Lecturer (MSc Psychological Therapy & Primary Care)

Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences is offering two Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship) positions to join the teaching and development team supporting the MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care.

Post 1

50% FTE - Applications are invited from Applied Psychologists, Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology (CAAP) or CBT therapists with experience of supervising trainees undergoing CBT based training

Post 2

60% FTE - Applications are invited from psychologists with a specific interest in clinical research methodology and expertise in cognitive-behaviour therapy for common mental health disorders in adults

Further information

The MSc was developed around a number of Scottish Government priorities, including the need to improve access to evidence-based psychological interventions for adults, including elderly people, presenting with common mental health disorders of mild to moderate severity in primary care. In response to emerging pressures faced by health boards, a new focus of the programme is providing training in psychological therapy for people with long-term physical conditions.

The strengths of the Masters programme include particularly close links with the commissioners, NES, NHS clinical psychology services, and related applied psychology training programmes in Scotland. The core purpose and philosophy for the Universities of Dundee and Stirling/ NHS (Scotland) MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care is to train psychology graduates to Masters level and to impart the range of competencies essential for the graduates from this programme to deliver cognitive behavioural treatments as part of a stepped or matched-care delivery of psychological therapy services for patients with anxiety, depression, interpersonal and behavioural disorders of mild to moderate severity across the adult age spectrum, in tandem with clinical psychology services.

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Stephanie Chan (stephanie.chan@stir.ac.uk).

Description of Duties

The successful candidate will be expected to undertake the following tasks:

• Design, deliver, assess and evaluate teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities on the programme
• Clinical supervision after being given appropriate training
• Contribute to curriculum review and enhancement, in a manner that supports student learning and is underpinned by evidence based scholarly activity
• Enhance the quality of teaching provision and programme development, drawing on leading practices from the Higher Education sector

Essential Criteria

• HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist or Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAP) (Graduate of the adult MSc PTPC programme)
• Demonstrable track record in cognitive-behaviour therapy for common mental health disorders in adults (with relevant experience in teaching, practice and research) and will have (or a commitment to obtain and maintain) BABCP CBT therapist accreditation and BPS registration
• Experience and competence in training and supervising others in CBT
• Experience of designing and delivering excellent learning activities and assessment at Higher Education level or in equivalent professional or commercial settings, including use of e-learning technology and platforms

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling

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