Clinical skill teacher

A bit about the School of Health & Society…

Our School of Health & Society is one of the largest providers of nursing, midwifery, allied health professional, Social Work and Counselling and Psychotherapy education programmes in the UK, known for our track record of collaborating with a wide range of industry partners across health and social care to produce highly skilled graduates with real work experience. We are at an interesting time in the Higher Education sector, there is significant change in terms of oversight, student expectations and changing demographics and we are trying to do things differently so that we stay ahead of these changes. Our connection to industry is stronger than ever and we're proud to have more partnerships with SMEs than any other Greater Manchester University.

The School of Health and Society is seeking to appoint an outstanding and talented individual with a nursing qualification in Children and Young People (CYP). They will join a team of clinical skills academics providing teaching within the School of Health and Society.

 So what will the role involve?

You will play a key role in the continued development and delivery of clinical skills across pre-registration undergraduate and post graduate programmes but will also have the opportunity to contribute to clinical skills teaching across the spectrum of academic work in the School.

To be considered for this post you must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in Child and Young People’s nursing. You must have experience in teaching, practice development and/or research and have, or be prepared to study for a higher degree, ideally to doctoral level. You would demonstrate a commitment to the provision of high quality education that makes a difference to client care.

Please contact Jane Roberts, Head of CYP Nursing at J.F.Roberts@salford.ac.uk for an informal discussion.

Please note this is a full time, permanent contract and the starting salary is £33,797 per annum.

 Within your cover letter/personal statement it is suggested that you address how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification.

What’s in it for you?

With over 200 languages spoken across Greater Manchester, we want to create an inspirational, inclusive learning and working environment, celebrating the diversity of our University community in our everyday conversations. Our student population is already incredibly diverse and we want to ensure this is reflected across our colleague profile as well.

To help you, we have wide ranging colleague support networks, promoting awareness events throughout the year and giving you the opportunity to share your experiences with others. Our extensive faith centre facilities reflect our continuing commitment to support the student and colleague experience and the beliefs and values you bring to our community.

 There is a varied benefits package available through ‘MySalford’ where you can tailor your benefits to suit your own lifestyle – everything from additional annual leave, savings on High Street shopping, travel discounts as well as health and wellbeing support. To maintain work/life balance, when appropriate you can connect to work from wherever you are. Whether it’s our Peel Park Campus, MediaCityUK or your couch at home, the tools are there for you to do your best work. Flexibility on working from home is supported where possible, however the role will be based on the University of Salford campus.

However you identify, whatever your pathway has been to get here, come and join us at the University of Salford where we are all proud to belong - watch us in action here!