Lecturer Physiotherapy

Hours: 1.0 FTE

Open contract: Teaching and Scholarship/Teaching and Research: To be confirmed at appointment (Open Ended)

This is an exciting opportunity to be a key contributor within the School of Health Sciences at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, providing a high quality, exceptional and transformative educational experience to students in an innovative and high-tech learning environment. You will be a driving force in delivering and growing our portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the field of Physiotherapy and Sports Rehabilitation. In addition, where relevant, there are opportunities to contribute to programmes across the Division, School and wider University.

The School, with its breadth of professional programmes, delivers Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health as well as Therapeutic and Diagnostic Radiography, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Occupational Therapy, Art Therapies, Speech and Hearing Science, Nursing and Paramedic Science. As such is in a unique position to develop opportunities for multi-professional and interdisciplinary learning, teaching and research.

To apply for this role, you must be registered with the HCPC as a Physiotherapist. You must have a first degree, or equivalent, have a post registration, postgraduate degree relevant to the area of physiotherapy. We are specifically looking for someone with broad general physiotherapy experience and experience of working in rehabilitation for people living with long-term conditions, in either an inpatient or community setting will be an advantage.

Also it is essential. to have recent experience of undertaking student assessment and facilitating learning and teaching in physiotherapy/healthcare practice or a Higher Education context.

Please review the essential and desirable criteria.

To arrange an informal discussion, please contact Professor Jackie Waterfield, Head of Division; email jwaterfield@qmu.ac.uk

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy please visit Vacancy Page and download the job description and complete an application form.

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require any special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email recruitment@qmu.ac.uk 

Completed application forms should be returned by 23/7/24 and interviews will be held online on the 6/8/24

This role does meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.

As a university, we are committed to the Researcher Development Concordat and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar.

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here.  We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.

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