Job description
Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Permanent, Part-Time availability (up to 0.5 FTE)
Lecturer Salary: £40,070 - £47,028 per annum pro rata
Senior Lecturer Salary: £50,510 - £56,307 per annum pro rata
Location: Bournemouth Campus
Health Sciences University (HSU: formerly AECC University College) is a specialist health sciences institution dedicated to excellent education, clinical care and applied research.
Following the recent approval of our new university title HSU in July 2024 and the merger of the University College of Osteopathy into the HSU family from 1st August 2024, the institution is in a phase of growth and transformation across our campuses in Bournemouth and central London.
We are highly values-driven, inspired by our mission to $ùcreate a healthier society through education, research and clinical care&© with highly dedicated and capable staff and students working together within a caring and inclusive community. We are part-way through the delivery of our Strategic Plan 2021-2026, entitled, which we will refresh in the coming weeks to reflect recent institutional changes.
HSU delivers a diverse and growing portfolio of pre- and post-registration academic provision and research in allied health and related disciplines, and substantial CQC-registered clinical and imaging services delivering high quality care for our staff, students and local communities. These facilities create a unique offering in higher education for our students to gain valuable practice learning experience onsite, to support local and regional NHS partners, and provide a data-rich research environment for our students, staff and partners.
Partnership working sits at the heart of what we do as an agile and collaborative higher education provider and clinical provider, responding to the workforce, educational and clinical needs of our external stakeholders, and supporting our communities as an established anchor institution. As we continue to develop in Dorset and London, it is imperative that we develop a more strategically informed approach to partnership working as a multi-professional centre of excellence for healthcare education, clinical care and research locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
We provide a vibrant and positive inter-professional learning and practice environment, within a caring and inclusive community.
About the role
Health Sciences University is looking to appoint a new Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology for our MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology (Online) and MSc Performance Psychology (Online) degrees.
Reporting to the Subject group Lead for Sport, Exercise and Performance, the successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of education to online sport and exercise psychology students. Duties may include unit leadership, high quality teaching, assessment and constructive feedback to help students in their development. The post holder will be supported to develop research in support of the institution&©s research strategy or to develop and undertake clinical practice within our dedicated onsite facilities.
About the person
We seek enthusiastic and highly motivated sport and exercise psychologist to join our team who is ideally HCPC registered with knowledge of the UK higher education sector. The successful candidate will have an ability to foster student learning and development, possess excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and have a clear vision for the development of dietetic education within the University.
The successful candidate must maintain their own development as a registered sport and exercise psychologist and may contribute to the enhancement of sport, exercise and performance psychology-focused courses within the institution&©s portfolio.
If you are excited by the opportunity to join Health Sciences University and help us to realise our ambitious plans, then we look forward to hearing from you.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Act 2006.
Benefits
1. Competitive Employer's Pension
2. Generous annual leave entitlement
3. Enhanced policies
4. Subsidised clinical treatments
5. Training and development opportunities
6. Employee Assistance Programme
And many more