Senior Lecturer in Optometry

Tees Valley; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Teesside University invites applications for the post of Senior Lecturer / Lecturer Teaching Scholarship and Professional Practice (TSPP) in Optometry within the Department of Allied Health Professions. The role focuses on contributing to teaching, research, knowledge exchange, enterprise and impact across the School of Health and Life Sciences.

You will engage in both uni professional and interprofessional activities, helping shape the Teesside University Centre for Community Eye Health, and

Qualifications

• Teaching, scholarly activity, professional practice, knowledge exchange, enterprise and administrative activities.
• Involves Optometry teaching and inter/multi-professional collaboration across the department.

Responsibilities

• Teach Optometry across programmes and contribute to scholarly activity and research.
• Contribute to knowledge exchange, enterprise and administration within the department.
• Support development of the Teesside University Centre for Community Eye Health and wider community eye health outreach.

Job description

Every member of our University is part of the inspiring, supportive, and caring community known as Team Teesside. The School of Health and Life Sciences is now seeking to appoint to the post of Senior Lecturer / Lecturer Teaching Scholarship and Professional Practice (TSPP) in Optometry to contribute to teaching, research, knowledge exchange, enterprise and knowledge exchange in the Department of Allied Health Professions in the School of Health & Life Sciences. This role offers an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of the emerging Teesside University Centre for Community Eye Health, developing innovative approaches to education, clinical practice, and community outreach. You will play a key role in improving access to eye care, reducing health inequalities, and delivering meaningful impact for patients, students, and local communities.

The standard TSPP academic role at the University includes a combination of teaching, scholarly activity, professional practice, knowledge exchange, business engagement and associated administrative activities. You will be involved in both uni professional (Optometry) and inter and multi professional activity across the department. While all functions will combine these areas of work, the relative weight of each will vary between and over time for each role holder.

For further information regarding this position please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached. Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post may qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory DBS disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of our clearance procedures.

If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place via Microsoft Teams. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.

Interviews will take place on Friday 27 November 2026.