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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Operating Department Practice
College of Nursing, Midwifery & Healthcare
Location:
Paragon
Salary:
Lecturer, Grade 6 £44,559-£51,013 per annum
Senior Lecturer, Grade 7 £52,392-£58,434 per annum
Release Date:
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Closing Date:
Sunday 14 July 2024
Interview Date:
To be confirmed
Reference:
NURS347
The University of West London (UWL) is ranked the best modern* university (non-specialist) in London in the Complete University Guide 2023.
We are the top University in the UK for Student Experience and for Teaching Quality in the Times and Sunday Times Complete University Guide 2024 and University of the Year for Social Inclusion in the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The UWL community is a diverse body of students and staff who work together to create an environment of success and achievement. We celebrate the diversity of our staff and promote our values in practice through our commitment to inclusivity, progression, and success.
*University status awarded in or after 1992
The College
The College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare (CNMH) is a major provider of pre-registration and post-qualifying nursing, midwifery, paramedic, ODP, public health and apprenticeship education in London and Berkshire (undergraduate to doctoral).
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and innovative operating department practice team, as a Lecturer.
Our pre-registration BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practitioner 3 year fee-paying and apprenticeship course (approved by the HCPC), is delivered annually from our Paragon House campus in Brentford, West London.
In addition, we offer a portfolio of in demand postgraduate courses and continuing professional development opportunities for theatre nurses and qualified ODPs.
We look forward to receiving your application.
This post is available as a full-time or part-time position.
Please refer to the role requirements below.
Lecturer
This is a great opportunity if you're considering transitioning into higher education. You can build on the knowledge and skills you’ve developed in clinical practice in the UK.
You will be registered with the HCPC as an Operating Department Practitioner and hold an undergraduate honours degree. A teaching qualification is not required to apply.
You will develop and deliver learning materials that are contemporary and evidence-based, using innovative teaching and learning methodologies. You will also act as a Module Leader.
You will demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills to work collaboratively with students, other academics, clinical practitioners, support and technical staff.
You will undertake a link lecturer role and provide educational support for practice supervisors and assessors in clinical practice areas.
Senior Lecturer
You will be registered with the HCPC as an Operating Department Practitioner, hold a Master’s degree and a teaching qualification. You will have significant post-qualifying clinical experience in operating department practice.
You will develop and deliver learning materials that are contemporary and evidence-based, using innovative teaching and learning methodologies for delivery in the classroom and simulation centres (encompassing VR and immersive rooms). You will support the Course Leader and act as a module leader, personal tutor and link lecturer, providing educational support for practice supervisors and assessors in clinical practice areas.
You will demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills to work collaboratively with students, other academics, clinical practitioners, support and technical staff. Essential to this position will be the ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships with healthcare providers in Berkshire and London.
As a member of the academic team, you will actively engage in the development of the professional, academic, research and scholarly profile of operating department practice in the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare.
If you wish to influence operating department practice through high quality education and embed your clinical knowledge and experience of healthcare within higher education, this could be the opportunity for you.
How to Apply
To apply click on ‘Apply Online’ and fill out the application form. Further information about the application process can be found here: https://jobs.uwl.ac.uk/display.aspx?id=1253&pid=0
Please email hr.recruitment@uwl.ac.uk if you need any assistance with the application process.
Interviews are expected to be held on the week commencing 29th July 2024.
For informal enquiries about the position please contact Edwina Morris Senior Lecturer and Course Leader ODP Edwina.Morris@uwl.ac.uk
Additional Information
Read more about working at the University of West London at https://www.uwl.ac.uk/about-us/how-university-works/why-work-uwl
*We welcome applications from individuals who do not have a fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Should you be successful and do not hold an HEA fellowship you will be asked to complete one within 2 years of appointment as a condition of your continued employment.
Our department/school is under-represented in terms of staff from BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) backgrounds, of LGBT+ identities, and with disabilities. UWL is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter, and is a Disability Confident Employer as well as a Diversity Champion for Stonewall, the leading LGBT+ rights organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly those mentioned above to increase diversity in our workforce.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. This position does not meet the University criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
Please be advised that it is expected that appointment within a grade will normally be at the minimum point.
An Enhanced DBS Certificate is required for this post (to be undertaken upon appointment).
We will intermittently review the applications as part of this open advert, therefore if successful, you will be shortlisted and contacted at any time.
The University of West London reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.
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