Lecturer in Clinical Psychology - Plymouth, United Kingdom - Plymouth University

Plymouth University

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Plymouth, United Kingdom

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Based in the Faculty of Health, the School of Psychology is one of the largest and best-resourced psychology departments in the UK.

Covering all areas of psychology, the School shares its expertise and enthusiasm for psychology with over 800 students and offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, all accredited by the British Psychological Society.

Graduates go on to pursue a wide range of careers after studying their first degree.

Whether continuing studying for a further degree or looking for employment straight away, our emphasis on employability will put our students ahead of other graduates.

Plymouth is a centre of excellence in psychological research.

In the last Research Excellence Framework assessment over 80% of our research outputs were rated as either of international (3*) or world-leading (4*) quality - in the top 20 nationally on this measure.

The School holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of a commitment to improving gender equality demonstrating the University's ongoing commitment to advancing gender equality and success for all.

We are recruiting to a course tutor position to support expansion in commissioned training numbers on the DClinPsych programme.

The post will primarily be involved in the teaching aspect of the programme and plays a crucial role in planning and supporting the delivery of our curriculum across the three years of the programme, including curriculum planning, timetabling, and monitoring quality of delivery.

You will be a year group tutor for one of the three years of the programme.

Contribution to other aspects of programme delivery will also include teaching, assessment, marking, and research supervision. There may also be opportunities to contribute to teaching and research within the broader school.

A proportion of the role can be undertaken through home working, and regular team meetings are held remotely.

However, teaching sessions are generally in-person and there is a requirement to attend in-person meetings, and events, such as selection.

The Plymouth Clinical Psychology programme has been providing high-quality clinical psychology training in the South West for the past 40 years and was the first programme to adopt a doctoral training model.

The programme is committed to values-based practice; working with compassion, courage and creativity, in partnership with service users and communities to promote social inclusion, diversity, equality and health for all.

The programme has longstanding strengths in systemic approaches and is currently working towards BABCP accreditation in CBT, we also have a flourishing programme of community psychology placements.

The programme benefits from being part of the School of Psychology within a large Faculty of Health which also provides medical, dental, general, and mental health nursing, social work, and seven different allied health professions training.

The University recently created a centre to facilitate interprofessional learning across the Faculty.

Not only is this a great job, in a great organization, but it is also in a beautiful location, with excellent opportunities for outdoor pursuits such as cycling, climbing, hiking and kayaking as well as sailing, surfing, diving and other marine activities.

There is an essential requirement within this role that you will be required to travel to and work at different University sites and/or other business locations that may not be easily accessible by public transport.

Please refer to the job description for further information.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

This role will require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check plus Adult and Children Barred List checks.

Interviews are likely to take place on Friday 3 February 2023 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

This is a part-time, permanent position, working 14.8 hours a week.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits, including ongoing development opportunities.

The Faculty of Health holds a Silver Athena Swan Award and the University holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award which recognises commitment to advancing women's careers in STEMM academia.

The University of Plymouth has a strong interdisciplinary research ethos which is supported by our three strategic Research Institutes; the Marine Institute, the Sustainable Earth Institute, and the Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research.

As a member of our academic community, you'll be expected to contribute to our recognised research strengths. Working holistically across the University, you will be challenged to innovate, collaborate and deliver impactful research contributions as part of a systems thinking approach to addressing tod