Description:
We are seeking to recruit a Health and Care Professions Council (HPCP) registered clinical psychologist to this University Teacher post. This post is open to full-time and part-time applicants, with the primary focus being teaching on, and helping to run, the DClinPsy programme. The successful applicant will contribute to the high-quality teaching and training that is provided to Clinical Psychology trainees. There may also be opportunities to contribute to other postgraduate and undergraduate teaching that takes place across programmes within the School. We are particularly keen to recruit colleagues who are accredited as either a family/systematic therapist (via AFT) or as a CBT therapist (via BABCP), as the DClinPsy programme is developing formal therapy training pathways for our DClinPsy trainees.
The post will start as soon as possible.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
Teaching
- Design modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level. This will include identifying learning objectives and determining appropriate curricula, selecting teaching methods, resources and reading, and determining, designing and producing study material.
- Deliver teaching courses, which includes; preparing teaching material, communicating subject matter and encouraging critical discourse to develop rational thinking. An interest in teaching CBT or family therapy would be welcomed for this position, as we are developing formal therapy accredited pathways on the DClinPsy.
- Coordinate team teaching; including liaison with academic staff and/or postgraduate assistants, to ensure the course complements other courses taken by students.
- Carry out assessment for courses, which includes: designing assessment instruments and criteria, marking assessments, ensuring adequate moderation, providing written/oral feedback, judging whether student circumstances should be taken into consideration in the assessment; and collating and providing final assessments of students.
- Carry out course evaluation including; facilitating student feedback; reflecting on own teaching design and delivery; and implementing ideas for improving own performance.
- Take a supporting role in guiding students through their studies, including as an Academic Tutor. If necessary, refer students to the appropriate authority for further guidance.
Administration and Leadership
- Contribute to the life of the School of Psychology, the Faculty and the wider University community through participation in and membership of School/Faculty Committees.
- Develop a strong national and international professional profile by, for example, external examining, organising conferences and various committees.
- Teaching-related development work will be self-generated through scholarly pursuits, innovation in teaching and innovation in teaching-related administration.
- Carry out other roles as allocated by the DClinPsy Programme Director which contribute to the effective running of the programme, such as assisting with trainee selection processes.
- Plan and prioritise own daily work, and forward plan up to five years for some tasks. For teaching, plan up to one year ahead unless there are significant teaching programme changes or new courses, then plan for up to two years ahead of their introduction.
- Deal with reactive requests daily such as those relating to teaching, supervising research staff and students and administrative tasks.
- Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post