Senior Teaching Fellow - Occupational Therapy

The School of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton is offering a unique opportunity for an experienced occupational therapist with a passion for education to join the occupational therapy programme team. You will contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of teaching within our highly valued pre-registration BSc occupational therapy programme, which is one of the nationally leading undergraduate courses.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion for high-quality occupational therapy education and has a strong vision for how education and research can transform health care. You will have an appreciation of issues facing contemporary higher education, clinical practice and health and social care services nationally.

This Senior Teaching Fellow (STF) roll is on an education-led pathway. Please see the job descriptions attached for more details of the key qualifications and skills. The role level is dependent on education experience and expertise. You will have or be working towards an MSc with clinical expertise (band 6 level or above) in occupational therapy and experience as an educator in University and/or clinical practice. If this is you, we would be pleased to hear from you.

About the School of Health Sciences

The School of Health Sciences in the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences is internationally acknowledged as a leading centre for research in Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Health Sciences in the UK. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) exercise, Health Sciences was ranked number one institution in the UK for overall quality of our research. Our research and research environment received the maximum scores with 100% judged as world leading.

Our School has an excellent track record in nurturing and supporting academic Allied Health Professionals. Our Occupational Therapy programme is ranked number three in league tables and scored first institution for research (Complete University Guide 2026).

What we can offer you

We are an ambitious, mutually supportive academic community, passionate about creating an environment where everyone can achieve their full potential. We are immensely proud to hold an institutional Athena SWAN Silver Award and a School Bronze Award and through this we are pledged to improve equality and diversity. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment.

Working at the University of Southampton gives you access to a comprehensive range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our benefits package also includes a contributory pension scheme, generous holiday allowance (supplemented by University closure days and public holidays), excellent family leave arrangements, subsidised health and fitness facilities, and a cycle-to-work scheme.

Your Application 

For informal inquiries about this post, please contact our Occupational Therapy Programme Lead Dr Rachel Dadswell r.dadswell@soton.ac.uk

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