Lecturer in Social Work

Bournemouth University - Social Sciences and Social Work

Placed On: 22nd December 2025

Closes: 16th January 2026

Job Ref: 573

About the role

We have on offer a Lecturer in Social Work equivalent to 1.0 FTE. The role offers the opportunity to work across undergraduate, postgraduate, and our apprenticeships programmes, providing scope to develop excellence in academic practice.

To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we are offering full and part time opportunities and will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Our University offers excellent staff development opportunities including a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education and potentially PhD/research options, with alignment to our Research Centres.

About You

We are seeking an experienced social worker to contribute to our Social Work and Continuous Professional Development (CDP) programmes. You will bring educational experience from a university setting, and a track record of innovation and leadership in professional practice. We welcome applicants interested in combining an academic role with practice and can consider fractional posts alongside your current employer.

A key attribute will be your ability to work flexibly across our undergraduate and postgraduate Social Work programmes (pre-registration and CPD), where your insight into contemporary practice (clinical and educational), will enhance student experience and learning. You will be a highly motivated individual who brings strength in education, research and practice. Above all, we are looking for people who share our passion for high-quality student-centred social work education and have a strong vision for how the integration of education, practice and research can transform health care.

If this is you, we would be pleased to hear from you. For an informal discussion please contact: Dr. Stefan Kleipoedszus, Associate Head of School (skleipoedszus@bournemouth.ac.uk ).

About the department

About the School of Health and Care

The School provides high-quality education and research that supports excellence in practice, benefiting individuals and communities both nationally and globally. We are a dynamic, collegial community of staff, practitioners and students, working in close partnership with practice partners, service users and across the wider Faculty and University. Our programmes prepare social work students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, alongside a comprehensive range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for qualified health and social care professionals.

Our School is based in Bournemouth and offers excellent clinical simulation and skills teaching facilities. We are committed to interprofessional and collaborative working in education, practice, and research across the Faculty.

About us

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk.