Senior Lecturer (Professional Practice)

Permanent, Part-Time (0.5 FTE / 17.5 hours per week)

Salary is £60,815 to £70,058 pro-rata per annum (including London Allowance)

Clinical Supplement of £11,669 per annum (pro-rata if part-time) paid in addition to salary

We are very pleased to advertise for a part-time (0.5FTE) Senior Lecturer post to support the strategic direction of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Royal Holloway, particularly in relation to equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) and expansion of our CBT pathway. Each post holder will bring leadership and clinical psychology training experience in the HEI sector. They will have excellent project management and co-production skills, and experience enhancing links across NHS placements, charity and third sector collaborators. They will support the Course Director, students and experts by experience with the strategic direction of the course related to EDI and the CBT Level 2 accredited pathway. The Doctorate Course in Clinical Psychology, is a large, well-established course, with a national reputation for innovative practice and rigorous research. These posts are fairly unique in offering candidates the opportunity to work across academic, research and clinical aspects of the Course to enhance the existing Course deliver. The appointee will have the opportunity to develop their research interests in applied areas of clinical psychology supervising Doctoral and Masters level research. Applicants for the CBT pathway strategic post will require BABCP registration as a practitioner and supervisor.

This is a really exciting time for clinical psychology, with substantial expansion of doctoral and masters level training at RHUL and nationally. The appointee will work within a friendly team of over 20 academic staff who are committed to training future psychologists to meet the psychological needs of the diverse populations with whom we work across London.  The course sits within a vibrant Psychology Department, which ranks as joint third for research in the UK. Information about the DClinPsy can be found here: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-education/departments-and-schools/psychology/studying-here/clinical-doctorate/

The post is designated as a senior lectureship within the professional practice pathway, which recognises and rewards the applied nature of the work of clinical psychology.   Applicants should be HCPC Registered as a Clinical Psychologist, have a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (recognised by the British Psychological Society) and bring significant NHS or University clinical psychology training experience, with demonstrable skills in supervision, training, leadership and management related to clinical psychology.

RHUL offers hybrid working and a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including generous annual leave and training and development opportunities. The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

Informal enquiries regarding this post can be directed to:

DClinPsy Course Director, Professor Helen Pote h.pote@rhul.ac.uk or

DClinPsy Deputy Director, Dr Kate Theodore k.theodore@rhul.ac.uk

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email: 
recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference: 1125-282

Closing Date:  23:59, 25 November 2025  

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Royal Holloway is committed to equality and diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. Read here about structures and initiatives around equality and diversity, including information on staff diversity networks.

We particularly welcome female applicants as they are under-represented at this level in the Department.

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