Lecturer

Hours: 0.6FTE

Interview date: To be confirmed

University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Safeguarding

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

Faculty

Now is an exciting time to join the occupational therapy team as we develop the joint occupational therapy and physiotherapy Health and Wellbeing Clinic. The clinic’s strong focus on occupation also reflects our curriculum content and the university’s core values of excellence, inclusion and innovation.

What you will be doing:

• You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and experience innovatively to develop and deliver clinical and theoretical teaching to support student learning.
• You will participate in assessment design and the assessment of student knowledge to support student attainment. 
• Depending on your experience and prior level of study, you will also contribute to postgraduate education. 
• You will work in collaboration with our education partners across three home NHS Trusts within Bradford, Airedale and Craven as well as other service providers across this footprint.  
• You will work collaboratively with our students and our service user and carer group to continually improve and develop our programmes and business opportunities. 
• You are expected to become scholarship active.

Qualifications/ experience:

• You will be a qualified occupational therapist.
• You will be eligible for registration with the HCPC.
• You will have clinical experience working as a qualified occupational therapist.   

Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford 

We welcome applicants who identify as being from BAME and LGBT+ communities who are currently underrepresented across our teaching and research teams, who could be positive role models for our students and colleagues. We value diverse voices and lived experiences.

In Return we Offer:

• 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities 

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Dr Martin Fitzgerald, m.fitzgerald@bradford.ac.uk, +44 (0) 1274 236592. We would love to hear from you.

Further details:

Confronting Inequality: Celebrating Diversity

At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.

In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.

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