Job Description Guest Lecturer – Western Herbal Medicine Programme

Closing date: / 11th May 2018
Location: / Wellington, Somerset (and within 20 miles – variety of teaching locations used)
Organisation: / Betonica
Hours: / Variable (depending on subject taught) (Taught at weekends during the academic year and the occasional Friday).
Rate: / £200 per day (7 hours teaching, preparation and marking where appropriate)
£50 per day is an additional payment towards travel/accommodation costs.
Position type: / Guest lecturer
Employment type: / Self employed
Skype Interview date: / Friday 18th May 2018
Start date: / From September 2018

The Betonica Medical Herbalist Training Programmeis looking to add guest lecturers totheir team. The ideal candidate will be qualified to diploma/degree level in herbal medicine and ideally be in private practice with additional teaching qualifications and/or experience.

How to apply

Thank you for your interest in the guest lecturer position on the Betonica Medical Herbalist Training Programme.

Please read the information in this pack before making your application. If you need this information in a different format please email .

Please return your completed application form by Friday 11th May 2018. Shortlisting will be based on the application form alone – CVs will not be accepted. We prefer applications to be emailed to . Paper applications should be addressed to Betonica, 81 North Street, Wellington, TA21 8NA.

If you have any queries about the post or the application process, please email , or call 07946150721.

Interviews will be held via Skype on Friday 18th May 2018.

Main conditions of employment

Hours: 7 hours of teaching per seminar day, weekends September to June. The number of days will depend on the subject taught, please see course outlines for further details.

Location: Within 20 miles of Wellington, Somerset. A variety of locations will be used.

Rate: £200 per day(7 hours teaching, preparation and marking where appropriate)

Expenses:£50 per day (of teaching) towards travel/accommodation costs

Contract: Employed as a temporary self employed guest lecturer, responsible for your own tax, national insurance and pension contributions. The position is dependent on the course continuing with enough revenue to cover guest lecturers. There will be a three month probationary period.

Reporting: The guest lecturer will liaise with the course leaders.

Notice: If you decide to terminate your temporary contract, you will need to give written notice of three months (this is to allow time for a replacement to be found without disrupting the flow of the course).

If your temporary position is terminated by Betonica we will give as much notice as we can, but at least one month’s notice.

Holidays: Not applicable due to the nature of the temporary contract and number of days taught.

Sick leave: Not applicable due to the nature of the temporary contract and self employment.

Please note: Following a successful interview, a copy of all relevant certificates, including insurance and a DBS check will be required.

Job description

Job Title: Temporary guest lecturer on a Western Herbal Medicine programme

Reports to: Course leaders

General overview:

The Betonica Medical Herbalist Training Programme aims to bring together diverse herbalist teachers, a new and improved syllabus and course structure, and the key principles of sustainability and community health and education. Training fully qualified medical herbalists using a four year programme, who can thrive in a self employed environment.

Main purpose of the job:

To lecture on the Betonica Medical Herbalist training programme, teaching future medical herbalists.

Main duties and responsibilities:

  1. To teach at an equivalent of undergraduate level (and a level relevant to the particular class).
  2. To assist in the development of learning materials, preparing schemes of work and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement and attendance.
  3. To participate in meetings between guest lecturers and course leaders.
  4. To provide appropriate support to students.
  5. To maintain own continuing personal development.
  6. To actively follow current health and safety, diversity and equal opportunities legislation.
  7. To submit marked student work for external assessment

Person Specification

  1. Knowledge

Essential: A strong knowledge of the subject area combined with a broad subject background.

  1. Skills

Essential:

  • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
  • Good IT literacy, including word processing, email and social media forums

Desirable:

  • Proven record of ability to manage time and work to strict deadlines
  • Evidence of ability to teach and to supervise academic work
  1. Aptitude

Essential: Ability to work collaboratively

  1. Qualifications:

Essential: Degree/Diploma/Apprenticeship in Herbal Medicine (or above)

  1. Previous Experience

Essential: Clinical practice (Herbal Medicine) – at least 5 years

Desirable: Assessment of student work

  1. Personal qualities

Essential:

  • Commitment to high quality teaching and fostering a positive learning environment for students
  • Commitment to continuous professional development
  • Commitment to follow current equal opportunities legislation and work harmoniously with colleagues and students of all cultures and backgrounds.

About the Betonica Medical Herbalist Training Programme

The Betonica medical herbalist training programme is a blend of modern science and traditional knowledge.

The programme syllabus covers a wide range of topics, from materia medica, botany and pharmacology, to anatomy and physiology and clinical skills (to name just a few). We are passionate about community clinics and education, organic growing and field to dispensary medicine.

This four year diploma programme (on completion of the final clinical exam), will allow graduates to practice as a medical herbalist with full insurance and the ability to join a professional association* (if they so wish).

Please note: A full prospectus can be downloaded from our website.

Main aim

To create an alternative learning experience in herbal medicine, combining community, sustainability and organic principles.

Assessment

The Betonica Medical Herbalist Training Programme uses a variety of assessment methods, and takes some of its structure from NVQ level 5 (undergraduate equivalent) and City and Guilds style apprenticeships. This includes a portfolio showing skills learnt and progression of learning as well as assignments, coursework, exams, observed practical’s and clinical assessments, case studies, a research project, viva voce and final clinical exam.

Accreditation

The course is not currently accredited but we may seek accreditation in the future.

Verification

The course is internally verified by a medical herbalist who is a qualified teacher and an assessor of NVQ level 5 in pharmacy, and a level 5 NVQ assessor in Health and Social care.

Administration

The course leader is Laura Carpenter, who gained a BSc (Hons) in Herbal Medicine from the University of East London and is a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists(NIMH).

In 2013 NIMH awarded her the Dorothy Carroll Award for top final clinical examination.

Laura went on to become a member of the Post Graduate Training board for NIMH, ensuring continuing professional standards were met, for over two years. During that time she also became editor of Herbal Thymes magazine.

Laura then became the director for communication for NIMH in January 2015, taking a temporary seat on the NIMH council until September 2015.

She then set up Tilia Magazine, a professional magazine for herbalists in the UK and Ireland, in December 2015, and is the chief editor.

Prior to becoming a herbalist Laura worked in the learning and development field in the Public sector for 10 years, and developed an award winning national training programme.

As well as training in coaching, development and management, Laura also has a Level 3 Award in Education and Training (QCF).

For more information on the Betonica teaching team please see our website or prospectus.

Course dates for the 2018 – 2019 Academic year

We are looking to teachers specifically for Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry, Phytochemistry to teach both our second and third year students.

We are also looking for substitute teachers to join our roster.

Please see below the dates required for each subject to be taught. You are welcome to teach more than one subject, please indicate this on your application form and we can discuss it further at the interview.

Subject / Number of days of teaching required / Dates
Year two
Anatomy and Physiology / 3 days / Saturday 13th Oct 18
Saturday8th Dec 18
Saturday 16th Feb 19
Biochemistry / 1 day / Sunday 14th Oct 18
Phytochemistry / 1 day / Saturday 6th April 19
Year three
Anatomy and Physiology / 1 day / Saturday 15th Sept 18
Phytochemistry / 1 day / Sun 8th Dec 18

Guest Lecturer Application Form

Name:
Address:
Telephone number(s):
Email address:
DOB
1. Education (General) / (Please include name of institution, grades achieved and dates attended)
Secondary education
College/Sixth form
University/College
2. Herbal education and Training
Course/Learning route
Year qualified
Number of years in clinical practice
Professional Association(s)
Particular areas of interest/specialism
3. Teaching qualificationsand/or experience
Teaching qualification
Year completed
Teaching experience
4. Previous Work experience
Current employer and job role
Start date
Employer and job role
Start date
End Date
Employer and job role
Start date
End Date
Employer and job role
Start date
End Date
Are you registered to work in the UK? Y / N
5. Additional skills
Please list any additional skills that you feel may be relevant
6. The Betonica Medical Herbalist Training programme uses a core subject style of teaching.
From the following list please select which areas you are interested/have experience in teaching.
Botany and plant ID / Materia medica and therapeutics (including energetics)
Clinical skills / Herbal History
Anatomy and Physiology / Ethics and law
Bio and phytochemistry / Research
Pharmacology / Pathology
Physical examination and clinical diagnosis / Business skills
7. Please describe, in under 250 words, what you think the key aspect is of training medical herbalists:
8. Please explain in less than 250 words why you are suitable for this position?
References / Please give the names and addresses of two referees, one referee should be a herbalist colleague who has known you for at least 3 years.
References may be taken up for short listed candidates. If you do not wish one or both of your referees to be approached unless a job offer is made, please indicate below.
Referee 1
Name
Address
Email address
Telephone no.
Referee 2
Name
Address
Email address
Telephone no.

Please note: All information is kept in accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998).

Please email your completed application form to with the subject: Guest lecturer application.

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