Senior Lecturer/ Clinical and Academic Tutor

The Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated practitioner psychologist to join our highly regarded Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol). This is an opportunity to help shape the programme, develop its curriculum and support an excellent and inclusive learning experience for future clinical psychologists.

You will work in partnership with the Programme Director, programme leadership team, academic and professional services colleagues, trainees and external contributors to support innovation, academic quality and the effective delivery of a complex doctoral programme. We welcome applications from practitioner psychologists from a clinical and counselling psychology background with an interest in developing the next generation of clinical psychologists, and who want to develop their academic career in a supportive and inclusive programme team.

The DClinPsychol has a strong and distinctive values base, aligned with NHS values and the professional standards of the HCPC and BPS. We are committed to developing reflective, compassionate and socially responsive clinical psychologists through training that values inclusion, collaboration and the meaningful involvement of trainees and people with lived experience.

As a Senior Lecturer and Clinical and Academic Tutor, you will help shape the learning, clinical development and professional identity of future clinical psychologists. This is a varied and rewarding role that combines teaching, supervision, placement development, research support and sustained work with trainees across their doctoral journey.

Responsibilities include:
- Designing and delivering engaging teaching
- Contributing to assessment and research supervision
- Helping develop clinical placements that offer trainees rich and inclusive learning opportunities
- Acting as manager to a designated group of trainees, providing continuity throughout training and supporting their academic progress, clinical development, wellbeing and emerging professional practice
- Building productive relationships with supervisors, NHS services and programme partners, helping to connect university-based learning with the realities of contemporary clinical practice

Requirements:
- Qualified and HCPC-registered practitioner psychologist
- Strong clinical experience
- Sound research skills
- Experience of supervision and teaching
- Breadth of perspective from working across clinical specialities is particularly welcomed
- Additional training, qualification or accreditation in a recognised psychological therapy (such as CBT, systemic and family therapy or EMDR) would be an advantage
- Experience and expertise working in Learning Disability is especially welcomed

The Salomons Institute is located in central Tunbridge Wells, within a ten-minute walk of the railway station, and benefits from excellent administrative, digital and library support. Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the service being delivered and to the needs of students, staff, and stakeholders. The majority of working time will be spent on campus, most likely on Thursdays and Fridays when most teaching and trainee engagement takes place.

Canterbury Christ Church University is committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and can have a true sense of belonging. The University is also deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values.

Note: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.