School of Health and Social Care (HSC)
The School of Health & Social Care has an excellent reputation for teaching and research. Our academic members of staff include occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychological therapists, nurses, social workers, oral health practitioners and sociologists. The School is run over two campuses; Southend and Colchester. Academic staff are supported by a team of administrative staff based at both Colchester and Southend campuses.
In April 2017, we were awarded a silver Athena SWAN award, which recognises the commitment the School has toward equality and development of an inclusive culture, promoting dignity and respect. These are, of course, qualities that are also endorsed by the values of the NHS constitution with which all staff and students engage.
Duties of the post
The School of Health and Social Care is seeking to appoint a part-time Lecturer to develop a mentoring scheme for current trainees on our existing programmes, and potential applicants to the programme in addition to generally enhancing our research-led teaching in Clinical Psychology.
You will take an active part in the delivery and development of decolonisation of the curriculum in Clinical Psychology.
Duties will include engaging effectively in substantive teaching and learning support roles in the Department; supervise student projects, fieldwork and placements and incorporating subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship into learning and assessment as part of an integrated approach to academic practice.
A full list of duties can be found within the attached jobpack.
This is a part-time, fixed-term post until 31 July 2021. Appointment to this post will be made as Lecturer (ASE).
Qualifications and Skills required
The successful candidate will have a relevant doctoral level degree in Clinical Psychology or equivalent professional experience or practice and will have an HCPC and BPS registration as a Clinical Psychologist, or an equivalent EU/ International registration.
Experience of designing and planning of learning activities, developing effective learning environments and approaches to student support and guidance; experience in Clinical Psychology, meeting the requirements for registration with the HCPC or an equivalent EU/ International registration; and strong communication skills, both written and verbal are all essential for this post.
Applicants should have a strong commitment to enhancing the contribution to education to potential trainee clinical psychologists and to supporting the interests of the BAME community in the clinical psychology profession.
We particularly welcome applications from those from an ethnic minority as they are under-represented in the School.
Due to the nature of the work, this appointment is subject to a criminal record check, known as a Disclosure.
To apply for this post, please e-mail your CV and cover letter directly to: Frances Blumenfeld, Lead for Clinical Psychology (email: fblume@essex.ac.uk) by 05 March 2021.
At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.
To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.
Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made by email, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please telephone the Resourcing Team (01206 876559).
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