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Associate Lecturer (EMHP/CWP) (E&S)

The closing date is 04 January 2026

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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences -CEDAR | Psychology

An Associate Lecturer role (maternity cover) is now available immediately within Cedar at the University of Exeter. The Associate Lecture role provides opportunity for individuals looking to begin their clinical academic career. The post will be on a fixed term contract until the 14th December2026.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours (minimum 0.8FTE) or job-sharing arrangements.

Main duties of the job

This role is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to and shape the delivery of CWP and EMHP training so that it becomes as inclusive and effective as possible and help trainees to bridge theory into practice to become competent and confident practitioners. Youll be joining a team of passionate, hardworking, committed, friendly and supportive practitioners and educators whose aim is to provide the best and most effective training experience possible in conjunction with our NHS and community sector partners.

The job role entails delivery on the CWP and EMHP teaching and training both remotely and in-person. You will contribute to the continued development of training materials, help deliver training days and lectures, watch and feedback on role plays and contribute to marking clinical and associated assessments. You will also act as personal point of contact and liaison for trainees and their service supervisors to support trainees overcome any obstacles to their successful engagement and progress whilst on the programme.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

About us

CedarClinical Training Programmes

Cedar aims to grow, develop and support the psychological Professions workforce by, upskilling and supporting the application of evidence-based practice to professional groups across varied health and social care settings. We offer a wide-ranging portfolio of professional training programmes, from Undergraduate to Masters level, through to post-qualification and advanced practice courses.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the worlds most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

Details

Date posted

11 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£33,951 to £39,906 a year depending on qualifications and experience.

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

N0048-V69141

Job locations

Northcote House

Stocker Road

Exeter

Devon

EX4 4SB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please visit our website to view the full job description:https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=171839ediw&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=462105vMxM

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please visit our website to view the full job description:https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=171839ediw&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=462105vMxM

Person Specification

Circumstances

Essential

  • Willingness to travel to deliver training
  • at various training sites.

Behavioural Characteristics

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal
  • communication skills.
  • Able to communicate material of a
  • specialist or highly technical nature.
  • Able to liaise effectively with
  • colleagues and students.
  • Able to build contacts and participate in
  • internal and external networks for the
  • exchange of information and
  • collaboration.
  • Engage in continuous professional
  • development.
  • Be able to engage the interest and
  • enthusiasm of students and inspire
  • them to learn.
  • Develop familiarity with a variety of
  • strategies to promote and assess
  • learning.
  • Understand equal opportunity issues
  • as they may impact on academic
  • content and issues relating to student
  • need.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant experience and qualification
  • in low intensity CBT/Psychological
  • Wellbeing Practice.

Desirable

  • Post Graduate or equivalent
  • qualification in delivering mental
  • health support in schools

Skills and Understanding

Essential

  • Possess and maintain sufficient breadth
  • or depth of specialist knowledge in low
  • intensity CBT psychological therapy.

Desirable

  • Possess and maintain sufficient
  • breadth or depth of specialist
  • knowledge in mental health
  • support delivery within the schools
  • and education sector.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of the delivery of
  • low intensity mental health
  • interventions.

Desirable

  • Evidence of involvement in
  • teaching.
  • Significant experience of the
  • delivery of mental health support in
  • education settings.
  • Experience of postgraduate
  • teaching.
  • Experience of clinical skills
  • teaching.
Person Specification

Circumstances

Essential

  • Willingness to travel to deliver training
  • at various training sites.

Behavioural Characteristics

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal
  • communication skills.
  • Able to communicate material of a
  • specialist or highly technical nature.
  • Able to liaise effectively with
  • colleagues and students.
  • Able to build contacts and participate in
  • internal and external networks for the
  • exchange of information and
  • collaboration.
  • Engage in continuous professional
  • development.
  • Be able to engage the interest and
  • enthusiasm of students and inspire
  • them to learn.
  • Develop familiarity with a variety of
  • strategies to promote and assess
  • learning.
  • Understand equal opportunity issues
  • as they may impact on academic
  • content and issues relating to student
  • need.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant experience and qualification
  • in low intensity CBT/Psychological
  • Wellbeing Practice.

Desirable

  • Post Graduate or equivalent
  • qualification in delivering mental
  • health support in schools

Skills and Understanding

Essential

  • Possess and maintain sufficient breadth
  • or depth of specialist knowledge in low
  • intensity CBT psychological therapy.

Desirable

  • Possess and maintain sufficient
  • breadth or depth of specialist
  • knowledge in mental health
  • support delivery within the schools
  • and education sector.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of the delivery of
  • low intensity mental health
  • interventions.

Desirable

  • Evidence of involvement in
  • teaching.
  • Significant experience of the
  • delivery of mental health support in
  • education settings.
  • Experience of postgraduate
  • teaching.
  • Experience of clinical skills
  • teaching.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The University of Exeter

Address

Northcote House

Stocker Road

Exeter

Devon

EX4 4SB


Employer's website

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The University of Exeter

Address

Northcote House

Stocker Road

Exeter

Devon

EX4 4SB


Employer's website

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Programme Lead

Laura Raymen

L.Raymen@exeter.ac.uk

Details

Date posted

11 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£33,951 to £39,906 a year depending on qualifications and experience.

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

N0048-V69141

Job locations

Northcote House

Stocker Road

Exeter

Devon

EX4 4SB


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