Senior Lecturer/ Clinical Academic Tutor

Canterbury Christ Church University; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Canterbury Christ Church University, Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology, seeks a Senior Lecturer/Clinical Academic Tutor to shape the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. You will lead teaching, placement development, and research supervision, aligning university training with NHS practice, and advance inclusive learning.

You will work 0.4 FTE minimum, site-based on Thursdays and Fridays, partnering with programme leadership and external contributors to drive innovation, quality and trainee

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience in clinical supervision.
• Post-graduate teaching experience.
• Experience in research supervision.
• Experience in learning disability services.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning, organisation and quality assurance of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme.
• Deliver teaching and learning activities, support assessment and oversee clinical placements.
• Provide supervision and guide trainees through their doctoral journey.
• Lead aspects of the curriculum and contribute to research supervision.
• Engage with NHS services and programme partners to connect university learning with clinical practice.
• Manage a designated group of trainees including appraisals and progression.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Supervision

Teaching

Research Skills

Education

Doctoral qualification in psychology (or equivalent)

Senior Fellowship of Advance HE (or equivalent)

BABCP/EMDR/AFT registration preferred

Job description

Senior Lecturer/ Clinical Academic Tutor

The Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated practitioner psychologist to join our highly regarded Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol). This is an opportunity to help shape the programme, develop its curriculum and support an excellent and inclusive learning experience for future clinical psychologists.

You will work in partnership with the Programme Director, programme leadership team, academic and professional services colleagues, trainees and external contributors to support innovation, academic quality and the effective delivery of a complex doctoral programme. We welcome applications who are practitioner psychologists from a clinical and counselling psychology background with an interest in developing the next generation of clinical psychologists, and who want to develop their academic career in a supportive and inclusive programme team.

The DClinPsychol has a strong and distinctive values base, aligned with NHS values and the professional standards of the HCPC and BPS. We are committed to developing reflective, compassionate and socially responsive clinical psychologists through training that values inclusion, collaboration and the meaningful involvement of trainees and people with lived experience.

We would welcome applications from people who may wish to complete this role alongside their current NHS role. 0.4 FTE is the minimum we would consider and will be site based at Salomans Institute on a Thursday and Friday.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Lecturer and Clinical and Academic Tutor, you will help shape the learning, clinical development and professional identity of future clinical psychologists. This is a varied and rewarding role that combines teaching, supervision, placement development, research support and sustained work with trainees across their doctoral journey.

You will design and deliver engaging teaching, contribute to assessment and research supervision, and help develop clinical placements that offer trainees rich and inclusive learning opportunities. As a manager to a designated group of trainees, you will provide continuity throughout training, supporting their academic progress, clinical development, wellbeing and emerging professional practice. You will also build productive relationships with supervisors, NHS services and programme partners, helping to connect university-based learning with the realities of contemporary clinical practice.

You will be a qualified and HCPC-registered practitioner psychologist with strong clinical experience, sound research skills and experience of supervision and teaching. We particularly welcome the breadth of perspective that comes from working across clinical specialities. Additional training, qualification or accreditation in a recognised psychological therapy, such as CBT, systemic and family therapy or EMDR, would be an advantage. We especially welcome applicants with experience and expertise working in Learning Disability.

About us

You will join a thoughtful and collaborative programme team committed to inclusive training, reflective practice and the development of compassionate, skilled and socially responsive clinical psychologists. The role provides an opportunity to influence the programme, develop as an educator and contribute to the future of the profession.

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Job responsibilities

To assist in the delivery and development of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, taking a leadon an area of specialty, and to contribute to the further development of the Salomons Institutefor Applied Psychology, School and the University. Main Duties

• To contribute to the overall planning, organisation and quality assurance of clinicalplacements.
• To contribute to the overall planning, organisation and quality assurance of the corecurriculum.
• To organise and deliver teaching and learning support for identified areas of thecurriculum.
• To conduct assessment and examination procedures in accordance with qualitystandards.
• To provide research supervision and to actively engage in research and scholarly work.
• To be responsible for the line management and appraisal of a designated group oftrainees, including liaison and review.
• To develop specialist area of research.

Person Specification

Experience

• Clinical experience in one or more clinical specialities since qualification.
• Some experience as a clinical supervisor.
• Experience of teaching at post-graduate level.
• Experience of research supervision.
• Experience of working in learning disability services.
• Experience of service user and carer involvement.
• Able to carry out an appropriate amount of clinically relevant work alongside duties of this post.
• Track record of applying for research funding.

Qualifications

• Qualified and HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist (clinical or counselling psychologist)
• Senior Fellowship of Advance HE, or equivalent teaching qualification or recognition; or evidence of the capacity and willingness to achieve Senior Fellowship within two years of appointment.
• Further qualification in a recognised professional psychological approach; BABCP registration, EMDR or AFT registration particularly welcome.