Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy

We are looking to appoint a motivated Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy  to join the occupational therapy team at Oxford Brookes. Located within the Department for Sport, Health Science and Social Work, and with close relationships with other health-related programmes and research centres, we provide pre-registration programmes at BSc and MSc degree levels.

The post holder must have a postgraduate degree in Occupational Therapy, and hold registration with the HCPC as an OT

We would expect our new Lecturer/Senior Lecturer to undertake academic and academic-related responsibilities in the delivery of high quality OT. The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching and supervision of student research projects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. They will also be expected to contribute to the management, scholarly activity and developmental ambitions of the department.

Experience required for the post:

We are particularly interested in encouraging applications from candidates who have the following:

• clinical and/or teaching experience in occupational therapy; experience in physical settings would be advantageous

• registration with the HCPC

• teaching and/or practice experience with pre-registration occupational therapy programmes (e.g. practice placement education)

• possession of a suitable teaching qualification for a higher education setting (or willingness to complete in post)

For Senior Lecturer applicants:

• a track record of teaching and module leadership in a higher education institution

• experience of supervising undergraduate and postgraduate student research projects

• demonstrable research activity by publications

• a track record in course design, assessment development and the ability to contribute to teaching, management and leadership within higher education.

Oxford Brookes is a great organisation to work for. The Occupational Therapy  programmes are primarily located in healthcare facilities at the Marston Road site of the University, offering state-of-the art simulation skills labs and teaching facilities, and close to local clinical and research sites of excellence.

As one of the largest employers in Oxford we pride ourselves in the great experience we offer our staff. You'll be joining a friendly, professional environment where every member of staff is recognised as important to the success of Oxford Brookes University. To find out more about the benefits of working for Oxford Brookes please visit: www.brookes.ac.uk/job-vacancies/working-at-brookes .

If you are interested in finding out more information about this post or would like an informal look around, please contact Dr Tanya Rihtman ([email protected]).

The University has adopted equality, diversity and inclusion as core values. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates whatever their background, and especially from BAME candidates who are under-represented in our workforce.

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