Lecturer in Health & Social Care (Variable Hours)

Lecturer in Health & Social Care (Variable Hours)

Location:  Chippenham

Salary: Unqualified: £21.13 per hour plus holiday pay Qualified: £25.34 per hour plus holiday pay

Are you passionate about Health & Social Care and keen to inspire the next generation of health and care professionals? Are you an experienced health or social care professional looking for flexible teaching opportunities, or an established lecturer seeking a role around your other commitments?

Join Wiltshire College & University Centre and help students develop the knowledge, confidence, practical skills, and professional behaviours they need to progress into careers across the health and social care sector or further study.

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience in Further Education (FE), nursing, social work, childcare, health and community services, care settings, NHS services, residential care, mental health, public health, or related sectors. If you're passionate about health and social care and want to share your professional expertise, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note: This is a Variable Hours position, with teaching hours dependent on curriculum delivery.

What We Offer

Salary:
Unqualified: £21.13 per hour plus holiday pay
Qualified: £25.34 per hour plus holiday pay

Contract Type: Variable Hours
Hours offered as required during term time, subject to curriculum delivery and student recruitment.

Outstanding Benefits

• Teachers' Pension Scheme
• Generous Holiday Entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free On-Site Gyms
• Lifestyle Discounts
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Professional Development and CPD Opportunities
• Additional perks including discounted meals and local attraction offers

A flexible and rewarding opportunity to inspire future health and social care professionals.

What You'll Do

• Teach and assess students studying Health & Social Care programmes
• Deliver engaging lessons covering health, social care, wellbeing, human development, safeguarding, and professional practice
• Develop lesson plans and assessment strategies that support learner achievement
• Bring professional knowledge and real-world experience into the classroom
• Support enrichment activities, work experience, educational visits, competitions, and employer engagement
• Keep learning current with developments in health, social care, legislation, policy, equality, safeguarding, and professional practice
• Provide pastoral support and contribute to enrolment and induction
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health & safety, confidentiality, and professional practice
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver an outstanding learner experience

What You'll Bring

• A Level 3 qualification or higher and/or significant experience in Health & Social Care, Nursing, Social Work, Childcare, Health Studies, or a related subject
• Relevant industry, professional, or teaching experience
• Good knowledge of the health and social care sector and current developments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A passion for helping learners develop and achieve their career ambitions
• Teaching qualifications are welcomed but not essential—we welcome experienced health and social care professionals looking to move into education

Why Become a Lecturer?

• Flexibility to balance teaching with professional or personal commitments
• The opportunity to inspire future health and social care professionals
• A rewarding role without the commitment of full-time hours
• A supportive working environment with opportunities for professional development
• The chance to share your expertise and make a lasting difference to students

Turn your health and social care experience into inspiration for tomorrow's professionals.

Inspire the next generation of health and social care professionals

If you're ready for a flexible, rewarding, and inspiring new opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 04/10/26

Please note:

Your Application Form will be shortlisted against how your skills, qualifications and experience match the Essential and Desirable points on the Person Specification for this role, located at the bottom of this page as a downloadable document.

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Safer Recruitment

Wiltshire College & University Centre follows Safer Recruitment Guidance outlined by the Department for Education in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This involves conducting enhanced DBS checks, including checks against the children’s barred list, and other employment verifications, including an online presence review for shortlisted candidates.

We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities.

Closing date: 4th October 2026

Shortlist date: 5th October 2026

Interview date: TBC