About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a registered Occupational Therapist with recent clinical experience and a passion for supporting the development of future practitioners. Our innovative courses are recognised by the HCPC and RCOT for academic quality, innovation and close partnerships to healthcare and the wider sectors in which our graduates work. This role would suit an experienced clinician seeking to move into academia, or an early-career academic wishing to contribute to the development of an innovative Occupational Therapy programme.
Main duties of the job
The Lecturer in Occupational Therapy will contribute to the delivery, development and quality enhancement of the MSc Occupational Therapy programme within the School of Nursing and Allied Health. The postholder will provide high-quality, evidence-informed teaching, assessment and academic support to students, helping them to develop the knowledge, skills and professional values required for contemporary occupational therapy practice.
Working collaboratively with academic colleagues, practice partners and external stakeholders, the postholder will support the delivery of an innovative curriculum that reflects the evolving healthcare landscape, including community-based practice, digital health, interprofessional working and preventative approaches to health and wellbeing. The Lecturer will contribute to curriculum development, student recruitment, practice learning experiences, and scholarly activity, while ensuring that programme delivery meets the professional and regulatory requirements of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).
The successful candidate will bring contemporary occupational therapy expertise, ideally with a background in mental health and/or child health service and will play an active role in preparing graduates who are equipped to meet the needs of individuals, families and communities across diverse health and social care settings.
About us
The University of Chichester is a dynamic, supportive and ambitious institution with clear values and a long history in Higher Education.
We are a top 30 UK University that prides itself on our sense of community, including an excellent staff experience. We have a great reputation for providing students and staff alike with the opportunity to achieve excellence within a stimulating and supportive environment.
We strive to nurture and facilitate a working environment where all colleagues are equally valued, truly supported and duly recognised for their contribution. All of our staff, irrespective of their role, are instrumental in achieving our University mission and vision.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion at every level because we believe a diverse workforce benefits us all.
Job description Job responsibilities
Principal Accountabilities:
As a Lecturer in the department of the School of Nursing and Allied Health, the working year will be divided between teaching, placement support, teaching-related administration, assessment and research in such proportions as may be decided by the Head of School / Executive Dean, after appropriate consultation, in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Terms and Conditions of Employment for Academic staff. Placement support will involve working with external health and care providers and ensuring excellent learning from relevant clinical or care environments.
Learning and Teaching
Support the delivery of teaching material - deliver either across a range of modules within a subject area and/or across developing areas within the department.Deliver lectures and/or lead seminar groups using appropriate teaching methods, helping to identify areas where current provision needs revision or improvement.Transfer knowledge in the form of practical skills, methods and techniques.Support and liaise with clinical practice partners in developing placement opportunities and supporting student work-related learning.Transfer knowledge in the form of practical skills, methods and techniques and engage with the Simulated Based Education development, as relevant.Assist with the development of the design and delivery of modules and assessment methods, working closely with colleagues on the implementation of assessment procedures, participating in the examination/assessment process.Set, mark and assess work and examinations and provide effective and timely feedback to students.Assist with the supervision of students projects, fieldwork and placements.Use time outside of teaching hours to prepare well-constructed, varied teaching sessions, ensuring that content, methods of delivery and learning materials will meet the defined learning outcomes.Seek ways of improving performance by reflecting on teaching design and delivery and obtaining and analysing feedback.Provide timely, constructive, formative and comprehensive feedback to students using all forms of communication/ media.Embrace the importance and value of engaging in the task of education and learning together with students at all academic levels to ensure an outstanding learning experience.Work in partnership with students to enable them to become independent learners and researchers.Deliver high quality, effective and interactive teaching using a range of methods including face to face, blended and remote delivery if necessary.Research, scholarly and income generating activities
Engage in pedagogic and practitioner research and/or scholarly activities.Conduct individual or collaborative scholarly projects with the support of a mentor/a senior colleague.Develop learning materials in collaboration with colleagues and disseminate the results of scholarly activity.Develop ideas for generating income and promoting the subject.Teamwork
Understand and actively embrace the University's distinctive sensibility, the qualities, values and characteristics expected of everyone working for our University.Support academic colleagues on course development and curriculum changes.Contribute to the accreditation of courses and quality control processes within the department.Attend and contribute to team and departmental meetings and/or committees internally or externally.Work with colleagues and students to sustain and strengthen an inclusive, supportive, caring and authentic learning community.Communication, liaison and networking
Communicate complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited knowledge and understanding.Communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature.Liaise with colleagues academic and professional services effectively.Attend open days and assist with other course marketing activities.Focus upon and explore ways to be and think together as educators that are positive and encouraging and empowering.Managing people
Manage own teaching, scholarly and administrative activities with guidance if required.Act as a mentor for students in the capacity of Academic Advisor.Supervise students, understand their learning requirements and develop appropriate learning outcomes.Work collaboratively and effectively with others to support project outcomes.Pastoral care
Develop and use listening, interpersonal and pastoral care skills and act as first line support to students, referring them as appropriate to internal and external services providing further help.Appreciate the needs of individual students and their circumstances.Support students to work through and overcome the various challenges they will face including personal, economic, mental, physical etc.Planning and managing resources
Support the quality of delivery within scope of own level of responsibility, referring more serious matters to others, as appropriate.Manage projects relating to own area of work, in liaison with senior colleagues.Use teaching resources and facilities as appropriate to ensure student needs and expectations are met.Be responsible for administrative duties in own areas, managing projects relating to own areas of work.Work environment
Be aware of the risks in the work environment and their potential impact on areas of their own work and that of others.Depending on the area of work and level of training received, the post holder may be expected to conduct risk assessments and take responsibility for the health and safety of others.Expertise
Possess sufficient breadth and/or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established teaching programmes.Engage in continuous professional development.Use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students.Develop familiarity with a variety of strategies to promote and asses learning.Foster creative approaches when responding to teaching, learning and scholarship challenges and contribute to the development of a culture of innovation and enterprise.Health and Safety
Take responsibility for ensuring that workplace responsibilities within the University are carried out with full regard to, and in support of, the University's Health and Safety policies. This might include acting as Health and Safety Co-ordinator, Fire Warden, Risk Assessor, First Aider or other Health and Safety Representative, as agreed with the Head of School.Data protection
You will be responsible for ensuring that workplace responsibilities, within the department, are carried out in compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection legislation and the Employment Practices Data Protection Code, especially concerning confidentiality, treatment of personal information and records management.Personal development
Take responsibility for own learning and development in relation to core responsibilities of teaching and learning, research and income generation taking account of relevant professional frameworks (e.g. UK Professional Standards Framework and the Researcher Development Framework).Other duties:
You are required to undertake such other duties appropriate to the grade and content of the work as may reasonably be required of you. The list of duties in this job profile should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive and require a flexible approach to work. Please note that, in consultation with you, the University reserves the right to update your job profile to reflect changes in, or to, your post.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity
Take responsibility for upholding and complying with the University's Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity policies and for behaving in ways that are consistent with fair and equal treatment for all.Take responsibility for own learning and engagement with equality issues and actions and consider the impact of their actions to ensure that they do not have a detrimental effect on achieving equality of opportunity.The University believes that everyone has the right to be treated equally and that the diversity of individuals and groups should be embraced, valued and respected. The University is committed to eliminating any form of discrimination be it direct, indirect, harassment or victimisation, and to support this the University has a number of policies that staff should ensure they are familiar and compliant with. All policies are available on the University's Intranet. Any breaches may lead to termination of employment.
Health and Safety
Take responsibility for ensuring that workplace responsibilities within the University are carried out with full regard to, and in support of, the University's Health and Safety policies. This might include acting as Health and Safety Co-ordinator, Fire Warden, Risk Assessor, First Aider or other Health and Safety Representative.
Personal development
Take responsibility for own learning and development in relation to core responsibilities of teaching and learning, research and income generation taking account of relevant professional.
frameworks (e.g. UK Professional Standards Framework and the Researcher Development Framework). Actively engage in continuous professional development, maintaining and developing knowledge and expertise through membership of appropriate professional bodies (where appropriate), continuous knowledge and skills development.
Sustainability and Environment
The University is fully committed to sustainable development and environmental initiatives. It accepts its environmental responsibilities and recognises the contributions it can make to the resolution of global, regional and local environmental issues. The University will continuously seek to improve its environmental performance and will comply, as a minimum, with all relevant environmental legislation, regulations and codes of practice. All staff are required to support the aims of the University's Environmental & Sustainable Development Policy.
Further details listed in the job profile available on the University website.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Current or recent professional experience as a registered Occupational Therapist, ideally in the UK. Previous teaching/training experience, able to develop familiarity with a variety of strategies to promote and assess learning. Experience of supporting, supervising or mentoring students, learners or staff within a practice environment. Able to identify the need for developing the content or structure of the subject area / module and make proposals on how this should be achieved.
Desirable
Experience of working within occupational therapy practice settings, ideally within mental health and/or children and young people's services. Research portfolio aligned with subject area.
Skills Essential
Foster creative approaches when responding to teaching, learning and scholarship challenges and contribute to the development of a culture of innovation and enterprise. Able to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students and inspire them to learn. Excellent teaching methods and presentation skills, supporting blended learning for students with effective interpersonal skills. Able to deliver high quality, effective and interactive teaching and will be willing to use a range of methods including face-to-face, blended and remote delivery if necessary. Evidence of sound administrative, organisational and prioritisation skills. Ability to develop areas of interest in the subject area. Competent digital skills and the ability to utilise educational technologies to enhance learning including Moodle or similar and use it to support creative and informative learning sessions.
Desirable
Research and/or enterprise skills in subject area, commitment to continuous professional development and scholarly activity.
Qualifications Essential
Relevant Honours degree or MSc in Occupational Therapy. Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Occupational Therapist. Qualified Teacher Status / HE teaching qualification / willingness to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice in HE within an agreed timeframe. Master's degree in Occupational Therapy, Health, Education or a related discipline, or be actively working towards completion of a Master's qualification. Understanding of the HCPC Standards of Education and Training, Standards of Proficiency and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) professional standards. Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT). Awareness of current developments in healthcare, including preventative approaches, digital healthcare, interprofessional working and community-based service delivery.
Desirable
Working towards a Doctorate. Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University of Chichester
Address University Of Chichester
College Lane
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 6PE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.chi.ac.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)