Senior Teaching Fellow (1262520CF)

Senior Teaching Fellow in Midwifery

We are seeking a Senior Teaching Fellow with a teaching portfolio, as in alignment with the current School and Faculty strategy to enhance the global research of the University and contribute to world-class education. You must be a Midwife, active on the professional NMC register, educated to PhD level or equivalent professional experience. 

Your experience will be as a midwifery educationalist with an interest in research for a 1.0 FTE, to join a vibrant academic community committed to pooling and extending understanding in research, education and practice, to create integrated educational programmes unique to the Faculty to make a positive difference to local and global health. 

About the university

Midwifery education is established within one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities and a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group. Be a part of the University of Southampton, an institution in the top one per cent of world universities and one of the UK’s top 15 research-intensive Universities, being 8th in the UK (https://www.southampton.ac.uk/ ).  We have an international reputation for research, teaching and enterprise activities.  Our successes are acknowledged in international and UK league table rankings and with prestigious awards such as ‘Nursing’ being ranked 5th in the world and third in the UK according to the QS World Rankings by Subject 2019.

About the Faculty/department

You will be working within the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences.  In a culture of collaboration, discovery and excellence, we pioneer advances in clinical practice and shape the future of healthcare delivery.  We provide a first-class environment for cutting edge research and education to prepare tomorrow’s healthcare professionals to shape and advance practice across the world (https://www.southampton.ac.uk/healthsciences/index.page).

The skills/experience needed

With an excellent reputation and evidence of achievement within relevant healthcare settings, education and/or research, you will contribute equally to the development and delivery of our educational provision espousing the University strategy.  You will be able to challenge, be creative and innovative with education to further advance the delivery of high quality midwifery programmes in order to educate a midwifery workforce fit for 2030 and beyond.  

Daily activities may include:

being the personal academic tutor to a cohort of midwifery students,liaising with the programmes manager and senior executive team members to deliver the Faculty core strategy,liaising with clinical practice to maintain effective partnership working,contributing to the design and delivery of programmes including module leadership, session delivery and marking activities,leading your own research to contribute to the School’s research agenda within a defined research groups being collegiate and role modelling excellence,and quality monitoring activities across all Faculty and University teams.

Candidates must be able to take up the post prior to September 2020 or very soon thereafter.

If you think this is a position for you and/or wish to find out more about the role, please enquire informally prior to application to Dr Ellen Kitson-Reynolds, Programmes Manager at E.L.Kitson-Reynolds@soton.ac.uk.  

Application process

You should submit your completed application form online at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk, ensuring you include a full CV and covering letter. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Annabelle Trimm (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4043. Please quote reference 1262520CF on all correspondence.

Closing Date: 05 May 2020
Post Type: Education, Research & Enterprise