THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER PARTICULARS OF APPOINTMENT FACULTY OF MEDICAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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1 THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER PARTICULARS OF APPOINTMENT FACULTY OF MEDICAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATION & DEAFNESS LECTURER IN AUDIOLOGY (TEACHING & SCHOLARSHIP) Vacancy ref: M&HS Salary: Hours: Duration: Location: 34,233 to 47,328 per annum Full time or 0.50 FTE Permanent Oxford Road, Manchester Responsible to: Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden ABOUT THE POST You will be a Lecturer (teaching and scholarship focused) in Audiology who will be central to our position as UK leader in the provision of our audiology education and training programmes within the School of Psychological Sciences. We are particularly interested in candidates who are registered or eligible to register as an Audiologist or Clinical Scientist and have a passion for, and some experience in, teaching and learning at undergraduate and post graduate levels. OVERALL PURPOSE Your post will be central to our portfolio of teaching and learning activities, and in particular to contribute into developing and delivering the new Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) Programme, a new 5-year doctoral level programme that is part of the Department of Health Modernising Scientific Careers framework You will be responsible for teaching and assessing in designated topic areas, which will primarily have a clinical focus. If you are interested in developing a research portfolio, there will also be scope to contribute to the Audiology and Deafness group s clinical research, including the supervision of student research projects and supervision or co-supervision of professional doctorate dissertations. If you currently work in a clinical setting and wish to continue to do so, on a part-time basis, the university is open to negotiating flexible arrangements.

2 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Teaching and Learning Support Drive forward our extensive portfolio of education and training by developing and delivering cutting-edge, innovative and engaging teaching and learning materials (faceto-face, blended, online) that enthuse, motivate and intellectually challenge students, in particular the trainees of HSST programme Act as teaching unit lead, for a range of units, ensuring unit delivery and design comply with quality standards and School and University regulations. Unit topics can be negotiated to suit the strengths of the applicant but a background in clinical audiology will be essential Apply assessment strategies that are appropriate to unit delivery and the nature of the degree programmes ensuring effective feedback is provided to support student development Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research projects Supervise or co-supervise professional doctorate dissertations Provide academic and pastoral support to students and trainees via the academic advisor system Implement the School and Faculty s Teaching & Learning strategies to promote a personalised student learning experience Maintain clinical competence, credibility and professional registration by undertaking Continuing Professional Development by negotiation and accordance with A&D recommendations Undertake any other teaching duties necessary and are commensurate with the role At least one of the appointments will have advanced clinical experience and expert knowledge in vestibular assessment and management Service and Leadership Work collaboratively with colleagues in student recruitment and selection activities Contribute to the management of the School through Programme, Research Group and School activities, meetings, and events Contribute to building strategic relationships with external stakeholders such as other educational bodies, employers, commissioners and professional bodies to foster collaboration Contribute to and establish new interdisciplinary links within the University s healthcare programmes Contribute to marketing and recruitment of high-quality overseas students Apply for funding to develop innovations in teaching and learning with the view of presenting at national conferences on scholarship of education, teaching and learning, or curriculum design Research Contribute to the Audiology and Deafness research portfolio, as appropriate Identify clinically relevant research questions and contribute to grant applications, as appropriate

3 PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential Relevant postgraduate qualification or working towards the completion of an award Registration or eligible to register as an Audiologist, Hearing Aid Audiologist, Clinical Scientis At least one of the appointments will have advanced clinical experience and expert knowledge in vestibular assessment and management Experience in the delivery of teaching and learning Experience of working successfully as part of a team; with evidence of being a catalystic team player Excellent communication skills including active listening skills, negotiation, conflict resolution and the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people Ability to work independently whilst contributing to a wider team strategy Excellent presentation and written communication skills Excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines Experience of leading a project or initiative to a successful conclusion IT literate Desirable Relevant PhD Relevant additional professional or academic qualifications including teaching qualification Experience with virtual learning environments to deliver teaching and learning materials using innovative methods Publications or presentations on scholarship of education, teaching and learning, or curriculum design

4 BACKGROUND INFORMATION The University of Manchester The University of Manchester ( is the largest campus university in the United Kingdom being situated within an easy walking distance of the city centre. It formally came into existence in October 2004 from the union of the Victoria University of Manchester (VUM) and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). The constituent Universities have a distinguished record of scientific achievement. Highlights are the splitting of the atom by Rutherford, the operation of the world s first stored-program computer in 1948, and the building of the world s largest steerable radio-telescope (Jodrell Bank). The Victoria University of Manchester traces its roots back to 1851, when it was established as Owens College; UMIST has an even longer history, having been established as the Manchester Mechanics' Institute in World-class teaching and research is undertaken at the University of Manchester with the aim of equalling the handful of leading UK universities which are truly globally competitive, which are at the forefront of invention and the generation of intellectual capital, and which have the capacity to address some of the most important problems that afflict individuals and communities. The President and Vice-Chancellor is Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell. The University of Manchester has four Faculties: Medical and Human Sciences, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Humanities, and Life Sciences. Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences The Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences has a highly dynamic research environment which supports its researchers and academics to contribute to the University s strategic vision of being one of the top 25 research Universities in the world. The Faculty is large and comprehensive, with key healthcare disciplines represented in both research and teaching. Today, the Faculty has an annual research income of 59M, almost a third of the University s total research income. There are 6,400 undergraduate students and 2,300 postgraduates on award-bearing courses School of Psychological Sciences (SPS) With the creation of the new University of Manchester on 1st October 2004, a new School of Psychological Sciences was formed from the merger of the former Departments of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Human Communication and Deafness (HCD). The School boasts a national and international reputation for teaching and research across its disciplines. SPS has made a strategic commitment to continue to develop their teaching and research strengths in Speech and Language Therapy, Audiology, Teachers of the Deaf, Clinical Psychology and Psychology. SPS already has pre-existing strong research and teaching networks within the School and also strong pre-existing links across the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences and beyond. We aim to build these areas further to foster research and facilitate teaching

5 collaborations across the Faculty Institutes and cross-cutting themes, so that psychological approaches are infused into many areas of activity. You will be located within the Audiology and Deafness Group, which is responsible for research and teaching in Audiology and Hearing Sciences. Audiology and Deafness Research The success of the group is reflected in the outcome of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework: staff were returned within Unit of Assessment 3 (Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy), and this Unit was ranked 7th (out of 94) in the UK in terms of research quality and 1st in terms of research power. The Audiology and Deafness Research Group aspires to be the leading centre in the UK and a world leader in three broad areas: Bridging basic and translational hearing research Innovative research that translates basic underpinning research into direct benefit to people who have a hearing dysfunction Research that underpins and delivers improved services in health care and education for adults and children with a hearing loss Our research underpins, and is informed by, our leading role in audiology education and audiological service delivery in the UK. Our multidisciplinary research team includes professionals in audiology, deaf education and medicine, in addition to scientists expert in psychophysics, electrophysiology, signal processing and neural imaging. Our research is currently grouped into five themes although there is some overlap. There are also a number of cross-cutting stands including electrophysiological and psychophysical methodologies. We are also keen to expand our activities by collaborating, or recruiting, cognitive or health psychologists with a strong interest in audiology and hearing sciences. Coding and processing [Theme Lead, Professor Chris Plack] This theme focuses on physiological processing within the auditory system, with the goal of understanding how the normal and impaired auditory system codes and processes sounds. In particular, we have interests in cochlear processing, neural temporal coding, and hidden hearing loss resulting from neural damage. The theme has the translational goals of: improving and individualising auditory diagnostics developing new signal processing strategies for hearing devices Clinical assessment and management [Theme Lead, Dr Kai Uus] This theme focuses on clinical assessment and management of adults and children with hearing impairment, tinnitus and balance disorders. Research is aimed at improving patient outcomes using innovative technologies or techniques. We are keen to expand this area by collaborating with the newly formed Centre for Health Psychology.

6 Plasticity and ageing [Theme Lead, Professor Kevin J Munro] This theme is concerned with understanding the changes that occur over time in the auditory system due to training, deafness, development, or restoration of input to a deaf auditory system. The translational goal of this research is to guide fitting and management options for hearing devices. Auditory devices and technology [Theme Lead, Dr Michael Stone] This theme aims to improve the outcomes of auditory, including implantable, devices. We aim to: understand the variability in outcomes through understanding perceptual and physiological factors in the auditory system, and thus develop improved and individually optimised DSP strategies for individuals improve DSP techniques in the devices, and to develop diagnostic and prognostic tools to aid the choice of device type and settings Improving service delivery [Theme Lead, Professor Wendy McCracken] Service delivery to individuals who are deaf seeks to ensure best practice but a range of factors at governmental, institutional, service level or at the level of the individual recipient reduce efficacy and result in less than optimum experience for the client and efficiency for the service provider. By exploring aspects of service delivery with both quantitative and qualitative methods the aim of this group is to improve quality of provision. Currently this group is involved in: assessing real world benefit of FM amplification for deaf children understanding the reflective component of student experience when training to be work in audiological services understanding current provision of this HEI for students with identified hearing loss Our group is currently the lead group in the UK for research that leads to improved services for hearing impaired people. Examples are the: development and implementation of universal newborn hearing screening the modernisation of children s hearing aid services in the NHS This is a unique and valuable aspect of our work, as the resultant connections and access to services position us for effective clinical and translational research. Audiology and Deafness Teaching In the most recent Quality Assurance Agency Major Review of Healthcare, reviewers for the Audiology programmes reported confidence in the quality of academic and practitioner standards and rated the learning opportunities as commendable. These judgements were the highest accolades possible and together with 95% satisfaction scores for the BSc in Audiology programme, on the most recent National Student Survey (2014), confirmation that we deliver high quality teaching and education programmes

7 The University of Manchester and our extensive Clinical Educator partners are central to education and training of audiology personnel within the UK. This is demonstrated by the delivery of the following programmes: Higher Specialist Scientist Training (Audiological Sciences) [Programme Director, Dr Kai Uus] This is a new 5-year doctoral level programme. Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) is part of the Department of Health Modernising Scientific Careers framework. Through a HSST programme reflecting the standards of training undertaken by doctors to train as Medical Consultants, selected Clinical Scientists will bring high-level scientific and clinical leadership as Consultant Clinical Scientists. Manchester Academy for Healthcare Scientist Education (MAHSE; a consortium comprises the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Liverpool, Aston University and Kings College London) won the DoH tender to be the only provider of the highest training programme in all 19 Healthcare Science disciplines. The aim of the consortium, led by MAHSE is to generate a dramatic and sustained step change in the influencing and promoting Healthcare Science services and Healthcare Science research in the UK. BSc in Healthcare Science (Audiology) [Programme Director, Dr Richard Baker] This is the new 3 year undergraduate training programme in Audiology, and has been specifically developed to fulfill all the educational requirements of the Modernising Scientific Careers (MSC) curriculum and Science Practitioner Training programme. Our first cohort of students was in September The programme is based in the University but has significant clinical placements in year 1, 2 and 3, which are based in both the NHS and Independent Sector across the Northwest. BSc Audiology [Programme Director, Sheila Fidler] The first student intake for the BSc Audiology programme was in September The programme is a four-year undergraduate honours degree with 30 student places per year funded by the LETBE. This course has now been decommissioned with the last intake of students in , so we currently only support year 4 students. MSc in Clinical Science (Neurosensory Sciences) [Programme Director, Dr Kai Uus] This Masters is a collaboration between the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University, and has been specifically developed to fulfil all the educational requirements of the MSC Neurosensory curriculum and the multi-disciplinary framework of the Scientist Training Programme. The MSc is delivered over three years, on a block release basis supported by e-learning elements. Students are employed by the NHS and when not on block release are undergoing clinical training within their host Trust. The first student intake was in September MSc Audiology [Programme Director, Sheila Fidler] This is a one-year MSc that has been accredited by the British Academy of Audiology. It is ideal for those wanting to pursue a career in Audiology, as it provides the theoretical basis prior to completion of a clinical training year. In addition, the MSc Audiology is an alternative programme of study for those with a clinical background in Audiology, yet want to demonstrate learning at a Master s level.

8 Certificate of Clinical Competence UK & Irish Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (ICCCA) [Programme Director, Bridget Skelly] This is a clinical training programme that is run in the Northwest (UK) and Ireland. Students with an appropriate MSc in Audiology are supported by UK and Irish Audiology teams, in attaining clinical competency skills in a range of adult and paediatric assessment and management procedures. Programme availability is subject to placement capacity. MSc in Advanced Audiological Studies. [Programme Director, Sheila Fidler] This MSc can be completed either as a full time course or part time course and is ideally suited to those with a clinical background in Audiology. The MSc can be made up of units which span Audiology and Deaf Education. Post Graduate Diploma in Deaf Education [Programme Director, Wendy McCracken] A one year full time (campus based) or two years part time (on-line or campus based) programme which includes eight weeks of placements over the course of study. The programme provides a TDA-recognised mandatory qualification for qualified teachers who want to work within deaf education. MSc in Deaf Education [Programme Director, Prof Wendy McCracken] The MSc programme is an extension of the PG Dip in Deaf Education, with students completing a dissertation after successful completion of the Dip. Educ. modules. Continued Professional Development Clinicians in the NW can enrol to study for the following individual M-level modules: Adult Auditory Assessment and Management Neurosensory Science Vestibular Assessment and Management Applications of Neurosensory Science Paediatric Audiology Hearing Therapy (Advanced Skills in Aural Rehabilitation) Effective Amplification (on-line) Developing Deaf Child Language Acquisition Understanding Practice in Deaf Education in the UK PhD studentships in Audiology PhD studentships in the field of Audiology typically require 3-4 years of full time study. There are a variety of funding routes available for these studentships including Research Councils, Industry and Charities. Further information can be found on the School web site: