Associate Head in Practice Education (EHM0255-0822)

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

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an Associate Head of Practice Education to join the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine You will inspire the delivery of a high-quality student practice learning experience and inspire staff in both their practice and their development. You will work closely with the Director of Nursing & Midwifery Education, Head of Practice Education and Apprenticeships, Heads of Department, and other senior colleagues to help shape practice education and all aspects of school management and strategy, maintaining excellent standards in Learning, Teaching & Assessment.

In addition, you will support the Head of Practice Education and Apprenticeships in the operational and strategic management of all aspects of practice education from marketing and recruitment to alumni relations.

About You

As Associate Head of Practice Education, you will be a registered nurse with leadership experience of practice education, governance, and placement expansion. You will have further experience of working within a higher education setting. 

You will also have excellent emotional intelligence, whilst being an effective communicator and inspirational leader. You will also demonstrate a commitment to personal development, research and scholarship.

Rewards/Benefits

You will benefit from 35 days annual leave plus 13 bank holidays inclusive of University closure days per annum. We aim to provide our staff with a positive work life balance and have a range of schemes in place to support this. Your continued professional development is as important to us as it is to you and we demonstrate this through our investment in your CPD activity. 

You will be automatically enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme and have access to our staff benefits platform, which provides you with discounts across the high street to help you save money on your everyday spending such as supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more. We also offer discounted membership to our state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities.

About Us

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

You’ll be working for a multi award-winning institution that has been named Modern University of the Year in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 and shortlisted for the overall UK University of the Year award. Edge Hill has also recently been awarded University of the Year in the Educate North Awards (2021) in recognition of our continued commitment to deliver an exceptional student experience and the exceptional progress we have made to deliver investment and innovation over the past 12 months, while placing students at the heart of everything we do.

The University has 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.

The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.

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

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Professor Jacqueline Leigh, Director Nursing and Midwifery Education at Leighj@edgehill.ac.uk

It is important to note that the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure for you from the Disclosure and Barring Service and that this will form part of the conditions of offer of employment. 

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.

Closing Date: 25 Aug 2022

Department: Senior Manager

Salary: £58,224 to £59,954 per annum
Permanent