Senior Lecturer- Clinical and Academic Tutor

Senior Lecturer- Clinical and Academic Tutor

Canterbury Christ Church University is seeking applications for the positions of Senior Lecturer, Clinical and Academic Tutor on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology within the Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology. The Doctoral Course is well-established and has a respected reputation for quality.

The Salomons Institute is based in the centre of Tunbridge Wells, 10 minutes walk from the station and enjoys excellent administrative, IT and library support. The Course has a solid value base that aligns with the NHS values, HCPC and BPS codes of professional conduct, and an anti-racist stance.

Main duties of the job

The role involves contributing to the development and delivery of the educational programme through the teaching and support of trainees. Key responsibilities will include:

1. Contributing to the academic and research elements of the curriculum.
2. Supporting the development and provision of placements during training.
3. Managing a designated group of trainees.

About us

At Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology we seek to make a significant contribution to the development and delivery of health and social care services through the application of psychological research and understanding.

The range of our work covers accredited postgraduate programmes, applied research, knowledge transfer, professional practice, and consultancy. These activities address a broad range of key areas within applied psychology, psychological therapies, policy support, and both service and organisational development.

Job responsibilities

You will be a qualified and HCPC-registered clinical psychologist with good clinical practice experience and a breadth of awareness to understand issues across clinical specialities. You will have experience in supervision and teaching. In addition, you will have good research skills and the ability to promote your development in others. You will enjoy working with trainees and will be able to support the development of individuals and nurture collaborative working relationships across various complex organisational and professional contexts. You will be able to support the courses expressed values.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• Qualified and HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist
• Further qualification in a recognised professional psychological approach; BABCP registration or AFT registration particularly welcome.

Experience

• Experience of teaching at post-graduate level.
• Good level of experience as a clinical supervisor.
• Good breadth and depth of clinical experience in one or more clinical specialities since qualification.
• Experience of work in relevant specialist service.
• Experience of service user and carer involvement.
• Able to carry out an appropriate amount of clinically relevant work alongside duties of this post.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.