Lecturer in Operating Department Practice

The Role

We are looking for an inspirational individual with clinical experience who can inspire, enthuse, and connect with our students. You will teach on both the undergraduate and post graduate programmes including inter professional education across the college.

You will take an active role in all areas of student learning, teaching and assessment; this will also include the quality and administration duties associated with an excellent student experience. You will also be involved in the whole student pathway including admissions, academic advising, clinical placement, and pastoral support.

You must have current knowledge and understanding of critical, practical, and theoretical issues relevant to Peri-operative practice. A good honours degree (i.e., UK 2.1 or 1st Class), or equivalent professional qualification and experience in Operating Department Practice is essential as is registration with a recognised regulatory body.

The Operating Department Practice Team 

Our teaching team has a range of expertise in all areas of pre assessment, anaesthesia, surgical practice and post anaesthetic care. We also have an excellent relationship with clinical partners and part of the role is to support learning in placement in conjunction with clinically based practitioners.

The team currently consists of eight (full time and part time) members of staff who are responsible for planning, delivery and assessment of the operating department practice curriculum and post registration development. The team also participate in the teaching learning and assessment of interprofessional education in the faculty and are developing provision for the international market.

The team are based within the Robert Winston Building which provides excellent facilities and houses our operating theatre simulation and a variety of well-equipped clinical rooms.

The team is based in the Department of Allied Health Professions. You can find out more about the department at  About Us – Allied Health Professionals

The team and department are based in the College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences. Find out more about the College at  What We Do – College of Health Wellbeing and Life Sciences

Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of age, pregnancy and maternity, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.

For this job we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area at Sheffield Hallam.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.

Our Benefits

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