- Job Number
- SU00909
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- Competitive
- Faculty/Directorate
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science
- Location
- Singleton Campus, Swansea
- Closing Date
- 19 May 2025
- Interview Date
- 23 Jun 2025
- Informal Enquiries
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- Michelle Lee M.D.Lee@Swansea.ac.uk
- Charlotte Rees Charlotte.Rees@Swansea.ac.uk
About The University
Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.
Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a highly successful, multidisciplinary School within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, known for its excellence in professional education, research and innovation in health and social care disciplines. You will provide strategic and operational leadership to the School, delivering on the University’s strategic plan while helping to shape the strategic priorities of the Faculty. Overseeing the School’s business plan and financial sustainability, managing resources effectively and securing investment for future developments.
The Head of School will foster a respectful, inclusive, and values-driven leadership culture, inspiring staff to achieve excellence in teaching, research, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The School plays a critical role in producing skilled professionals for the NHS and social care workforce, with a strong reputation for its student experience and innovation in research and practice. It offers programmes across a wide range of health professions including Nursing and Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Healthcare Sciences, Social Work, Operating Department Practice, Occupational Therapy, Osteopathy, and Public Health.
Working closely with the Medical School, to foster an interprofessional environment for practice-based education and innovation. Our sector-leading Centre for Simulation and Immersive Learning (SUSIM) provides a focal point for collaboration.
Home to top-ranking programmes, with Paramedic Science consistently placed in the top 3 in UK league tables the School is seeking to improve league table performance both domestically and internationally.
The University is committed to expanding its global reach, with significant opportunities for transnational education (TNE), distance learning, and impactful research collaborations. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who can support this international ambition already taking shape with our emerging partnership in Mauritius.
This is a permanent substantive Professorial appointment, the Head of School role is a four-year term, subject to performance review at the half-way point.
Academic Career Pathway
The pathway for this post is Education & Research (Research). The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research, teaching, the wider student experience, leadership or innovation and engagement, are all appropriately recognised, developed, valued, and rewarded. For further information, please see our ACP webpage.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.
Welsh Language Skills
The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.
The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.
Additional Information
Applications should be sent via Veredus website - www.veredus.co.uk, quoting reference number 17769.
For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact our advising consultants at Veredus:
- Reece D’Alanno on 07522 624875 or reece.dalanno@veredus.co.uk
- Veronika Dergal on 07547 769762 or veronika.dergal@veredus.co.uk