Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Background of department

The University’s School of Allied and Public Health Professions is the University’s academic and professional home for the Allied Health Professions, and for all those interested in improving public health and well-being. Our mission is to facilitate, educate and innovate to improve lives. We achieve this through our research, and by providing a portfolio of courses and other learning opportunities that are creative, inspirational and empowering, and which develop knowledge, policy and practice. Our research work within the School focuses on the improvement of health and care services, health and well-being by co-producing solutions in close collaboration with service users and other stakeholders.

We offer an exciting portfolio of applied healthcare courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels alongside internationally renowned applied research in implementation and diagnostic practice and policy. The School provides courses at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels for the Physiotherapy, Diagnostic Radiography, Medical Ultrasound, Clinical Reporting, Occupational Therapy, Paramedic Science, Speech & Language Therapy, Operating Department Practice, Ophthalmic Dispensing professions. In addition we offer courses that reflect a Public Health perspective around health promotion, mental health and global public health. We have exciting plans for the growth of both our educational and research programmes and are keen to attract people who share our ambitions to make a difference.

Our School has Athena SWAN bronze status. We value equality and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments, the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles. We have identified six individual leadership behaviours for every member of the School which include developing a shared sense of purpose, supporting each other and celebrating each other’s achievements. We are committed to the development of our colleagues and offer a wide range of professional and academic development opportunities.

The Role

The School of Allied and Public Health Professions is delighted to announce a unique opportunity for an exceptional candidate to join our enthusiastic team to contribute to our innovative new MSc programme.

We are looking for a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with extensive experience in Paediatric Communication Disorders and/or Paediatric Dysphagia who as a qualified healthcare professional is passionate about engaging in high quality learning and teaching, research and/or knowledge transfer.

This role is ideal for those eager to contribute to curriculum development to ensure the course continues to provide an innovative and contemporary route that supports students from recruitment to their first post. The candidate will also take shared responsibility for the sourcing of new clinical placements and allocation and management of students on placements.

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible. Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the service being delivered and to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders. It is expected that the majority of your working time will be spent on campus.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 14th of November 2024
Closing date for applications: 5th of January 2025
Interviews are to be held: 15th of January 2025

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Marian McCormick, Principal Lecturer marian.mccormick@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ05406.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you.

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Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.