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Senior Lecturer in Public Health

Birmingham Newman University • Part-time • Birmingham • £22.37k - £29.11k / year • 6h ago

Job Title: Senior Lecturer in Public Health

Grade: AC3

Salary: £22,373- £29,113

Hours: 0.5FTE

Department: School of Nursing & Allied Health

Reporting to: Head of Subject, Adult Nursing

Purpose of Post: The post holder will participate in and contribute to, the development, management and delivery of learning and teaching to programmes and modules primarily within the School of Nursing & Allied Health (SoNAH), mainly the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme. Working closely with the Head of Subject, the post holder will provide support to students undertaking the Master of Public Health programme, and work inter-professionally with colleagues across the School, as well as support undergraduate or CPD programme provision where required. As a member of the academic team, the post holder will assist in the development of the professional, academic, research and scholarly profile of the SoNAH.

Main responsibilities:

Planning and delivery of teaching for Public Health undergraduate and postgraduate modules and programmes in line with Birmingham Newman University Learning Teaching and Assessment strategy, Academic Framework and Quality requirements;

Producing teaching materials that address key education standards to align with the UK Public Health Register and any other relevant professional bodies or standards;

Making appropriate use of technology to support learning and teaching, e.g.,

Newman’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE);

As a member of the SoNAH team, work in partnership with the academic colleagues and their managers, and experts by experience to deliver high quality modules/programmes relevant to the needs of the public;

Supervising and providing student support and guidance for student learning activities including acting as an Academic Personal Tutor (ATP);

Support engagement with external public health teams and local authorities and other stakeholders;

Undertake marking/assessing assessment tasks, including assignment briefs, providing timely and constructive feedback to students, conducting all assessment activity in line with Newman quality processes;

Participating in quality assurance procedures including internal moderation of assignments, liaison with external examiners, monitoring of relevant standards and requirements;

Attending planning meetings, relevant committees/panels/boards;

Attending external activities where required, including playing an active role in outreach and course promotion activities;

Attending examination boards and other meetings relating to student performance

Participating in staff appraisal scheme;

Participating in Continuing Professional Development, including mandatory training courses required by Birmingham Newman University;

Conduct research and scholarship which may be eligible for inclusion in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise or similar external research quality validation exercises, appropriate with career stage;

Disseminate research through appropriate channels including articles in journals of appropriate standing and national and international conferences;

Any other duties determined by the Vice-Chancellor, as necessary to assist the effective operation of the University;

In accordance with the University’s Information Security Policy, the post holder will be dealing with ‘restricted information’ and ‘highly restricted information’ as part of their duties.

Ensure active involvement in the recruitment and selection process of and students commensurate with entry requirements;

In accordance with the University’s Information Security Policy, the post holder will be dealing with ‘restricted information’ as part of their duties.

Please note this role requires the role holder to work predominantly on campus.

2. Health & Safety:

Under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder must take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of any other person who may be affected by their acts or omissions. The post holder must also co-operate with the University on all matters concerning health and safety and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for the purpose of health, safety or welfare. The post holder must follow Health & Safety requirements in line with their training and instruction, and report to management any unsafe acts or conditions, defects in equipment or facilities that have the potential to affect health and safety. The post holder must report to management any injuries they receive whilst at work.

Where post holders line manage staff and services, they will be responsible for the health, safety and welfare of those staff and services in accordance with the University’s Health & Safety Organisational Arrangements.

3. General Terms

Variation to Job Description

This job description summarises the main duties and accountabilities of the post and is not exclusive. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties of a similar level of responsibility. It is anticipated that this job description will change over time in accordance with the needs of the role and the post holder will be consulted on any proposed amendments. Therefore, University reserves the right to vary the duties and responsibilities of its employees within the general conditions of employment and related matters. Thus, it must be appreciated that the duties and responsibilities outlined above may be altered as required to meet the changing needs of the service.

It is a condition of employment that staff will not disclose any information obtained in the course of their duties other than to those entitled to receive it. The post holder must ensure that the confidentiality of personal data remains secure and that ‘restricted information’ or ‘highly restricted information’ to which they have access remains confidential during and after their employment at Birmingham Newman University. All staff must undergo appropriate data protection training as defined by the University’s Data Protection Policy and comply with the University’s Information Security Policy and IT User Policies including the General Conditions of use of Computing and Network Facilities, Bring Your Own Device Policy and Wireless Networking Policy.

All staff are required to act in a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. The post holder must be familiar with and adhere to appropriate safeguarding policies and guidance and participate in related mandatory/statutory training. Managers have a responsibility to ensure their team members understand their individual responsibilities with regard to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

All staff are required to participate in the University appraisal process and should ensure they are familiar with the process, attend the mandatory training and plan time to prepare for their appraisal. Following the appraisal, staff are expected to undertake in any necessary learning and development and work towards the objectives that have been set.

The University expects staff to attend any training designated as mandatory and to undertake learning and development activities to support their role.

All absence from work must be reported in accordance with the University’s Absence Management Policy and recorded on iTrent and staff are expected to be familiar with and follow the Policy.

The University acknowledges its responsibility to provide a safe, smoke free environment, to its employees, service users and visitors. It is the policy of the University not to allow smoking on University premises other than in specifically designated areas.