Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Northumbria University; Newcastle upon Tyne; Presencial; GBP 40 000 - 56 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Northumbria University is seeking an experienced physiotherapist to join its teaching and clinical education team in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role blends clinical practice with delivering high-quality teaching, supervising placements and contributing to research, knowledge exchange and enterprise activity.

The successful candidate will hold a doctoral qualification, HCPC registration and a track record of developing physiotherapy education.

Qualificações

• Doctoral qualification and HCPC registration.
• Evidence of established clinical physiotherapy practice.
• Experience designing, delivering and assessing high-quality teaching and learning.
• Contributing to wider physiotherapy profession via service improvement, leadership or research.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver teaching, research, practice placement development and supervision.
• Contribute to knowledge exchange and business and enterprise engagement activity.
• Support student success through quality teaching and student-centred approaches.

Conhecimentos

Clinical practice

Teaching design

Leadership in education

Formação académica

Doctoral qualification

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Are you an enthusiastic and experienced physiotherapist looking for a role that provides you with the opportunity to use your practice expertise to enrich the delivery of exceptional teaching and support student success?

Working as part of multi-disciplinary teams, you will be responsible for contributing to an exceptional student experience through the delivery of teaching, research, practice placement development and supervision, knowledge exchange and business and enterprise engagement activity.

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Colleagues appointed into our Lecturer grade are usually early career academics who are supported through their probationary period to develop their Academic profile. Upon completion of probation objectives these colleagues are automatically moved into the Assistant Professor role.

This is a fixed term role for two years. We will consider both full and part time working

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 therefore the successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.,

Applicants should hold a doctoral qualification and be able to demonstrate evidence of established clinical practice and specialist knowledge in physiotherapy, along with experience of supporting physiotherapy education. Experience of designing, delivering, and assessing high-quality teaching and learning practice as well as evidence of contributing to the wider physiotherapy profession through service improvement, leadership or research are essential.

Membership (or eligibility for membership) of Health and Care Professions Council is essential.

Join Northumbria University, a research-intensive institution unlocking potential and changing lives locally and globally. Named Times Higher Education's in 2022 and in 2025, we rank top 25 in the UK for research power. Discover more .

With over 37,000 students from 140+ countries, we offer world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and an outstanding student experience. We empower our exceptional staff, promoting a positive work-life balance and offering great benefits, including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, generous holiday entitlement and .

Our Northumbria Values, co-created by our team, define who we are: Academic Excellence, Innovation, Inclusivity, Collaboration, and Ambition. Our Behaviours shape our work culture: We listen and learn, support one another, respect everyone, trust each other, and are bold.

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne and London, we are an on-campus organisation and offer flexible hours and location where the role allows. We pride ourselves on diversity and inclusivity, holding a Silver Athena Swan in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, a bronze Race Equality Charter Award and we are a Disability Confident Leader. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.

This opportunity is open to applications from internal candidates who do not hold a current substantive academic role at Northumbria. Current academic colleagues with a substantive role are encouraged to consider options to progress via the Academic Development Review process.

Pay, Pensions and Total Reward Approach

Northumbria University offers a competitive reward package for academic colleagues through our Total Reward Approach. This combines salary and pension provision to provide flexibility and choice, enabling colleagues to select the option that best suits their individual circumstances.

Academic colleagues can choose to join either the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) or the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).