Teaching & Learning Fellow in Public Health

Opportunity Overview 

Are you a Public health Practitioner ready for an exciting new challenge? Are you looking to progress your skills and broaden your career options?

We are looking for a motivated, creative, and ambitious public health practitioner to work within our team to help develop the future Public Health workforce.

The post-holder will work in our public health team in the Directorate of Allied and Public Health in the School of health and Society. As the first University in the country to develop the Public Health Practitioner degree apprenticeship we are now looking to expand our team. The post holder should be able to deliver modules such as Health Protection; Designing, Developing and evaluating health improvement programmes; Commissioning, as well as support master’s students with dissertations.

This is a 0.5 FTE role (2.5 days per week), for a 3-year fixed period. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their career within an innovative, progressive, and supportive environment with a range of opportunities for development.

For an informal conversation please contact Anna Cooper-Ryan (Head of Public health) A.M.Cooper-Ryan@salford.ac.uk

Key Responsibilities 

• Deliver a range of teaching materials and modules, as well as marking and assessing work.
• Work with learners and apprentices to help them develop knowledge, skills and behaviours for working in public health
• Work with colleagues from across our School to share best practice knowledge and find opportunities to collaborate, where appropriate, to enhance the student experience and public health programmes.
• Promote equality and diversity for students and staff and sustain an inclusive and supportive study and work environment in accordance with university policy.
• Provide academic and pastoral support to our learners.

About the School or About the Department 

Our School of Health & Society is one of the largest providers of health and social care education programmes in the UK, known for our track record of collaborating with a wide range of industry partners across health, social care and local authority/ third sector partners to produce highly skilled graduates with real work experience. Our leading public health team provide excellent education to develop the future workforce. Come and join us and you will...

• be mentored and supported to develop your teaching and learning skills
• be given opportunities to apply and develop a range of skills to contribute to the research and enterprise profile of the directorate.
• be part of a talented, dynamic interdisciplinary team, who are committed to providing the best student experience and working environment.

We are proud of our diverse student population, and it is important for us to create an inclusive culture where all our students and colleagues can bring their whole selves to the University. It is important to us that our students see themselves reflected in those who teach them, and that higher education is a place where they can thrive. We therefore welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

What's in it for you? 

• Competitive salary - and excellent pension scheme
• An impressive 32 days leave - plus bank holidays, additional time off at Christmas and the opportunity to buy even more
• Professional development - we offer a comprehensive package of training and development opportunities to help you achieve your full potential
• The Perks! - MySalford, our online employee portal offers a wide range of lifestyle benefits and discounts

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