching to our diverse higher‑education student community. You’ll help learners build the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to succeed in their academic and professional pathways. Specifically, we seek lecturers with epidemiological training and experience.

We are keen to hear from you if you have any of the following:

• high-level skills in relevant biostatistical Software (e.g., SPSS, R, Stata, SAS, or Python).
• proficiency in cleaning and analyzing large, complex epidemiologic datasets.
• strong data Analytic & mapping expertise (e.g., SQL, GIS -mapping software, and data visualization tools) to monitor disease trends.
• Experience of surveilling & outbreak Response with proven ability to design, implement, and interpret epidemiological studies (case-control, cohort studies) and manage outbreaks.
• Prior experience in research supervision.
• Expertise in Public Health evidence synthesis and quantitative research methods.

We will like to hear from you if any of the above describes you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Plan, prepare and deliver modules across a range of Health & Social Care programmes
• Support student learning through workshops, seminars and academic guidance
• Assess student work using appropriate methods and benchmarks, ensuring timely feedback
• Supervise dissertations, projects or applied practice tasks where required
• Collaborate with academic teams to maintain quality and enhance teaching practice
• Use VLE platforms to support learning and communicate effectively with students

What You’ll Bring

• Significant experience teaching Health & Social Care within higher education settings
• Experience assessing students and supporting their academic progression
• Strong digital skills, including confidence using VLEs and online resources
• A collaborative, student‑centred approach and commitment to continuous improvement

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Public Health or a relevant Data / Health & Social Care discipline (essential)
• Teaching qualification or HEA Fellowship (preferred)
• Willingness to complete a Basic DBS check prior to starting (essential)

Why Join QA Higher Education?

• Be part of a dynamic academic community supporting over 17,000 students worldwide
• Flexible teaching opportunities that fit your lifestyle
• Professional development & CPD support
• Inclusive and diverse working environment committed to safeguarding and student success