Practice Tutor/Academic Assessors (PT/AA) for Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship (RNDA)

Unit : 
Affiliate Lecturers/Half time tutors
Wage : 
£37,099 Professional Rata
Location : 
Numerous areas
Please quote reference : 
WELS_XK104
Half-Time/Full-Time: (0.165 – 1.0 FTE depending on variety of college students) Mounted time period till thirtieth September 2027
Closing Date : 
15 April, 2024 – 12:00

The right way to Apply

Change your profession, change lives

The Open College is the UK’s largest college, a world chief in versatile part-time training combining a mission to widen entry to greater training with analysis excellence, remodeling lives by means of training.

The function

We want to recruit a number of Follow Tutors in all specialism areas of Nursing in The Faculty of Well being, Wellbeing and Social Care on the Open College throughout England. The specialisms embody Grownup, Psychological Well being, Youngsters and Younger Individuals and Studying Disabilities. Our apply tutors are integral to the standard of the scholars and employer expertise of our nursing programs. They’re an important a part of delivering our tuition technique and are ambassadors for the OU, and are scholar and employer-facing.

The positions are Half-Time and Full-Time (0.165 – 1.0 FTE depending on variety of college students) and would contain supporting our college students who’re endeavor apply modules. The place is home-based and has no fastened core hours. It’s fastened time period (3 years), with a probation interval of two years. The annual wage and workload are fastened, however there are vital workload peaks and troughs, primarily linked to offering assist with common assessment conferences as a part of apprenticeship necessities.

Different duties can be required equivalent to centered scholar assist equivalent to supporting with portfolios, working with employer contacts to assist college students in apply and making certain high quality assurance elements are met. Some night and weekend work can be required. The suitable degree of FTE can be mentioned at interview, and there may be the opportunity of growing the FTE later. The beginning full-time wage is £37,099 paid professional rata based mostly in your FTE. The place is paid over the total calendar yr.

The contract will begin between April 2024 and June 2024 relying on the module allotted.  

Particular person specification:

The particular person specification for this place ought to be learn along with the generic particular person specification for a Follow Tutor at The Open College. In addition to assembly all the necessities set out within the generic particular person specification, it’s best to have:

• A level qualification in a healthcare topic.
• Proof of feat of a put up graduate instructing qualification or equal, or instructing expertise demonstrating a willingness to undertake a instructing qualification or an utility to the Larger Training Academy (HEA) by way of the APPLAUD programme provided on the Open College.
• Present registration as a nurse on the NMC Skilled Register, Sub-part 1 (RN1, RNA, RN3, RNMH) with applicable equal expertise for the coed’s discipline of apply.
• Information and understanding of latest nursing apply within the UK.
• Demonstrable understanding of the NMC (2018) Future Nurse requirements.
• To assist every learner to progress and full all of the apply necessities of the programme they’ve enrolled in and adjust to skilled necessities.
• The flexibility to undertake apply assessments and to offer constructive suggestions to college students.
• Exhibit capacity to encourage college students to interact with scholarship and impartial examine (together with consciousness of sources).

It could be a bonus to have:

• Expertise of instructing and evaluation in practice-based environments and dealing with the Nursing and Midwifery Requirements for Supervision and Evaluation (SSSA) in apply.
• Expertise of instructing on-line or an understanding of the pedagogical points surrounding on-line instructing.
• Proof of getting taken the initiative to ship higher instructing and studying or to make the most of new know-how in instructing.

For extra info, please see the hyperlink beneath – it’s aimed toward employers and potential apprentices, however it does give an outline of the entire programme.

https://www5.open.ac.uk/enterprise/develop-your-workforce/registered-nurse?nocache=65fd7dca812df

What you get in return

We’ve a robust dedication to offering coaching and improvement in and past your present function. To make sure they continue to be updated with developments of their tutorial discipline, Follow Tutors are allotted 6 days (pro-rata) every year for PT-led (i.e. self-directed) Educational Forex and 1 day, plus 5 days professional rata, every year for Agreed Educational Forex and Skilled Improvement.

Advantages embody a supportive and pleasant working surroundings, and a mentor can be offered if you’re new to the OU, 27 days vacation every year (professional rata) with variable (professional rata) Financial institution holidays and a sexy pensions proposition.

Tuition Supply
This can be primarily on-line, nonetheless occasional visits to apply settings all through England could also be required.

The right way to apply

An utility kind and job-related info can be found from the hyperlinks positioned beneath. Any queries relating to the applying course of please contact AL-Purposes on [email protected] , quoting the reference quantity WELS_XK104.

Job associated info:

All candidates can be requested to offer proof of eligibility to work within the UK at interview.

The College is unable to supply visa sponsorship for this function as per the requirement laid out the UK Visas and Immigration relating to Proper to Work within the UK.

To work with us you’ll need entry to the web.

Profitable candidates can be required to undertake a DBS test or equal for his or her nation of residency.

E mail : [email protected]  

An utility kind and job-related info can be found from the hyperlinks positioned beneath.  Exhausting copies and entry particulars for disabled candidates can be found from the Recruitment Co-ordinator by electronic mail (on the hyperlink above), quoting the reference quantity WELS_XK104.

Cut-off date:fifteenth April 2024 at 12:00 midday

The Open College is dedicated to equality, variety and inclusion which is mirrored in our mission to be open to individuals, locations, strategies and concepts. We purpose to foster a various and inclusive surroundings so that every one in our OU group can attain their potential. We recognise that completely different individuals deliver completely different views, concepts, information, and tradition, and that this distinction brings nice energy. We attempt to recruit, retain and develop the careers of a various pool of scholars and workers, and notably encourage functions from all underrepresented teams. We additionally aspire to make The Open College a supportive office for all by means of our insurance policies, providers and workers networks.

Posting Date : 
22 March, 2024 – 13:45