Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Professional Skills Job at Chelmsford Full Time

About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:
Based within our School of Medicine on the Chelmsford campus, you will join a team of Senior Lecturer Practitioners to design and deliver our innovative Professional Skills curriculum for undergraduate medical students in Years 1-3 of the MBChB programme. This developing curriculum sits alongside our established Clinical Skills theme and plays a central role in shaping future doctors. It focuses on building core competencies such as communication, clinical reasoning, and personal and professional development, ensuring our graduates are well prepared for the complexities of modern medical practice.

You will be registered with a UK healthcare regulator and have a higher degree or relevant professional qualification as well as extensive post qualification CPD. You will bring excellent interpersonal skills and a clear understanding of the professional standards and behaviours expected of doctors in the UK. Experience in teaching and/or curriculum design within higher education is desirable, alongside a commitment to high-quality, student-centred education.

Informal enquiries can be made to Elizabeth Field, Interim professional skills lead at elizabeth.field@aru.ac.uk.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI’s Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:

• Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
• Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.