Lecturer

About the School

The School of Health and Social Care has an excellent reputation for teaching and research. Our academic members of staff include occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychological therapists, nurses, social workers, oral health practitioners and sociologists. The School is run over two campuses; Southend and Colchester.

We work closely with health and care stakeholders to deliver excellence in education and collaborative research with an aim to improve health and care delivery on a regional, national and international level.

Duties of the Role

The purpose of this lecturer post will be to play an active part in the delivery of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) education. You will complement an existing team in the development and delivery of innovative education for post registration health and care staff based at the Colchester campus.

For this Grade 9 ASE post, candidates are expected to engage in individual and/or collaborative scholarship and professional practice activity which contributes to substantive teaching and learning support roles in the School. You will be encouraged to explore research opportunities and to develop these accordingly.

This post will contribute to the administration of the School and a full list of key responsibilities and main duties can be found within the job pack attached.

Qualifications and Skills required

The successful candidates will hold a masters level degree in health and care or a related field or equivalent professional experience or practice You will have fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or the ability to gain professional recognition at this or a higher level if appropriate, plus NMC registration as a Nurse.

It is essential that candidates have a commitment to uphold the NMC Code of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and to exhibit professional behaviours and attitudes in keeping with NHS values. Along with having experience in nursing and the ability to keep up to date with the current practice of nursing, teaching and legislation.

The University of Essex is a campus based University and all academic appointments are made with the expectation that you will be present on campus to fulfil the requirements of your position. At the time of a job offer, the possibility of hybrid working, will be discussed and considered on an individual basis, but you will be required to be based within the UK.

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here.

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