Senior Lecturer (Senior Clinical Tutor DClinPsy) (Education and Scholarship)

This new part-time (0.2 FTE) post is available from 1 September 2024 until 31 July 2027 on a fixed-term basis in DClinPGR, Psychology.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

The role
The Faculty wishes to recruit a part-time (0.2 FTE) Senior Clinical Tutor for the DClinPsy PGR Doctoral Training Programme in Clinical Psychology, (part of the DClinPGR portfolio of Programmes) based within the Department of Psychology at the University of Exeter.

The main role for the successful candidate will be to have responsibility for the development, management and monitoring of the clinical elements of a CBT training pathway on the DClinPsy Programme that will meet the requirements for BABCP level 2 accreditation within the programme and related implementation interface with services and key stakeholders. To support the Clinical Practice Director in planning and delivering on the clinical practice elements of the DClinPsy Programme. This will include the organisation, monitoring and development on the placement of trainees across our region.

Exeter has been training clinical psychologists for over 40 years, and the course has strong links with local NHS Trusts and third sector services. The Streatham Campus, the University’s largest site in Exeter, is built around a country estate overlook the city and is readily acknowledged as one of the most beautiful in the country. All teaching buildings, together with the sports park, the library, the shops, restaurants, cafes and bars are within walking distance of each other. All this set in the heart of stunning Devon, which was voted in as having the best quality of life of anywhere in England and Wales by the Guardian in 2019.

About you
For a Senior Lecturer Clinical Tutor post you will:

• Possess a post graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS and giving eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychology registration. They will also be HCPC and BABCP registered.
• Possess a depth or breadth of specialist knowledge demonstrated by having studied, qualified and obtained accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Practitioner in order to teach and support learning on the CBT accredited pathway.
• Be able to demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development as recommended by the BPS and have experience of supervising clinical psychology trainees.

Please ensure you read our Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information
For further information please contact Dr Tracy Rydin-Orwin Clinical Practice Director on t.j.rydin-orwin@exeter.ac.uk with regards to further details.

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