Job Description

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UE08: \xc2\xa344,414.00 - \xc2\xa352,841.00 Per Annum Pro Rata / UE09: \xc2\xa356,048.00 - \xc2\xa363,059.00 Per Annum Pro Rata
Grades with Market Pay Supplement* up to top of Agenda for Change
(Grade 8a (\xc2\xa355,016), 8b (\xc2\xa366,018) or 8C (\xc2\xa379,221 - Senior lecturer equivalent appointment only) depending on candidate experience)
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences
Fixed Term Contract for 2 years from start date
Part Time - 14 Hours per Week (0.4 FTE)

We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic, and collegiate person with a strong background in Clinical Psychology to contribute to core teaching, skills training and dissertation supervision by joining our department of Psychology.

The Opportunity:

The successful candidate will contribute distinguished teaching and leadership in the field of Clinical Psychology, working closely with colleagues across Psychology and the School to contribute to the continuing development of the department as a centre of international excellence.

The postholder will need to demonstrate experience of training others in psychological principles or psychological therapies, supervising or providing teaching to students.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• BPS recognised degree in Psychology (International applicants will need to demonstrate that they have this at the time of application, for example via British Psychological Society Membership)
• A UK recognised doctoral level professional qualification in Clinical, Psychology (e.g., professional practice doctorate) and registration with HCPC as practitioner clinical psychologist.
• Evidence of experience in teaching and/or training, indicative of commitment to and potential for excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Experience of supporting students, sensitivity to student needs and/or experience of supervising student research projects would be highly desirable
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead, motivate, and support others

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits , staff discounts, , flexible working and much more. Access our for further information and use our to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

PPLS welcomes applications from candidates belonging to groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the department, including, but not limited to, women and ethnic minorities.

We are particularly open to applications from candidates who may wish to consider this post as secondment from their current organisation (e.g. the NHS).

There is scope to appoint at the level of senior lecturer should experience be such that listed criteria can be met. At both grade levels this role is designed to be a teaching focused position.

*Please note that all quoted pay rates are correct at time of advertising. These may differ at time of offer and/or start date in line with the University application of Agenda for Change rates.

Please note we are hoping for an early 2024 start date; however we are open to discussion to this and can be flexible for the correct candidate.

Interviews will typically include a presentation to faculty/teaching activity to students, departmental 121 meetings as well as a panel interview based on a Q&A style format.

Candidates will be given at least 3 weeks\' notice of the interview date and arrangements. We anticipate interviews will be held mid - late November 2023.

Application information

We ask you to include a current CV and cover letter with names of three referees who may be contacted at a later date (please note if you do not wish for anyone to be contacted until after an offer has been made).

We invite candidates to use their cover letter to highlight professional and personal experiences that maybe relevant to role. PPLS interview panels will take submitted documents into account when assessing applications in line with listed criteria, including acknowledging areas of potential impact such as caring responsibilities, family leave and health related matters.

More information on how to submit your application can be found .

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our webpages.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow\'s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team:

The School comprises Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (Linguistics and English Language). We offer a rich and diverse teaching and research environment for all our staff and students, with close links between our three main subject areas, alongside other world-class research areas within the University and beyond.

The School is recognised as world-leading, as shown in its excellent output across all areas in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework. Psychology is rated 3rd, Philosophy is rated 4th and Linguistics and English Language is rated 3rd in the UK by Times Higher Education for the quality and breadth of the research. Read about the impact our research is making on the

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