NHS Leadership Academy Senior Lecturer (Teaching Focused)

Tutors roles are managed from both Manchester Business School and the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham. We expect tutors to be employed at one or other of the two institutions. 

You will work and communicate closely with colleagues, as part of a small team of three Tutors throughout the programme, liaising with other colleagues from KPMG, National Voices and Line Communications in order to effectively co-deliver the programme as a whole. 

You will provide leadership development education that is situated in understanding health and social care contexts, management landscapes and culturally diverse communities, and the challenges and debates relating to the delivery of care quality and patient experience where people - whether staff or service users and carers - come from diverse ethnic, cultural, work and learning backgrounds. 
You will offer high quality and sustained contributions to progressive and developmental learning and contribute to the management and administration of programme activities as required. 

You will participate in regular supervision, team meetings, departmental meetings and training and development opportunities, as required.

Person Specification

The role is multi-faceted making it an exciting and challenging role to take up. We are looking for talented, motivated and energetic individuals who can demonstrate the different skills required in this role with competence and confidence. We expect all tutors to fulfil all aspects of the job role outlined and we also recognise that some individuals will inevitably possess more experience in delivering some elements of the role than others. A five day tutor development programme is delivered to all tutors before the formal start of the programme. The training includes technical training in the use of the Virtual Campus, an introduction to the programme and academic tutor role and training to support the development of dynamic facilitation skills. 

To carry out the requirements of the tutor role you should possess the following: 

Qualifications 

• A relevant MSc/MA 

Knowledge 

• A good understanding of the health and social care policy and management landscape and of the challenges and debates relating to the delivery of care 
• A good understanding of the principles and practice of action learning 
• Some awareness of leadership theories, concepts and models 
• Familiarity with development tools and giving feedback to individuals and groups 

Development Skills 

• The ability to model an approach of enquiry and reflexivity that invites dialogue, critical thinking, mutual reflection, feedback, challenge and support 
• The ability to support an individual's learning through a range of teaching and learning methods including developmental workshops and action learning sets; telephone and face to face tutorials (individual and group); work-based learning; reflexive activities and on-line academic tuition 
• The ability to draw on a broad repertoire of skills to support programme delivery and holistically inform your educational and developmental practices 
• Demonstrate an ability to effectively plan, structure, facilitate and evaluate a range of activities in a range of situations intended to achieve the agreed purpose, including developmental workshops and action learning sets 
• Demonstrate an ability to work effectively with diversity and difference to facilitate the full participation of all learners 

Other skills 

• The ability and willingness to work with participants from diverse ethnic, cultural, work and learning backgrounds 
• The willingness and ability to work within cohort teams and other colleagues to support the delivery of the programme 
• The ability to use on-line learning technology to support programme delivery 
• Excellent written and communication skills 

Experience 

• Of health or social care and the health sector 
• Credibility with aspiring senior leaders in the NHS 
• Experience of or willingness to learn marking and giving appropriate and personalised feedback at postgraduate level 
• Experience of supervising dissertations at postgraduate level is desirable

Other 

• A commitment to the aims, values and educational design/ethos that underpin the design and the delivery of the programme. 
• Engage in external quality assurance activities related to teaching, e.g. external examining and NHS Leadership Academy evaluation. 
• Contribute to the development of new and appropriate approaches to developmental learning activities including educational workshops, consultation groups and action learning sets. 
• Act as adviser for leadership development teaching and learning methods through excellent practice and mentoring of other colleagues. 
• An understanding of and commitment work to the University's Equal Opportunities policies and practices. 
• Work to tight deadlines without compromising on quality of outputs 
• Commitment to engage in training and development opportunities offered as part of the tutor induction programme 
• Work from home 
• Willingness and ability to travel and stay overnight to deliver the face to face elements of the programme and to engage in training and development opportunities

Additional Information

Informal Queries can be made to Dr Annette Neath, email: a.p.neath@bham.ac.uk 

Assessment Centres will be held on 14th February 2019. 

Interview dates will be confirmed.