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

The Open University


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

Easy methods to Apply

Change your profession, change lives

The Open College is the UK’s largest college, a world chief in versatile part-time schooling combining a mission to widen entry to larger schooling with analysis excellence, reworking lives via schooling.

The function

We want to recruit a number of Apply 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 embrace Grownup, Psychological Well being, Kids and Younger Individuals and Studying Disabilities. Our follow 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 follow modules. The place is home-based and has no mounted core hours. It’s mounted time period (3 years), with a probation interval of two years. The annual wage and workload are mounted, however there are vital workload peaks and troughs, primarily linked to offering help with common evaluation conferences as a part of apprenticeship necessities.

Different duties might be required resembling centered scholar help resembling supporting with portfolios, working with employer contacts to help college students in follow and making certain high quality assurance points are met. Some night and weekend work might be required. The suitable degree of FTE might be mentioned at interview, and there may be the potential of growing the FTE later. The beginning full-time wage is £37,099 paid professional rata primarily based 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.  

Individual specification:

The particular person specification for this place must be learn together with the generic particular person specification for a Apply Tutor at The Open College. In addition to assembly all the necessities set out within the generic particular person specification, it is best to have:

  • A level qualification in a healthcare topic.
  • Proof of accomplishment of a submit graduate educating qualification or equal, or educating expertise demonstrating a willingness to undertake a educating qualification or an software to the Greater Schooling 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 acceptable equal expertise for the coed’s subject of follow.
  • Information and understanding of up to date nursing follow within the UK.
  • Demonstrable understanding of the NMC (2018) Future Nurse requirements.
  • To help every learner to progress and full all of the follow necessities of the programme they’ve enrolled in and adjust to skilled necessities.
  • The flexibility to undertake follow assessments and to offer constructive suggestions to college students.
  • Reveal skill to encourage college students to have interaction with scholarship and unbiased examine (together with consciousness of assets).

It might be a bonus to have:

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

For extra info, please see the hyperlink under – it’s aimed toward employers and potential apprentices, nevertheless 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 have now 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 educational subject, Apply Tutors are allotted 6 days (pro-rata) every year for PT-led (i.e. self-directed) Tutorial Foreign money and 1 day, plus 5 days professional rata, every year for Agreed Tutorial Foreign money and Skilled Improvement.

Advantages embrace a supportive and pleasant working atmosphere, and a mentor might be offered in case you are new to the OU, 27 days vacation every year (professional rata) with variable (professional rata) Financial institution holidays and a lovely pensions proposition.

Tuition Supply
This might be primarily on-line, nevertheless occasional visits to follow settings all through England could also be required.

Easy methods to apply

An software type and job-related info can be found from the hyperlinks situated under. Any queries concerning the appliance course of please contact AL-Functions on [email protected] , quoting the reference quantity WELS_XK104.

Job associated info:

All candidates might 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 concerning Proper to Work within the UK.

To work with us you will have entry to the web.

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

E-mail : [email protected]  

An software type and job-related info can be found from the hyperlinks situated under.  Arduous copies and entry particulars for disabled candidates can be found from the Recruitment Co-ordinator by e-mail (on the hyperlink above), quoting the reference quantity WELS_XK104.

Deadline:fifteenth April 2024 at 12:00 midday

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

Posting Date : 
22 March, 2024 – 13:45

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