Lecturer in Health & Social Care (inc Epidemiology)

About the Role

We’re looking for passionate Health & Social Care Lecturers to deliver engaging, high‑quality teaching to our diverse higher‑education student community. You’ll help learners build the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to succeed in their academic and professional pathways. Specifically, we seek lecturers with epidemiological training and experience.

We are keen to hear from you if you have any of the following experience & skills:

High-level skills in relevant biostatistical Software (e.g., SPSS, R, Stata, SAS, or Python).
Proficiency in cleaning and analyzing large, complex epidemiologic datasets.
Strong data Analytic & mapping expertise (e.g., SQL, GIS -mapping software, and data visualization tools) to monitor disease trends.
Experience of surveilling & outbreak Response with proven ability to design, implement, and interpret epidemiological studies (case-control, cohort studies) and manage outbreaks.

We will like to hear from you if any of the above describes you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Plan, prepare and deliver modules across a range of Health & Social Care programmes
• Support student learning through workshops, seminars and academic guidance
• Assess student work using appropriate methods and benchmarks, ensuring timely feedback
• Supervise dissertations, projects or applied practice tasks where required
• Collaborate with academic teams to maintain quality and enhance teaching practice
• Use VLE platforms to support learning and communicate effectively with students

What You’ll Bring

• Significant experience teaching Health & Social Care within higher education settings
• Experience assessing students and supporting their academic progression
• Strong digital skills, including confidence using VLEs and online resources
• A collaborative, student‑centred approach and commitment to continuous improvement

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant Health & Social Care discipline (essential)
• Teaching qualification or HEA Fellowship (preferred)
• Willingness to complete a Basic DBS check prior to starting (essential)

Why Join QA Higher Education?

• Be part of a dynamic academic community supporting over 17,000 students worldwide
• Flexible teaching opportunities that fit your lifestyle
• Professional development & CPD support
• Inclusive and diverse working environment committed to safeguarding and student success

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