Wales – Palliative Medicine for Healthcare Professionals at Cardiff University

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Centre for Medical Education, providing professional academic support within our busy MSc programmes.  This lecturer role provides academic support for the MSc in Palliative Medicine for Healthcare Professionals (Level 7), working closely with staff, students and external stakeholders to do so. 

The main focus of the role is to supervise and support postgraduate students and to carry out academic administrative duties within the programmes as required. The post holder will have academic input into all aspects of the delivery of the programme, including face-to-face teaching, the marking of coursework, online educational activity and the supervision and marking of student dissertations. This will include creating innovative online teaching and assessment material in areas related to palliative medicine and healthcare and the pursuit of excellence in research-informed teaching, inspiring and enabling others to do the same.

The post holder will actively develop and undertake research-informed teaching (and activities relating to teaching), including the development, delivery and evaluation of the programmes.

Applicants should hold a healthcare qualification as a minimum and preferably a postgraduate qualification at level 7 (or equivalent) in a healthcare related subject. They should have experience in teaching palliative medicine and healthcare related concepts at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.

Informal enquiries about the role should be directed to Fiona Rawlinson, Programme Director, Palliative Medicine for Healthcare Professionals, email RawlingsonF@cardiff.ac.uk

This post is part-time, 2 days per week, and available from 1 August 2018

Salary: An appointment will be made subject to skills and experience at:

£32,548 – £38,833 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 6) or
£41,212 – £47,722 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 7)

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.