Lecturer in Practice and Employability (Applied Health and Social Care) (EHT2046-0921)

Your discipline. Your passion. Our success, together. 

About You 

You will be a motivated individual with strong record of, and enduring interest in, supporting and engaging with students. You will demonstrate a team focus, a flexible approach and a strong flair for excellent communication. 

The post will appeal to those with experience of working in the health/social care environment, who have teaching experience at HE level and been active in support of students in a practice environment. Due to the large number of students on programmes with a Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) focus, a background in CAMHS, although not essential, would be an advantage in the role.

About the Role

The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine is one of the leading providers of education to the health and social care workforce in the region, with a growing national and international research profile. It has excellent relationships with external health and social care providers that ensures that its work is of direct relevance to, and impacts positively on, the rapidly changing health and social care environment. This role sits within the Department of Applied Health and Social Care, which offers a range of exciting and highly successful programmes within its portfolio. They aim to prepare students for working in diverse services across the health and social care sectors. This is a rich vibrant student community with student support key to our success.

The role involves supporting students in a range of practice learning contexts across a defined geographical placement circuit, namely Applied Health and Social Care students working in a range of environments. Applied Health and Social Care provide a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes whose focus is on enhancing student theoretical knowledge and providing them with scenario-based, practice and simulation experiences to enable them to make theory/practice links. In addition to providing an academic structure to programmes, we aim to enhance the employability skills of all students to enable them to be valuable and independent practitioners in their future roles. Therefore, a recognition and articulation of factors and strategies that support the enhancement of student employability is essential.

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

“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.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact: Carol Kelly at Kellyc@edgehill.ac.uk

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: 06 Oct 2021
Category: Academic