Senior Clinical Academic Tutor/ Clinical Academic Tutor

Job summary

The South Wales Doctoral Training Programme in Clinical Psychology: Academic/Clinical Tutor(£48,526 - £54,619) or Senior Academic/ClinicalTutor/s (£56,164 - £65,262)

The South Wales Doctoral Training Programme in Clinical Psychology is seeking to appoint one or two new members of staff due to further increases in trainee numbers. The post is available at agenda for change (A4C) grade 8a (£48,526 - £54,619) or 8b (£56,164 - £65,262) depending on experience. The post/s will be part-time with approximately 1.4 WTE in total available.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

The Doctorate in Clinical Psychology is run in partnership between Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) and Cardiff University. The programme is based in the School of Psychology which has an established international research record. The programme works in partnership with supervisors from across health boards in south, mid, and west Wales.

Main duties of the job

The posts involves supporting the delivery of the clinical psychology programme and may involve acting as an appraisal tutor for trainees, supporting delivery of teaching, supporting maintenance of programme accreditations including CBT accreditation. There will also be opportunity to support the supervision of trainee dissertations. The post are open to HCPC registered practitioner psychologists or/and accredited BABCP CBT therapists with backgrounds in any specialism, although we are particularly keen to attract candidates with additional experience in Older Adult and Learning Disability Services. We are also keen to attract people with prior experience of working in a higher education setting.

The incoming post holder/s will likely join the 'clinical' or 'academic' teams. However, we are keen to attract candidates with interest in developing a research portfolio or with demonstratable research expertise. For 8b appointments there would be expectation of leading on specific aspects of the programmes infrastructure such as chairing one of the programmes subcommittees or leading on a major area of programme development, or/and independently supervising DClin doctorial projects.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.