Lecturer in Health Sciences - Bangor, United Kingdom - Bangor University

Bangor University

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Bangor, United Kingdom

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Description

The School of Medical and Health Sciences is an interprofessional school which sits within the College of Human Sciences and provides medical, health and care education and research at Bangor University.

The School works in partnership with health, social and educational care providers through well established links to enable a total clinical and academic experience to be provided for students.

The School offers a career-spanning portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and short courses for health and care and allied professionals.

The School comprises over 200 staff, delivering to more than 1300 students from across the health and medical professions.

The School's portfolio of professional programmes continues to expand, with new programmes in Dental Hygiene and Pharmacology commencing soon, with a programme in pharmacy currently in development.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.

This post is available on our teaching and scholarship career track.

Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.

Committed To Equal Opportunities

Overview

The School Mission Statement reflects our aims to champion and promote excellent medical, health and social care science, research, scholarship, teaching and earning, quality and values with people who use services, practitioners, and stakeholders.

To promote language and cultural competence relevant to local, national and international partners, and to provide an inclusive culture and environment for staff and students within the School.

Bangor's mission is for a research-led University of and for North Wales, providing transformative learning experiences and nurturing a positive impact on society regionally, nationally, and internationally (Strategy 2030).

Purpose of the Job

To teach clinical skills to health science at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including supervision of students as they complete formative and summative assessments.
To develop ways of teaching clinical skills to include blended and in person approaches, teaching materials and assessment.
To support interprofessional education and learning in skills and simulation.
To support module and course design, assessments and develop skills for module coordination and module leadership module coordinator.
To provide the highest quality pastoral and academic support to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
To undertake administrative duties as designated by the Head of School to engage in School citizenship and personal development.

Main

Responsibilities:

The post holder will:

Prepare for and facilitate clinical skills sessions
Prepare for and teach integrated clinical method (clinical communication skills and basic physical examination techniques)
Prepare for and facilitate clinical simulation
Work within the School structure and pedagogy to deliver the designated course material
Attend briefing sessions prior to each teaching session
Attend and contribute to tutor training sessions
Provide formative feedback to the Programme Leads and clinical skills group as a whole and to individual students within the groups throughout the academic year
Complete relevant sections of the student portfolio and record of achievement, to include termly and annual student appraisals
Provide summative feedback to students where indicated; for example, marking and giving feedback on reflective essays.
Participate in peer support and quality assurance processes including appraisal.
Develop and review curriculum material.

Administrative and Wider Contribution duties will include:

Participate in the student recruitment and induction procedures of the School (e.g. School and University Open Days).
Contribute to the School's management and participate in the administration of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (e.g. organisation of exams, contribute to accreditation/QA procedures (if module coordinator).
Contribute to the marketing of programmes by participating in School and College link activities and other marketing initiatives.
Undertake other administrative duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of School (e.g. membership of School boards and task groups, addressing/supporting undergraduate and postgraduate student experience, contributing to community engagement).
Through the Link Lecturer and other partnership roles, disseminate information about the School's portfolio, and capture intelligence about stakeholders' future education and training requirements.
Contribute to all assessment processes including question writing, standard setting, production of assessment materials and acting as an examiner for facetoface clinical assessments.
Contribute to other assessment processes within the School as needed.

Other

Responsibilities:

- The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities.-