We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the Role

As Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Practice, you will be required to make a significant contribution to the delivery of our modules and other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience.

You will contribute to the curriculum development of the Subject/Department academic programmes, and wider Faculty where appropriate, producing high quality, innovative teaching and learning material, informed by research and professional practice (where appropriate) to support and develop student learning, engagement and application in practice (where appropriate) at undergraduate and post graduate level.

You will enhance the quality of education and provision by ensuring that you maintain high standards of learning and teaching and use teaching and learning strategies, which encourage student involvement and advance their independent learning, adapting delivery to suit learners’ needs.

You will be expected to contribute to the research activities of one of our Research Units and meet the qualitative and quantitative requirements for submission to the next Research Excellence exercise.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Kay Hughes, Head of Allied Health Professions Education at Kay.Hughes@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. You will have excellent, effective, and adaptive teaching skills underpinned by sound pedagogical principles. Developing breadth and depth of subject knowledge and evidence of continuing professional development.

You will hold relevant knowledge of Higher Education curricula or other evidence of the ability to be or become an effective, research-informed teacher and assessor across the range of taught levels appropriate to the post. 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 adult 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 (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.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources.
• Automatic enrolment into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68%
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.

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. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

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

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.