Course Director Health and Social Care at UK Management College, Sunderland

Course Director – Health and Social Care 

UK Management College (UKMC) is seeking an experienced and motivated Course Director – Health and Social Care to provide academic leadership for our BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year, delivered in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced higher education academic to combine teaching with course leadership, supporting high academic standards, positive student outcomes and a consistently high-quality learning experience across UKMC. 

Role Details 

• Job Title: Course Director – Health and Social Care 
• Salary: £48,000 – £58,000 per annum 
• Department: Academic Faculty 
• Location: Sunderland / Newcastle (North Shields), with travel between UKMC campuses as required 
• Course: BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year 
• Awarding Partner: University of Wolverhampton 
• Reports to: Office of the Chief Academic Officer 

About the Role 

As Course Director, you will provide academic leadership and oversight for the Health and Social Care programme across the campuses where it is delivered. 

You will work closely with Module Leaders, Lecturers, academic support teams and the awarding partner to ensure consistent course delivery, effective assessment and moderation, strong student engagement and continuous improvement. 

Teaching remains an important part of the position, and you will contribute directly to the delivery of Health and Social Care modules from Foundation Year through to final-year undergraduate study. 

You will also provide leadership to the course team, monitor academic performance and student outcomes, and ensure the programme operates in accordance with UKMC's academic requirements and those of the awarding partner. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide academic leadership for the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year. 
• Lead and coordinate consistent course delivery across relevant UKMC campuses. 
• Deliver engaging and high-quality teaching across Foundation Year and undergraduate levels. 
• Lead modules and support the effective planning and delivery of teaching and assessment. 
• Oversee assessment, marking, internal moderation and the timely provision of student feedback. 
• Monitor course performance and use academic data to identify areas requiring intervention or improvement. 
• Monitor student attendance, engagement, submission, retention, progression and achievement. 
• Identify students at risk and work with academic, wellbeing and student support teams to provide appropriate support. 
• Lead and support Module Leaders, Lecturers and other academic staff delivering the programme. 
• Chair and contribute to course meetings, ensuring actions are recorded, monitored and completed. 
• Support the standardisation of teaching, assessment and academic practice across groups and campuses. 
• Maintain high standards of academic integrity, safeguarding and regulatory compliance. 
• Lead the course's internal moderation processes and ensure assessment documentation is accurate and completed within required deadlines. 
• Work closely with the University of Wolverhampton and represent the course at relevant assessment and examination boards. 
• Support annual monitoring, external examiner activity, validation and periodic review processes as required. 
• Ensure student feedback and student voice are effectively captured and used to enhance the programme. 
• Maintain accurate course records and contribute to institutional reporting and academic review. 
• Support the ongoing development of teaching quality and academic practice across the course team. 
• Contribute to open days, induction, applicant events, staff development and wider College activities. 

About You 

We are looking for an experienced academic who can combine strong knowledge of Health and Social Care with effective academic leadership. 

Essential requirements include: 

• Master's degree in Health and Social Care or a closely related discipline. 
• Substantial experience of teaching within UK higher education at Foundation and undergraduate level. 
• Experience of module leadership, including assessment, marking and internal moderation. 
• Relevant academic leadership experience, ideally involving course or programme management. 
• Strong current knowledge of Health and Social Care within the UK context. 
• Knowledge of key areas including policy, safeguarding, ethics, person-centred practice and research methods. 
• Good understanding of academic quality assurance and academic integrity. 
• Evidence of supporting student engagement, retention, progression and achievement. 
• Ability to use academic and student data to inform decision-making and improvement. 
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with academic teams and external academic partners. 
• Commitment to achieving or maintaining Fellowship of Advance HE. 
• Ability to work flexibly across UKMC campuses where required. 

Desirable 

• Doctorate in a relevant discipline. 
• Fellowship or Senior Fellowship of Advance HE. 
• Experience of course or programme leadership within UK higher education. 
• Experience of franchised or validated higher education provision. 
• Experience of working with awarding partners and external examiners. 
• Professional or practice experience within a Health or Social Care setting. 
• Active research or scholarship profile within Health and Social Care. 
• Experience of multi-campus academic delivery. 

Equality and Diversity 

UK Management College is committed to equality of opportunity and to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.