Location: | Bangor |
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Salary: | £48,350 to £54,395 p.a. Grade 8 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 2nd October 2023 |
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Closes: | 23rd October 2023 |
Job Ref: | BU03337 |
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the above permanent full-time post working in the School of Health Sciences, an academic-led School with a reputable research programme with teaching and learning activity at both Bangor and Wrexham campuses. The successful candidate will be an experienced midwifery lecturer with the potential to share the role of Midwifery Course Director and to deputise for the Lead Midwife for Education.
We are an ambitious and growing School of Health Sciences with a sustained history of excellence. You will join a team that embraces innovation, that aspires to be forward thinking in their approach to midwifery education and had the highest score for midwifery programmes in the UK for student satisfaction in the 2022 National Student Survey. The midwifery programme aims to be student centred and provides experiences in a range of settings, promoting the optimisation of normal physiological childbirth and the team place a strong emphasis on partnership working with practice learning partners.
The successful candidate will possess a relevant postgraduate degree and a higher education teaching qualification as well as experience as a midwifery lecturer. They will contribute to teaching and learning within the School as part of a team responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational activities for midwifery and health care programme at both undergraduate and post graduate level with responsibilities to ensure quality practice placement experiences for students within the partnership placement providers across North Wales.
We have interests in broad areas of midwifery and midwifery education that complement our strengths in:
The successful candidate will possess a Higher Degree (MSc or PhD, or near completion of PhD) in midwifery or a related subject.
The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable for this post.
The University is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, situated on the North Wales coast between the mountains of Snowdonia and the sea, making it one of the most attractive university cities in the UK. Bangor University is proud of its Welsh heritage, yet it is also renowned for its approach to internationalisation and is ranked as one of the 100 most international universities in the world by the Times Higher Education.
The successful candidate will be expected to commence this post as soon as possible.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Programme Lead for Midwifery Julie Roberts j.g.roberts@bangor.ac.uk
Lead Midwife for Education; Ruth Lovelady (Staff) r.lovelady@bangor.ac.uk
Head of School, Dr Elizabeth Mason e.mason@bangor.ac.uk
The role will be located on Campus in Bangor. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.
Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.
Applications will only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248 383865.
Closing date for applications: 23rd October, 2023.
Committed To Equal Opportunities.
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