Lecturer in Health Psychology (Education)

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a Lecturer in Health Psychology to enhance its teaching programs focused on MSc and BSc students. The role emphasizes educational leadership and requires a PhD in Health Psychology along with experience in teaching and supervising clinical psychology. Your contributions will span across curriculum development and educational research activities, reflecting an evidence-based approach to teaching. Join a collaborative environment that values diversity and scholarly excellence.

Qualifications

• PhD in Health Psychology is mandatory.
• Must have experience in designing and delivering excellent teaching.
• Proven track record in supervising research projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health psychology teaching for MSc and BSc programmes.
• Provide leadership in health psychology education.
• Engage in education-focused research.

Skills

PhD in Health Psychology

Experience in teaching and assessment

Supervising research projects

Health psychology teaching experience

Skills in research design

High-quality publications

Higher Education accreditation

BPS Stage 2 qualification

Experience of module leadership

Job description

Offer Description

About us:

The Department of Psychology was founded in 1950 at the Institute of Psychiatry (now the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, IoPPN); since when it has carried on a distinguished programme of research, teaching and clinical practice, with a long-standing link with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The Department is one of the UK’s largest academic groupings of clinical and health psychologists, with developing strength in broader area of applied and basis psychological science.

The IoPPN is a Faculty of King's College London and the largest academic community in Europe devoted to the study and prevention of mental illness and brain disease. The IoPPN's greatest strength is the interdisciplinary nature of both its research strategy and educational activities, providing unique opportunities for students and staff. Link to IoPPN webpage:http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/index.aspx

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer in Health Psychology (Education) to join the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London (KCL). The post holder will contribute specialist health psychology teaching on our BPS accredited MSc (Health Psychology) and BSc (Psychology) programmes.

The appointment will be made on theAcademic Education Pathway, where the primary contribution is to education (80% of role) and secondary contribution to scholarship which is primarily education-focused (20%). On average, this would be the equivalent of four days a week spent on education. The AEP contract is focused on the delivery of education, education-related scholarship, and leadership in education. The following expectations are associated with the AEP: teaching, supervision, student support, educational leadership and innovation, education-related research and administration. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated colleague who can make a distinctive contribution to health psychology education and supervision across our accredited MSc in Health Psychology and BSc Psychology programmes. You should have excellent teaching and communication skills and be able to inspire and inform students.

As post holder, you will provide educational leadership on our MSc in Health Psychology. This would include programme and/or module leadership, course delivery, assessment, research project supervision, and personal tutor roles. You may also support other undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses within the school and faculty, and across King’s, for example with project supervision. You should be able to demonstrate suitable teaching skills and experience including curriculum development and assessment design, along with an ability to supervise student research dissertations.

The scholarship component of the role should not exceed 20% and is expected to be substantially education focused. Therefore, your research should either be in a pedagogical area or one that impacts on the student experience and/or leads to evidence-based teaching. The content of a member of staff’s workload will be decided in discussion with the Head of Department or Deputy Head (Health).

Full time (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

• PhD in Health Psychology
• Experience of designing and delivering excellent teaching and assessment for postgraduate and/or undergraduate students, in person and/or online.
• Experience of supervising postgraduate taught and undergraduate research projects.
• Experience of delivering health psychology teaching to postgraduate and/or undergraduate students.
• Skills in research design, including quantitative and/or qualitative research methods relevant for health psychology
• Ability to conduct high quality education-focused research evidenced, for example, by high-quality publications, presentation of research in national and/or international fora.
• Higher Education accreditation/qualification (e.g. Advance HE Fellowship or PGCAPHE)
• BPS Stage 2 qualification in Health Psychology
• Experience of PGT module leadership (i.e. MSc in Health Psychology or similar programme)

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information:

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

We welcome your thoughts on how organisations can create an inclusive environment, including one which supports free speech and the exchange of a wide range of ideas.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held in February 2026.

Grade and Salary: £53,947 - £58,426 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 134285
Close Date: 30-Jan-2026
Contact Person: Prof Joseph Chilcot
Contact Details: [e-mail]