Lecturer or Senior Lecturer Midwifery Education (EHT0121-1020)

Make a difference, every day, to the lives of our staff and students.

About You  

We are looking for a dynamic NMC registered Midwife with clinical and/or educational experience, with a passion for delivering an outstanding teaching, learning, assessment and support experience, to our pre-registration Midwifery students. The successful applicant should have a current understanding of key issues pertaining to midwifery practice, maternal and child health, in addition to having a keen interest in contributing to the professional, academic, research and scholarly development of the Department/Faculty. 

The successful applicant will possess skills that encourage student engagement and facilitate student support. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work collaboratively with students, the programme team, administrative staff and a range of partners including the NHS, Independent, Voluntary and Private sector. 

We would welcome applications from individuals who have an established track record of research output/scholarly publication and experience of participating in REF exercises, although there will be opportunities to be involved in research and ongoing scholarship and professional practice.

About the Role  

The Midwifery team are currently developing the midwifery curriculum to meet the new NMC (2019) Standards for pre-registration Midwifery, with the view to deliver programmes approved under these standards from September 2021. This development will include in the first instance; BSc (Hons) Midwifery and MSc Midwifery (Short Programme), and participation in wider university activities relevant to the courses and their administration. 

You will  strive to deliver a high quality learning experience for our students and will be fully engaged as a member of the Department/Faculty.  

We will offer exceptional opportunities for research and advanced scholarship and work with you to develop a progressive career development plan.

Rewards/Benefits 

We want you to feel happy when you come to work and proud when you go home.

From the moment you join us you have the opportunity to enhance your skills. We offer various routes for progression, a range of specialist development sessions and academic development opportunities along with an award winning and comprehensive staff health & wellbeing programme (HR Excellence Awards 2017). 

This means you will receive a full academic induction, be enrolled if appropriate on our PGCTHE, benefit from the Edge Hill University CPD scheme (UKPSF) and our annual University Learning and Teaching day all to support your professional development. 

This is just a taste of what we are able to offer you at Edge Hill University.

About Us 

Edge Hill University is a leading provider of Midwifery Education in Cheshire and Merseyside. Our approach to teaching and learning is student-centred and employability-focused, making use of innovative curricula, simulation and quality practice learning environments. Midwifery is located in the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health within the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, which delivers a diverse portfolio of Nursing Associate, Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work and Allied Health Professionals Education. We are one of the five new free-standing medical Schools in England and highly committed to multi-professional working for academics delivering across our programmes. Midwifery Education is growing, and we are committed to working with our partners in the NHS and to continually enhance our programmes through high quality teaching. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work at a progressive TEF Gold University which is as committed to stimulating research and public engagement as it is to provide an exceptional and transformative educational experience for students. 

“A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.  

We are recognised for our outstanding achievements in student satisfaction, staff engagement, graduate employment and innovation as well as our strengthening research profile, investment and growth. The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award also celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.

The University has been ranked Best University Workplace (Times Higher Education 2015), judged Best UK Employer (European Business Awards 2016) and highly commended in Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017 for Workplace of the Year. 

Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire, Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing professionals. 

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society 

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact: Dr. Paula Keating, Head of Women’s and Children’s Health Care, at  paula.keating@edgehill.ac.uk 

Closing Date: 05 Nov 2020
Category: Academic