The School of Health and Social CareThe School has an excellent reputation for teaching and research in health and social care. Our academic members of staff include dental professionals, social workers, nurses, allied health care professionals, psychologists and sociologists. The School is run over two campuses, based at Southend and Colchester. Academic staff are supported by a team of administrative staff based at both Colchester and Southend campuses.
We are at the forefront of preparing people to solve real-life issues in health and society, offering courses and research that both commissioners and employers believe in. We work in partnership with various people, who offer us their expertise and experience, making us a team of people who truly understand what is needed from health and social care professionals and services– now and in the future.
The School is currently going through exciting changes and expansion, with an increase in student numbers, and the introduction of new courses, including the recently introduced Masters in Social Work, Nurse Associate Apprenticeship, and Masters in Global Public Health. We are also expanding and building new and innovative areas for student study, including new clinical skills spaces, consultation rooms and study areas.
As part of this exciting expansion, we are now looking to appoint a Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy, part-time at the Grade 8 ASE level.
Duties of the Role
The post includes a significant contribution to our Speech and Language Therapy courses at Colchester campus (these are run at UG and PG level). It is expected that you would assist the Head of Division, providing practical support to the team and undertake programme/ module leadership and teaching, and assessment duties.
Duties will include engaging effectively in substantive teaching and learning support roles in the School, and developing a broad understanding of how such activities support student learning and design, plan and deliver learning (modules, programmes of study, etc.) in creative and innovative ways appropriate to the subject area and level.
This post will require management, administration, supervision, and support for staff alongside, assessment and teaching of students on our existing modules, and generally enhancing our research-led teaching in Speech and Language Therapy.
A full list of key responsibilities and main duties can be found within the jobpack attached.
Qualifications and Skills requiredThe successful candidate will hold a relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy practice, have Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or the ability to gain professional recognition at this or a higher level if appropriate plus HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist, or an equivalent EU/International registration.
It is essential that candidates also have a commitment to uphold the HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and to exhibit professional behaviours and attitudes in keeping with the HCPC and NHS values. Along with having experience of working independently in teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels, or demonstrable potential to engage in teaching and learning support in engaging and innovative ways and strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
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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