Programme Lead - Occupational Therapy

Programme Lead - Occupational Therapy

Taunton, Somerset

£36,767 to £45,168 per annum, plus £4,000 uplift

Permanent

UCS College Group

We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, and highly motivated individual to join our health professions team in Taunton to participate in the delivery and continuous development of our new Occupational Therapy curriculum.

Working in line with professional statutory and regulatory body requirements, the post-holder will lead the BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme and Occupational Therapy Degree Apprenticeship at the University Centre Somerset (UCS College Group). The post-holder will work with an expanding team of educators in supporting learners to qualify as outstanding practitioners, underpinning future health and care services that serve our communities.

UCS College Group is working in partnership with employer partners to deliver education aimed at future proofing the evolving health and care system in the South West. Programmes are quality assured by the University of the West of England (UWE), with all teaching, learning and assessment delivered at University Centre Somerset in Taunton.

Responsibilities will focus on programme planning and quality assurance, teaching, learning and assessment, and supporting learners to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours throughout their time on programme. The role is student facing and employer facing, and requires the post-holder to act as an ambassador for excellence in clinical education in line with regulatory requirements.

In return we offer:

• Monday to Friday working pattern
• Equipment - laptop, phone
• Two-week closure during the Christmas period
• Hybrid working / Flexible working policies
• Ongoing CPD in support of revalidation and progression
• Additional well-being day on top of annual leave entitlement