About the Role

The post is to support the expansion and development of Edge Hill University Midwifery provision. The post holder will have primary responsibility for the development and use of teaching and learning strategies that promotes the development of undergraduate and post graduate midwifery registrants who can work effectively within a multi- professional team across aspects of a programme  

As Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Midwifery Education you will be required to make a significant contribution the delivery of our modules and other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience. You will be expected to contribute to the research activities of one of our Research Units and meet the qualitative and qualitative requirements for submission to the next Research Excellence exercise.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Jane Rooney, Head of Children’s Nursing & Midwifery: rooneyj@edgehill.ac.uk

About You

You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience. A well-developed breadth of subject knowledge and a record of successful engagement with professional development opportunities. You will also hold a successful record of having developed and used to good effect, flexible and innovative approaches to the design and execution of teaching, learning and assessment which will equip future midwifery registrants with relevant interprofessional skills for the benefit of service users.

You will be a highly collaborative and entrepreneurial with enhanced negotiation skills and be committed to personal development and scholarship through being a team player, enthusiastic individual and an effective leader.

To be successful you will further enrich our student’s experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications and extensive experience of professional practice. In return, you will join a forward thinking and dynamic team that pushes the boundaries of curriculum development.

It is important to note that the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure for you from the Disclosure and Barring Service and that this will form part of the conditions of offer of employment.

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

• A minimum of 48 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
• Access to a range of CPD to support your career development, with three defined pathways for progression.
• Free foreign language and British Sign Language evening classes.
• Employee assistance programme
• Automatic enrolment into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68%
• Discounted membership to our sport and leisure facilities
• Beautiful award-winning campus working environment.
• Staff benefits scheme.

About Us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before. 

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. 

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.