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School of Nursing
and Allied Health
Head of School and
Associate Head of School
Candidate pack IT BEGINS
WITH
BUCKS
EST.
1891
Contents Welcome 4 Our history 6 Key facts 8 Core Strategies 9 Our mission 10 Our values 11 Recent success 12-13 Organisation structure 14 School structure 15 Campuses 16-17 University partnerships and reach 18 Job description head of school 19 head of school Person specification 20-21 Job description associate head of school 22 associate head of school Person specification 23-24 Working at bucks 26 How to apply 27
Welcome
Buckinghamshire New University is a modern a University that is highly connected, permeable,
university, with a proud 125-year history and student- and customer-focused, business-oriented,
heritage of transforming our students’ lives. Our strategically aligned and impactful.
richly diverse student body has a high proportion
of students drawn from ethnic minorities and from We will build our reputation on a sector-leading,
low participation areas. We build social capital as flexible, inclusive, enquiry-based and employer-
well as skills and competences to help our students informed education, designed around the needs
reach their full potential and succeed in their chosen of our students and of the economy. Key to our
careers and professions. success will be growth in domestic and international
student numbers. We will develop our research and
We have a distinctive, high-quality educational offer knowledge exchange activities, securing research
coupled with well-developed regional, national degree awarding powers, and generating impact
and international partnerships. Our staff are adept with reach and significance to benefit our partners
in using employment-focused and skills-based and communities. We will be a University that
teaching in a learning community which features always meets its social responsibilities. To deliver
small class sizes with highly interactive research- our Strategy, we will better align our resources,
informed teaching and employment-related studies. developing and implementing new strategies for
our people, technology, finance and estate. We will
This is reflected in the University being awarded develop our commercial activities to strengthen
Silver in the Teaching Excellence Framework to and diversify our income. We will grow a culture of
recognise the quality of our teaching. We are proud excellence in customer service.
to have risen 90 places to rank joint 29th in the UK
for student satisfaction in the Complete University The growth in the health and social care industry
Guide 2020. In the National Student Survey, our nationally, coupled with the recent COVID-19
average student satisfaction is consistently in the pandemic, has highlighted the importance of the
upper quartile of all UK Universities, and satisfaction NHS and the health and social care professions
with the Students’ Union consistently places us to the nation. As a result, and considering the
within the top five in the UK. University’s excellent geographical location and
its relationship with the region’s NHS Trusts, we
Like other institutions in the sector, our external have recently reviewed our health and social care
environment poses significant challenges. However, provision, to ensure we continue to build on our
this is an exciting time to join the University as we already strong position in this area of the education
implement our new strategy, Impact 2022. We market. This also will ensure the University responds
are making excellent progress in transforming effectively to current and future NHS and Social Care
the University, ensuring it remains financially workforce planning requirements.
sustainable, agile and responsive, whilst maintaining
our principal aim of transforming the lives of all our The recently established Institute for Health and
students for the better. We have improved student Social Care will serve as a “front door” to all our
retention and expanded our student recruitment health provision at Bucks. The University has very
through a vigorous programme of portfolio growth, strong links with Health Care trusts and health care
including a highly successful Foundation Year. Our providers in the region and it has recently established
partnership and apprenticeship programmes have the Bucks Health and Social Care Academy. This
seen significant expansion, including our successes is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the health
in winning (c.£8m) nursing apprenticeship tenders agenda in the region and across the UK. The Institute
across London and the Home Counties. Our and the Academy will both help to ensure that our
Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship and Nursing work in primary, social, intermediate and secondary
Associate Apprenticeships are highly successful, with care is further developed and set in the context of
in excess of 450 apprentices on these programmes. national, regional and local workforce requirements
and is supported by education frameworks
Our strategy, Impact 2022, is rooted in a shared developed in partnership with local colleagues and
understanding of our values and our historic mission businesses. The focus on health provides an exciting
- to be a vibrant, inclusive community that inspires opportunity to ensure links are strengthened with
learning, develops potential, widens participation and our NHS Trusts and FE colleges to co-create and
ambitiously transforms lives. We already know much deliver, relevant work-based training programmes.
of the direction we will take. We aim to become
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As a result of recent internal promotions within the Institute, the opportunity has
arisen to expand our leadership positions in Nursing and Allied Health as follows:
Head of School – Nursing and Associate Head of School –
Allied Health Nursing and Allied Health
The Head of School will play a key role within You will play a key role within the School of Nursing
the University, providing the highest standards of and Allied Health and lead a team of Academics
academic leadership and management of the School as part of the School’s leadership team. You will
of Nursing and Allied Health. You will ensure the work closely with the Head of School and other
School’s education, research and enterprise activities colleagues to play a key role in ensuring the
are aligned with the strategic objectives of the School delivers an outstanding student experience,
University’s Strategic Plan (Impact 2022) and with educational excellence and an effective curriculum
those of the Institute of Health and Social Care. and education portfolio. Along with the Head of
School, you will be responsible for ensuring that
You will forge external networks and work the School delivers the required strategic priorities
closely with stakeholders to ensure the growth and key performance indicators as set out in the
and sustainability of the School, in line with the University’s Strategy.
University’s priorities. You will lead the development
and delivery of the School’s strategic business plan, Reporting to the Head of School, you will actively
and prioritise and deliver the key performance contribute to the strategic direction of the School,
indicators, as set out in the University’s strategy. with a strong emphasis on operational delivery. You
You will build on the quality and successes already will assume School-wide responsibility for either the
achieved by the School and continue to lead the education or research and enterprise portfolios.
culture change, to deliver high levels of academic
excellence. You will be an effective team player, able to engage
with students, staff and external stakeholders, to
You will lead a team of Associate Heads of Schools secure engagement and support for the School’s
and Associate Professors to build a School objectives and priorities. You will have experience of
leadership team that delivers an outstanding leading a team in the Health and Social Care setting.
student experience, educational excellence and an
effective curriculum and education portfolio. You will You will role model our values and bring professional
champion quality and the healthcare professions, credibility, excellent customer service, and
ensuring the highest standards of student experience influencing skills to work closely with the School
and learning, and inspire and motivate your team to leadership team and colleagues in the School of
achieve excellent performance. Nursing and Allied Health.
Reporting directly to the Provost and Deputy- Professor Gavin Brooks
Vice Chancellor, you will provide personal vision, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
direction, strategic and operational leadership for the
School of Nursing and Allied Health. You will work
closely with the Director for the Institute of Health
and Social Care, relevant professional regulatory and
statutory bodies as well as other colleagues in health
and social care within the University and the sector.
You will be courageous, innovative, bold,
passionate, commercially minded, possess excellent
communication skills, with a track record of
successfully leading an academic team in health and
social care. You will have significant experience in
aspects of health and social care, with the relevant
accreditation and professional qualifications.
You will role model our values and bring professional
credibility to the School and University and
demonstrate excellent stakeholder and influencing
skills to work closely with the University Executive
Team and the University Management Group.
If you believe you have the qualities and attributes we seek, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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Our University motto is ‘Arte et
Industria’ - by art and industry.
our
history
The Schools of Science, Art and Technical
Instruction were opened. 1893
Tuition was given to ex-soldiers and sailors of the First
1920 World War. It was then known as Chepping Wycombe
Technical Institute and School of Art.
After the Second World War, increased demand for
technical education led to the College of Further 1963
Education being opened on a new site in Alexandra
Road.
High Wycombe College of Art and Technology merged
1975 with Newland Park College of Education to form
Buckinghamshire College of Further Education.
The college became one of the UK’s new
independent Higher Education Corporations. 1989
1992 The college became a polytechnic
institute.
Missenden Abbey was purchased by the University. 1995
Buckinghamshire College was awarded University
College status by the Government, in recognition of
1999 its high standards of teaching, training and research,
and became Buckinghamshire Chilterns University
University title was achieved and the new name, College.
Buckinghamshire New University was approved, 2007
meaning that the institution was now officially a
university.
An additional site was established in Uxbridge, west
2009 London, providing state of the art theaters for the
nursing division.
The Gateway building at the High Wycombe
Campus won an architectural award from the Royal 2010
Institute of British Architects.
Buckinghamshire UTC was given the go-ahead by
2011 the Government. The UTC is jointly led by Aylesbury
College and Bucks New University.
Relaunch of our Aylesbury Campus 2019
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Key facts
Financial results year ended 2010-19 £m
Financial results year ended 2018-19 £m
Income: 58.5
Employee costs: (31.0) (incl. restructuring costs)
Other operating expenses: (28.1)
Other Gains & Losses & Share of Operating Deficit of Joint Ventures: (1.9)
Deficit for the Year: (2.5)
Actual loss gain in respect of pension schemes: (5.2)
Total comprehensive income for the year (7.7)
Capital Expenditure (3.6)
(gross i.e. incl. grant funded items – in the accounts grants are held separately)
Student profile 2018-19
Total registered enrolments: 10,751
Full-time undergraduate: 7,835
Part-time undergraduate: 1,399
Total undergraduate: 9,234
Full-time postgraduate: 458
Part-time postgraduate: 1,059
Total postgraduate: 1,517
Female: Male (%) 52:48
Non BME: BME (%) 64:36
Student composition breakdown
Bucks: 6,197
Partners (UK): 4,099
Partners: (Overseas): 455
Total: 10,751
Student age groups 2018-19
Age 16-20: 3,650
Age 21-25: 2,468
Age 26-29: 981
30+ years: 3,652
Staff profile September 2018
Permanent staff: 598
Permanent academic staff: 253
Permanent professional service staff: 345
Associate Lecturers: 89
Atypicals: 361
Female: male (per cent): 57:43
Non BME: BME (%) 83:17
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Core strategies:
Impact 2022 and beyond
Core Strategies
Education Research &
Knowledge exchange
Social Responsibility
and Reputation
Strategic Themes
Financial
Digital
Estate
Customer Service People
One University
Commercial
Strategic Resources
Our new University strategy will create a University that The region covered by Buckinghamshire Thames Valley
is highly connected, permeable, student and customer- LEP is the 4th best within the UK for competitiveness,
focused, business-oriented, strategically aligned and, above reflecting the extent of business start-ups and the depth
all, impactful. We will build our reputation as a sector- of the knowledge based economy. Working with business
leading, flexible, inclusive, enquiry-based and employer we will develop our knowledge exchange activity and our
informed education, designed around the needs of our REF impact, drawing on the county’s unique potential as
students. We will develop our research and knowledge a hub of infrastructure spend and development, including
exchange activities, securing research degree awarding HS2, the East-West rail link, the Oxford-Cambridge Arc,
powers, and generating impact with reach and significance the Aylesbury garden town, Heathrow expansion and our
to benefit our partners and communities. We will be a unique links with the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS
University that always meets its social responsibilities. Trust.
To deliver our strategy we will better align our resources,
developing and implementing new strategies for our
people, technology, finance and estate. We will develop
our commercial activities to strengthen and diversify
our income. We will grow a culture of excellence in
customer service. We will develop strategic partnerships,
drawing on the advantages of our unique position within
Buckinghamshire and our proximity to London.
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our
mission
Our strategic vision builds on our historic mission, works for everyone regardless of their background
to provide education within a vibrant, inclusive or circumstances; is inclusive and enquiry-based,
community that inspires learning, develops potential, informed by research, arousing curiosity and helping
and widens participation in order ambitiously to students build answers to deeply rooted questions;
transform lives. By 2022, we aim to have realised our is informed by employers, providing students with
vision to be a University with sector-leading impact, skills for life, able to meet the global challenges
renowned for an education that is flexible, built of the 21st century; and is ethical and sustainable,
around the needs of its students, and vocationally- from a University that always meets its social
based, ensuring their career success. responsibilities; to students, staff, and society.
We aim for our students and staff to love being The strategic plan will present a nested hierarchy of
at the University, proud of an organisation that aligned and coherent strategies, with our principal
helps them to grow, to develop and to make a strategy underpinned by core strategies in relation to
real difference. We will become a University that Education and Research and Knowledge Exchange,
is financially strong, built on growth in student and underpinning strategies to develop thematic
numbers. With an excellent reputation for student priorities in customer service, One University,
experience and outcomes, delivering as a strategic commercial - and our resources - people, finance,
partner, and building skills in our communities. estates, and digital.
Our priorities will be to deliver innovative and life We will assess the success of our strategic plan
changing education that is accessible to all learners; against a clear and simple set of key performance
expand the reach of the University working in indicators and targets.
partnership with learners, communities, partners,
employers and the wider society; deliver research We aim to achieve a recurrent annual surplus of
and innovation that impacts and enhances lives 7-10%, underpinned by growth in student numbers
and society; ensure the University is a learning to 7,000-7,500 FTE. We will manage the University
organisation that continuously excels and improves prudently and within our means, holding staff costs
organisational effectiveness; and deliver financial to less than 50% of income, and liquidity in excess
sustainability through efficiencies, growth, of 150 days. We will improve our reputation to 80th
expansion, and investment. or better in aggregate across league tables. We will
plan to achieve TEF Gold, based on NSS scores of
Our core priority, education, will be underpinned better than 85%, and retention and highly skilled
by clear value propositions, not just to provide an employment indicators above benchmark.
excellent student experience, but an education that
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10our values
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11Recent successes
At Bucks, we create the conditions for success with a learning community that has small class sizes, is highly
interactive and has research informed teaching, and focused employment-related studies.
The University has been awarded Silver in the TEF to recognise the high quality teaching and learning we
deliver. Some of our recent successes include:
NSS 2020 For our Adult Nursing programmes, Bucks ranks:
– 3rd in the UK for students agreeing the timetable
– Buckinghamshire New University is once works effectively for them.
again in the top quartile for higher education
institutions in the UK, according to the 2020 – 6th for students feeling part of a community of
National Student Survey, exceeding the sector staff and students.
average across most of the questions. We are
in the top 20 of all UK Universities, when all 27 – 5th in the UK for being clear on how student
questions in the survey are averaged. feedback has been acted on.
– Overall satisfaction at the University rose by 2% For our Mental health nursing programmes,
in a year and is above sector average at 83%, Bucks ranks:
with the total number of courses achieving 100%
overall satisfaction rising from five to seven. – 3rd in the UK for overall satisfaction.
– We’re proud that Bucks Students’ Union is in – 2nd in the UK for student satisfaction with their
the UK’s top three for representing students’ learning opportunities.
academic interests in the National Student
– 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction with
Survey (NSS). Those who engage in the Union’s
teaching on their course.
programmes and activities do better in their
studies. (*Our analysis shows that those engaging – 4th in the UK in terms of student satisfaction with
with the Students’ Union enjoy a 3% higher the learning community.
progression rate than other students, TEF 2018).
Teaching
Excellence
Framework
IN
THE
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12Complete University Times & Sunday Times Good
Guide 2021 University Guide 2020
– Our Nursing courses are ranked in the UK’s top – Bucks cemented its position in the top six
35 for student satisfaction. across more than 40 universities in London
and the South East for Teaching Quality and
– In London and the South East, Bucks is a top Student Experience in the Good University
10 University for the amount we spend on Guide.
academic services (3rd) including libraries,
IT and computing facilities – for which we – Top 40 in the UK for graduate salaries (37th)
also rank 15th nationally – and for student
satisfaction (9th). We’re also proud that in our – Top 40 in the UK for Student Experience (39th)
region, our Nursing programmes rank 7th for
– Climbed ten places to rank 19th best in
student satisfaction.
England & Wales for Social Inclusion
Guardian University – 8th nationally for the smallest gap in black
attainment; first in London; and second to
Guide 2020 the University of Oxford in the South East,
reflecting our commitment to reducing
– 93% of the subjects offered at Bucks (all but attainment gaps across our student population.
one) improved in the latest release of the
league table, the best performance of any – Diverse student community:
of the 121 providers appearing in the overall
rankings. – Rank 3rd for the proportion of mature students
– Bucks’ courses improved their rankings on – Rose 9 places for the proportion of students
average by 15 places in the subject tables. from ethnic minorities (23rd);
– Our fashion degree programmes, which – Rank 16th for the proportion of working class
include Fashion Design and Textile Design students.
courses, have been named the best in London
and the South East. They also rank 5th best – We are proud to be the first University in
nationally in the independently compiled the UK to be awarded a Gold Award for
league tables. our commitment to CSR (corporate social
responsibility).
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13Organisation
structure
University Executive Team
Vice-Chancellor
Pro Vice-
Deputy
Chancellor Director of Finance Director of HR Registrar
Vice-Chancellor
Education
Academic Schools and Course Portfolios
Art, Design & Aviation & Media & Creative Business, Law &
Performance Security Industries Computing
Aviation, Events
Art & Design & Tourism Film and TV Computing
Management
Performance & Security and Cyber Security Bucks Business
Dance Resilience Music and Sound School
and Military Design
Programmes
Software Game
Institute of Engineering Development
Professional
Policing
Health Care & Human & Social Nursing & Allied
Social Work Sciences Health
Social Work & Psychology Adult Nursing
Integrated Care
Social Sciences Child Nursing
Community Health
and CPPD Mental Health Nursing
Applied Health and
Exercise Sciences
(Sports) Operating Department Practice
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14School of Nursing & Allied Health
Leadership Team
Head of School
Associate Head of School Associate Head of School
Lead - Education Lead – Research & Enterprise
Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor
Placement & Work-based Learning Operating Department Practice Quality Assurance
School of Nursing & Allied Health
Associate Head of School Head of School Associate Head of School
Lead - Education Lead – Research & Enterprise
Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor
Quality Assurance Operating Department Practice Placement & Work-based Learning
Academic Lead - Academic Lead - Academic Lead - Academic Lead - Academic Lead - Academic lead
Nursing Programmes Nursing Research Retention & Attainment Recruitment Resources & Logistics apprenticeships
Professional Lead - Apprenticeship
Nursing Programmes Professional Lead - Professional Lead - Professional Lead -
adult Partnership
Co-ordinator Mental Health Children Learning Disabilities
vacant Manager x 4
Programme Lead –
Programme Lead – Programme Lead – Programme Lead –
Fd Nursing Associate
BSc (UCAS & Apprenticeship) PG Dip/MSc FD Assistant Practitioner
(UCAS & Apprenticeship)
Aylesbury (Years) Locality Lead NAA – Locality Lead NAA – Locality Lead NAA –
Year Lead – 1 Year Lead – 2 Year Lead – 3
Lead Uxbridge Aylesbury Oxford
BAME Service user Student wellbeing
Digital champion
CHAMPION champion champion
15 .campuses
HIGH WYCOMBE CAMPUS
Our main campus sits prominently in the centre Bucks Students’ Union is housed on site, along
of High Wycombe and continues to develop in with a student bar, cafés and an entertainment
line with the University’s strategic direction. High venue. The University has three self-catering halls
Wycombe has a vibrant, friendly and inclusive of residence in High Wycombe which provide 885
atmosphere. Students benefit from new and single study bedrooms.
evolving facilities that enable them to achieve their
potential, both practically and academically. The Human Performance, Exercise & Wellbeing
Centre opened in 2015 to bring together our existing
Over the last few years, we have invested heavily health and sports provision with new undergraduate
in renovating and expanding the High Wycombe programmes. The Centre also houses a sports
Campus to provide students with cutting-edge injury and physiotherapy clinic open to the public,
resources and facilities. a human performance laboratory and a three-lane
running track with motion-capture technology.
Our state-of-the-art building, the Gateway, won
a RIBA Award in 2010 and comprises a learning
resource and technology centre, events hall, gym,
sports science laboratory, dance, drama, music and
video production studios, a library and meeting
rooms.
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16Uxbridge Campus
Our Uxbridge Campus opened its doors to students
in 2009. It is the home of our prestigious nursing
and health care practice courses and is based in
the centre of Uxbridge. The School of Nursing &
Allied Health benefits from the fantastic facilities
this campus offers, including an impressive range of
specialist medical equipment and high-tech learning
facilities such as clinical skills rooms and simulation
manikins.
The campus is contained within one building and
students enjoy the same friendly and inclusive
atmosphere that flows throughout the University.
Permanent representatives of Bucks Students’ Union
are based at Uxbridge, and it also has its own café.
A shuttle bus runs regularly between our High
Wycombe and Uxbridge campuses, ensuring students
are able to benefit from facilities on both sites.
Aylesbury Campus
Our newest campus continues our vision of offering
education that equips students with the skills that
employers are looking for.
University Campus Aylesbury Vale is a partnership
between Aylesbury Vale District Council and
Buckinghamshire Education, Skills and Training
(BEST), which was jointly formed by the University and
Buckinghamshire College Group.
The new campus provides access to degree level
courses and professional development programmes,
allowing individuals to access employer-led education
and training locally, and for employers to work in
partnership with us to meet their needs.
Based at the head of the Grand Union Canal basin, next
to the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury, UCAV includes
specialist and general teaching facilities.
Missenden Abbey
Missenden Abbey is a dedicated conference and
events venue set in ten acres of beautiful grounds in
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.
This unique part of the Bucks estate is also used
as a training facility and hosts Bucks-accredited
postgraduate and professional short courses.
Missenden Abbey was originally founded in 1133 by
a group of Augustinian Canons from Arrouaise in
Northern France.
After being forfeited to the crown following the
dissolution of the monastery and changing hands a
number of times throughout its impressive 800-year
history, it became an impressive part of the Bucks
New University estate in the 1990s.
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17University
partnerships
and reach
The University has extensive connections with 50-strong business support team on the High
industry and employers across the public and Wycombe campus. It offers space to two other
private sectors, in the region, UK and internationally. businesses relevant to its mission, and continues to
In addition to informing the content of curricula extend its partnerships with other organisations that
across the institution and providing opportunities for are able to support knowledge exchange.
work placements and live briefs, Bucks uses these
connections to generate a range of knowledge Apprenticeships are also a fast growing element of
exchange activities that produce positive impact on the University’s services to business, with significant
the business and generate income for the University. income projected across higher and degree
Bucks is one of the few smaller institutions to apprenticeships in both the public and private
receive a Higher Education Innovation Fund sectors.
allocation from Research England and has also
Business incubators are currently being built
been successful in securing funding from Erasmus+,
in University premises at Aylesbury and High
Horizon2020, and the LEP to support knowledge
Wycombe, relating to health and social care and
exchange activities.
digital sectors, with a third in creative industries
Supported by a central Research and Enterprise planned for the near future. A health accelerator
team, all Schools have targets for income generation programme with Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust and
from enterprise and research activity, and develop an innovative partnership accelerator programme
solutions for organisations relevant to the sectors in with Imperial College London, and the Francis Crick
question. The University provides space for the local Institute amongst others, also ensure the University’s
Growth Hub and regional business membership growth and its impact on growing and nurturing fast
organisation, Bucks Business First, to locate its growth knowledge businesses.
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18Job Description
Head of school
Job Title: Head of School
School/Directorate: School of Nursing and Allied Health Grade: Competitive (spot salary)
Location: Uxbridge/High Wycombe, with travel between sites expected Hours: 37 (FT)
Responsible to: Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Responsible for: Line management of all School staff; Associate Professors, Associate Head(s) of School
Purpose of Job:
The Head of School plays a key role within the University, providing the highest standards of academic leadership for,
and management of, the School of Nursing and Allied Health. Having a keen awareness of the commercial environment
within which higher education operates, the successful candidate will ensure that the School’s education, research and
enterprise activities are aligned with, and are fully developed to meet, the strategic objectives of the Institute of Health
and Social Care and the wider University. The Head of School will liaise with, and be responsive to, external and internal
stakeholders, including the relevant professional bodies, to ensure the School delivers on the University’s strategic prior-
ities and all key performance indicators. They will combine a focus on strategy with an emphasis on operational delivery
and be an effective advocate for new ways of working. They will be an effective communicator, able to secure the en-
gagement of students and staff, and able to build a leadership team in support of their academic ambitions and vision. A
champion for the student experience, the Head of School will create a culture in which educational excellence flourishes
and student feedback and engagement are valued in equal measure.
Main Duties & Responsibilities of the role:
1. To provide the highest standards of academic leadership across all areas of the School’s activities;
2. To ensure the academic functions of the School, including education, research and enterprise, are delivered
effectively, meeting the University’s strategic objectives and all relevant key performance indicators;
3. To ensure that the School operates with a high degree of commercial awareness across all its areas of
activity;
4. To liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the School’s business is developed and optimised
to meet the University’s strategic priorities and all key performance indicators;
5. To ensure that the School’s educational portfolio is continually renewed, developing new and reforming
existing programmes to meet all relevant recruitment targets and indicators of quality and excellence,
including employer engagement;
6. To ensure that there is an active and developing research culture in the School that effectively engages
academic staff and students and informs the provision of education;
7. To ensure that there is an active and developing culture of enterprise activity, that effectively engages
relevant employers, staff and students;
8. To ensure the School meets all income targets and operates within the constraints of the annual budget;
9. To contribute actively to the academic life of the Institute of Health and Social Care and the wider
University, participating in strategic decision-making, or discursive fora as appropriate;
10. To ensure that the School actively and constructively engages and develops partnership working with the
Institute of Health and Social Care, other Schools, Professional Services and the Students’ Union;
11. To assume thematic, cross-institutional responsibilities as appropriate and as determined with the Vice-
Chancellor or Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor; and
12. To undertake other duties as appropriate as specified by the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
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19Person Specification
Head of School
E – Essential D = Desirable A = Application T = Test I = Interview
Education, Qualifications & Training E/D Means of Testing
Masters level qualification E A
PhD or equivalent D A
Relevant teaching qualification/fellowship of the HEA E A
Professional registration as a Nurse or other relevant health professional E A
Knowledge & Experience E/D
Awareness of the commercial environment within which higher educa-
E I
tion operates
Awareness of the strategic external environment for Nursing and Allied
Health, including the regulatory and compliance requirements, of rele- E I
vant PSRBs
Experience of engaging external stakeholders within Health Care to
E I
enhance service delivery
Experience of providing high-quality academic leadership within higher
E A/I
education
Experience of effectively enhancing the student experience and student
E I
engagement
Experience of effectively leading and/or managing change E I
A successful track record in relation to education, research and/or pro-
E A/I
fessional practice
Experience of building high performing teams E I
Experience of effective budgetary management D I
Experience of successfully developing and delivering academic strategies D I
Experience of successful portfolio development and renewal E A/I
Experience of successfully developing a research culture D A/I
Experience of successfully developing enterprise activity D A/I
Experience of successful cross-institutional leadership D A/I
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20Person Specification
Head of School (continued)
E – Essential D = Desirable A = Application T = Test I = Interview
Skills E/D
Excellent communication and networking skills, that enable you to
secure trust and engagement and establish credibility with students and E A/I
staff at all levels
Excellent problem-solving skills and able to work on own initiative E A/I
Excellent ICT skills and experience of using new technologies E A/I
Well-developed leadership and management skills E A/I
Special Requirements E/D
Positive and pro-active approach to customer service E A/I
Ability to meet designated targets including KPIs and income generation E A/I
Ability to co-ordinate and manage complex activities E A/I
Ability to work to deadlines E A/I
Ability to work under pressure E A/I
Willingness to travel between campuses E A/I
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21Job Description
Associate Head of school
Job Title: Head of School
School/Directorate: School of Nursing and Allied Health Grade: Competitive (spot salary)
Location: Uxbridge with travel between sites expected Hours: 37 (FT)
Responsible to: Head of School
Responsible for: Line management of School staff (in conjunction with the Head of School)
Job Purpose:
The Associate Head of School plays a key role within the School of Nursing and Allied Health. They will combine strong
academic leadership and management with an awareness of the commercial environment within which higher education
and healthcare operate. The Associate Head of School will assume School-wide responsibility for either the education
portfolio, or the research and enterprise portfolio, as determined by agreement with the Head of School. They will be
responsible for ensuring that, within their remit, the School’s activities are aligned with, and fully developed to meet, the
strategic objectives of the Institute of Health and Social Care and the wider University. They will actively contribute to
the School’s strategic ambitions, combining this with a strong emphasis on operational delivery. They will be an effec-
tive team player, able to engage with students, staff and external stakeholders, and secure their full contribution to, and
support of, the School’s objectives.
1. To provide high-quality academic leadership within their area of responsibility;
2. To work closely with, and under the direction of, the Head of School;
3. To contribute effectively to the line management of staff within the School, ensuring that staff are set
realistic but stretching targets, talent is nurtured, poor performance is addressed, and staff are developed,
appropriately;
4. To ensure, within their area of focus – either the education or research and enterprise activities of the
School – that the academic functions of the School are delivered effectively, meeting the University’s
strategic objectives and all relevant key performance indicators;
5. To develop within the School a high degree of commercial awareness across all its areas of activity;
6. To work with the Head of School to ensure that the School meets all income targets and operates within
the constraints of the annual budget;
7. To contribute actively to the academic and professional life of the School, the Institute of Health and Social
Care and the wider University, participating in strategic decision-making, or discursive fora as appropriate;
8. To ensure that the School actively engages and develops partnership working with the Institute of Health
and Social Care, other Schools, Professional Services and the Students’ Union;
9. To undertake other duties as appropriate as specified by the Head of School or Provost and Deputy
Vice-Chancellor.
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22Person Specification
Associate Head of School
E – Essential D = Desirable A = Application T = Test I = Interview
Education, Qualifications & Training E/D Means of Testing
Masters level qualification E A
PhD or equivalent D A
Relevant teaching qualification/fellowship of the HEA E A
Professional registration as a Nurse or other relevant health professional E A
Knowledge & Experience E/D
Awareness of the commercial environment within which higher educa-
E I
tion operates
Awareness of the strategic external environment for Nursing and Allied
Health including the regulatory and compliance requirements, of relevant E I
PSRBs
Experience of engaging external stakeholders within Health Care to
E I
enhance service delivery
Experience of providing high-quality academic leadership within higher
E A/I
education
Experience of effectively enhancing the student experience and student
E I
engagement
Experience of effectively leading and/or managing change D I
A successful track record in relation to education, research and/or pro-
E A/I
fessional practice
Experience of building high performing teams D I
Experience of effective budgetary management D I
Experience of successfully developing and delivering academic strategies D I
Experience of successful portfolio development and renewal E A/I
Experience of successfully developing a research culture D A/I
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23Person Specification
Associate Head of School (continued)
E – Essential D = Desirable A = Application T = Test I = Interview
Experience of successfully developing enterprise activity D A/I
Skills E/D
Excellent communication and networking skills, that enable you to
secure trust and engagement and establish credibility with students and E A/I
staff at all levels
Excellent problem-solving skills and able to work on own initiative E A/I
Excellent ICT skills and experience of using new technologies E A/I
Well-developed management skills D A/I
Special Requirements E/D
Positive and pro-active approach to customer service E A/I
Ability to meet designated targets including KPIs and income generation E A/I
Ability to co-ordinate and manage complex activities E A/I
Ability to work to deadlines E A/I
Ability to work under pressure E A/I
Willingness to travel between campuses E A/I
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working at bucks
This is an exciting time to join the University. At – family/Friendly benefits
Bucks we recognise that our employees are our
greatest assets. We are in the process of shaping – leadership and Management Development
and launching our new strategy Impact- 2022 and programme
the successful candidate will be key to achieving the
– attractive learning and development provisions
successes within the strategy. We have in place an
excellent Leadership programme – Bucks Leaders – holistic and comprehensive wellbeing
which focuses on developing a high performing and programme.
effective organisation. The Successful candidate will
benefit from: – For more information please visit our website
bucks.ac.uk
– a competitive salary
– local government pension scheme
– generous annual leave allowance
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26how to apply
To apply please send a CV which should include:
– educational and professional qualifications;
– full employment history with the most significant positions;
– responsibilities held, relevant achievements
– information on budgets held and staff managed
– current salary including any relevant benefits.
You should also include a personal statement that demonstrates your ability to meet the job specification
requirements.
Please include in a separate document, the names and addresses of three referees. Referees will not be
approached until the final stages and not without prior permission from candidates.
These documents should be sent by email to: leadershiprecruitment@bucks.ac.uk by Thursday 1 October 2020.
Please quote reference no. 20721 for the Head of School position and reference no. 20728 for the Associate Head
of School position on all correspondence.
For a confidential discussion about the role and the expectations, please contact Professor Gavin Brooks,
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, via email gavin.brooks@bucks.ac.uk
Interviews will be held on the Friday 16 October 2020 for the Associate Head of School position and the
Wednesday 21 October 2020 for the Head of School position.
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