Lecturer in Clinical Psychology (0.4 - 1.0 FTE)

Grade UE08: £50,253 - £61,759 per annum, pro rata if part-time

Salary with potential for a market pay supplement to offer equivalent pay to NHS Agenda for Change 8a step 1 (£62,681 pro rata) depending on academic and clinical experience and qualifications. 

We are looking for an a skilled, experienced, and collegiate Clinical Psychologist to contribute to core teaching, skills training and thesis supervision in Clinical & Health Psychology, predominantly to students on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. The successful candidate may also contribute to research within the department. 

The Opportunity: 

This post is designed to contribute to core teaching activity in Clinical Psychology. This post will primarily teach and support students on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol). This programme is well-established, and has an intake of approximately 40 to 46 students per year. Students are Psychology graduates and are employed by the National Health Service as Trainee Clinical Psychologists. The post holder will contribute to their training with clinical and therapeutic skills teaching, and with conceptual / academic or research methods teaching, depending on the background and skills of the successful candidate. This post is predominantly focussed on practice education and would suit a clinician with experience of training and supervision to enter into academia and build their career as an academic. 

For candidates without a strong track record in research this position can be offered as a teaching only position, though it is our preference to offer it as a teaching and research position to candidates who can demonstrate a track record in research as well as good teaching credentials. For candidates seeking a teaching and research lectureship, they will be supported to develop their programme of research in collaboration with other departmental research themes. 

There is one post available, and it can be configured as full time or part time. The minimum part time allocation we could accommodate would be 0.4 FTE.  

Your skills and attributes for success:  

• Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology 
• Experience and expertise in teaching and training 
• Experience of supporting DClinPsychol students either in the NHS or University setting, sensitivity to student needs 
• Experience of supervising student research projects 
• For research & teaching lectureship: a track record of high-quality research outputs 

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