This is a part time (40%) post offered on a fixed-term basis for a period to 31st July 2014.

This exciting role, a first for the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMH) of Faculty Employability Fellow, has been designed to support a range of funded cross-faculty employability initiatives focused on enhancing the development (and visibility) of employability-relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours amongst students; responsiveness to the needs of the employer; the qualities and skills that employers require and improving student confidence being able to articulate that they possess them; the emerging roles and employment opportunities within social enterprises and non-NHS providers; lifelong learning relationship with its alumni by establishing educational activities and communication with FMH graduates and diplomats to continue learning at the UEA following graduation; and student learning and awareness to enhance their understanding of employability skills and enable them to enhance their career satisfaction and development. The role will also support creating additional opportunities within our curricula to enhance full time employment 6 months after completion for our graduates and diplomats; and enabling students to realise their potential through sustainable and accessible employment in the changing health context.

The successful candidate will be educated to graduate level, have an awareness of employability issues within the NHS; experience of delivering teaching and seminars and of curriculum design and delivery.

This post will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date: 12 noon on 8 April 2013.

Criminal Record Check:

Request for Disclosure

Further particulars and an application form can be obtained from the links below or by calling 01603 593493.

Job Description in PDF format

Guidelines for Candidates
Guide to working at UEA and living in the surrounding area

Application Form in Word format
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form in Word format

Application Form in PDF format
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form in PDF format

The Application Form:

• can be downloaded in Word format to be completed electronically, then saved and sent as an email attachment to hr@uea.ac.uk or
• can be downloaded in Word format to be completed electronically, then printed and posted to the Human Resources Division, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, or
• can be downloaded in PDF format and printed to be completed by hand and returned by post to the Human Resources Division at the address shown above.

Notes:

• Please note that an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form must be completed and returned with ALL applications, whether submitted by post or email. If submitted by email, the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form must be sent as a separate document/attachment to the Application Form.

• The Equal Opportunities Form will be detached from the received application before short-listing takes place and will not form any part of either the short-listing or decision making process.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF documents and if necessary can be obtained free from the Adobe website.