Programme Manager - HE Health

The Health Department at University Centre Leeds is looking for a dynamic individual to lead and manage our portfolio of Health programmes at undergraduate level, which includes Health and Wellbeing, Health Play Specialists, Healthcare Assistant Practitioner, and a Health Management Top Up Award. We are also seeking to expand into postgraduate awards.

The Department is nationally recognised for our accredited Higher Technical qualification Foundation Degree in Health Play Specialism, which supports employer partnership and apprenticeships. The Department also has strong public sector links, creating the Health and Wellbeing professionals of the future.

We are looking for a highly motivated, committed Health Programme Manager who has recent experience in delivering and managing successful Health programmes in an educational or training setting.

We would be particularly interested in anyone who comes from a Health Play Specialist or Allied Health Professions background, but this is not essential.

What You Will Do

As a Higher Education Health Programme Manager, key duties within the role include:

• Line management of staff, setting targets and managing performance
• Provide effective leadership, support, and guidance for course leaders, lecturers, and assessors.
• Collaborate with the DHoD to liaise with external stakeholders to raise awareness and interest in the UCLeeds offer.
• Work with partners to establish and deliver our UCLeeds offer.
• Be the department lead for health apprenticeship provision and manage the processes of compliance around these.
• Be a proactive leader in validation events.
• Advocate for the HE Health Department and UCLeeds internally and externally.
• Foster and actively promote a positive culture of wellbeing in the Health Department.
• Maintain commitment to research and scholarly activity in line with the expectations of the University Centre.
• Be adaptable and responsive to challenges with positive solutions.
• Collaborate with other Programme Managers across the University Centre to utilise resources to ensure a high-quality offer.

About You

• Experience of managing a fast-paced curriculum in an educational setting.
• A qualified teacher with a postgraduate qualification in a related field.
• Ability to manage an expanding and responsive Health Curriculum in a range of settings that engage learners (both online and face to face).
• Passion and ability to inspire a growing course team, set developmental targets, and manage their performance.
• Excellent understanding of the Health sector and ability to implement curriculum changes in line with current developments.
• Experience of working with stakeholders and being influential in establishing effective partnerships.

For more information about the role please contact:

Deputy Head of Department, Liam Toomes on liam.toomes@ucleeds.ac.uk (please note we are closed from 20 December 2024 to 5 January 2025)

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Generous Annual leave entitlement: If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
• Support Staff: 39 days
• Academic: 44 days
• Senior Management: 44 days
• Excellent Pension schemes:
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts: Employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as the TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus, and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities: Including staff development days.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: This will vary depending on role requirements.

About Us

At University Centre Leeds, we provide a supportive higher education environment designed to promote and enhance independent learning. We have access to industry-standard equipment unique to many of our subject areas. These range from our makeup studios to practical science labs.

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. Choosing to work for University Centre Leeds means that you will be part of an inclusive and progressive learning environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to University Centre Leeds.

We are proud to be the highest rated for student satisfaction in Leeds for the third year running (National Student Survey 2022).

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group, we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks, and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity, and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

• We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
• We shall not be liable for any fee/commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.