Practice Educator in Health (Maternity Cover)

Integrated Care System; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Practice Educator in Health to provide high-quality teaching in Health and Social Care. This full-time position involves course leadership and assessment of vocational learners. Candidates should have a strong background in the Health sector and relevant clinical experience. Generous benefits include a good holiday entitlement and potential for hybrid working opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

2-week Christmas closure

Potential for hybrid working opportunities

Free parking across sites

Employee assistance programme available 24/7

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the Health and Social Care industry, specifically within the Health sector.
• Relevant medical and/or clinical occupational experience.
• Understanding and experience of key health and social care practices to effectively teach and monitor student performance and progress.

Responsibilities

• High-quality, innovative teaching, learning, assessment, and internal moderation across vocational courses.
• Assessing accredited programmes, delivering learning aims for Clinical Healthcare apprenticeships.
• Course lead vocational and work-based learning programme(s) for Health and Social Care division.

Skills

Working knowledge of the Health and Social Care industry

Relevant medical and/or clinical occupational experience

Understanding of key health and social care practices

Job description

Practice Educator in Health (Maternity Cover)

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Practice Educator in Health?

Main duties of the job

Day to day duties of the role

• High-quality, innovative teaching, learning,assessment, and internal moderation across a range of vocational and work-based learning courses.
• Assessing upon a range of accredited programmes, as required, delivering the learning aims of students and focusing on Clinical Healthcare apprenticeships or training.
• To course lead vocational and work-based learning programme(s) of study for learners in the Health and Social Care division.
• To effectively support other areas of curriculum, where business need dictates.

About us

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Practice Educator in Health?

Job responsibilities

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Practice Educator in Health?

This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week on a maternity cover basis.

Day to day duties of the role

• High-quality, innovative teaching, learning,assessment, and internal moderation across a range of vocational and work-based learning courses.
• Assessing upon a range of accredited programmes, as required, delivering the learning aims of students and focusing on Clinical Healthcare apprenticeships or training.
• To course lead vocational and work-based learning programme(s) of study for learners in the Health and Social Care division.
• To effectively support other areas of curriculum, where business need dictates.

Required skills and qualifications

• Working knowledge of the Health and Social Care industry, specifically within the Health sector.
• Relevant medical and/or clinical occupational experience.
• Understanding and experience of key health and social care practices to effectively teach and monitor student performance and progress.
• Generous holiday entitlement
• 2-week Christmas closure
• Potential for hybrid working opportunities
• Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
• Local and national staff discounts
• Free parking across sites
• Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
• Focus on staff wellbeing
• Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
• Annual staff conference with guest speakers
• Employee assistance programme available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Required skills and qualifications
• Working knowledge of the Health and Social Care industry, specifically within the Health sector.
• Relevant medical and/or clinical occupational experience.
• Understanding and experience of key health and social care practices to effectively teach and monitor student performance and progress.

Experience

• Required skills and qualifications
• Working knowledge of the Health and Social Care industry, specifically within the Health sector.
• Relevant medical and/or clinical occupational experience.
• Understanding and experience of key health and social care practices to effectively teach and monitor student performance and progress.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Practice Educator in Health (Maternity Cover)