Clinical Tutor

Job summary

We are recruiting a Clinical Tutor to support the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) programme at the University.

Clinical tutors play a crucial role in supporting the development of clinical psychology trainees across the three years of the programme through planning and monitoring clinical placements, providing advice and support to trainees and supervisors.

The Plymouth Clinical Psychology programme has been providing high-quality clinical psychology training in the South-West for the past 40+ years and was the first programme to adopt a doctoral training model. The programme is committed to values-based practice; working with compassion, courage and creativity, in partnership with service users and communities to promote social inclusion, diversity, equality and health for all. The programme has longstanding strengths in systemic approaches and is currently working towards BABCP accreditation in CBT, we also have a flourishing programme of community psychology placements.

Main duties of the job

The role involves building relationships with trainees and supervisors across the full range of clinical service within a specified part of our placement area which covers South Devon, Plymouth & Cornwall.

Contribution to other aspects of programme delivery will also include teaching, assessment, and research supervision. There may also be opportunities to contribute to teaching and research within the broader school.

A significant proportion of the role can be undertaken through home working, and regular team meetings are held remotely. However, there is a requirement to undertake in-person placements visits within a defined placement area and to attend some in-person meetings and events.

About us

Based in the Faculty of Health, the School of Psychology is one of the largest and best-resourced psychology departments in the UK. Covering all areas of psychology, the School shares its expertise and enthusiasm for psychology with over 800 students and offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, all accredited by the British Psychological Society. The Faculty also provides medical, dental, general, and mental health nursing, social work, and seven different allied health professions training.

The School benefits from 22 specialist laboratories including the Baby Lab, a bespoke suite of lab space for language development, social cognition and development research from infancy to school age, and the NeMo lab, home to the brain-investigating technique Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, to study the neural basis of cognition, behaviour and motor action. The Brain Research & Imaging Centre (BRIC), the most advanced multi-modal brain imaging facility in the South-West, provides the sea-change to enhance the quality of our research in human neuroscience.

Plymouth is a centre of excellence in psychological research. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework 100% of our research environment and research impact was rated as either world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*), along with 73% of our research outputs (publications).

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Job Description for the role of Clinical Tutor (Clinical Psychologist) please see attached document under the Supporting Links section.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a Clinical Psychologist. Experience of working for the NHS.

Desirable

Experience of supervising trainees in Clinical Placements. Experience of delivering teaching and training to trainees undertaking a DClin or CAP programme. Experience in assessing, facilitating / organising and marking academic work. Experience in supervising or completing significant research projects / service evaluations. Ability to demonstrate enhancement to the learning experience through flexible delivery, and pedagogic innovation including the use of digital media, as appropriate to meet the diverse needs of students.

Qualifications

Essential

Eligible for registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist. Professional Doctorate in clinical psychology. In depth knowledge of a specific area of clinical psychology practice sufficient to enable innovation and new understanding in the field. Knowledge of BPS professional standards and HCPC Standards of Education and Training.

Desirable

PhD or equivalent international research qualification. Recognised HE teaching qualification or Fellowship of HEA or interest in gaining such a qualification in post.

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