School of Health and Social Care

Location:  Lincoln
Salary:   From £51,034 per annum
Please note this post is permanent full-time 1.0 FTE
Closing Date:   Sunday 15 December 2019
Interview Date:   Thursday 09 January 2020

The University of Lincoln has established a reputation as one of the most dynamic, fastest growing universities in the UK. Situated in the heart of a beautiful and historic city it has built an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and research. Lincoln is currently ranked 22nd overall in the UK in The Guardian University Guide and 42nd in the Times Good University Guide 2019. The School of Health and Social Care sits within the College of Social Science, along with the Schools of Psychology, Sports and Exercise Science, Education, Social and Political Sciences and the Lincoln Law School. We also work closely with the School of Pharmacy and the new Medical School in the College of Science.

The School offers a range of undergraduate, post-graduate degrees and post registration continuous professional development programmes. We have over 1200 students registered on the School’s programmes. The majority are undertaking qualifying programmes towards professional registration, in Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Paramedic Science by full or part time mode, at undergraduate and post graduate levels. We offer apprenticeship Nurse Associate and Social Work courses and also a vocationally related degree in Health and Social Care. The School has a number of Professors who lead applied research and also includes the Community and Health Research Unit, renowned for its publicly engaged and transformational research in primary and preventative health and social care practice.

The School of Health and Social Care is forward thinking and ambitious with plans to further develop education for Allied Health Professionals at pre and post-registration levels. We are committed to inter-professional and collaborative working in teaching and research. The successful candidate will join a team committed to enhancing the health and social well-being of people across Lincolnshire and further afield. The School works with providers with the aim of transforming services for the benefit of people accessing the service and their families.

This Associate Professor (principal lecturer equivalent) post will have a significant leadership role within the school. The role holder will work to support the diversification of our business, the development of our educational portfolio, and the enhancement of teaching and learning quality and innovation. The post will require the Associate Professor to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, to develop and sustain excellent working relationships with external agencies across the health and social care sector.

You will join a team of experienced Associate Professors to provide leadership to staff delivering programmes across our portfolio, you will oversee a portfolio of courses which will include our allied health provision and support the Head and Deputy Heads of School. You should be able to demonstrate evidence of innovation in curriculum design and development, have experience of programme leadership, and understand the quality requirements associated with programmes approved by the Health and Care Professions Council. We are seeking to expand our portfolio of allied health provision at pre and post-registration levels and you will be leading many of these developments. 

We are looking for candidates who are dynamic, adaptable and innovative and who have excellent communication skills. They must have a ‘can do’ approach and be driven to achieve. They should demonstrate substantive evidence of meeting deadlines and should have attention to detail in all they do.

Please note that this post requires an Enhanced DBS check.