Assistant Lecturer

Department of Pre-Qualifying Practice

Location: City South Campus
Salary: £31,762 to £34,525 per annum
Fixed Term - 24 months
Posted On: Tuesday 16 August 2022
Closing Date: Tuesday 06 September 2022
Interview Date: Tuesday 20 September 2022
Reference: 082022-474

The  Pre-Qualifying Healthcare Practice Department has an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our amazing team as an Assistant Lecturer specifically aligned to our FdSc Nursing Associate programme. 

The two-year FdSc Nursing Associate programme is a Higher Apprenticeship, work-based learning course aimed at experienced Health Care Assistants and new to care learners. We are advocates of the Registered Nursing Associate role and take every opportunity to highlight how the role is an essential part of the ever-evolving healthcare workforce.

We are a motivated, supportive, and friendly team who are fully committed to pursuing excellence to enhance employability for our Registered Nursing Associates by providing learner experiences that are inclusive, practice led, and evidence based. The team have a reputation for delivering a programme that is learner centred and employer led as well as providing innovative, educational opportunities within a professional and supportive environment.

As an Assistant Lecturer within the team, you will:

• Design & Develop Module Content across the FdSc Nursing Associate Programme
• Quality assure module design and delivery aligned to university regulations
• Contribute to the development of academic processes across the institution
• Develop and apply innovating teaching techniques 
• Develop assessments to test learner’s attainment of relevant knowledge and skills across a range of informal and formal methods
• Provide pastoral and academic support
• Be supported to start your research journey

Essential Criteria:

• Hold current registration with the NMC 
• Educated to Degree level in a health-related subject
• Demonstrate excellent subject knowledge
• Demonstrate current experience of supporting undergraduate students/trainees/ apprentices in clinical/educational/HEI settings
• Demonstrate awareness of Apprenticeships, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, OFSTED and NMC 

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous HEI experience
• A Postgraduate Certificate in Education or equivalent

We have a strong record of supporting individuals through the transition into higher education as well as providing opportunities to be part of collaborative partnerships contributing to research and enterprise. Successful applicants, if necessary, will be fully funded and supported through our own Academic Professional Apprenticeship (APA).

Our staff and student community are defined by our core values; excellence, people focused, partnership working and fairness and integrity, which outline who we are as a university and how we work with one another. Our state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate staff and focus on practical skills and professional relevance is key to ensuring that our learners have the best opportunity to be successful within the FdSc Nursing Associate Programme. 

If you wish to know more about this role or to arrange an informal discussion then please contact Dezita Taylor-Robinson, Head of Department for Pre-Qualifying Practice dezita.taylor@bcu.ac.uk

Further details:
Job Description - Assistant Lecturer
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Please be aware that this position will require an Enhanced +Barred List DBS disclosure, please contact HR on 0121 331 6693 for a confidential self-disclosure form should you wish to declare anything in advance.

BCU Values underpin how we work in achieving the ambitions set out in our Strategy and Priorities, and are the principles that unite the way we work together and for our students.

The University is committed to internationalism and diversity and welcomes applications from all countries, faiths and backgrounds.

It is each individual successful applicants responsibility to ensure that they have permission to work in the UK. Some applicants may require sponsorship from the University and a visa from UKVI to take up the role if successful. More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Some roles are not capable of sponsorship because they do not meet the UKVI criteria relating to skill and salary level. If you are unsure as to whether you would require sponsorship if successful, or whether the role is capable of sponsorship, please contact us: RTinbox@bcu.ac.uk

 
Please note on occasions where we receive a large number of applications, we may close the advert ahead of the publicised closing date. If this does happen, we will contact all candidates via email who have started but not yet completed their application, giving 48 hours’ notice.  We would therefore advise that you submit your completed application as soon as possible.

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