Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Social Care

Location: University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby

We have one simple promise – to make a positive impact. Through our ground-breaking research, teaching excellence and commitment to sustainable living, we are changing lives for the better.

The University of Derby is a modern university with a modern outlook. Everything we do is driven by delivering excellence and opportunities for our students, our staff and our region.

We have some of the best university facilities in the UK and achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and have been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 – making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes. 

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees an inclusive culture that centres itself around staff wellbeing, where you can be confident you will receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to enhance your skills.

About the College

The discipline of Public Health and Social Care is a new discipline area that specialises in excellent teaching and learning to support critically reflective practitioners for the work across the broad spectrum of public and community health. The discipline is built on the values of social justice and champions equity, believing that everyone has the right to live their best life. The discipline is situation in the college of Health, Psychology and Social Care, enables effective collaborative working with similar fields of interest, providing a holistic approach to health and wellbeing.

The discipline of Public Health and Social Care has been awarded many Student Union awards for our teaching, personal academic tutoring and support of students. Our current research topics enable us to invest in a variety of areas that support practice, pedagogy and innovation across our field.

About the role

We are currently looking for a programme leader who will be lead the rest of the teaching delivery team. You will be responsible for programme development whilst also working with other programme leaders across the discipline to develop all areas. The post offers an excellent opportunity to apply for Senior Fellow, developing both academic skills, research opportunities and leadership development.

About You

To be successful in this role, you should;

• Be able to work well with others, both colleagues and students; able to calmly deal with a variety of demands and take responsibility for decision making
• Be able to demonstrate that you are equally able to support students and staff to co-produce an effective programme that provides an exceptional student experience as well as providing the key skills needed for practice
• Be able to work with different levels of management and able to articulately express ideas to create new paths for moving forward
• Have a range of public health practice experience
• Have experience of working within HEIs
• Be knowledgeable about data and able to present a range of data in understandable terms

Key Contacts

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Simon Williams, Head of Discipline for Public Health and Social Care via s.williams@derby.ac.uk.

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk.

For more information and to apply on-line, please click the above “Apply” button.

Advert Closes: 29/9/24

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