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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Science

Job details
Posting date: 15 July 2024
Salary: £37,099 to £56,021 per year
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 04 August 2024
Location: Bristol
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week
Company: University West of England
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: R07489

Summary

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Science – 0.4 FTE fixed term post for 1 year.

About you:

UWE Bristol is seeking an enthusiastic and inspiring individual to join our successful and highly committed team in delivering learning to our Paramedic Science students. You will ensure the development and implementation of effective learning and a valuable experience for students.

In addition to supporting delivery of Paramedic education, there will also be opportunities for involvement in curriculum development and further contribution to the outputs of UWE as an organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Paramedic, with a drive for education to get involved in the development and delivery of a progressive Paramedic Science programme.

About us:



With over 450 inspiring staff and over 8000 aspiring students, the College of Health, Science and Society strives to provide higher education with impact and positive benefits for society.

We are united by our commitment to providing an inspirational and career-creating learning experience for all our undergraduate, postgraduate and professional students, one that equips them with the skills, knowledge, enterprise, real-world experience and confidence to succeed in a wide range of environments. It's a commitment backed by an outstanding reputation for teaching excellence, world-class facilities, strong partnerships and a focus on research with impact at regional, national and global levels.

Our staff are professional practitioners and researchers at the forefront of their specialist areas. Our students benefit from their cutting-edge insight, practical experience and innovative approaches to teaching. We collaborate closely with employers and stakeholders to ensure that our curricula remain current, topical and relevant to societal needs. Many of our programmes also lead to professional registration and accreditation.

All our programmes have a substantial practice-orientation providing students with opportunities to apply their academic knowledge to real-world challenges through clinical practice, work-based experience, fieldwork and residential trips in the UK and abroad. Our partners offer placements or internships, set live briefs, participate in teaching and work with us on research projects and provide graduate jobs.

This practical focus is also reflected in our continuing investment in state-of-the-art facilities. We have excellent formal and informal learning spaces, outstanding laboratories, superb simulation facilities including high fidelity manikins and acute hospital wards, virtual laboratories and scenarios, a VERT suite for radiography and a simulation house. Our facilities provide excellent opportunities for the demonstration and practice of professional competencies for all students.

The College has a vibrant research culture, organised around four University Centres of Excellence, The Centre for Appearance Research, The Centre for Health and Clinical Research, The Centre for Research in Biosciences and the Science Communication Unit; and four research groups in Emergency Care, Psychological Sciences; Social Sciences; and Public Health and Wellbeing. In addition, we work with colleagues across the University in our Institute of Bio-sensing Technology and the Health Technology Hub in the University Enterprise Zone.

Our work makes world-leading contributions to the global academic community and society, as well as enhancing the quality of our teaching and the student experience.

This post is based at our Glenside Campus.

In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

a generous holiday allowance of 35 days pro rata
up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
Flexible working
excellent defined benefit pension schemes
access to employee assistance programme
ongoing learning and development opportunities
family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus.
Retail savings via the Wider Wallet scheme
option to participate in the cycle to work scheme

We also boast an excellent in-house Learning & Development team who provide a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes and our Academic Practice Directorate supports our academic colleagues to ensure the highest in professional teaching standards.

Further information:

We have one 0.4 FTE fixed term post for a year, requiring an enhanced DBS.

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact either Kieran Brannigan (Programme Lead) on 011732 86903 or email kieran.brannigan@uwe.ac.uk.




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