Main Function of the Position:
- To research, develop and deliver evidence-informed education in the health programmes in relation to aspects in relation to pharmacology and to ensure that the curriculum meets standards set by regulatory bodies.To disseminate research findings through presentations and publications.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible (under guidance of the Programme Lead) for relevant curriculum and staff development; delivery of teaching, assessment, evaluation and resource deployment throughout the programmes to ensure high quality learning experiences that meets standards set by the professional bodies.
- Plans, leads and contributes to research in own academic field and in pharmacology to improve academic approach to curriculum development.
- Provides educational expertise to University and NHS colleagues and contributes to other work of the school such as developing and supporting teaching and learning and managing change in a complex curriculum organisation.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Planning & Organising
- Plan diary and priorities workload within current Health and Human Sciences priorities.
- In collaboration with the Programme, plan developments over 6-24 months taking a medium and long-term view, in response to statutory guidance and course quality measures. Ensure changes are developed, approved and implemented in a timely manner.
- In association with colleagues, plan and organise the teaching and assessment within the curriculum.
Problem Solving
- Problems may be raised by academic staff, NHS staff and students and may be academic, organisational, interpersonal and disciplinary in nature e.g. lack of resources, team-working difficulties, and inappropriate student conduct, or within curriculum development they often relate to change management and concerns about course design.
- Problems are sometimes solved through application of University and Programme guidelines but often require individual solutions and may necessitate consultation with senior colleagues and line manager and occasionally warrant referral to University committees.
Decision Making:
- Contributes to curriculum policy through work on committees.
- Acts autonomously within university codes of practice and policy of the programme.
- In collaboration with the Programme lead, determines focus for work within HSS statutory requirements, external audit, feedback from students and staff, HHS priorities and educational theory.
- Makes judgements about students’ performance in summative and formative assessments of academic and professional competencies and refers on as required.
- Guides research and project management with collaborators, within HHS priorities.
