School of Health and Life Sciences 

Paisley Campus

Lecturer in Operating Department Practice

REQ001008

AC2 - £36,914 - £44,095 (pro-rata) per annum

Part-time: 17.5 hours per week; Fixed term: 2 years

The School of Health and Life Sciences is seeking to appoint a lecturer in Operating Department Practice to join our existing team of academic staff.

An Opportunity has arisen at Paisley Campus for an experienced health professional with HCPC ODP registration to join the School, where teaching and research are at the heart of all of the School’s activities. The ability to contribute to module and programme development will be integral to this post, along with engagement in wider academic activities such as research, consultancy and CPD. Undertaking research, development and/ or scholarship to enhance teaching will be encouraged. 

The successful candidate will join a progressive team of individuals currently supporting delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Division of Adult Nursing & Healthcare, HCPC ODP professional registration is required.

The University of the West of Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive working environment. UWS has an Athena SWAN bronze award, is a “Disability Confident” employer and welcomes other under-represented groups, as such we particularly encourage applications to support our diversity agenda.

Prior to submitting an application, you are encouraged to make an informal enquiry to:

Claire Bryson Senior Lecturer ODP programme lead:   claire.bryson@uws.ac.uk

Further information, including details of how to apply is available at https://jobs.uws.ac.uk/

Closing Date:  Friday 10^th July 2020

Interview Date: Week beginning Monday 29^th July 2020

The current academic structure and nomenclature at UWS is as follows:

AC2 – Lecturer (first time academic post)

AC3 – Lecturer

AC4 – Senior Lecturer (alternate titles used in different Universities include Principal Lecturer or Associate Professor)

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups. UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520