Lecturer in Health Sciences; Midwifery

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Job Number: BU04120

School/Department:
School of Health Sciences

Grade: 7 or 8

Contract Duration:
Permanent

Responsible to:
Head of School

Closing Date: 03-11-2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the above permanent full-time post working in the School of Health Sciences, an academic-led School with a reputable research programme with teaching and learning activity at the Bangor campus.

At Bangor University we offer a stimulating environment and support to enable you to fulfil your professional ambitions. Available at Grade 7 or 8 (dependant on experience and qualifications) this post provides an opportunity for experienced candidates to be part of an enthusiastic team to take our programmes forward in line with a range of regulatory approvals and to support student learning.

We are an ambitious and growing School of Health Sciences with a sustained history of excellence. The Bachelor of Midwifery programme, at Bangor University, continues to demonstrate excellence through its consistently high levels of student satisfaction and outstanding National Student Survey results (ranked 1st in Wales for Overall Student Satisfaction). Graduates are highly sought after by employers, reflecting the programme’s commitment to preparing confident, compassionate and competent practitioners for contemporary maternity services.

The successful candidate may be an experienced Midwifery lecturer or new to Midwifery education. Support in role will be provided for those new to education. They will contribute to teaching and learning within the School as part of a team responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational activities for midwifery and health care programme at undergraduate with responsibilities to ensure quality practice placement experiences for students within the partnership placement providers across North Wales.

Candidates should be educated to or working towards a Masters level in a relevant subject area and should possess current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Candidates willing to undertake a Masters will also be considered.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

This role will be located on campus ough our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

The successful candidate will be expected to commence this post as soon as possible.

For an informal discussion, please contact:
Programme Lead for Midwifery Julie Roberts  Lead Midwife for Education;
Ruth Lovelady (Staff)  Head of School, Professor Julie Green,

Closing date for applications: 3/11/2026

Bangor’s mission is for a research-led University of and for North Wales, providing transformative learning experiences and nurturing a positive impact on society regionally, nationally, and internationally (Strategy 2030). Across the University, research and teaching are closely inter-linked: almost all research academics teach, ensuring that our students benefit from the knowledge created by our research.

In REF
2021, 40% of our research is considered 4
* or world-leading and 45% is 3
* or internationally excellent. 77% of Bangor’s research was scored as 4
* or 3
* in the last  2014. In REF
2021 it has increased to 85%. In REF
2021, Bangor is 41st for the proportion of our research environment judged to be world-leading and 46th (out of 129 - excluding six single-subject institutions) in the sector for research.

The School of Health Sciences is an interprofessional school which sits within the College of Medicine & Health and provides medical, health, and care education and research at Bangor University. The School works in partnership with health, social and educational care providers through well established links to enable a total clinical and academic experience to be provided for all students.

• To teach at undergraduate level, including supervision of projects and students.
• To develop teaching materials or methodologies, for example course design or assessment and being module coordinator.
• To provide pastoral and academic support to undergraduate and postgraduate students. To undertake administrative duties as designated by the Head of School.