Job Description

All Locations
Bournemouth Gateway Building (Bournemouth - Lansdowne)
All Departments
Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences
Advertising Salary
Salary from 39,335 - 45,413 per annum (pro rata) with progression opportunities to 49,559
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Function
Academic
Closing Date
07 Nov 2025
Basis
Full Time

About the role

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We are investing in exciting new positions to further align with our strategic investment areas and applications are invited for the role of Lecturer in Occupational Therapy. We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual to join our dynamic team. This is an opportunity to shape the future of the profession, working across the full spectrum of Occupational Therapy practice in a school that is ambitious in its goal to lead the future of Occupational Therapy in the UK.



In this role, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality teaching, supporting student learning and professional development, both in university and in practice. Furthermore, you will contribute to our expanding research, innovation and/or knowledge exchange activities. Importantly, you will also make a significant contribution to employability, and professional engagement with relevant internal and external organisations, at a regional, national, and international level.



If you share our vision of a future-facing, inclusive, and evidence-informed Occupational Therapy profession, and are excited to shape and support future practitioners, we encourage you to apply. To meet the current occupational therapy team and some of our students visit our Instagram page #occupationaltherapybu

For further information or the opportunity for an informal visit or discussion, please contact:

Head of Department, Dr Susan Dewhurst (

sdewhurst@bournemouth.ac.uk

)

or Programme Leader Preetee Gokhale (

pgokhale@bournemouth.ac.uk

).

About the department

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The School of Allied Health and Exercise Science provides a vibrant and innovative environment. Located in the state-of-the-art Bournemouth Gateway Building, we offer an outstanding range of facilities coupled with access to the most up to date technology and equipment. The vision of the School is to support the development of highly-skilled staff and learners who will deliver excellence across a diverse range of services in an evolving landscape. Most importantly, we celebrate being a supportive community of staff, practitioners, students, and service users who work in partnership.

About us

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Bournemouth University's vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.



BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at

hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk

.