Senior Lecturer (Research)

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

A UK-based healthcare trust seeks a Senior Lecturer (Research) to join its Doctorate in Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy team. The role involves flexible teaching and supervision across various programmes and supporting research development. Candidates should have considerable teaching experience, a Master's level qualification, and ideally, a PhD. Salary ranges from £64,156 to £71,148 per year, pro-rata, in a permanent, part-time position.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience of teaching students in higher education.
• Post qualification experience as required by the relevant professional and regulatory body.
• Understanding and experience of research addressing equity, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and organisation of research.
• Provide teaching and supervision to master’s and doctoral students.
• Assist in recruitment and assessment processes.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to engage diverse students

Time management

Education

Master’s level qualification or equivalent

UK-recognised qualification in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with children/young people

PhD or PD in a related field

Job description

Senior Lecturer (Research) – Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 October 2025.

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Senior Lecturer based in the Doctorate in Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy training team. The position has been introduced to enable flexible delivery within a portfolio of courses and, where appropriate, across portfolios. The post holder will support the development and organisation of research in the M80, Doctorate in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, which is accredited by the ACP. The post holder will work flexibly across a range of programmes to provide teaching, supervision and tuition to master’s and doctoral students, as required. The post holder will also be involved in recruitment and assessment processes and will assist flexibly in all aspects of course delivery within the portfolio and other portfolios where relevant.

Main duties of the job

General

The post holder will be required to adhere to all Trust-wide policies and procedures including Equal Opportunities, Risk Management, Health and Safety, Confidentiality and compliance with the Data Protection Act. The Trust is committed to promoting Equality and Diversity in employment and in the services it provides.

All staff registered with a professional body are required to comply with the code of conduct of that professional body. The Trust will take appropriate action when codes of conduct are breached.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the Team Manager / Service Manager.

This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.

About us

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to better meet the needs of the service users and students that we serve. The Trust aims to ensure that all job applicants, employees or clients are treated fairly and valued equally regardless of sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, domestic circumstances, age, race, colour, disablement, ethnic or national origin, social background or employment status, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, HIV status, gender identity, political affiliation or trade union membership. Selection for training and development and promotion will be on the basis of the individual's ability to meet the requirements for the job. You are responsible for ensuring that the Trust's policies, procedures and obligation in respect of promoting equality and diversity are adhered to in relation to both staff and services.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Experience

• Substantial experience of teaching students in higher education
• Post qualification experience as required by the relevant professional and regulatory body
• Experience of academic research and supervision, as required by the Trust and/or relevant validating body
• Understanding and experience of research and supervision of projects addressing equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, disadvantage, discrimination etc.
• Experience of doctoral supervision, preferably with one or more completions

Qualifications

• Able to teach the discipline at the required academic level
• Master’s level qualification or equivalent
• UK-recognised qualification in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with children/young people
• A PhD or PD in a related field

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to convey complex ideas in teaching and learning environments
• Ability to engage students from diverse educational, cultural and social backgrounds and ensure equality, diversity and inclusion are addressed across all aspects of the role
• Ability to manage time and plan workload of administration tasks effectively to ensure completion of tasks

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Salary

£64,156 to £71,148 a year pro rata, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

260-TP-916-B

Job locations

Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust