Lecturer - Health & Social Care

Greater Manchester; Bolton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Greater Manchester invites applications for a role contributing to the teaching and delivery of Health & Social Care programmes at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels. You will provide academic and personal student support and engage in professional development activities.

The post involves supporting student recruitment and admissions, with emphasis on aligning courses to industry needs and fostering a positive learning environment.

Qualifications

• First degree required; teaching qualification preferred.
• PhD and HEA membership are essential requirements of the role.
• Contemporary experience in Health & Social Care is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to teaching and delivery of Health & Social Care programmes at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels; provide academic and personal student support.
• Support student recruitment and admissions for the programmes.

Skills

Teaching

Health & Social Care

Student support

Education

First degree

PhD

Tools

HEA Membership

Job description

The University of Greater Manchester is a “Teaching Intensive, Research Informed Assessment Enabled” higher education institution whose distinctive high quality, student-focused, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes attract students from all over the world.

Our staff are at the heart of everything we do: they are highly qualified and experienced in their fields, supporting their teaching practice by carrying out quality research and engaging in continuous professional development. Staff pride themselves on being outstanding professionals that provide excellent learning, teaching and applied research and support in the provision of custom-designed, industry led courses in numerous subject areas.

The key duties of the post holder will be to contribute to the teaching and delivery of the Health & Social Care programmes, undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes, including the academic and personal support of students. In addition, you will be expected to contribute to the student recruitment and admissions of the Programmes.

Professional Membership/Registration is a desirable requirement for this role along with a first degree and preferably a teaching qualification. We are particularly interested in candidates with contemporary experience in Health & Social Care. A commitment to undertaking a PhD and membership of the Higher Education Academy is an essential requirement of the role.

The successful candidate should demonstrate a practical awareness of current developments in Health & Social Care Education as well as being able to facilitate the creation and maintenance of a range of links between courses and the Professional sector.

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Please note, the University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of applications are received.

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Successful applicants will be required to prove their right to work in the UK prior to the commencement of their employment.

Whilst the University of Greater Manchester is a licensed sponsor, under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) not all roles are eligible for visa sponsorship.

This position may not meet the criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

Eligibility will be assessed in line with the Home Office requirements at the time of making the offer.

The University of Greater Manchester strives to achieve equality of opportunity