Digital Learning Officer (Internal, fixed term)

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

7/1/2025

Area

Health Sciences APM

Location

University Park

Salary

£29,329 to £35,943 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date

Thursday 17 July 2025

Reference

MED194125

INTERNAL VACANCY

This vacancy is open to employees of the University of Nottingham only.

We are seeking to appoint a Digital Learning Officer (Maternity Cover) to join the Health E-learning and Media (HELM) team in the School of Health Sciences , University of Nottingham.

The HELM team comprises academics and learning technologists and have an international reputation for e-learning development and research in healthcare education and practice.

The HELM team provides an important service within the School, developing and delivering high-quality and high-volume digital learning provision to all staff and students and work with a range of stakeholders both inside and outside of the School. The team has an excellent reputation as a provider of open healthcare resources and has an ethos of sharing and collaboration.

The Digital Learning Officer is a key role within the HELM team. The successful candidate will provide support to staff and students in using digital learning systems, developing and maintaining module content for all courses, working closely with other members of the HELM team.

Candidates must have knowledge of virtual learning environments such as Moodle, MS 365 applications and skills in image and video editing software. They need to have excellent written and spoken communication skills, an ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and the ability to work accurately under pressure and to meet tight deadlines. Additional essential and desirable criteria are listed in the Role Profile.

What We Offer

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website
  
  

This position will be offered on a fixed-term contract from 1 September 2025 until 31 August 2026. Hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours per week), however applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 29 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part-time and the number of preferred hours. Job share arrangements may be considered.

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Please contact Lydia Jones [email protected] if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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