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Lecturer in Arts Therapies - Practice Based Learning INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLYSchool of Health SciencesDivision of Occupational Therapy & Arts TherapiesHours of Work: 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE)Contract: Fixed term until 31-October 2026Grade/Salary: Grade 8: xc2xa344,128 - xc2xa355,755 per annum (pro-rata) (with possible progression to xc2xa362,728 per annum)Ref: CVMC00442AJoin us and make a difference in the lives of our students and future arts therapists.We are pleased to advertise the opportunity to join our vibrant and innovative team of art, music, and drama therapists.We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced arts therapist to help us improve our delivery of high quality and innovative practice-based learning as part of our award-winning teams.Working with academic and administrative colleagues, and external partners, you will be responsible for enhancing the provision of practice-based learning across the arts therapies programme portfolio at QMU.You will be committed to delivering high-quality practice-based learning while actively developing new placement capacity, strengthening partnerships, and refining our systems, processes, and practices. In this role, you will play a key part in coordinating and driving these improvements to ensure excellence in learning experiences.If you have strong interpersonal and organisational skills and are looking for opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others, then we would love to hear from you.We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience of facilitating and/or coordinating practice-based learning in a range of settings.You will be welcomed into our interdisciplinary community of scholars where you can create a career trajectory encompassing the teaching, research, development and knowledge exchange activities that change people lives for the better.At Queen Margaret University we pride ourselves on providing a working environment where staff can flourish and thrive. Along with working in a modern university campus there are a number of attractive benefits available to employees, some of which you can .You will be eligible to be registered as an art, music, or drama therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council, hold a postgraduate degree relevant to health and social care, and have evidence of active continuing professional development. You will possess interpersonal and administrative skills that will enable you to display leadership and innovation, and you will work effectively with colleagues, students and networks.For an informal discussion, please contact Julie Caulfield or Dr Duncan PentlandThe closing date for this position is 19th May 2025.Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our download the job description and complete an application online.If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email atThis role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.As a university, we are committed to the alongside and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at ourWe are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWANWe have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.We are a Disability Confident Employer, should you require any specific arrangements during the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on

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