York St. John University
Lecturer in Midwifery
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Full time permanent
Location: York
Salary: £39,906 to £48,822 per annum
Introduction to YSJ university
York St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.
As one of the fastest growing universities in the U.K over recent years, we have a new strategy for the next decade, emphasising our commitment to widening opportunity through the power of education and contributing our talents to creating a fairer world, and a more prosperous region. We are putting inspirational learning and impactful research at the heart of this strategy, recognising our academic expertise as our greatest asset.
The School
The post holders will sit within the School of Health Sciences, which hosts a number of well-established Nursing and Allied Health pre-registration programmes both at undergraduate and accelerated Masters levels.
The School is committed to growing our healthcare related provision and Midwifery is one of a number of new programme areas recently developed to enhance the portfolio further.
Our excellent teaching and learning, and welcoming and inclusive ethos supports an exceptional student experience.
The Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspiring midwife to join us and be responsible for facilitating teaching, learning, and assessment across the midwifery program.
The ability to supervise dissertations at BSc level is also expected. The successful candidate will be expected either to be research active in their subject specialism or have an interest in becoming research active as part of their development.
Required Skills And Experience
You must be registered with the NMC as a midwife, with up-to-date professional registration and have evidence of current professional development activity.
You must hold a Masters degree (or be prepared to undertake one), and have current expertise in contemporary midwifery practice, policy and professional standards as well as the theories and concepts that underpin midwifery practice and education.
Clinical experience and qualifications in Midwifery research, Suturing and Addition care/complexities in the newborn, woman/birthing person are desirable.
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Additional Information
Please contact Rebecca Beggan for informal candidate queries r.beggan@yorksj.ac.uk
The selection process will include a 45 minute interview and a 10 teaching session. Further details will be provided if you are shortlisted for interview.
This role is eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, provided the relevant UKVI requirements are met. For more details about the Skilled Worker visa route, please visit the official UK government website: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities and welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.
This vacancy is scheduled to close on the date indicated at the bottom of this advert, but we encourage you to please apply as early as possible as we may consider closing earlier if we receive a high level of applications. If the vacancy is closed earlier, all pending applicants will be notified and provided with 24 hours' notice to submit an application.
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We are keen to support you throughout the recruitment process. Before starting your application please refer to the attached candidate application form guidance below which provides advice about completing the application process.
If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to apply for this position please contact vacancies@yorksj.ac.uk. Within the application form there is an opportunity for you to request a reasonable adjustment at the interview stage of the process, however if you wish to discuss this in further detail at any point in the process please do not hesitate to contact us. The following resource may help you adapt the device you are using to apply to suit your needs My Computer My Way (abilitynet.org.uk)
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Our Benefits Package
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including -
- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
- Disability leave (applies to staff who have disclosed a disability and is also available to staff with disabled dependants)
- Pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan after six months service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists
- On-campus courses, one-to-one tutorials, and online resources to help you develop your digital skills and work with new software
- Relocation expenses package for certain roles
- Reimbursement of Skilled Worker Visa application fees and Visa loan scheme for additional costs (if applicable to the role)
Further Information About Life At YSJ
Our attached 'further information' document below provides further information about our culture, achievements and testimonials from our employees.
- Read more about our culture, inclusive community, working arrangements and benefits for York St John employees
- Read the latest news, views and stories from our staff and students.
- Read more about our commitment to managing and reducing our environmental impact and to promoting sustainable development wherever we can.
Closing Date - Sunday 23 August 2026 at midnight
Provisional Interview Date - Tuesday 08 September 2026
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