Associate Lecturer in Midwifery

Hours: As and When required

About the University

We have one simple promise – to make a positive impact. Through our ground-breaking research, teaching excellence and commitment to sustainable living, we are changing lives for the better.

The University of Derby is a modern university with a modern outlook. Everything we do is driven by delivering excellence and opportunities for our students, our staff and our region.

We have some of the best university facilities in the UK and achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and have been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 – making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes. 

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees an inclusive culture that centres itself around staff wellbeing, where you can be confident you will receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to enhance your skills.

About the College/Department

The school of Nursing and Midwifery provides a wide range of programmes from undergraduate nursing and nursing associate courses to post graduate programmes that support the delivery of care within healthcare practice. As a School we seek to deliver excellence in all areas of academic activity, including our teaching and research. We foster a culture of continual growth and improvement and seek to hold equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing as a central pillar to all activity. As a TEF Gold institution we put student experience at the heart of all of our activity.

About the Role

We are delighted to advertise this role of Associate Lecturer in Midwifery to support the Midwifery pathway of our FdSc Assistant Practitioner programme. The successful applicant will be a qualified midwife with outstanding knowledge and skills in the field of Midwifery. The successful candidate will be delivering the content of midwifery modules to student Assistant Practitioners. The successful applicant will be required to use the VLE to deliver content to students synchronously through live online sessions and asynchronously through student discussion areas. They will also be required to mark student work within the required timeframes.  

Actual hours and days will be described in a ‘Schedule of Work’.

About You

We are seeking an NMC registered midwife to join our team. We would welcome applications from candidates with experience of online module development, and experience of relevant transferable skills in these areas from beyond higher education. You should be passionate about supporting the development and growth of future practitioners in the field. Excellence in communication, team and collaborative working are essential.

Key Contact

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Vicky Cockerill, Head of Associate and Enhanced Healthcare Practice via v.cockerill@derby.ac.uk.

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk.

For more information and to apply on-line, please click the above “Apply” button.

Advert Closes: 28/1/25

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