Senior Lecturer in Osteopathy

Contract: Fixed term until 31st August 2024
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Location: Singleton Park Campus

The School is currently pursuing an exciting and innovative strategy of expanding its multi professional programme provision. As part of this the School has a well-established and successfully validated undergraduate M.Ost programme, which continues to attract increasing numbers of students. This programme, the only one of its kind in Wales provides a platform for innovative Osteopathic teaching and research, and we are now looking to add to our dynamic osteopathic team. 

The post-holder will work alongside the Head of Therapies and our established team of healthcare professionals in the School.

We are looking for an individual who is an experienced Osteopath who can significantly enhance our student learning experience through teaching and continuing development of the curriculum.

• Teaching Delivery and Review: Carry out effective delivery of the teaching, assessment and quality assurance of modules or other equivalent components of the taught portfolio. Reviewing course content and materials, and developing, designing and updating materials in compliance with quality standards
• Teaching Innovation and Impact: Deliver teaching practice informed by own or others’ research or informed by personal practice. This includes (i) the teaching activities which the individual engages in, and (ii) content of the teaching which the individual imparts being up-to-date knowledge.
• Esteem: Achieve success in contributing to the wider academic community with demonstrable impact and recognition from internal and external sources. Contribute to institutional teaching impact.
• Advancing and Applying Practice: Demonstrate how innovation, contribution and development have informed practice of self and others through influencing and mentoring.
• Contributing to our Activities: Take part in formulating College/School or University decisions and contribute to activities beyond the immediate research, teaching or scholarship commitments.
• Participating in Professional Activities: Engage with professional activities related to the discipline through networking at conferences or involvement in external groups.
• Managing Self and Others: Support and enable the development of colleagues, students and/or yourself.
• Research Outputs and Activity: Disseminate research findings through appropriate written, oral or other media both internally and externally to the University.

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

A satisfactory DBS certificate must be provided before a start date can be confirmed

Further information

For further information please contact the Head of School - Health and Social Care: Professor Jayne Cutter on email j.cutter@swansea.ac.uk

To apply for the post please click on the link: Senior Lecturer in Osteopathy (swansea.ac.uk)

Applicants are asked to provide a completed online application providing evidence against the essential criteria in the recruitment documentation. Applicants should also attach to the application:

• Curriculum Vitae;

This post is on an enhanced Teaching pathway. 

Interviews are planned for 16^th January 2023.

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