Lecturer in Occupational Therapy

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge? If you're a Band 6, or an experienced Band 5 ready to take the next step, this is your opportunity to shape the future generation of the profession whilst developing your own academic career.

We're looking for an enthusiastic HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with expertise in teaching, training and supervision to join our supportive and ambitious team within the School of Health and Social Care.

As one of the UK's leading providers of allied health education, we deliver a diverse portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and degree apprenticeship programmes across 14 registered professions. As part of our team, you'll play a pivotal role in teaching, assessment and academic activities contributing to our BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy Degree Apprenticeship and cross teaching to our full-time BSc Hons Occupational Therapy programme, helping to prepare competent, compassionate and practice-ready graduates.

This is an exciting opportunity to inspire students from a wide range of backgrounds through innovative teaching, assessment and research. You'll work closely with the course team and practice partners to ensure our programmes reflect the realities of contemporary occupational therapy practice and the changing needs of the NHS/other sectors.

Main duties of the job

Deliver an outstanding student learning experience through the design and

delivery of high-quality, inclusive, and applied teaching grounded in the

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. In this role, you will actively champion

student success by driving improvements in retention, attainment, and graduate

outcomes.

To deliver, and where appropriate lead, scholarship and research, innovation,

knowledge exchange (RIKE) and/or professional practice/ engagement,

producing high-quality outputs and developing pathways to impact that

strengthen curriculum quality, advance academic activity, support income

generation and enhance the Universitys academic reputation and civic mission,

working collaboratively within academic teams and with external partners.

This role involves teaching, assessing and supporting student progression

on our pre-registration BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy- Degree Apprenticeship

programme to prepare learners for contemporary practice. This post is ideal for

an HCPC-registered Band 6 or experienced Band 5 occupational therapist seeking

to move into higher education, with opportunities to innovate teaching and

inspire students, contribute to research activities and develop an academic

career.

About us

The School of Health and Social Care delivers a

well-established, large and diverse portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate

and degree apprenticeship courses leading to registration in 14 different

professions. These include Nursing (all fields), Midwifery, Social Work,

Paramedic Science, Operating Department Practitioner, Physiotherapy,

Occupational Therapy, Diagnostic Radiography, Radiotherapy and Oncology,

Dietetics and Art Psychotherapy. We support practitioners to continue to

develop their professional roles through our extensive continuing professional

development portfolio, our graduates working in local, national, and

international health and social care sectors. Our research portfolio is cutting

edge and applied, undertaking challenge-led collaborative interdisciplinary

research, innovation and knowledge exchange to inform and transform health and

social care.

Details

Date posted

28 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£39,906 to £44,746 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

N0013-120287

Job locations

Collegiate Crescent Campus

Collegiate Crescent

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S10 2BP

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Design and deliver high-quality, inclusive and

research-informed by the scholarship of teaching and learning activities

creating engaging learning experiences that support student recruitment and

retention, success, progression and employability; including research-led

learning, projects, live briefs or professional practice-based tasks, using

evidence, feedback and data to enhance student engagement and outcomes.

Contribute to and/or lead the design, development and

continuous improvement of learning activities, digital resources and assessment

strategies, using module review and student feedback to enhance learning and

ensure alignment with quality assurance frameworks, external reference points

and emerging pedagogic practice;

o

contribute to the

design and delivery of assessment, including project or dissertation

supervision where appropriate, ensuring alignment with learning outcomes and

academic standards.

Provide, oversee and qualityassure assessment and

feedback processes within allocated modules within stipulated timeframes,

ensuring constructive feedback that supports students learning, progression,

academic integrity and achievement.

Provide oversight and subject specific academic advice

to support students progression and engagement; ensure effective signposting

and appropriate referral to pastoral and support services, acting as a first

point of contact and triaging students to specialist support where appropriate,

contributing to the enhancement of student outcomes across the programme.

Lead or contribute to the operational management of

modules and course management activities, projects or academic activities, when

required/ appropriate, ensuring effective organisation, communication and

timely resolution of day-to-day issues.

Build and maintain relationships with external

partners (e.g. employers, industry and professional communities), engaging with

networks and partnerships to support curriculum development, employability,

applied learning and student opportunities and enhance the student experience.

Provide management and guidance to colleagues,

including direct reports where appropriate; support work planning and

contribute to performance management;

o

contribute to key

HROD processes such as recruitment, induction, development planning and

contribution to appraisal.

o

act as a point of

escalation for colleagues, as and when required

o

contribute to the

development of colleagues through mentoring, peer review or scholarship

activity.

Deliver, and where appropriate lead, scholarship of

teaching and learning and research, innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE)

relevant to the discipline, producing high-quality outputs such as

publications, professional practice outputs, dissemination, or identifying and

pursuing opportunities for external funding that strengthen curriculum quality

and contribute to academic activity, including contribution to REF where

appropriate.

Engage in continuing professional development to

maintain and enhance subject expertise, academic practice and professional

standing, and contribute positively to academic communities through networking,

collaboration and knowledge sharing.

These duties may evolve in line with the changing

strategic objectives of the college / department and

University. Specific objectives will be agreed through the

Universitys performance and development review (PDR) process.

Job responsibilities

Design and deliver high-quality, inclusive and

research-informed by the scholarship of teaching and learning activities

creating engaging learning experiences that support student recruitment and

retention, success, progression and employability; including research-led

learning, projects, live briefs or professional practice-based tasks, using

evidence, feedback and data to enhance student engagement and outcomes.

Contribute to and/or lead the design, development and

continuous improvement of learning activities, digital resources and assessment

strategies, using module review and student feedback to enhance learning and

ensure alignment with quality assurance frameworks, external reference points

and emerging pedagogic practice;

o

contribute to the

design and delivery of assessment, including project or dissertation

supervision where appropriate, ensuring alignment with learning outcomes and

academic standards.

Provide, oversee and qualityassure assessment and

feedback processes within allocated modules within stipulated timeframes,

ensuring constructive feedback that supports students learning, progression,

academic integrity and achievement.

Provide oversight and subject specific academic advice

to support students progression and engagement; ensure effective signposting

and appropriate referral to pastoral and support services, acting as a first

point of contact and triaging students to specialist support where appropriate,

contributing to the enhancement of student outcomes across the programme.

Lead or contribute to the operational management of

modules and course management activities, projects or academic activities, when

required/ appropriate, ensuring effective organisation, communication and

timely resolution of day-to-day issues.

Build and maintain relationships with external

partners (e.g. employers, industry and professional communities), engaging with

networks and partnerships to support curriculum development, employability,

applied learning and student opportunities and enhance the student experience.

Provide management and guidance to colleagues,

including direct reports where appropriate; support work planning and

contribute to performance management;

o

contribute to key

HROD processes such as recruitment, induction, development planning and

contribution to appraisal.

o

act as a point of

escalation for colleagues, as and when required

o

contribute to the

development of colleagues through mentoring, peer review or scholarship

activity.

Deliver, and where appropriate lead, scholarship of

teaching and learning and research, innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE)

relevant to the discipline, producing high-quality outputs such as

publications, professional practice outputs, dissemination, or identifying and

pursuing opportunities for external funding that strengthen curriculum quality

and contribute to academic activity, including contribution to REF where

appropriate.

Engage in continuing professional development to

maintain and enhance subject expertise, academic practice and professional

standing, and contribute positively to academic communities through networking,

collaboration and knowledge sharing.

These duties may evolve in line with the changing

strategic objectives of the college / department and

University. Specific objectives will be agreed through the

Universitys performance and development review (PDR) process.

Person Specification

Skills Criteria

Essential

• Ability to design and deliver innovative, high-quality, inclusive and engaging learning experiences across a range of teaching mediums, informed by current practice and using evidence, feedback and data to enhance student engagement and outcomes.
• Ability to inspire, challenge and support diverse student groups and colleagues, applying inclusive, equitable and evidenceinformed approaches that contribute to student engagement and success.
• Excellent team working skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues to support academic delivery, and provide support, guidance and emerging mentorship to colleagues, partners and students.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to a range of audiences.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and plan, organise and lead the coordination and delivery of academic activities and provision, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Ability to support student engagement, wellbeing and progression through effective academic guidance, advising and signposting, contributing to positive student outcomes and experience.
• Ability to engage with external partners and professional networks and contribute to wider academic or organisational priorities through participation in relevant groups and activities.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in support of academic delivery.
• Proficient in the use of IT systems; awareness and capability to learn and use new technologies, digital tools/platforms and specialist equipment

Desirable

• Ability to support and, where appropriate, lead the work of others, including line management where required, contributing to performance, development and delivery of academic activity.
• Ability to contribute to and develop scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and research, in line with university priorities and personal development ambitions, and to support their integration with teaching and learning, enhancing academic delivery and student success.
• Ability to contribute to income generation (e.g. through enhanced student recruitment and retention; contribution to RIKE funding bids etc)

Other relevant information

Essential

• Commitment to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and awareness of Sheffield Hallam Universitys organisational values mission.
• Willingness to work flexibly including some weekends and evenings, e.g. to support open days (occasional).
• Willingness to travel in the UK and overseas where appropriate (occasional).

Qualifications

Essential

• Good honours degree (i.e. UK 2.1 or 1st Class), or equivalent professional qualification or experience in a relevant discipline
• Postgraduate qualification and/or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline
• Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) Professional registration and membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Desirable

• PhD or equivalent professional qualification/ experience in a relevant discipline.
• Postgraduate teaching qualification (PG Cert or HEA fellowship) or a commitment to complete one

Experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching, training, supervision or professional practice involving the development of others, using inclusive and evidence-informed approaches (UG/PG students)
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of critical, practical and theoretical issues relevant to occupational therapy.
• Experience of working within complex regulatory or professional environments (e.g. academic or professional standards, policies and procedures)
• Evidence of sustained and reflective professional development, with engagement in practice or scholarship and an emerging contribution to academic or professional activity

Desirable

• Experience of engaging with external partners and professional networks to support academic, professional or RIKE activity.
• Experience of contributing to professional or academic projects e.g. research innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE)/ industry or creative projects, and/or scholarship aligned with responsible and open RIKE practices.

Person Specification

Skills Criteria

Essential

• Ability to design and deliver innovative, high-quality, inclusive and engaging learning experiences across a range of teaching mediums, informed by current practice and using evidence, feedback and data to enhance student engagement and outcomes.
• Ability to inspire, challenge and support diverse student groups and colleagues, applying inclusive, equitable and evidenceinformed approaches that contribute to student engagement and success.
• Excellent team working skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues to support academic delivery, and provide support, guidance and emerging mentorship to colleagues, partners and students.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to a range of audiences.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and plan, organise and lead the coordination and delivery of academic activities and provision, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Ability to support student engagement, wellbeing and progression through effective academic guidance, advising and signposting, contributing to positive student outcomes and experience.
• Ability to engage with external partners and professional networks and contribute to wider academic or organisational priorities through participation in relevant groups and activities.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in support of academic delivery.
• Proficient in the use of IT systems; awareness and capability to learn and use new technologies, digital tools/platforms and specialist equipment

Desirable

• Ability to support and, where appropriate, lead the work of others, including line management where required, contributing to performance, development and delivery of academic activity.
• Ability to contribute to and develop scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and research, in line with university priorities and personal development ambitions, and to support their integration with teaching and learning, enhancing academic delivery and student success.
• Ability to contribute to income generation (e.g. through enhanced student recruitment and retention; contribution to RIKE funding bids etc)

Other relevant information

Essential

• Commitment to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and awareness of Sheffield Hallam Universitys organisational values mission.
• Willingness to work flexibly including some weekends and evenings, e.g. to support open days (occasional).
• Willingness to travel in the UK and overseas where appropriate (occasional).

Qualifications

Essential

• Good honours degree (i.e. UK 2.1 or 1st Class), or equivalent professional qualification or experience in a relevant discipline
• Postgraduate qualification and/or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline
• Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) Professional registration and membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Desirable

• PhD or equivalent professional qualification/ experience in a relevant discipline.
• Postgraduate teaching qualification (PG Cert or HEA fellowship) or a commitment to complete one

Experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching, training, supervision or professional practice involving the development of others, using inclusive and evidence-informed approaches (UG/PG students)
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of critical, practical and theoretical issues relevant to occupational therapy.
• Experience of working within complex regulatory or professional environments (e.g. academic or professional standards, policies and procedures)
• Evidence of sustained and reflective professional development, with engagement in practice or scholarship and an emerging contribution to academic or professional activity

Desirable

• Experience of engaging with external partners and professional networks to support academic, professional or RIKE activity.
• Experience of contributing to professional or academic projects e.g. research innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE)/ industry or creative projects, and/or scholarship aligned with responsible and open RIKE practices.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Hallam University

Address

Collegiate Crescent Campus

Collegiate Crescent

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S10 2BP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.shu.ac.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Hallam University

Address

Collegiate Crescent Campus

Collegiate Crescent

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S10 2BP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.shu.ac.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Design and deliver high-quality, inclusive and

research-informed by the scholarship of teaching and learning activities

creating engaging learning experiences that support student recruitment and

retention, success, progression and employability; including research-led

learning, projects, live briefs or professional practice-based tasks, using

evidence, feedback and data to enhance student engagement and outcomes.

Contribute to and/or lead the design, development and

continuous improvement of learning activities, digital resources and assessment

strategies, using module review and student feedback to enhance learning and

ensure alignment with quality assurance frameworks, external reference points

and emerging pedagogic practice;

o

contribute to the

design and delivery of assessment, including project or dissertation

supervision where appropriate, ensuring alignment with learning outcomes and

academic standards.

Provide, oversee and qualityassure assessment and

feedback processes within allocated modules within stipulated timeframes,

ensuring constructive feedback that supports students learning, progression,

academic integrity and achievement.

Provide oversight and subject specific academic advice

to support students progression and engagement; ensure effective signposting

and appropriate referral to pastoral and support services, acting as a first

point of contact and triaging students to specialist support where appropriate,

contributing to the enhancement of student outcomes across the programme.

Lead or contribute to the operational management of

modules and course management activities, projects or academic activities, when

required/ appropriate, ensuring effective organisation, communication and

timely resolution of day-to-day issues.

Build and maintain relationships with external

partners (e.g. employers, industry and professional communities), engaging with

networks and partnerships to support curriculum development, employability,

applied learning and student opportunities and enhance the student experience.

Provide management and guidance to colleagues,

including direct reports where appropriate; support work planning and

contribute to performance management;

o

contribute to key

HROD processes such as recruitment, induction, development planning and

contribution to appraisal.

o

act as a point of

escalation for colleagues, as and when required

o

contribute to the

development of colleagues through mentoring, peer review or scholarship

activity.

Deliver, and where appropriate lead, scholarship of

teaching and learning and research, innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE)

relevant to the discipline, producing high-quality outputs such as

publications, professional practice outputs, dissemination, or identifying and

pursuing opportunities for external funding that strengthen curriculum quality

and contribute to academic activity, including contribution to REF where

appropriate.

Engage in continuing professional development to

maintain and enhance subject expertise, academic practice and professional

standing, and contribute positively to academic communities through networking,

collaboration and knowledge sharing.

These duties may evolve in line with the changing

strategic objectives of the college / department and

University. Specific objectives will be agreed through the

Universitys performance and development review (PDR) process.

Skills Criteria

Essential

• Ability to design and deliver innovative, high-quality, inclusive and engaging learning experiences across a range of teaching mediums, informed by current practice and using evidence, feedback and data to enhance student engagement and outcomes.
• Ability to inspire, challenge and support diverse student groups and colleagues, applying inclusive, equitable and evidenceinformed approaches that contribute to student engagement and success.
• Excellent team working skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues to support academic delivery, and provide support, guidance and emerging mentorship to colleagues, partners and students.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to a range of audiences.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and plan, organise and lead the coordination and delivery of academic activities and provision, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Ability to support student engagement, wellbeing and progression through effective academic guidance, advising and signposting, contributing to positive student outcomes and experience.
• Ability to engage with external partners and professional networks and contribute to wider academic or organisational priorities through participation in relevant groups and activities.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in support of academic delivery.
• Proficient in the use of IT systems; awareness and capability to learn and use new technologies, digital tools/platforms and specialist equipment

Desirable

• Ability to support and, where appropriate, lead the work of others, including line management where required, contributing to performance, development and delivery of academic activity.
• Ability to contribute to and develop scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and research, in line with university priorities and personal development ambitions, and to support their integration with teaching and learning, enhancing academic delivery and student success.
• Ability to contribute to income generation (e.g. through enhanced student recruitment and retention; contribution to RIKE funding bids etc)

Other relevant information

Essential

• Commitment to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and awareness of Sheffield Hallam Universitys organisational values mission.
• Willingness to work flexibly including some weekends and evenings, e.g. to support open days (occasional).
• Willingness to travel in the UK and overseas where appropriate (occasional).

Qualifications

Essential

• Good honours degree (i.e. UK 2.1 or 1st Class), or equivalent professional qualification or experience in a relevant discipline
• Postgraduate qualification and/or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline
• Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) Professional registration and membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Desirable

• PhD or equivalent professional qualification/ experience in a relevant discipline.
• Postgraduate teaching qualification (PG Cert or HEA fellowship) or a commitment to complete one

Experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching, training, supervision or professional practice involving the development of others, using inclusive and evidence-informed approaches (UG/PG students)
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of critical, practical and theoretical issues relevant to occupational therapy.
• Experience of working within complex regulatory or professional environments (e.g. academic or professional standards, policies and procedures)
• Evidence of sustained and reflective professional development, with engagement in practice or scholarship and an emerging contribution to academic or professional activity

Desirable

• Experience of engaging with external partners and professional networks to support academic, professional or RIKE activity.
• Experience of contributing to professional or academic projects e.g. research innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE)/ industry or creative projects, and/or scholarship aligned with responsible and open RIKE practices.