Clinical Learning Facilitator in Audiology at Swansea University

Contract: Permanent. Part time: 7 hours a week

Location: Singleton Campus

Swansea University currently offers 9 different degree programmes in Healthcare Science, which makes it the largest provider of Healthcare Science undergraduate training in the UK. Healthcare Science sits within the School of Health and Social Care. Nearly all of the commissioned programmes from Welsh Government sit within this School. Healthcare Science is joined by Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Science in the School. This creates a culture of professional training and interdisciplinary education.

The successful candidate will join the Healthcare Science academic unit. The Clinical Learning Facilitator will be responsible for supporting students on the BSc in Healthcare Science (Audiology) with their clinical placements. The Faculty are looking to appoint a qualified Audiologist with experience of working in the NHS, who is registered with the Academy of Healthcare Science/Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists or Health and Care Professions. We would welcome applicants who wish to consider secondment from their NHS roles.

This post is on a Teaching and Scholarship pathway. The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research, teaching, the wider student experience, leadership or innovation and engagement, are all appropriately recognised, developed, valued, and rewarded. Further information is available here. These provide indicative performance levels for all academic staff which will be used in the recruitment process as well as for internal academic promotion. Where there are numeric indicators these will be considered in light of the stage of career, hours of work and other commitments. This may be personal circumstances or work related activities outside of academia such as in industry or a clinical setting. Applicants are very welcome to provide any relevant individual circumstances such as career breaks, any periods of leave or secondment or any other absences, which should be taken into account and how these have had an impact on your career development. This can be included in Questionnaire 1 on the online application, which asks for further information in support of your application.

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

A satisfactory DBS certificate must be provided before a start date can be confirmed

Applicants are asked to provide a completed online application providing evidence against the essential criteria in the recruitment documentation. Applicants should also attach to the application a Curriculum Vitae.

For further information, please contact the lead for Healthcare Science, Dr Barry Bardsley (B.Bardsley@swansea.ac.uk or 01792 295276).