Academic Tutor

Applications are invited for the above fixed-term part-time post working on the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme, which is based within the School of Psychology, Sport and Exercise Sciences. The programme has been established for over 30 years and has unconditional approval from the BPS and on-going accreditation from the HCPC.

The appointee will be joining a small programme team and work closely with the Academic and Clinical Directors. The main purpose of the job is to assist the Academic and Clinical Directors in organising the curriculum and clinical aspects of training for trainees with a particular focus on systemic and intellectual disability strands. This is an exciting time to join the programme to develop this area of training and practice. They will be expected to act as a Training Co-ordinator for a small number of trainees. The Programme enjoys excellent working relationships with the Local Health Board Clinical Psychology services.

Committed To Equal Opportunities

Overview

The School of Psychology and Sport Science houses two of Bangor University’s high performing departments: the Department of Psychology, and the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences. Our world-leading research spans cognitive neuroscience, clinical interventions, psychological wellbeing, elite performance, physical activity, and health and applied human physiology. In the recent Research Excellence Framework Exercise, 86% of Psychology outputs were rated as either 3* or 4*. The Department of Psychology was also ranked 17th in the UK for the societal impact of its research. Our research-inspired teaching is led by a well-established teaching team, comprising of PhD qualified academics with a focus on teaching, learning, student care and the student experience. The team, which includes two National Teaching Fellows and staff accredited by Advance HE from Fellow to Principal Fellow, lead on pedagogic innovations within the School. The curricula include a wide portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and offers a clear and progressive ‘pathway’ model of education to enable students to travel from undergraduate studies through to the postgraduate opportunities which will make them competitive in a wide range of professional contexts (from Masters, PhD, to DClinPsy, to a multitude of graduate careers). Our programmes are regularly ranked amongst the top ten in the UK in the National Student Satisfaction Survey, and together with our research, ensures a vibrant learning experience with academics who have an international reputation in their specialist area. The Department of Psychology was ranked 4th in the UK for student satisfaction. As a School we are committed to educating future societal contributors and leaders. Our dedicated team of teaching and scholarship academics support and deliver curricula across the programmes and have a focus on student support and the student experience. We have a clear promotional pathway for teaching and scholarship academics which has resulted in several of our teaching team achieving professorial conferment in teaching and scholarship. We are committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion within our School. We have a wonderful sense of community, a genuine care for our staff and students, and excellent opportunities for development. The School has a cosmopolitan feel to it, with staff and students joining us from countries across the world, ensuring that the perspectives within our programmes are representative and inclusive.

The Project

Purpose of the Job

The main purpose of the job is to assist the Academic and Clinical Directors in organising the curriculum and clinical aspects of training for trainees.

Main

**Responsibilities**:
Specific Duties:

- Assist the Academic Director in organising the curriculum and developing academic teaching workshops for qualified clinical psychologists.
- Assist the Clinical Director in organising the clinical experience aspects of training for trainees and developing the supervisor training for qualified clinical psychologists.
- To become actively involved in the further development and delivery of teaching on the programme.
- Carry out research in an area of clinical psychology relevant to local and national priorities.
- Provide teaching for the NWCPP, to assist in curriculum development, and to co-ordinate academic input from other psychologists within their respective specialist areas.
- Act as Training Co-ordinator for the NWCPP.
- Provide clinical experience/placements for trainees on the NWCPP during their time in Trust clinical work.
- Act as an Internal Assessor for NWCPP academic assignments and thesis.
- Be a member of the NWCPP Board of Examiners.
- Be a member of the NWCPP Programme Team and to contribute as appropriate to administration as prescribed by the Programme Director.
- To carry out such additional duties as may, from time to time, be allocated by the Programme Director.
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