Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer Physiotherapy

Job summary

Turning Passion into Purpose . Our ambition is to create educational pathways that empower people of all backgrounds and talents to realise their aspirations, add to the knowledge base, and contribute their skills and drive to wider society.

An opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at London SouthBankUniversity. The successful candidate will join an excellent, diverse, dynamic and hardworking physiotherapy team to provide high quality Physiotherapy education.

Ideally, applications will demonstrate a track record in physiotherapy and practice education; however, we are prepared to support the right candidate to achieve this whilst working at LSBU.

The successful candidate will support the Head of Division in the delivery of physiotherapy education and research within the Division of Physiotherapy, Sport Rehabilitation and Chiropractic across the BSc (Hons) and pre Registration MSc Physiotherapy programmes.

We are therefore seeking to recruit an experienced registered physiotherapist to take up this post. The successful candidate will join a diverse team committed to enhancing the healthcare workforce in partnership with providers across London, Essex and the south East with the aim of transforming physiotherapy services for the benefit of our communities.

Main duties of the job

About You: We are looking to hear from candidates who have the followingskills/experience:

HCPC registrant as a Physiotherapist

Degree plus preferably PGCE or Masters relevantexperience (For Grade 8).

Experience of working with a broad rangephysiotherapy experience:

o Experiencedat organising and facilitating workshops/events.

o Experienceof teaching

o Currentworking physiotherapy knowledge and insight into national and local guidelines

o Respiratoryspecialism and/or extensive experience desirable

The ideal candidate will be degree educated, be highlymotivated and bring a thorough understanding of the Physiotherapy profession inthe UK and internationally. Should have a passion for teaching and enhancingPhysiotherapy education and supporting the current workforce.

About us

Ourambition is to create educational pathways that empower people of allbackgrounds and talents to realise their aspirations, add to the knowledgebase, and contribute their skills and drive to wider society.

Torealise our ambition, we need people with energy, courage and imagination, whoare enthused by our vision and recognise our values as theirs; people who bringideas to enrich our approach to learning, research and innovation;collaborative people who love creating and spreading knowledge; brilliantpeople who seek growth and yearn to make a positive, personal difference.

AtLSBU, you will get to contribute to a vibrant and dynamic culture, which isfuelled by purpose, built around people, and is genuinely diverse. You will betrusted and recognised for your unique contribution.

Youwill be part of a great team, turning your passion intopurpose.

Job responsibilities

Lecturers/Senior Lecturers will discuss an appropriate andreasonable balance of activities with their line manager at their annualreview, to contribute to the needs of the School and University, and to supporttheir personal development.

1. Core activities - Learning andteaching

(a) Prepare effective and original educational materials todeliver high quality teaching as evidenced by predominantly strong modulefeedback and high student success on taught modules, as appropriate, in thesubject area.

(b) Undertake module co-ordination/leadership, as appropriate,including contributing to the development of specified, high qualitymodules/courses which meet students needs as specified by the Executive Dean(or delegate)/Head of Division.

(c) Prepare, invigilate, mark and moderate assessments, inaccordance with University policies and procedures, providing provide timelyand effective feedback to students.

(d) Contribute to the practice based learning of students,fieldtrips, residentials and other student activities as required from time totime.

(e) Provide personal tutoring to individual students inaccordance with University policies and procedures as required from time totime.

2. Higher level activity examples -Learning and teaching

(a)Produce innovativelearning materials that can be shared across other institutions/disciplines;

(b)Write and/ orcontribute to publications, and disseminate research findings using appropriateacademic media;

(c)Contribute toconferences through lectures or poster presentations;

(d)Prepare, scrutiniseand contribute to educational entrepreneurial grants; (e) Receive educationalawards;

(e)Active andrecognized contributor to internal or external learning and teachingnetworks/groups, and to relevant professional bodies;

(f)UG/ Post Gradexternal examiner experience

3. Core activities - Research,knowledge transfer and professional impact

(a) Remain abreast of the developmentsin the relevant academic discipline

(b) Actively support School/Universityactivities that promote or develop research, KT and professional practice

4. Higher level activity examples research

(a) Achievements in some of thefollowing areas, at a level consistent with national impact in the appointeesdiscipline:

(b)Publications(journals, books, chapters that are nationally leading/excellent);

(c)Other high qualityresearch outputs ( exhibitions, compositions, direction/production ofperformances etc.);

(d)Research grants asprincipal investigator;

(e)MSc/ PhDsupervision;

(f)Researchpresentations at symposia and conferences;

(g)To be able toconduct and project manage department research projects.

a.Building researchproposals

b.Seeking ethicalapproval

c.Database management

d.Diagnostic screeningof neurodevelopmental disorders

e.Designingappropriate methodologies according to the study

f.Analysing results

g.Working with otherresearchers at LSBU and other academic centres to use and develop end product

h.Applying for grantsto continue research

i.Disseminatingresearch results through publication and public events

5. Higher level activity examples knowledge transfer

(a) Win significant external fundingin areas such as applied research with industry, or educational partnershipsand collaborations, either as the lead applicant or jointly with colleagues;

(b) Coordinate and/or deliver CPD;

(c) Develop patents and spin outcompanies

(d) Develop research to provide impactin society or in the economy

6. Higher level activity examples professional impact

(a)Fellowship (orequivalent) of professional bodies;

(b)Engagement withprofessional decision-making bodies;

(c)Contribute tosuccessful bids for commissioning of professional education, or contribute tomajor commissions;

(d)Manage higher levelCPD in the discipline;

(e)Hold editorialpositions (including Journal Editorial Boards);

(f)Conferenceorganisation ( national conference/programme chairs and programme g)Committee

(g)To work as anautonomous practitioner within a defined scope of professional practice, andeffectively maintain and update skills to promote own area of credibleleadership, within a chosen speciality field ( mental health and learningdisabilities)

(h)To contribute to thedevelopment of partnership working with appropriate specialty practitioners andother health and social care personnel, patients and their families.

(i)To enhance thequality of the student experience in the subject area through innovation inlearning and teaching, course planning and development, subject review andexternal liaison, consistent with the post of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer asspecified by the Dean (or delegate)/Head of Department.

(j)To contribute to thedevelopment of specified, high quality units/courses which understand and meetstudents needs as specified by the Dean (or delegate)/Head of Department.

7. Core activities - administration,management, leadership and citizenship

(a) Support for the core business ofthe School, including participation in the processes for the recruitment,selection, enrolment, and induction of students, attendance at Universityrecruitment events visits to partner schools and other marketing initiativesetc.

(b) Administrative duties required forthe smooth running of the School, including monitoring attendance, maintainingassessment records and carrying out module evaluations, in accordance with theregulations of the time.

(c) Attendance and participationmeetings related to the subject area delivery and development, including CourseBoards. Examination Boards and other Divisional, School and Universitymeetings.

(d) External engagement as appropriate(with the professional discipline, local community, schools and colleges,employers, international partners)

(e) Mentorship of colleagues

(f) Commitment to all areas ofactivity including EDI and the LSBU Behavioural Framework.

8. Higher level examples administration, management, leadership and citizenship

(a) Demonstrate successful academicleadership within the School;

(b) Contribute to Universitycommittees or panels;

(c) Contribute to and/or leadprofessional contributions and collaborations with charities/NGOs

Experience

Essential

Qualifications

Essential