Lecturer in Physiotherapy (Neurology)

Job responsibilities

Function of the Post:Lecturers will contribute as a member of the teaching team in a developing capacity, with the assistance of a mentor and/or senior colleague if required, within the area of Physiotherapy in the Faculty of Health, Science and Engineering. You will work collaboratively with both academic and clinical colleagues to ensure effective teaching and clinical placements to prepare students for work and enhance employability within physiotherapy.

Principal Accountabilities:As a Physiotherapy (Neurology) Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Allied Health, the working year will be divided between teaching, teaching-related administration, assessment and research in such proportions as may be decided by the Head of Area, after appropriate consultation, in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Terms and Conditions of Employment for Academic staff. You will contribute to the delivery of Neurology Physiotherapy education enhancing the student experience on both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Physiotherapy programmes; providing students with a high-quality, research informed educational experience leading to an understanding of healthcare practice and the achievement of both academic and professional qualifications. You will also contribute to developments in response to the professional and interprofessional agendas, and support collaborations with clinical colleagues to develop and prepare appropriate clinical placements including educational audit and clinical liaison. The role will also involve a contribution to the wider Faculty, including income generation activities, student recruitment and, where appropriate, support other departments within the University.

Learning and Teaching

• Support the delivery of teaching material - deliver either across a range of modules within a subject area and/or across developing areas within the department.
• Deliver lectures and/or lead seminar groups using appropriate teaching methods, helping to identify areas where current provision needs revision or improvement.
• Transfer knowledge in the form of practical skills, methods and techniques.
• Assist with the development of the design and delivery of modules and assessment methods, working closely with colleagues on the implementation of assessment procedures, participating in the examination/assessment process.
• Set, mark and assess work and examinations and provide effective and timely feedback to students.
• Assist with the supervision of students projects, fieldwork and placements.
• Use time outside of teaching hours to prepare well-constructed, varied teaching sessions, ensuring that content, methods of delivery and learning materials will meet the defined learning outcomes.
• Seek ways of improving performance by reflecting on teaching design and delivery and obtaining and analysing feedback.
• Provide timely, constructive, formative and comprehensive feedback to students using all forms of communication/media.
• Embrace the importance and value of engaging in the task of education and learning together with students at all academic levels to ensure an outstanding learning experience.
• Work in partnership with students to enable them to become independent learners and researchers
• Deliver high quality, effective and interactive teaching using a range of methods including face to face, blended and remote delivery if necessary.

Research, scholarly and income generating activities

• Engage in pedagogic and practitioner research and/or scholarly activities.
• Conduct individual or collaborative scholarly projects with the support of a mentor/a senior colleague.
• Develop learning materials in collaboration with colleagues and disseminate the results of scholarly activity.
• Develop ideas for generating income and promoting the subject.

Teamwork

• Understand and actively embrace the Universitys distinctive sensibility, the qualities, values and characteristics expected of everyone working for our University.
• Support academic colleagues on course development and curriculum changes.
• Contribute to the accreditation of courses and quality control processes within the department.
• Attend and contribute to team and departmental meetings and/or committees internally or externally.
• Work with colleagues and students to sustain and strengthen an inclusive, supportive, caring and authentic learning community.

Communication, liaison and networking

• Communicate complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited knowledge and understanding.
• Communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature.
• Liaise with colleagues academic and professional services effectively.
• Attend open days and assist with other course marketing activities.
• Focus upon and explore ways to be and think together as educators that are positive and encouraging and empowering.

Managing people

• Manage own teaching, scholarly and administrative activities with guidance if required.
• Act as a mentor for students in the capacity of Academic Advisor.
• Supervise students, understand their learning requirements and develop appropriate learning outcomes.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with others to support project outcomes.

Pastoral care

• Develop and use listening, interpersonal and pastoral care skills and act as first line support to students, referring them as appropriate to internal and external services providing further help.
• Appreciate the needs of individual students and their circumstances.
• Support students to work through and overcome the various challenges they will face including personal, economic, mental, physical etc.

Planning and managing resources

• Support the quality of delivery within scope of own level of responsibility, referring more serious matters to others, as appropriate.
• Manage projects relating to own area of work, in liaison with senior colleagues.
• Use teaching resources and facilities as appropriate to ensure student needs and expectations are met.
• Be responsible for administrative duties in own areas, managing projects relating to own areas of work.

Work environment

• Be aware of the risks in the work environment and their potential impact on areas of their own work and that of others.
• Depending on the area of work and level of training received, the post holder may be expected to conduct risk assessments and take responsibility for the health and safety of others.

Expertise

• Possess sufficient breadth and/or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established teaching programmes.
• Engage in continuous professional development.
• Use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students.
• Develop familiarity with a variety of strategies to promote and assess learning.
• Foster creative approaches when responding to teaching, learning and scholarship challenges and contribute to the development of a culture of innovation and enterprise

Health and Safety

• Take responsibility for ensuring that workplace responsibilities within the University are carried out with full regard to, and in support of, the Universitys Health and Safety policies. This will include ensuring Health and Safety priorities reflect a post-COVID-19 period. This might include acting as Health and Safety Co-ordinator, Fire Warden, Risk Assessor, First Aider or other Health and Safety Representative, as agreed with the Head of Department

Data protection

• The post holder is responsible for ensuring that workplace responsibilities within the subject area are carried out in compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection legislation, especially concerning confidentiality, treatment of personal information and records management.

Personal development

• Take responsibility for own learning and development in relation to core responsibilities of teaching and learning, research and income generation taking account of relevant professional frameworks (e.g. UK Professional Standards Framework and the Researcher Development Framework).

Other duties:

You are required to undertake such other duties appropriate to the grade and content of the work as may reasonably be required of you. Therefore, the list of duties in this job profile should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. Please note that, in consultation with you, the University reserves the right to update your job profile to reflect changes in, or to, your post. All staff have a role in supporting the University's People Strategy.

Qualifications

Essential

• A minimum if 2:1 Physiotherapy undergraduate degree or pre-reg MSc Physiotherapy.
• Practicing Physiotherapist in the UK currently on HCPC register for minimum of 2 years.
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
• CPD studies at level 7 (or working towards)
• Qualified Teacher Status/HE teaching qualification/willingness to undertake the
• Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education/Academic Professional within an agreed timeframe.
• Breadth of knowledge in critical life functions and organs and how their pathology impacts on physiotherapeutic interventions for inpatients and outpatients.
• Knowledge of current initiatives underpinning neurological physiotherapy.

Desirable

• Working towards a Doctorate or willingness to undertake within an agreed timeframe.
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
• Membership of relevant specialist interest group(s).

Experience

Essential

• Previous teaching/training experience, able to develop familiarity with a variety of strategies to promote and assess learning in rehabilitation/neurological related modules within physiotherapy programmes.
• Able to identify the need for developing the content or structure of the subject area/module and make proposals on how this should be achieved.
• Current experience of working in the NHS and/or HEI in the clinical area of cardio-respiratory and pulmonary conditions.

Desirable

• Research portfolio aligned with subject area.
• Success of income-generating activities.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Pro-active and self-motivated, able to show initiative as well as work well with others effectively.
• Able to motivate, enthuse and develop students.
• Able to work successfully with a variety of different post holders at different levels across the University.
• Willing to demonstrate commitment and support for the Universitys People and Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Strategy.

Skills

Essential

• Foster creative approaches when responding to teaching, learning and scholarship challenges and contribute to the development of a culture of innovation and enterprise.
• Practice based education support for learners utilising excellent teaching methods and presentation skills.
• Evidence of sound administrative, organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to develop areas of interest in physiotherapy.
• Able to effectively use or has potential to use online VLE such as Moodle and use it to support creative and informative learning sessions.

Desirable

• Research and/or enterprise skills in physiotherapy.
• Clinical Education (e.g. supervising student placements).

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

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