Associate Professor – School of Health and Social Care

Job title:

Associate Professor – School of Health and Social Care

Company:

Edinburgh Napier University

Job description

Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) is an innovative, inclusive and ambitious University, focussed on the impact of its demand-led teaching and research. We are proud to be ranked the top modern university in Scotland (THE World University Rankings 2024) and we are the leading Edinburgh university for student satisfaction for the last 5 years (NSS 2020-2024).The School of Health & Social Care is a vibrant academic community for over 3,400 students and 140 staff. Our strategic aim is to make an enduring impact on health, care and society in Scotland and beyond. We do that through the provision of high-quality programmes of education as well as research/knowledge exchange.Currently, we are offering an opportunity to join our fantastic team as an Associate Professor. The focus of this role will be to oversee the School’s postgraduate / post-registration and transnational education portfolio.The Role:As Associate Professor with a remit focused on postgraduate / post-registration and transnational education, you will have the opportunity to use your experience and passion for the development of the healthcare professions, to support learning and teaching, leading and overseeing the enhancement of the portfolio, as well as developing your own personal portfolio of research.You will be in an excellent position to use your knowledge and experience of postgraduate/post-registration healthcare education to refine and enhance the existing School’s portfolio, ensuring the curricula are contemporary, comprehensive, and innovative in design while making most efficient use of resource. We already have several programmes that are designed to attract professionals from across the healthcare disciplines, and we wish to develop that further.Your experience will also allow you to support the expansion of the portfolio, so that the School is best placed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills for successful careers in a rapidly dynamic healthcare environment. Your knowledge of transnational education models and experience of successfully delivering transnational education will be essential to allow this part of our academic portfolio to grow in a considered and sustainable manner.Upon joining us, you will become part of a team of motivated, approachable, and professional individuals, committed to their disciplines, who have a good sense of camaraderie and expectations about supporting each other using a partnership approach, with the focus of building each other, and the organisational objective of building careers.What we will need from you:

• – Doctoral level qualification in a relevant discipline
• – Qualification in nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy or occupational therapy at least to MSc level
• – NMC or HCPC registered or
• – Profile that demonstrates at least national standing and some international engagement
• – Demonstrable experience of success in leading postgraduate / transnational education portfolios
• – Experience of success in meeting professional regulator standards for education in countries out-with the UK.
• – Willingness to travel to support transnational education
• – A passion for teaching, learning and personal/professional development

For a full role profile and comprehensive list of duties, please click .Benefits we offer:Minimum of 46 days annual leave (includes bank holidays), generous pension scheme (26%), flexible working and professional development opportunities. Further information can be viewed .Additional information:Interviews: Week commencing 28th July 2025£57,422 to £68,529 per annum (Grade 7)

Expected salary

£57422 – 68529 per year

Location

Edinburgh

Job date

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:07:27 GMT

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