Lecturer

Vacancy terms: Part-time (0.6FTE, 22.5 hours per week), fixed term contract until 31 May 2027

Hours per week: 22.5

Advert closes midnight on: 30 Sep 2024

About the role

In this role you will join the dynamic, world-leading Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare team. The immediate aim of this role will be to deliver and evaluate an evidence-based wellbeing/resilience teaching for medical students. This will build on the Leicester Medical School ‘Health Enhancement Programme’ (HEP) which is focused on Phase I. This will eventually be expanded to other student groups (including those in the School of Healthcare) and healthcare practitioners, with the possible creation of a ‘Centre for Healthcare Wellbeing’ within the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare. 

The Centre has five educational streams, including one focused on medical student wellbeing. Medical student wellbeing is also something that the Leicester Medical School is committed to. The immediate aim of this role will be to develop, deliver and evaluate an evidence-based wellbeing/resilience teaching programme for medical students. 

About you

The successful candidate will have an interest and track record in wellbeing teaching/training. You will have experience of teaching at undergraduate level and skills in pastoral care and motivation. In this role you will be required to build strong collaborative relationships with colleagues within the Medical School, School of Healthcare and other relevant partners, playing a key role in the Centre's continued success and future ambitions.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Centre Manager, Catherine Eyres on empathy@le.ac.uk.

As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying.  

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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