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.
To realise our ambition, we need people with energy, courage and imagination, who are enthused by our vision and recognise our values as theirs; people who bring ideas to enrich our approach to learning, research and innovation; collaborative people who love creating and spreading knowledge; brilliant people who seek growth and yearn to make a positive, personal difference.
At LSBU, you will get to contribute to a vibrant and dynamic culture, which is fuelled by purpose, built around people, and is genuinely diverse. You will be trusted and recognised for your unique contribution.An opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a part-time, permanent Lecturer in Midwifery at London South Bank University. The successful candidate will join an excellent, Diverse, dynamic and hardworking midwifery team to provide high quality Midwifery education.
Main duties of the job
Ideally, applications will demonstrate a track record in midwifery 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 Deputy Head of School and Lead Midwife for Education (LME) in the delivery of midwifery education and research within the midwifery division.
We are therefore seeking to recruit an experienced midwife 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 midwifery services for the benefit of women and their families.
About us
Working for Us
Our ambition is to create educational pathways that empowerpeople of all backgrounds and talents to realise their aspirations, add to theknowledge base, and contribute their skills and drive to wider society.
To realise our ambition, we need people with energy, courage,and imagination, who are enthused by our vision and recognise our values astheirs; people who bring ideas to enrich our approach to learning, research andinnovation; collaborative people who love creating and spreading knowledge;brilliant people who seek growth and yearn to make a positive, personaldifference.
At LSBU, you will get to contribute to a vibrant and dynamicculture, which is fuelled by purpose, built around people, and is genuinelydiverse. You will be trusted and recognisedfor your unique contribution.
Youwill be part of a great team, turning your passion intopurpose.
Job responsibilities
KeyResponsibilities
Lecturers will discuss an appropriate and reasonable balanceof activities with their line manager at their annualreview, to contribute to the needs of the School and University,and to support their personal development.
1.Core activities - Learning and teaching
(a) Prepare effective and original educational materials to deliverhigh quality teaching as evidenced by predominantly strong module feedbackand high student success on taught modules, asappropriate, in the subject area.
(b) Undertake moduleco-ordination/leadership, as appropriate, including contributing to the development of specified, highquality modules/courses which meet students needs as specified by theExecutive Dean (or delegate)/Head of Division.
(c) Prepare,invigilate, mark and moderate assessments, in accordance with Universitypolicies and procedures, providing providetimely and effective feedback to students.
(d) Contribute to the practicebased learning of students, fieldtrips, residentials and otherstudent activities as required from time to time.
(e) Providepersonal tutoring to individual students in accordance with University policies and procedures as required from time to time. This can be under roles suchas Link Lecturer, Personal tutors, Academic Assessors and other supportiveroles.
2.Higher level activity examples- Learning and teaching
(a) Produce innovative learning materials that can be shared acrossother institutions/disciplines;
(b) Write and/ or contribute to publications, and disseminate researchfindings using appropriateacademic media;
(c) Contribute to conferences throughlectures or poster presentations;
(d) Prepare, scrutinise and contribute to educational entrepreneurial grants; (e) Receive educational awards;
(e) Activeand recognized contributor to internal or external learning and teachingnetworks/groups, and to relevant professional bodies;
(f) UG/ Post Grad externalexaminer experience
3.Core activities - Research, knowledge transfer and professional impact
(a) Remainabreast of the developments in the relevant academic discipline
(b) Activelysupport School/University activities that promote or develop research, KT andprofessional practice
4.Higher level activity examplesresearch
(a) Achievements in some of the following areas, at a level consistent with national
impact in the appointees discipline:
(b) Publications (journals, books, chapters that are nationally leading/excellent);
(c) Other high quality researchoutputs (e.g. exhibitions, compositions, direction/production of performances etc.);
(d) Research grants as principal investigator;
(e) MSc/ PhD supervision;
(f) Research presentations at symposia and conferences;
(g) To be able to conduct and project managedepartment research projects.
a.Building research proposals
b.Seeking ethical approval
c.Database management
d.Diagnostic screening of neurodevelopmental disorders
e.Designing appropriate methodologies according to the study
f.Analysing results
g.Working with other researchers at LSBU and other academiccentres to use and develop end product
h.Applying for grants to continueresearch
i.Disseminatingresearch results throughpublication and public events
5.Higher levelactivity examples knowledge transfer
(a) Win significant external funding in areas such as appliedresearch with industry, or educational partnerships andcollaborations, either as the lead applicant or jointly with colleagues;
(b) Coordinate and/ordeliver CPD;
(c) Develop patentsand spin out companies
(d) Develop researchto provide impactin society or in the economy
6.Higher levelactivity examples professional impact
(a) Fellowship (or equivalent) of professional bodies;
(b) Engagement with professional decision-making bodies;
(c) Contribute to successful bids for commissioning of professional education, or contribute to major commissions;
(d) Manage higher level CPD in the discipline;
(e) Holdeditorial positions (including Journal Editorial Boards);
(f) Conference organisation (e.g. national conference/programme chairsand programme g) Committee
(g) To work as an autonomous practitioner within a definedscope of professional practice, and effectivelymaintain and update skills to promote own area of credible leadership, within achosen speciality field (i.e. mental health and learning disabilities)
(h) Tocontribute to the development of partnership working with appropriate specialty practitioners and other healthand social care personnel, patientsand their families.
(i) Toenhance the quality of the student experience in the subject area throughinnovation in learning and teaching, course planning and development,subject review and externalliaison, consistent with the post of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer as specified by the Dean (or delegate)/Head ofDepartment.
(j) To contribute to the development of specified, high quality units/courses which understand and meet students needs as specified by theDean (or delegate)/Head of Department.
7.Core activities - administration, management, leadership and citizenship
(a) Supportfor the core business of the School, including participation in the processes for the recruitment, selection, enrolment, and induction of students,attendance at University recruitment eventsvisits to partnerschools and other marketing initiatives etc.
(b) Administrative duties required for the smooth running of the School,including monitoring attendance, maintaining assessment records andcarrying out module evaluations, in accordance with the regulations of thetime.
(c) Attendance and participation meetingsrelated to the subject area delivery and development, including Course Boards.Examination Boards and other Divisional, School and University meetings.
(d) External engagement as appropriate (with the professional discipline, localcommunity, schools and colleges, employers, international partners)
(e) Mentorship of colleagues
(f) Commitment to all areasof activity includingEDI and the LSBU Behavioural Framework.
8.Higher level examples administration, management, leadership and citizenship
(a) Demonstrate successful academic leadership withinthe School;
(b) Contribute to University committees or panels;
(c) Contribute to and/or lead professional contributions and collaborations with charities/NGOs
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A good honours degree in a relevant subject with an appropriate subject specialism in midwifery.
* Registration on the NMC Professional register as a midwife
* Willing or working towards completing a masters degree
* Hold an NMC recordable teaching qualification
Experience
* Evidence of ability to meet the teaching needs of the school at degree level in midwifery (Essential)
* Contemporary working knowledge of maternity care policy and UK healthcare policy and NMC standards in relation to midwifery (essential)
* Evidence of supporting and/or teaching students (essential)
* Post registration experience as a midwife (essential)
* Interest and experience of teaching: complex midwifery care, NIPE, Pharmacology, perinatal mental health and awareness of UNICEF UK BFI (desirable), PMA
* Good working knowledge of current Midwifery practice and guidelines.
* Evidence of a reflective and thoughtful approach to pedagogy with emphasis on: effective communication; the use of stimulating and effective learning and teaching strategies; and the development of effective blended learning strategies.
* D: Academic management and planning
* Ability to contribute to Academic Management and Planning at Division and School levels. Ability to take a leadership role within the Division with a proven record of management skills including the ability to motivate staff. Able to demonstrate an ability to successfully undertake the management of projects.
* E: Supporting students
* Ability to work as a team member to enhance the quality of taught provision, increase levels of student satisfaction, improve levels of student retention, progression and employability, and support student enterprise activities.
* F: Research and scholarship, enterprise, and professional engagement
* Evidence of significant achievement or potential to make a substantial contribution to the work of the Division and School in respect of at least one of the following three areas:
* Research and scholarship
* Evidence of ability to contribute to the scholarly profile of the Division and where
* appropriate, to enhance the Schools REF submission profile.
* Enterprise
* Potential to contribute to the income generating activities of the Division through, inter alia, consultancy, CPD provision, KTPs, and contributing expertise to support Enterprise Centre projects.
* Ability to link professional/industry experience to pedagogic practice to enhance the student experience and promote student employability. Ability to contribute to curriculum, module and course development to enhance the Divisions portfolio.
* G: Communication and IT skills
* Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills including: oral, written/literacy, numeracy and presentation, underpinned by the ability to use IT to support students and discharge administrative responsibilities: MS Office and Outlook. Evidence of the use of VLEs in teaching (e.g. Blackboard/Moodle) and use of online teaching platforms (e.g MS Teams).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£42,759 to £50,024 a yearInclusive of £3,975 London Weighting
#J-18808-Ljbffr