Lecturers in Health and Care Management (Postgraduate - MBA)
Posted 12 days 19 hours ago by Arden University
Hybrid working with occasional travel to our Coventry Head Office or one of our UK Campuses (Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester) Permanent Full-Time Read the full job description here
About Arden University:
We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.
About the Department:
The School of Health and Care Management provides our students with a dynamic, forward-thinking education focused on effectively managing health and care services and teams. Our courses, accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), ensure that our students will not only gain current, relevant knowledge but also build essential management and leadership skills that are highly valued in today's healthcare landscape.
About the Opportunity:
We are looking for two Lecturers to join our Postgraduate Apprenticeship Team, to teach on our Senior Leader and Executive MBA programme which is contextualised for senior health and care professionals. You will report to one of our Senior Lecturers, and will:
- Deliver engaging and dynamic lectures online for our distance learning students.
- Take on module leadership, ensuring consistent quality and development of learning materials and schemes of work.
- Oversee assessment marking, create authentic assessments, and provide high-quality feedback.
- Lead or support the creation of new programmes and refresh existing ones to align with industry trends and employer requirements.
- Collaborate with colleagues to provide academic advice and support to students.
- Drive innovation in teaching methods, student support, and assessment.
About You:
To be successful as a Lecturer in Health and Care Management to teach on our Senior Leader and Executive MBA Programme, you must have:
- MSc or equivalent qualification in a Health or Care related field.
- Experience in Healthcare/Public Health/Health leadership and/or similar areas.
- Teaching experience at Postgraduate level.
- Research supervision experience at Postgraduate level.
- Experience of MBA teaching and apprenticeships.
- AdvanceHE Recognition - FHEA or willing to achieve within 12-18 months.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of health and/or care leadership in a large organisation.
- Experience of managing healthcare teams, budgets, projects and delivery.
We are looking for Lecturers with experience in current and effective teaching, learning and assessment practices in Higher Education, who are able to bring their knowledge and understanding to Arden to grow our programmes and provide excellent student outcomes.
Why Arden:At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students' journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:
- 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure.
- A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7%.
- PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade).
- Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends.
- Our 'Golden Ticket' which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education.
- Plus, other competitive benefits .
Our Values:
Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.
Closing Date: 5 April 2025
Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 14 April.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:
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