Overview
UWE Bristol’s School of Health and Social Wellbeing is home to a vibrant, forward-thinking academic community committed to excellence in teaching, research, and professional practice. Our growing Physiotherapy provision includes a HCPC-validated and CSP-accredited BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy degree, a BSc (Hons) Applied Physiotherapy Degree Apprenticeship, and a variety of postgraduate and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes.
We’ve got an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our dynamic and supportive Physiotherapy team as a Senior Lecturer. You’ll contribute to the delivery, development, and leadership of our undergraduate and degree apprenticeship physiotherapy programmes, as well as engage in scholarly, research, and professional practice activities.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the education of the next generation of physiotherapists while developing your academic career in a supportive and innovative environment. We welcome applicants with a broad range of clinical experience who can contribute to teaching across the programme and play an active role within the programme placement team.
In this role, you will
* Deliver high-quality teaching and assessment across our undergraduate programmes.
* Lead modules and supervise undergraduate research dissertations.
* Act as a personal tutor and provide academic and pastoral support to students.
* Contribute to curriculum development and ensure alignment with current professional and regulatory standards.
* Coordinate Physiotherapy placements in partnership with colleagues and our University Practice Placement Office.
* Support university and practice staff in supporting students on placement and optimising their learning opportunities and experience.
* Be a source of advice for staff and students in navigating the opportunities and challenges of practice placement learning.
* Engage in research, scholarship, or knowledge exchange, depending on your profile.
About you
We are particularly interested in applicants who:
* Have extensive clinical experience in physiotherapy, ideally including work with older adults in community, rehabilitation, or other complex care settings.
* Are passionate about student learning and development.
* Have an understanding of clinical placements and are interested in supporting the programme placement team.
* Hold (or are working towards) a Master’s degree or can demonstrate significant postgraduate study and engagement with professional development.
* Have experience in teaching and/or a developing research or scholarly profile.
* Are HCPC-registered as a Physiotherapist.
Why UWE Bristol?
This post is based at our Glenside Campus which is set within beautiful grounds in Stapleton, just three miles north east of Bristol City Centre.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.
We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
For further information, please contact Debbie Hubbard (Associate Director Subject Cluster Lead), debbie.hubbard@uwe.ac.uk. Or the Programme Leaders Louise Robbins louise3.robbins@uwe.ac.uk, Anna Gould anna.gould@uwe.ac.uk or Amy Belisario amy2.belisario@uwe.ac.uk.
Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 1 December 2025.
This is a full-time, permanent post.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.
This role is campus based for all of your time, with occasional opportunities for remote working.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University\'s salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
This post requires enhanced DBS clearance.
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible. If you do not qualify or have no current right to work in the UK you may wish to explore other visa options.
UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
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