Are you ready to join an enthusiastic and academically talented team? Do you want to be involved in teaching undergraduate and post graduate students? Are you a registered midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or eligible for registration?

The School of Healthcare (SHC) provides undergraduate and postgraduate pre-registration education for nursing (adult, child and mental health), midwifery, social work and psychotherapy and counselling; postgraduate and professional development for pharmacists, advanced clinical practitioners, assessors in practice and other NHS workforce priority areas.  

Our applied health research has five themes that inform our curricula and educational provision: Long Term Conditions; Maternal Child and Family Health; Medicines Optimisation; Mental Health; People Systems and Services.  

Our aim is to optimise the health and wellbeing of communities, families and individuals by generating and disseminating knowledge through the highest quality health and social care professional education and applied health and social care research.  

As a Lecturer in Midwifery you will contribute particularly to pre-registration midwifery education, supervise and support postgraduate taught students and lead developments in this role.  

As a Lecturer in Midwifery you will have an MSc (PhD or equivalent is desirable), and experience in educational provision. You will also be a registered midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), or be eligible for registration, have practice experience, and have a teaching qualification or be willing to undertake one when in post.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Angela Hewett, Lead for Midwifery Education
Tel:  +44 (0) 113 343 1356, Email:  a.hewett@leeds.ac.uk 

Jane Cahill, Academic Unit Director
Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 1468, Email: j.l.cahill@leeds.ac.uk 

The University of Leeds is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and offers a range of family friendly policies. The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN and holds the Bronze award. The School of Healthcare holds the Silver award.  We are committed to being an inclusive school that values all staff, and we are happy to consider job share applications and requests for flexible working arrangements from our employees.

Location:  Leeds - Leeds General Infirmary
Faculty/Service:  Faculty of Medicine & Health
School/Institute:  School of Healthcare
Section:  Institute of Midwifery, Social Work and Counselling & Psychotherapy
Category:  Academic
Grade:  Grade 7 to Grade 8
Salary:  £33,797 to £49,553 p.a.
Working Time:  100% full time equivalent
Post Type:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Ongoing    
Closing Date:  Wednesday 29 January 2020
Interview Date:  Thursday 13 February 2020    
Downloads:  Candidate Brief