Teaching Fellow in Physiotherapy - School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation SciencesGrade 7

Position Details

School of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Location: University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range 36130 to 45413 with potential progression once in post to 48149

Grade: 7

Full Time Permanent

2 positions available

Closing date: 28th May 2025

Role Summary

About You

The School of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences is seeking to grow our team by appointing two Teaching Fellows in Physiotherapy to contribute to the delivery of our Physiotherapy programmes. Working with other members of the physiotherapy team and wider school the post holder will teach assess and support students playing an important role in the delivery of pre and post registration physiotherapy education in both campus based and placement education settings.

You will havea sound understanding of the UK healthcare context and a background of recent relevant specialist knowledge and experience of delivering personcentred and evidencebased physiotherapy practice. You will haveproven clinical skills demonstrated across one or more healthcare settings anda strong understanding of clinical reasoning and management strategies applicable to your area of contemporary physiotherapy and rehabilitation practice which may be in but is not limited to the musculoskeletal neurological or cardiorespiratory context.

You may already have some experience working in physiotherapy education or be looking to move from a clinical setting into higher education to continue your own career development. We would consider job share and parttime options for excellent candidates who wish to retain a clinical post alongside a teaching role within the school.

About the role

Working within the physiotherapy programme teams you will make a substantial contribution to the delivery of physiotherapy education on the Schools degree programmes with a focus on core clinical knowledge and skills to prepare students for practice in a range of clinical areas. You will be part of and may progress to lead module teams which plan prepare and deliver excellent engaging and challenging teaching that inspires students and prepares them for current and future practice and a career in physiotherapy. You will be involved in assessing student performance across a range of assessments including practical exams essays presentations and portfolio assessments.

As well as working with larger groups in teaching you will take on a pastoral role as a personal tutor providing support and guidance to students individually and in small group tutorials for their academic development and being their link tutor whilst on clinical placement. You may also contribute to dissertation project supervision.

The post holder may also contribute to the delivery and administration of placement education including preparing students for placements supporting the development of innovative models of placement education and universitybased placement activity and maintenance of relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Alongside these studentfocussed activities you will be expected to contribute to the administration of education and work effectively as an interdisciplinary team member having excellent communication and interpersonal addition you will demonstrate academic citizenship developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs.

You will be expected to maintain and update your own professional practice skills on a regular basis and have excellent organisational and time management skills. Opportunities will be provided for you to develop through leadership opportunities and ongoing professional development in higher education.

About the school

The School of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Science is a worldleading School that performs cuttingedge and translational research in all aspects of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation unique platform allows us to address societal challenges from a multidisciplinary perspective and enrich our curricula with a research intensity that ranks us at 8th place in global league tables. The university has a long tradition in physiotherapy education and our schools undergraduate physiotherapy programme is ranked number one in the UK in the Complete University Guide (and 2025).

The school is based in a purposebuilt building with a range of teaching spaces and practical labs including simulation capture system. We recently opened the Centre for Movement and Wellbeing which houses a physiotherapy clinic alongside exercise and physical activity spaces used for research and teaching. Future developments include a new Clinical Skills Building with simulation spaces for including ward clinic and home environments.

Having been awarded Athena SWAN Silver status the school is committed to promoting equality diversity and inclusivity and therefore welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our global community. The University of Birmingham holds Advance HE Race Equality Charter and Athena Swan Charter bronze awards and is a Stonewall Global Diversity Champion. Further information about working at the University of Birmingham including information about employee benefits and childcare provision is at Duties

Education

• Deliver teaching across courses at a range of levels to undergraduates postgraduates and CPD students so that the Schools teaching objectives are met.
• Use of a range of appropriate approaches to learning and teaching including practical classes seminars lectures .
• Plan and prepare your teaching in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching programme.
• Use digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment.
• Devise and deliver practical work to develop students practical physiotherapy skills.
• Plan and review your own educational practice.
• Undertake full range of responsibilities in relation to marking and examining.
• Frequently update own subject expertise.
• Maintain your HCPC registration.
• Contribute to the admissions process for physiotherapy programmes.
• Act as a personal tutor to students.
• Undertake personal professional development including selfreflection on your teaching using student and peer review feedback to enhance your teaching and learning.
• Contribute to School teachingrelated administration.
• Promote equality and value diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
• Active promotion of equality diversity and inclusivity to internal and external stakeholders.

Citizenship

Contributing to an inclusive working environment:

• Pursuing your activities in a way that helps others to pursue their activities effectively and efficiently;
• Demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g. participation in graduation Departmental/School committees);
• Demonstrating support for colleagues such as sharing resources providing advice;
• willingness to volunteer for oneoff duties (such as supporting School Institute and Departmental projects);
• Positively engaging in School strategic initiatives;
• Proactive support and involvement in activities specifically contributing to a positive and inclusive community spirit across the School/College/University.

Person Specification

Essential

• Qualified physiotherapist holding current HCPC registration.
• At least 3 years experience in a relevant area of clinical practice (eg musculoskeletal neurological or cardiorespiratory physiotherapy).
• Understanding of health care delivery in the UK NHS context.
• Experience of developing students use of research in evidencebased physiotherapy practice.
• Experience of teaching physiotherapy in a relevant clinical or academic setting (eg supervising students delivering inservice training etc).
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment.
• A commitment to quality enhancement in practice.
• Excellent organisation and timemanagement skills including ability to work to tight deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience of assessing and providing feedback on other peoples performance (eg supervising and assessing students on placement).
• Skills in mentoring and providing support for others (eg supervising students peer supervision mentoring colleagues etc).
• Ability to contribute to broader programme management and administration processes.
• Evidence of supporting the implementing of new initiatives in health care.
• Evidence of successful contribution to key stakeholder relationships e.g. clinical partners service users etc.
• Higher degree in a relevant subject or willingness to work towards this.
• Ability to use data to monitor evaluate and enhance quality of practice and identify equality and diversity issues.
• Experience of supporting or developing interventions to address equality diversity and inclusivity issues.

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