Lecturer (Clinical Tutor - DForenPsy) Education and Scholarship

Job responsibilities

THE POST

Faculty: Health and Life Sciences

Post: Lecturer (Clinical Tutor) (Education and Scholarship) Reference No: Q06367

Grade: F

Reporting To: Clinical Director / Clinical Lead / Programme Lead

The above part time (0.3 FTE) post is immediately available until 31/07/2026 on the Forensic Psychology programme in Clinical Education Development and Research (CEDAR) in Psychology.

Job Description

Main purpose of the job: You will have responsibility for the design, development and production of learning material in relation to the clinical aspect of the programme and deliver either across a range of modules or within a subject area. You will work with the Clinical Director and Programme Leads to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of teaching programmes in accord with the Facultys education strategy and implementing the External Affairs strategy. You will also contribute directly to foundation teaching in one or more of the discipline areas in the Faculty and to the development and implementation of innovative teaching practices and clinical placements across the Faculty.

Specific Purpose of the job:

• Delivering clinical aspects of the training programme including clinical skills tutorials
• Act as a point of liaison between the programme team and participating services and stakeholders
• Ensure effective links between local and regional in line CEDARS external affairs strategy
• Conduct start, mid and end of placement reviews for forensic trainees
• Problem solving training and service-related implementation challenges at a local level
• Support with the operational development and sustainability of the programme particularly in relation to clinical aspects Provide of clinical supervision if appropriate
• Provide clinical skills tutorials within the programme
• Provide individual tutorials to students
• Advise and link with services in relation to clinical practice and fitness to practice where applicable
• Develop the clinical aspects of the training programme, strengthening the work of CEDAR. This could involve undertaking programmes from design to delivery, developing links with relevant workers in the same field, presentations at relevant conferences.

Main duties and accountabilities:

1. Use appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods.

2. Identify areas where current provision is in need of revision or improvement and contribute to the planning, design and development of objectives and material.

3. Select appropriate assessment instruments and criteria, assess the work and progress of students by reference to the criteria and provide constructive feedback to students.

4. Set, mark and assess work and examinations and provide feedback to students.

5. Ensure that module design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the university and Faculty.

Teaching and Learning Support

1. Ensure enhancement and quality insurance of the clinical aspects of the curriculum across the programme and regularly review programme content and materials, updating when required.

2. Support the development and implementation of the Facultys Education Strategies and contribute to the development of clinical and academic policies across CEDAR in line with University aims and relevant performance indicators.

3. Teach a range of material in relation to clinical skills development, supervision etc.

4. Develop, promote and implement innovative teaching practices (with support of our Teaching Quality Assurance and Enhancement department), including technology enhanced learning in particular in relation to the development of clinical practice

5. Monitoring of student progress and provide advice and guidance to students as appropriate, including oversight of the needs of students with special requirements and processes pertaining to mitigating circumstances.

6. Engage with CEDAR working groups and committees as required.

7. Act as an independent clinical practitioner ensuring continuity with the rest of the curriculum

8. Undertake training in the supervision of relevant approaches as needed

9. Work alongside clinical researchers, academic researchers, trainers and clinicians to provide a highquality programme in relation to supervision and the development of clinical skills.

10. Assessment of clinical competency of trainees with a range of approaches as required

11. Offer clinical supervision if required

12. Regularly undertake R&D activity

13. Provide highly specialised advice concerning care

14. Co-ordinate supervisor training and events as required.

15. Promote the involvement of people with lived experience in the curriculum.

Managing people

1. Mentor colleagues with less experience and advise on personal development

2. Co-ordinate the work of others if required to ensure modules are delivered to the standards required.

3. Day to day professional supervision [of students]

Scholarship

Engage in scholarship as required to support teaching activities. Extend, transform and apply knowledge acquired from scholarship to teaching and appropriate external activities. Make presentations at national events if required

Liaison and Networking

Participate in and develop external networks, for example to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities.

Initiative, problem-solving and decision-making

1. Identify the need for developing the content or structure of clinical modules with colleagues and make proposals on how this should be achieved.

2. Develop ideas promoting the subject.

3. Exercise sole responsibility for delivery of own modules and assessment methods.

4. Contribute to the accreditation / registration of programmes and quality control processes.

5. Tackle issues affecting the quality of delivery within scope of own level of responsibility, referring more serious matters to others, as appropriate.

Planning and managing resources

1. As Clinical tutor, co-ordinate with others (such as other Clinical Tutors, support staff or academic colleagues) to ensure student needs and expectations are met.

2. Be responsible for administrative duties in areas such as admissions, time-tabling, examinations, assessment of progress and student attendance.

This job description summarises the main duties and accountabilities of the post and is not comprehensive: the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties of similar level and responsibility. Please visit the Human Resources website to view the Lecturer (Education and Scholarship) role profiles at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/staff/employment/academicroles/youteach/roleprofiles/

Person Specification

Competency

Essential/Desirable

Attainments / Qualifications

Essential

• Possess a depth or breadth of specialist knowledge demonstrated by a doctorate level training or the necessary equivalent (Forensic Psychologist).
• Good honours degree in psychology or a related discipline (at least a 2:1 or equivalent.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council if appropriate to core profession and training programme. Please also specify programme specific post graduate qualifications needed.
• Evidence of accreditation / registration status.
• Evidence of commitment and ability to achieve fellow with HEA within 2 years.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Fellow of the HEA

Skills and Understanding

Essential

• Teaching record at postgraduate level
• Have experience of working in teams and/or functions in a busy environment with conflicting priorities.
• Possess an in-depth understanding of own clinical specialism to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field, specifically in relation to the development of clinical skills
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of programme specific relevance (please add in as needed)
• Experience of highly complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options Understanding of NHS and / or other clinical services and the development of workforce within these.
• Able to facilitate the development and maintenance of good working 4 relationships between supervisors and trainees.

Prior Experience

Essential

• Have experience of teaching, or curriculum development in relevant clinical area (specify as needed).
• Considerable experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist / practitioner (specify as needed) with one or more client groups
• Extensive experience of clinical practice and service settings in relation to the relevant area (specify as needed) Experience of having supervised relevant trainees and staff in other disciplines or grades.

Desirable

• Experience of postgraduate teaching.
• Good range of supervisory experience and evidence of post qualifying supervisory training.

Behavioural Characteristics

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to communicate complex and conceptual ideas to a range of groups. Able to identify potential sources of funding.
• Able to participate in and develop external networks.
• Be able to demonstrate independent and self-managing working styles
• Have knowledge of tertiary education and be able to use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students
• An understanding of the importance of equality and diversity within an organisation and a commitment to helping create an inclusive culture.

Informal Enquiries

Before submitting an application you may wish to discuss the post further by contacting Dr Khyati Patel, Joint Programme Director: email k.patel@exeter.ac.uk. T

Experience

Essential

• Have experience of teaching, or
• curriculum development in relevant
• clinical area (specify as needed).
• Considerable experience of working as
• a qualified clinical psychologist /
• practitioner (specify as needed) with one or more client groups
• Extensive experience of clinical practice and service settings in relation
• to the relevant area (specify as
• needed)
• Experience of having supervised relevant trainees and staff in other
• disciplines or grades.

Desirable

• Experience of postgraduate teaching.
• Good range of supervisory experience and evidence of post
• qualifying supervisory training.

Qualifications

Essential

• Possess a depth or breadth of specialist
• knowledge demonstrated by a doctorate
• level training or the necessary
• equivalent (Forensic Psychologist).
• Good honours degree in psychology or
• a related discipline (at least a 2:1 or
• equivalent.
• Registered with the Health and Care
• Professions Council if appropriate to
• core profession and training
• programme.
• Please also specify programme specific
• post graduate qualifications needed.
• Evidence of accreditation / registration
• status.
• Evidence of commitment and ability to
• achieve fellow with HEA within 2 years.
• Evidence of continuing professional
• development.

Desirable

• Fellow of the HEA

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).