Clinical Lecturer B (Academic & Selection Lead)

FTE: 0.8 FTE (working 29.6 hours per week)

Salary: UH8 £54,049 pa pro rata to £66,225 pa pro rata by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience, plus a market supplement of £8,000   

Annual Leave: 35 days pro rata plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: College Lane Campus, Hatfield with some opportunities for hybrid working

Main duties and responsibilities

The post holder will take a lead role in the academic strand of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme and in strategically developing the approach to the selection of trainee clinical psychologists within the programme. A member of the Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography, the post holder will achieve standards of excellence in teaching, learning, and research in psychology with a focus on the academic curriculum and it’s delivery.

The postholder will lead on key areas of the organisation and delivery of the academic curriculum, including timetable coordination, visiting lecturer recruitment, monitoring of teaching feedback, module organising, module peer review, teaching and facilitating problem-based learning small groups, monitoring student attendance, and study needs agreements. They will also take a strategic leadership role and work closely with the admissions tutor on approaches to the selection of trainee clinical psychologists, further developing our contextual recruitment process, ensuring fair access to training across the protected characteristics and evaluate the impact of this.

Skills and experience required

The postholder will have substantial proven post-qualification clinical and supervision experience as well as experience of teaching and training, trainee selection and publishing research. You will have experience of working in a leadership or managerial role and be able to demonstrate a committed approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a degree in psychology, or an equivalent qualification, which confers eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartering (GBC) of the BPS, and a postgraduate masters level qualification or equivalent level of training in Clinical Psychology.

You will be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical) and be eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status with the BPS.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

Internal applicants – please ensure you apply via your employee self-service portal.

An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.

Please note, this post cannot be visa sponsored unless you can evidence a good honours first degree plus a PhD / Doctorate. A criminal record check may also be required.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries:

Dr Emma Karwatzki, Programme Director at e.karwatzki@herts.ac.uk

Dr Barbara Rishworth, Academic Lead at b.rishworth@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 09 June 2026

Interview Date: TBC

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