Academic Officer – Professional Programmes in Health Sciences

BU04146

School of Health Sciences

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Permanent

Head of School

27-11-2026

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the academic team in all outreach, recruitment and selection activities for a range of programmes commissioned by Health Education and Improvement Wales. The role will also involve the delivery of sessions to support the integration of students on to their professional programme.

The successful candidate will need to understand the roles of a variety of health professional careers and the requirements of our professional programmes that lead to registration with a regulatory body. They will also be an excellent communicator, able to enthuse and inspire prospective and current students, acting as an ambassador for the range of professions.

Candidates will hold an undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.

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

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

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

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.

Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.

Informal enquiries about all posts can be made to Professor Julie Green, Head of School

The School of Health Sciences is an interprofessional school which sits within the College of Medicine and Health and provides medical, psychology, sports science, health and care education and research at Bangor University. The school offers a career-spanning portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and short courses for health and care and allied professionals. It comprises over 100 staff, delivering to more than 900 students from across the health professions including dentistry.

The school works in partnership with health, social and educational care providers through well-established links, this provides a clinical and academic experience for a range of professional programmes. Our portfolio of professional programmes continues to expand. We hold an Athena Swan Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture.

The School Mission Statement reflects our aims to champion and promote excellent health and social care science, research, scholarship, teaching and learning, quality and values with people who use services, practitioners, and stakeholders. To promote language and cultural competence relevant to local, national, and international partners, and to provide an inclusive culture and environment for staff and students within the school.

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…