DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERYAPPOINTMENT DETAILSFEBRUARY 2017

Dear candidate

I am delighted that you have expressed an interest in becoming the founding Director of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, which is being created in partnership with our two local NHS foundation trusts, Oxford Health and Oxford University Hospitals.

Oxford Brookes has established its position as one of the top modern universities in the country, consistently ranked amongst the highest in its peer group. With a long-standing reputation for innovation, it continues to redefine excellence in higher education as a distinctive and successful player in a complex and competitive market.

We are keenly aware of the economic, social and cultural world around us, and our responsibility to contribute to society and ensure that our students thrive. We seek to offer a dynamic portfolio of courses, a sustainable approach to research, and an agile infrastructure so that we maintain our position as a premier learning and teaching institution with a strong research record.

This is a unique opportunity to create a model of education, research and ongoing professional development for Nursing and Midwifery that attracts and retains the volume and calibre of students to which we aspire, and which also attracts and retains nurses and midwives within the Oxford healthcare community. The recent significant sector-wide changes to funding and the alterations in educational model, with the development of nursing degree apprenticeships and nursing associate roles, present challenges as well as the opportunity to innovate and develop our approach to provide a first class environment for education and clinical practice from foundation levels through to advanced practice and research.

Oxford Brookes is strongly positioned to meet these challenges. Our close, positive and dynamic partnerships with Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Oxford Health Foundation Trust as well as our Oxford brand and proximity to London play to our advantage; and we are the only modern university with a partnership in an Academic Health Science Centre.

Against this backdrop, we are creating a new School of Nursing and Midwifery in partnership with our local NHS trusts, under the umbrella of the Oxford Academic Health Sciences Centre. We have a clear vision and set of ambitions for this unique provision, including an expectation to be ranked amongst the top UK Schools of Nursing and Midwifery within five years and the top ten internationally within ten years. The School will include the Oxford Institute for Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Research, which promotes research and evidence-based practice with a particular interest in innovation and best practice at the point of care.

The Director of Nursing and Midwifery role is an exciting opportunity to maximise the potential offered by these developments, and achieve a step change in our impact and reputation. The successful candidate will be an outstanding individual with a track record of success in leadership and management, as well as a national, and ideally an international, profile in the field of nurse education and/or research. S/he will strongly identify with the ambitions and values of the University and will be able to engage with stakeholders from across the whole university community as well as with NHS and professional body colleagues.

Thank you for your interest in this position. I hope that the following pages and accompanying documents will give you a helpful and exciting picture of the University and this unique opportunity to play a significant role within a world-class health ecosystem.

Professor Alistair Fitt Vice-Chancellor

Welcome from Professor Alistair Fitt, Vice-Chancellor

Oxford Brookes is a forward-looking university with a longstanding reputation for employability. We also have significant research strengths - 94 per cent of Brookes research was judged to be internationally recognised and 59 per cent judged ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in REF 2014 - and excellent facilities.

SUCCESS AT OXFORD BROOKES

■ 87 per cent of Brookes students are satisfied with their student experience, meaning the University continues to outperform the sector average (National Student Survey 2016)

■ Nine subjects ranked in the Top 20 nationally in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017

■ 12 years of success with our Associate College Partnership, which offers students alternative ways to gain qualifications

■ 95% of our nursing students are in employment six months after finishing their course.

■ Oxford Brookes University contributes over £1m a day to the UK economy.

To achieve the next level of success, we are working to deliver our 2020 strategy. In particular we are working towards:

■ A student experience of unparalleled reputation and renown

■ A modern, inspirational setting to study and learn

■ A world-class, focused and selective research portfolio

■ An enviable international reputation and footprint

■ Building our role as a key regional influencer

■ Outstanding partnerships, speaking to our connectedness

■ Sector-leading infrastructure, services and IT

■ Financial sustainability, generating surpluses for agreed reinvestment plans.

OUR STRATEGIC GOALSStudent experience

We will be a university that enables a student experience of the highest standard possible.

We will:

■ ensure that learning and teaching are at the leading edge and relevant to contemporary contexts

■ provide an environment where students are proactively engaged in shaping their experience through influencing learning and extra-curricular policy, processes and outcomes.

Research and knowledge exchange

We will be a university that is committed to externally recognised world-leading research which is translated and disseminated for the benefit of our communities.

We will:

■ focus on the areas of research which are, or have the potential to be, recognised as world-leading and encourage multi - and interdisciplinary research activity across the University

■ increase the exploitation and dissemination of the highest quality research and collaboration with other higher education institutions and the public, private and third sector.

External

We will be a university dedicated to improving the human condition in Oxfordshire and around the world.

We will:

■ harness the enterprising creativity, knowledge, and commitment of the University’s academics, staff and students to benefit urban and rural communities principally within Oxfordshire

■ further develop mutually beneficial partnerships to facilitate the application of the University’s education, research and knowledge exchange nationally and internationally, and to prepare the University’s graduates to be engaged global citizens.

Infrastructure and services

We will be a university characterised by its sector-leading, high quality, sustainable and cost-effective services, operating within a culture of continuous improvement.

We will:

■ manage our activities to achieve self-sustaining and robust finances and a strong position relative to the HE sector

■ develop and enhance the quality and efficiency of the University’s infrastructure and services.

“Oxford Brookes University will provide an exceptional, student-centred experience which is based on both internationally significant research and pedagogic best practice. We will build on a tradition of distinction in academic, professional and social engagement to enhance our reputation as a university which educates confident citizens characterised by their generosity of spirit.”

2020 STRATEGY OUR MISSION

Oxford Brookes University is committed to leading the intellectual, social and economic development of the communities it serves through teaching, research and creativity that achieve the highest standards.

Oxford Brookes has a consistent track record of success over many decades. We’re a very popular choice for prospective students from all backgrounds, both in the UK and around the world. We received about 4.8 applications per place in the 2016 entry. Our overall student body of approximately 18,000 has been stable over recent years and about 16 per cent of our Oxford-based students are international students.

Delivering an exceptional student experience is central to our strategy, and we continue to measure success in the National Student Survey.

In our latest results, 87 per cent of students reported that they were satisfied with their course.

A major success story has been our Associate College Partnership. Over the last 12 years this partnership has grown and we now have over 1,300 students at seven different colleges on over 50 programmes. Students coming to Brookes from these Foundation programmes tend to be highly engaged, come from a more diverse background, and are generally among the best performing students in the University. Oxford Brookes is also a co-sponsor of UTC Swindon and The Oxford Academy.

STAYING AHEADWe aim to provide a student experience of unparalleled reputation and renown, and to do so we need to continue to improve.

We are working on action plans to improve our performance in the National Student Survey and we’re actively engaging in the new Teaching Excellence Framework.

THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

“There is real quality in the provision offered by Brookes.”The Sunday Times Good University Guide

OUR RESEARCH

Research at Oxford Brookes University enjoys an international reputation, attracting high quality staff and students. We are committed to building research excellence: growing the quantity and quality of our research through a focused and selective portfolio is essential in achieving an ambitious future in the higher education sector.

We were successful in the last Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), which showed 94 per cent of Brookes research to be internationally recognised and 59 per cent judged ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. This resulted in an increase in the University’s QR funding for 2015-16 from £3.44m to £4.84m. This equates to an increase of 41 per cent compared to a three per cent rise across the sector.

Our strategy has been to develop our recognised research portfolio across all faculties, while nurturing our emerging strengths. Oxford Brookes has committed a central research fund from its own resources to support research studentships, research excellence awards and international travel and partnerships. We have recently announced the recipients of our inaugural Research Excellence Awards, which support research-active academics with funding towards research leave or employment of a research assistant. We hold the HR Excellence in Research award.

Major funding comes from research councils, charitable trusts, industry and government. In recent years we have been particularly successful in winning competitive funding from UK government departments and from the European Commission. In 2014 we were awarded £749,000 by the BBSRC to buy a scanning electron microscope to work in partnership with the University of Oxford on 3D cell imaging. Our income from intellectual property continues to be one of the highest of all UK higher education institutions. Principal contributor to this is a suite of antibodies licensed to a major diagnostics company for tests in the field of reproductive endocrinology, including the detection of Down’s syndrome.

THE OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND ALLIED HEALTH RESEARCH (OXINMAHR)

OXINMAHR is a Brookes-led partnership between key stakeholders to lead and participate in world class research and evidence-based practice that will produce knowledge to enhance the health and wellbeing of the population of Oxford, Oxfordshire, the Thames Valley and beyond. The work of the Institute is underpinned by commitments to reduce health inequity and enhance social justice.

Part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre (one of only six Department of Health accredited centres of excellence), OxINMAHR works to translate research to deliver evidence-based care and innovation for patient benefit.

Our researchers have a specialist focus on research that:

■ enhances patient safety and well-being;

■ enhances health equity and social justice; and

■ promotes health workforce resilience and sustainability.

RESEARCH AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS Our health research: some examples Pioneering research by Professor Helen Dawes and the Movement Science Group at Oxford Brookes has led to significant improvements in exercise for people with neurological conditions, who often face barriers to exercising in the local community.

‘Think Baby’ is an innovative online learning resource for student health visitors helping them to build their skills in assessing mother-infant interactions. The tool was developed by Professor Jane Appleton, a recipient of one of our inaugural Research Excellence Awards.

Professor Debra Jackson, who is a professor of nursing in the Department of Nursing at Oxford Brookes and the Oxford University Hospitals, and Director of OxINMAHR, was recently awarded a Principal Fellowship by The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit (BRU) in Musculoskeletal Disease in recognition of her sustained contribution to translational clinical research, which has made major improvements to the lives of NHS patients.

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS

Oxford Brookes is a university with an international outlook and reach. We understand the importance of global partnerships and are working towards an enviable international footprint and reputation.

The University already has a number of successful international partnerships and we are looking to deepen and strengthen these, as well as seek out new opportunities. We are particularly interested in the possibilities afforded by international research partnerships. We believe a key to success is to forge university-level, multi-dimensional strategic partnerships across a range of disciplines and are currently in negotiations to develop this arrangement in Malaysia.

■ Around 350 staff and 4500 students.

■ The Faculty holds a Silver Athena SWAN award.

■ Discipline areas: Biological & Medical Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work, Sport, Nutrition, Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (AHP), including Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Paramedic Science and Operating Department Practice. The faculty also operates a successful CPD and consultancy unit that largely provides short courses for the health professions.

■ The Faculty delivers a range of excellent UG and PGT programmes and has a strong research degree provision, delivered through a faculty-wide doctoral training programme. The Faculty also delivers a range of courses at FdSc level through a number of partner colleges.

■ Last year we celebrated 125 years of Nurse Education in Oxford. The training and education of health care professionals has long been a cornerstone of life in Oxford and Swindon and in the 20th and 21st Centuries Oxford Brookes University has played its own vital role in working with local partners to provide professional healthcare education.

■ We are rated 15th out of 69 institutions in the UK for our Nursing and Midwifery courses (Guardian University Guide, 2017) and 95% of our nursing students are in employment six months after finishing their course.

■ We offer postgraduate qualifications in Community Children’s Nursing, Community Nursing in the Home, Public Health and Specialist Community Public Health Nursing, all of which include a focus on the health of communities.

■ The Faculty enjoyed a strong return to REF 2014

with key research strengths and impact in biosciences (top rated UoA5 submission for a modern university), psychology (UoA4) and allied health including rehabilitation/movement science (UoA3). For more information, please visit www.hls.brookes.ac.uk/research

■ The Faculty estate is currently benefitting from significant investment in which the main science building on the Headington Campus is partway through a £22m refurbishment to create state-of- the art research and teaching spaces. Further developments will come into operation from March 2017.

■ The summer also marked the move of our Swindon-based activity (Adult Nursing Degree and Diploma courses, Operating Department Practice course and CPD provision) to a new, modern home - the Joel Joffe building.This refurbished space provides clinical skills labs, library and social learning space as well as more room for us to grow our provision in the town.

THE FACULTY OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (OUH) is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in education and research. Clinical care is delivered by experienced specialists. Our Trust is a designated major trauma centre, is one of four UK centres for craniofacial surgery and employs over 12,000 staff across its four hospitals: the John Radcliffe Hospital (which also includes the Children’s Hospital and West Wing), Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

The Trust provides a wide range of both local and specialist clinical services (including cardiac, cancer, musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation, and specialist children’s and neonatal services) together with medical education, training and research.

The Trust has a major role in teaching and research which is carried out in partnership with Oxford Brookes University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. This brings together academic research expertise with clinical teams to translate medical science into better healthcare treatments. Our patients benefit from world-class discovery and innovation supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, a partnership between the Trust and the University of Oxford, funded by the National Institute for Health Research.

On 1 October 2015 the Trust was awarded Foundation status and became Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For more information, see www.ouh.nhs.uk

OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (OHFT) provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.

As a leading teaching, training and research trust, we have close links to Oxford and Oxford Brookes, Buckinghamshire, Reading and Bath universities. We are part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, working closely with our university colleagues to translate their findings into clinical care as quickly as possible, enabling people using our services to benefit from the latest advances in healthcare.

In everything we do, we strive to be caring, safe and excellent.

For more information, see www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

THE OXFORD ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCE CENTRE (OXAHSC) coordinates clinical and academic excellence within Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. OxAHSC is one of only six Department of Health accredited ASHCs and operates as an integrated research environment, physically and strategically embedding basic and translational research with clinical evaluation. This partnership seeks to accelerate and realise patient benefit from research, by enabling smooth transition of innovations through the stages of the research lifecycle and into clinical practice. For more information see www.oxfordahsc.org.uk

OUR PARTNERS

Oxford Brookes University employs 2,800 staff. We recognise that our staff are key to our continuing success and we aim to provide comprehensive and progressive employment conditions. We have a wide range of supportive policies including flexible working, extensive provision for staff development, opportunities for career progression and a growing emphasis on the staff experience.

Consultation and participation are important attributes of staff relations with staff contributing to key decisions and senior staff appointments. There has been a step change in internal communications through

regular campus briefings on university policy and direction, improvements to management information, feedback opportunities in staff newsletters and new channels in use, such as a staff Twitter stream and internal digital screens.

Oxford Brookes ran its second staff recognition awards scheme earlier this year. Again, there was a high level of staff engagement, with around 700 nominations received. The awards were based on our guiding principles, which were agreed in 2013 after extensive consultation with staff and students on what makes Brookes special.

Oxford Brookes demonstrates a wholehearted commitment to equality and diversity, led from the top by the senior management team. We hold an institutional Bronze Athena SWAN award, we are engaged with the Aurora women’s development programme and we have joined the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme.

OUR STAFF AND CULTURE

OUR VALUESIn the development and nurturing of intellectual and enterprising creativity, we make our highest contribution to society. Social responsibility demands that all aspects of our activity should be sustainable. Equality, inclusivity and the celebration of diversity must be the foundation for all we do. We will never be content with anything other than a wholehearted commitment to the quality of the student experience. We will continue to enhance the value - and the perception of value - of our social as well as educational mission.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLESThese are defined as:

Generosity of spirit We believe people flourish in a culture of respect and support, where we celebrate difference and thrive on each other’s success. Our students manifest a generosity of spirit as they progress in the world.

Confidence We have confidence in our staff and students, and we know that we prepare our graduates well for a fulfilling and valuable life. Through their success, we continue to earn our outstanding reputation.

Connectedness Our academic excellence is underpinned by a history of learning by doing. Our connections and our Oxford roots are fundamental to our students’ experiences and our successful future.

Enterprising creativity We’re adaptable and flexible, and consider a fresh approach in everything we do - because we know our sustainability depends on a pioneering spirit.

Oxford is a beautiful city with a rich cultural history. The city is famous for education and architecture, museums and green spaces. With a population of over 150,000 residents, 20 per cent of whom are students, the city has a vibrant and cosmopolitan atmosphere.

Today there are nearly 3,400 businesses in Oxford providing approximately 106,000 jobs. Tourism is a thriving economy in the city, generating more than £740m annually. Oxfordshire itself is home to over 1,400 high-tech firms, and contains more science parks than any other county in the UK. We also enjoy strong strategic partnerships with local trusts, Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Oxford Health Foundation Trust.

Oxford Brookes University’s impact is profound, from our economic contribution of £1m per day to the UK economy, through our links with the high-skill regional economy to the expertise of our nurses and teachers in local schools and hospitals. We partner up to raise aspirations in schools and to provide high-level consultancy to small and medium sized enterprises.

Oxford is only an hour from London by train and many placements and field trips make the most of this easy access. Brookes is well served by a regular coach service to central London and to Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

More information about the city of Oxford and the surrounding area is available at http://www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com

OUR OXFORD

“Brookes’ links in the region mean great opportunities for work placements across all areas.”The Guardian University Guide 2014

Oxford Brookes University operates on three campuses in Oxford (Headington, Harcourt Hill and Wheatley) with a smaller campus in Swindon, focused on nursing education.

The Headington campus is made up of three sites. Set in mature parkland, the Headington Hill Site is home to our School of Arts and School of Law while the Marston Road Site is a dedicated space for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. The Gipsy Lane Site has been the main focus of recent campus investment.

In February 2014, the new John Henry Brookes Building opened its doors and is the most significant capital project in the history of Oxford Brookes University. It has transformed the experiences of our students and the wider university community. A £132m development, it houses the library, teaching rooms, social study areas, student support services, catering facilities and Brookes Union.

Designed by architects Design Engine, it has won a number of architecture awards. It incorporates a number of sustainable features that have helped it achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.

Work is currently underway on our Gipsy Lane site to refurbish

the Sinclair building, to provide modern teaching space and laboratories for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

The Harcourt Hill campus is home to a range of subjects, including the School of Education. The original Westminster College, founded in 1851, has had a home in Harcourt Hill since the 1950s and merged with Oxford Brookes University in 2000. In 2012 Westminster Hall was opened, providing modern, purpose-built residential accommodation for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The Wheatley campus became part of the Oxford Polytechnic estate in 1975. Over recent years, the campus has seen investment in an Engineering and Motorsport Centre, as well as modern undergraduate and postgraduate centres.

The Swindon campus has recently moved to new premises. The Joel Joffe Building provides clinical skills labs and a modern teaching location.

Our future plans

In January 2015, we announced our ten-year estate investment plan. With a planned cost of £20m per annum, this will result in a student-centred, integrated and sustainable campus environment which reinforces the University’s identity and guiding principles, and continues to attract high calibre staff and students.

The plan sets out a significant programme of refurbishment, with some potential new build at Headington and Harcourt Hill and an aim to rebalance academic activity between these two campuses. This means that the whole Faculty of Humanaties and Social Sciences will be based at Harcourt in the coming years, together with part of the Department of Sports and Health Sciences. The University also intends to move all its activity from the Wheatley campus and sell this site.

Oxford Brookes Business School will move from Wheatley into completely modernised facilities on the Gipsy Lane site and it is expected that this will take place in 2017. The relocation of the Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment from Wheatley to Headington will follow - it is currently expected that this will take place by 2021/22.

OUR CAMPUSES

OXFORD BROOKES BUSINESS SCHOOL

Business School

Oxford School of Hospitality Management

FACULTY OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES*

Department of Biological and Medical Sciences

Department of Nursing

Department of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health

Department of Sport and Health Sciences

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

School of Education

Department of English and Modern Languages

School of History, Philosophy and Culture

School of Law

Institute of Public Care

Department of Social Sciences

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT

School of Architecture

School of Arts

Department of Computing and Communication Technologies

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

School of the Built Environment

OUR STRUCTURE - OUR FACULTIES

Department of Applied Health and Professional Development

* From 1 August two departments - Nursing and Midwifery, Community & Public Health - will sit under the umbrella of the new School of Nursing & Midwifery. The other departments will be: Psychology, Health & Professional Development, Sport, Health Sciences & Social Work and Biological & Medical Sciences.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE POST

■ As the founding Director of the new School of Nursing & Midwifery, provide strategic leadership to take forward the vision for the new School.

■ Work collaboratively and strategically with the two local NHS partners (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust).

■ Provide strategic leadership for the School across teaching, practice education, research, innovation and partnerships.

■ Foster synergies across disciplines within the School and across the Faculty and support the growth in inter-professional learning.

■ Develop the School’s contribution to the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, relevant Sustainability and Transformation Programme Boards and the Oxford Academic Health Science Network.

■ Implement and execute at School level the University’s Mission Statement, Corporate Strategy, KPIs and targets (including KPIs in relation to student satisfaction and attainment, research publications and grant income) and institutional policies and procedures.

■ Working with the Head of the Oxford Institute for Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Research, to create a world-class research centre for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions.

■ Work with the two local NHS partners to realise their workforce development needs.

■ Create and define a more contemporary, innovative model for nurse recruitment, development and retention at every level and stage of their journey with Oxford Brookes and the NHS in Oxfordshire.

■ Working with relevant Heads of Department, act as the Faculty lead for the NHS commissioned contracts and maintain formal links with NHS key stakeholders in the South and develop national links where appropriate.

MAIN DUTIES

Leadership

■ Contribute to and support the University’s strategy and strategic plan.

■ Contribute to and support the key Trusts’ strategy and strategic workforce education and development plans.

■ Provide strategic leadership for the School across areas including, but not limited to: internationalisation, teaching, research and innovation.

■ Support the Pro Vice-Chancellor/ Dean in the School’s management and direction, as appropriate. This may include: workload planning and work allocation for designated staff, staff appraisal, participating on recruitment and promotion panels, contributing to validation and monitoring events.

■ Provide strategic and operational leadership for Nursing, Midwifery, Community and Public Health as they transition through a fundamental shift from student bursaries to a steady-state fee/loan funding model.

■ Provide leadership to the Head of the Oxford Institute for Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Research.

■ Coach, support and mentor early career academics.

■ Lead the strategic development and viability of the School’s course portfolio, with reference and regard for national and international benchmarks and ensuring that the School’s competitive standing and academic credibility drives the development of product portfolio and leading edge solutions, maximising opportunities and capability.

Stakeholder management

■ Develop and enhance the relationships with strategic partners, notably the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

■ Engage with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Council of Deans of Health, Department of Health, Health Education England and other relevant professional bodies on behalf of the faculty and the HE sector.

■ Develop and build a national and international profile for the School and represent the Faculty and Trusts both internally and externally.

Financial Management and Governance

■ Manage, in collaboration with Heads of Department and Head of Finance and Planning, the financial dimension of the School, ensuring best value in terms of the use of publicly funded activities.

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■ Work collaboratively to develop income generating opportunities for the School within health care and the related sectors.

■ Develop the governance arrangements and agreements for the SONM with the key partners.

Research

■ Promote and support the development of scholarly activity and research within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, with a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, informed by the research strategy, research assessment exercises such as the REF, and the aspirations and capabilities of staff.

■ Provide supervision and mentorship to the team, supporting them in the development of their personal research track records and research impact.

Teaching and Learning

■ Work with Heads of Department on the development of innovative and improved approaches to teaching and learning, informed by research and engagement with practice. Contribute to the development and implementation of learning and teaching strategies and enhancement plans within the School.

■ Continually enhance the student experience by ensuring all courses and modules within the responsibility of the School comply with university requirements in terms of meeting quality requirements, performance indicators and ensuring an effective student support system is maintained.

JOB DESCRIPTION

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

■ A PhD or equivalent research achievement and output.

■ Experience of working in HE including knowledge of the REF or equivalent research assessment exercise.

■ Hold a current nursing or midwifery registration.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

■ Senior leadership post in HE, NHS or international health ecosystem, with a strong background in professional practice, teaching and learning and/or research.

■ Experience of managing complex, large scale operations with a multitude of partners, e.g. School/Department/Institute and dealing with a range of staffing issue.

■ Ideally, experience of starting a new venture with multiple stakeholders.

■ Broad experience of the development and delivery of nursing and midwifery/ community/public health programmes at undergraduate and master’s level.

■ Track record of research/scholarly publications and conference presentations or equivalent outputs.

■ Experience of research student supervision or supervision of research staff.

■ A good track record of successful bids for research and inculcating a scholarly culture for research is desirable.

■ Experience of securing and managing external income relating to research, consultancy or CPD.

■ Experience of workload planning is desirable.

■ Experience of curriculum development and inculcating best practice.

■ Experience of staff development.

■ Budget and resource management.

■ Experience of partnership working with external organisations in relation to teaching, learning and assessment, student satisfaction and experience and/or research.

■ Experience of managing the development of governance and legal structures is desirable.

RELEVANT SKILLS AND APTITUDES

■ Ability to work with senior colleagues to develop, lead and manage a nursing, midwifery and community/public health related educational and research portfolio.

■ A strong intellect combined with innovation and creativity in thinking.

■ Ability to work with Heads of Department to identify and exploit innovative and effective strategies in relation to enhancing the student experience and satisfaction, as well as the teaching, learning and assessment approaches within the School.

■ Ability to work with Heads of Department to support the development of an academic team of nurses and midwifery-related staff and to work with senior Trust colleagues to support the development of staff within a clinical environment.

■ Ability to work strategically as well as operationally.

■ Ability to work collaboratively and lead and motivate other staff.

■ Ability to act as a representative of the School, Faculty, University and Trusts in a wide range of situations, both internally and externally, nationally and internationally.

■ The ability to act innovatively and to challenge established thinking and ways of doing things.

■ Ability to present and communicate complex issues in a readily accessible format.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

■ Strategic vision, leadership and drive to develop the School from its current nascent stage into a sustainable, innovative, future- proof, internationally recognised centre of excellence.

■ Self-starting, with the ability to work remotely and effectively in the pursuance of setting up a new entity.

■ Enthusiasm for education and scholarly activity within the field of Nursing and Midwifery.

■ Commitment to high quality and the reputation of the School, University and Trusts.

■ High level of organisational skills.

■ Confident, articulate and persuasive communicator with an inspirational leadership style that builds trust, collaboration and strong working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

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■ Negotiation, influencing and enabling skills to ensure School/Faculty and, where relevant, Trust priorities are met.

■ Accepts personal responsibility, proactively identifies the need for and manages change.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Oxford Brookes University invites applications for the role Director of the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The University will be supported in this appointment process by Harvey Nash Executive Search.

For a confidential discussion please contact the following at Harvey Nash:

Eleanor Lawrence, Researcher E: eleanor.lawrence@harveynash.com T: +44 (0)2073331840

Mark Bate, Consultant E: mark.bate@harveynash.com T: +44 (0)113 2028993

Anne Esler, Consultant E: anne.esler@harveynash.com T: + 44 (0) 207 333 1873

Applications should include:

■ A full up to date CV including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held, relevant achievements, budgets and staff managed.

■ A covering letter of a maximum of 3 pages to include: how you meet the criteria in the Job Description and Person Specification; your relevant experience; a statement of personal research interests; your vision for the Faculty; your motivation for applying for this role and what you would bring to Oxford Brookes University.

■ Daytime, evening and/or mobile telephone numbers as well as your personal email address (to be used with discretion).

■ The names and addresses of three referees. Referees should be people who can comment authoritatively on you as a person and as an employee and must include your current or most recent employer or his/her authorised representative. Confidential references are taken up on candidates shortlisted for formal interviews. However, we

will seek your confirmation that referees may be approached before any contact is made with them.

■ Details of current salary.

■ Confirmation of your availability for meetings on key dates as outlined below.

■ We particularly welcome female and disabled applicants and those from an ethnic minority. All candidates are asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form which can be downloaded from www.harveynash.com/ OxfordBrookes

Applications should be emailed to: education@harveynash.com quoting reference number AJEM-672245 in the subject line of the email.

The closing date for applications is 2359 GMT on Sunday 5 March 2017.

Once the closing date for applications has passed, applications will be evaluated according to the person specification and the Selection Panel will identify the candidates to be invited to the initial stage of the process.

Interviews for longlisted candidates will be conducted with Harvey Nash consultants from 15 March to the 13 April.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in formal interviews in Oxford on 17/18 May.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE