Lecturer

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and successful team at the University of Essex to enhance your skills and experience in this field. You will be a member of the Clinical Psychology team in the School of Health and Social Care.

The School of Health and Social Care

The School of Health and Social Care has an excellent reputation for teaching and research.  Our academic members of staff include occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychological therapists, nurses, social workers, oral health practitioners and sociologists.  The School is run over two campuses: Southend and Colchester. Academic staff are supported by a team of administrative staff based at both Colchester and Southend campuses. The School is undergoing exciting changes and expansion with the introduction of a host of new courses, including Speech and Language Therapy Apprenticeships and the Masters in Global Public Health.

The School is at the forefront of preparing people to solve real-life issues in health and society, offering courses and research that both commissioners and employers believe in. People are at the heart of all we do. We work in partnership with people from all occupations, who offer us their expertise and experience, making us a team of people who truly understand what is needed from health and social care professionals – now and in the future.

Duties of the Role

As part of this exciting expansion, we are looking to appoint a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology who would contribute developing the lived experience element of clinical psychology training.  Our programme is growing research collaborations with the wider university including the Psychology Department and other social science and clinical research groups and centres.

The role will require management, administration and organisation alongside support of students on our existing programme, and generally enhancing how we involve people with lived experience in all aspects of the clinical psychology training.

Skills and qualifications required

To be successful you will hold a relevant doctoral level research degree or equivalent professional experience or practice or be close to completion of PhD and have Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or the ability to gain professional recognition at this or a higher level if appropriate. Registration as a clinical psychologist with HCPC or ability to obtain is preferable.

The successful candidate will possess substantial experience in teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels, or demonstrable potential to engage in teaching and learning support in engaging and innovative ways. The ability and willingness to complement and continuously enhance the department/school’s education strengths and areas of planned development is also essential.

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here. Our website http://www.essex.ac.uk contains more information about the University of Essex. If you have a disability and would like information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk. 

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