University of Worcester

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Occupational Therapy

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Job summary

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The allied health staff work as a truly inter-professional team, teaching collaboratively across shared and profession-specific modules at all academic levels and you will be expected to share this philosophy. As a student-centred inclusive university, your role will include being a Personal and Academic Tutor, to support and encourage students to achieve their potential. You will also supervise students with their dissertations and participate in admissions and recruitment events where we work collaboratively with our colleagues in IMPACT, the university service-user group, who support teaching, recruitment, and curriculum development. You should also expect to play an active role within the School, which may include involvement in the delivery of CPD activity across a range of programmes. All staff are expected to engage in research and scholarly activity to enhance their own professional and academic development. Candidates are expected to highlight their areas of expertise in practice and how they intend to further this through scholarship and research.

Main duties of the job

You will take on the role as a Lecturer (Teaching) or Senior Lecturer (Teaching) Practice Educator. You will liaise with registered professionals and external organisations to source and develop practice learning opportunities (placements) for students from a variety of educational settings within the region. You will provide module leadership for practice education modules across the BSc and MSc programmes and ensure that all practice education placement opportunities meet the requirements of the Universitys work-based learning. You will need to be a brilliant communicator and have creative problem-solving skills. You will be actively involved in the placement development by providing preparation, support, and training to support students and practice educators and ensure quality learning in practice.

About us

The University of Worcester seeks to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated UK HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist to join the Department of Allied Health. The successful candidate will be committed to developing new practice education placement opportunities for occupational therapy students. You will join a friendly and supportive team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, radiographers and dieticians, who play key roles in the delivery and ongoing development of the courses in the Department.

The School of Allied Health and Community offers courses ranging from foundation degrees in various specialties in health and social care, to BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Dietetics and Social Work and Masters level study in a number of disciplines related to Health and Social Care. The School is also developing a range of new CPD provision. The wider College of Health, Life and Environmental Science has an exceptional reputation for excellence and the appointee will further develop the quality of our provision through strong collaboration with our practice partners.

Date posted

01 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£37,100 to £54,395 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

N0012-24-0011

Job locations

Severn Campus

Hylton Road

Worcester

WR2 5JN

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide support and formal supervision to students in various placements including our University Health Hub Clinic.

2. To provide module leadership for practice education modules across the programme.

3. To liaise with registered professionals and external organisations to source and develop new practice education placement opportunities for occupational therapy students.

4. To ensure all practice education placement opportunities meet the requirements of the Universitys work-based learning policy.

5. To contribute to the marking and moderation of student assessments.

6. To allocate zoned academic and undertake zoned academic visits to students on placement.

7. To provide preparation, support, and training to support students and practice educators and ensure quality learning in practice.

8. To participate in curriculum development work including planning, development and evaluation of courses.

9. To carry out agreed academic administrative work including the development of a practice placement database and placement agreements for Trust partners.

10. To plan and facilitate learning sessions and group tutorials including participating in the induction of new students to the programme.

11. To liaise with the Course Leader and Module leaders, the Work Based Learning Support Office and practice educators.

12. To support the Course Leader and Head of School to ensure the continuing quality management of the programme, particularly with regard to Professional Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) requirements.

13. To participate in annual staff development and review processes.

14. Engage in scholarly activity and research-informed staff development to ensure currency of knowledge.

15. Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job; participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff in their development and training.

16. Take steps to ensure and enhance personal health, safety and well-being and that of other staff and students.

17. Carry out these duties in a manner that promotes equality of opportunity and supports diversity and inclusion and takes into account the University's commitment to environmentally sustainable ways of working.