DepartmentThe School of Health and Social Care has an excellent reputation for teaching and research and is at the forefront of preparing people to solve real-life issues in health and society. We work in partnership with people who use health and social care services, practitioners and employers to ensure that our programmes prepare professionals for contemporary practice.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our well-established Speech and Language Therapy team and contribute to the delivery and development of our programmes.
This is a permanent, part-time appointment for 28.8 hours per week (0.8 FTE). Two contract types will be considered for this appointment, ASER (teaching and research) or ASE (teaching only).
NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: For those applicants applying for the ASE option, you will be asked to upload 5 documents in the recruitment portal, however, you are only required to upload 3 (CV, Cover Letter and Education Statement). If prompted, please just upload two blank documents for the Research Statement and Funding Statement or ideally, please just tick the two corresponding boxes for these documents but do not upload anything to go alongside these.
Duties of the roleYou will contribute to teaching, assessment and student support across our undergraduate and postgraduate Speech and Language Therapy provision, including programme and module development and leadership. You will also support the preparation of students for clinical placements.
You will bring contemporary professional knowledge and experience to your teaching and contribute to our evidence-informed and research-led approach to Speech and Language Therapy education. There will also be opportunities to engage in scholarship and professional practice activity, contribute to curriculum development, and work collaboratively with colleagues across the School.
A full list of key responsibilities and main duties can be found within the respective ASER and ASE job packs.
Qualifications and skills requiredApplicants should be registered with the HCPC as a Speech and Language Therapist, or hold equivalent international registration with the ability to gain HCPC registration. In addition, you will possess a relevant doctoral level research degree (or be close to completion of your PhD studies) or equivalent professional experience or practice.
We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of working with paediatric Speech and Language Therapy caseloads who can contribute to our paediatric teaching provision. Experience in dysphagia and Eating, Drinking and Swallowing would also be welcomed.
We welcome applications both from experienced educators and from Speech and Language Therapists with relevant professional experience who can demonstrate the potential to engage effectively in university teaching and learning.
The successful candidate will also need to fulfil the requirements of an enhanced DBS check.
A full list of applicant requirements can be found within the respective ASER and ASE job packs.
At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.
To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives. For more information see: https://www.essex.ac.uk/life/student-facilities/religion-and-faith.
Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification, which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email the Resourcing Team resourcing@essex.ac.uk.
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