Head of Programmes in Psychology

Overall purpose

The Head of Programme (Psychology) is responsible for the academic leadership and development of Psychology programmes within the School of Health and Sports Science. This role includes ensuring alignment with professional accreditation standards, such as those of the British Psychological Society (BPS), and overseeing the delivery of high quality teaching, learning, and assessment. The postholder will lead the curriculum development, support staff, and foster innovation to enhance student outcomes and employability.

The HOP will lead the overall success of the Psychology discipline within SoHSS by working closely with the HoS and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that innovative programmes and courses are demand led and deliver to the needs of students across the organisation and the market.

• Plan and manage the resources required to ensure that targets are met within the discipline area.
• Lead on the development of innovative and appropriate curriculum development and design.
• Lead and inspire staff in the discipline in terms of academic practice and scholarly activity and lead by example in academic enterprise and professional engagement.
• Work collaboratively with other colleagues e.g., HOPs (Health and Sports), PL’S and with all other teams on enhancement action planning, reviewing practice.

Specific duties and responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Within the identified curriculum area, under the overall direction of the Dean of School:
• Provide strategic leadership for the Psychology programmes, ensuring compliance with institutional and external requirements, including BPS accreditation.
• Lead on the academic and curriculum development of Psychology programmes, ensuring they remain innovative, inclusive, and aligned with market demands.
• Oversee the implementation of BPS accreditation standards, including mapping modules and assessments to required competencies.
• Manage programme performance metrics, including recruitment, Continuation , Completion and progression (CCP) , addressing any underperformance effectively.
• Collaborate with the Dean of School and Senior leadership Team on strategic planning and enhancement initiatives.
• Lead the Programme Leaders and other academic staff to ensure the discipline forms an integral part of the school and Regent College and its students’ progress while adhering to appropriate regulatory requirements (e.g., OFS)
• Lead the academic and curriculum development for the discipline, identifying trends in student demand, anticipating emerging requirements and ensuring the promotion of employability, enterprise, and inclusion across programmes.
• Ensure that the academic curriculum inspires and challenges our students, is fit for the future through innovative methods of delivery and meets the highest quality standards and the offer is ambitious and attractive.
• Ensure that the discipline delivers outstanding learning, teaching and assessment practice, which embed the values and ambition of the school within its core delivery and that this is reflected in metrics and rankings such as TEF and NSS and other key performance indicators.
• Take responsibility for all collaborative partnerships linked to the discipline.
• Take responsibility for the quality assurance including lesson and tutorial observations, self-assessment reports and quality improvement plans.

This position requires candidates to undergo a DBS check as part of the application process.

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