Clinical Tutor & Clinical Psychologist

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Clinical Tutor & Clinical Psychologist for a part-time maternity cover role. This 1-year position requires a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and offers a variety of responsibilities including student assessment, module coordination, and managing trainees. The role is based at the University of Leicester, offering flexibility in work hours and a supportive team environment. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced candidates passionate about training future clinical psychologists.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Access to shared office space

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience working with trainee clinical psychologists.
• Ability to coordinate teaching modules and assessments.
• Strong organizational skills for managing various tasks.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with trainees and supervisors for assessments.
• Assess clinically related skills including case reports.
• Coordinate teaching modules and line manage trainees.

Skills

Experience in clinical psychology

Teaching skills

Assessment skills

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Clinical Tutor & Clinical Psychologist
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester NHS Band 8B, 1 Year Fixed Term maternity cover: 0.6wte
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join the Leicester Doctorate in Clinical Psychology as a Clinical Tutor. This part‑time, 1 year fixed term maternity cover role will suit those with experience and interest in working with trainee clinical psychologists as they complete their Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

Main duties of the job

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities) Core aspects of the role include:

• Liaison with trainees and placement supervisors in assessment of clinical placements
• Assessment of clinically related skills (e.g. clinical skills assessments, case reports)
• Teaching module coordination
• Trainee line management
• Year tutor role
• Leading on projects and course development

The postholder will join a supportive and well‑established course team based in the College of Life Science and Department of Psychology and Vision at the University of Leicester. The Leicester Clinical Psychology Programme has a national reputation for its innovations in training, its critical reflective approach, its commitment to diversity and to developing clinical psychologists with the skills to engage with wider ethical and social issues.

The postholder will have access to shared office working space in the George Davies Centre at the University of Leicester, as well as flexible working arrangements to allow for some aspects of the role to be completed through working at home. We can offer some flexibility with when the sessions are used in the working week to fit in with the post‑holder’s other work or home commitments.

To fit in with training delivery, there is an expectation that the post‑holder’s work days would mainly cover Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please note this post does not involve direct clinical work;

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6‑month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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.

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

George Davies Centre - University of Leicester