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

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust; Lakenheath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Lakenheath is seeking a Senior Lecturer for its Doctorate in Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy programme. The role includes leading course delivery, contributing to research, and overseeing teaching and assessment processes for master's and doctoral students. Strong leadership skills and compliance with professional body standards are essential. This position offers an opportunity for flexible delivery and involvement in course development.

Qualifications

• Post holder will require leadership skills in course delivery.
• Experience in teaching and supervision to master's and doctoral students is needed.
• Registered with a professional body compliance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead aspects of course delivery like module leadership.
• Contribute to research development in the Doctorate programme.
• Assist in recruitment and assessment processes.

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Senior Lecturer based in the Doctorate in Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy training team.

The position of Senior Lecturer has been introduced to enable flexible delivery within a portfolio of courses, and where appropriate, across portfolios. It aims to facilitate the post holder in implementing a wide range of skills within an integrated post.

At senior level, the post holder will be required to undertake a leadership role in relation to an aspect of course delivery such as module leadership; assessment; recruitment etc. This post holder will contribute to 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 also work flexibly across a range of programmes to provide teaching, supervision and tuition to master’s and where appropriate, 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.

General

• The post holder will be required 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.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Application

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

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025