Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Canterbury Christ Church University is seeking applications for the positions of Senior Lecturer, Clinical and Academic Tutor and Research Tutor on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology within the Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology. The Doctoral Course is well-established and has a respected reputation for quality. The Salomons Institute is based in the centre of Tunbridge Wells, 10 minutes walk from the station and enjoys excellent administrative, IT and library support. The Course has a solid value base that aligns with the NHS values, HCPC and BPS codes of professional conduct, and an anti-racist stance.

We welcome applications from Clinical Psychologists from Black, Asian, Dual/Multiple Heritage and other minoritised groups. We particularly invite those working with Older People mental health, or with an interest in this specialty, and practitioners with BABCP or AFT accredited qualifications.

You will be a qualified and HCPC-registered clinical psychologist with good clinical practice experience and a breadth of awareness to understand issues across clinical specialities. You will have experience in supervision and teaching. In addition, you will have good research skills and the ability to promote your development in others. You will enjoy working with trainees and will be able to support the development of individuals and nurture collaborative working relationships across a variety of complex organisational and professional contexts. You will be looking to develop research within your particular area of speciality and will be supported by the University’s Early Research Career Programme. You will be able to support the course’s expressed values.


Clinical and Academic Tutor

These posts will take a lead on a speciality within the Course delivery (we currently have a particular gap for Older People specialism) and involve contributing to the development and delivery of the educational programme through the teaching and support of trainees. Key responsibilities will include contributing to the academic and research elements of the curriculum, supporting the development and provision of placements during training, and managing a designated group of trainees.


Research Tutor

Applications will be considered from newly qualified clinical psychologists, as well as those with more experience, who demonstrate a keen ability and interest in research. The post will be part of the Research team, supporting the teaching, supervision, and development of research skills in trainees. Key responsibilities will include developing one's own research portfolio and contributing to the quality assurance of the research elements of the course.


How to apply

Start date for applications: 22nd of August 2024
Closing date for applications: 20th of September 2024
Interviews are to be held: 26th of September 2024

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Professor Margie Callanan, Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology, on 01227 927091 or margie.callanan@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ05121.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.


Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you.
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Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.

For more information about this role, please view the job description via the attachments link above.