Senior Lecturer

To support the delivery and continual development of under-graduate, post
- graduate, apprenticeship and CPD occupational therapy provision and related
studies, within the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing.

To proactively cooperate and collaborate with key external partners in order to
develop high quality teaching, research and publications in the field of occupational
therapy, which have relevance to academic, policy and practitioner audiences, and
which will contribute towards the future Research Excellence Framework and
Teaching Excellence Framework.

To engage in research and business enterprise that will strengthen future REF
submissions and compliments our Health and Wellbeing theme.

**Key Responsibilities**
**and Accountabilities**:
Faculty Specific:

- Actively contribute to deliver the University’s vision “To be bold and inspirational

in providing education, research and creative practice which offers
transformative experiences to students, staff, communities and business
partners in the UK and across the world”.
- Effectively undertake a lead role in the management, development and delivery

of modules on the BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programmes and any
future Occupational Therapy programmes (on and off site and on-line)
- Effectively undertake allocated programme administration roles.
- Actively contribute to a variety of other nursing, allied health, public health and

pharmacy related modules across the Faculty of Health Sciences and
Wellbeing. Engaging in the preparation of high quality teaching and learning
materials and the delivery of assessment of these in lectures, seminars and
other means of teaching and learning.
- Establish and maintain professional links with occupational therapy colleagues

at a regional, national and, international level, participating in and increasing
effective networks of health professionals.
- Contribute to Faculty outreach activities, with an emphasis on employability,

business enterprise and in creating practice placements for occupational
therapy programmes.
- Actively engage in the recruitment of students to programmes.
- To undertake, sustain and develop a comprehensive research profile related to
- occupational therapy, through peer reviewed publication.- Maintain an understanding of policy developments in occupational therapy and

health research and service provision to inform developments within the
University.
- enhance the student experience.- Provision of pastoral support to students at all levels through the Personal
- Academic Tutor process- You may be asked to perform other duties occasionally which are not

specifically included above, but which will be consistent with the role, including
representing the Health Team at relevant external events.

**Special**
**Circumstances**:
**Part 1 B: Generic to all Senior Lecturer roles (Building on the demands of Lecturer)**:
**Individuals carry out a range of duties and have responsibility taken from the**
**following. Whilst it is not anticipated that all of the activities listed below will**
**be covered by one individual, it is expected that over time all individuals will**
**make a balanced contribution to the three areas of academic activity**
**(research, teaching and learning and reach-out).**

**Academic Practice**
- Design, plan, review and innovate in activities and materials that support

student learning and deliver either across a range of modules or within a

- Use appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods.
- Supervise student projects and, where appropriate, field trips and placements.
- Identify areas where current provision is in need of revision or improvement.
- Contribute to the planning, design and development of objectives and material.
- Set, mark and assess work and examinations and provide feedback to
- students.- Develop and implement personal research and reach-out plans.
- Conduct individual and/or collaborative research projects,
- Identify sources of funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and

subsequently plan and deliver projects that are funded, as Co-Investigator or
possibly as Principal Investigator.

research to teaching and to reach-out activities.
- Write or contribute to publications or disseminate research and reach-out

findings using other appropriate media such as presentations at conferences
or exhibition of work in other appropriate events.
- Maintain knowledge and understanding at the forefront of the academic

discipline and, if appropriate, also at the forefront of the relevant area of
professional practice.

know-how to students, researchers and other academic colleagues.
**Communication**:

- Routinely communicate complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited

knowledge and understanding as well as to peers using high level skills and a
range of media.
- Encourage in others commitment to learn.

**Liaison and Networking**
- Participate in and develop external networks, for example to identif