Clinical Fellow in Counselling and Psychotherapy - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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2 weeks ago

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Grade UE07 £39,347 to £46,974

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science

Open Ended:
Permanent
**2 x 1.0FTE (35 hours per week), 1x 0.6FTE (21 hours per week)

The Opportunity:

A unique opportunity for experienced counsellors/psychotherapists looking for a varied role including clinical management, clinical practice, placement support, core teaching and research.

You will be part of the clinical management team at Hope Park Counselling Centre, a vibrant counselling centre contributing daily to delivering the service, supporting both the development of Hope Park and students on placement.

This post is for a qualified experienced practitioner who is committed to the dialogue between psychodynamic perspectives and the person-centred approach which is Edinburgh's core orientation.

Teaching, academic assessment and Masters dissertation supervision will provide opportunities to develop teaching practice in addition to clinical lead skills.

The post-holder will also make a contribution to the strategic development of scholarship, research, knowledge exchange and impact within Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences, the wider School and the University.

See Job Description below for more detail.

These three new posts have been created to increase staffing for HPCC. You will provide clinical cover during the centre's operational times including daytime and evenings.

You will be required to be on campus during your designated working hours which will include a minimum of one evening per week.

We are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.

**Your skills and attributes for success: - Experience practicing as a counsellor/psychotherapist

Expertise as a practitioner in a range of counselling services and sectors
Experience of delivering professional education in the field of Counselling and Psychotherapy including the ability to design and deliver course materials and assess student performance in both academic assignments and counselling skills/practice development
Experience of supporting students on placement at a placement agency Ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team as well as able to take responsibility for organising your own activities and for the management of allocated resources

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary of £39.347 to £46,974 per annum
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
To develop management clinical lead skills and professional programme teaching skills in a well

- supported team recognising your contribution and rewarding success

Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, familyfriendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our
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Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.

Further information is available on our
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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role.

International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

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