University Teacher – Speech & Language Therapy Job at Sheffield Full Time NEW

Job description:

We are seeking to recruit a University Teacher to join the School of Allied Health Professions, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery. This is an exciting opportunity to work with colleagues to deliver the pre-registration BSc Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Degree Apprenticeship programme as well as our other campus based SLT programmes. The BSc SLT Apprenticeship is delivered online and runs alongside our campus based BMedSci Speech and Language Therapy and MMedSci Speech and Language Therapy (full and part time) programmes. The apprenticeship route to professional qualification allows learners to combine work and study. University teaching and learning is delivered by live, synchronous online learning.

We seek candidates with the vision and drive to help us achieve our ambition of delivering an outstanding student experience and to equip our graduates to advance understanding in Speech and Language Therapy and be at the forefront of our profession. 

We are ideally looking for candidates with expertise in speech and language therapy in the areas of paediatrics/children/young people. Other areas of expertise can also be considered, e.g., adults with communication or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. Alongside teaching, regular online tripartite meetings with apprentices and clinical mentors form a core part of this role. Other duties will include student engagement, student recruitment and student support. 

Whatever your experience, we are looking for new ideas and approaches to help shape our BSc Speech and Language Therapy Degree Apprenticeship programme and educate graduates to be at the forefront of the profession. 

What We Offer

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities,a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.