Graduate Teaching Fellow in Clinical Psychology

As part of the ongoing significant expansion in clinical psychology training places in the region, applications are invited for the post of Graduate Teaching Fellow within the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) programme at the University of Hertfordshire (UH). The post holder will contribute to the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme to support the provision of teaching, student support, administration and research on the programme.

The programme is based in the Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography on the College Lane Campus at the University of Hertfordshire. The Department is one of the foremost amongst the new universities in teaching and research. The successful applicant will work as part of a friendly, ambitious and enterprising Team who deliver excellent training and continue to develop the programme in innovative and creative ways.

Main duties and responsibilities
As a programme we are working to ensure that our training is inclusive, culturally appropriate and anti-discriminatory. As part of this, we are currently creating an equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy led by the current EDI lead. The main responsibilities of this post will be in supporting the development and implementation of an EDI strategy across the course team. This will include supporting with selection, conducting audits, with the development of a mentoring programme and planning of Widening Access events.

In addition, and as part of this role you will be required to support with all aspects of the training experience and additional duties and responsibilities, as agreed in line management include: to work under the support and guidance of qualified members of the programme team; to contribute to the organisation and implementation of the academic components of the curriculum including clinical simulations, and assist with the coordination and preparation of module teaching and learning activities; to support with activities related to placement allocation and scoping; to support student engagement activities within the department; to support research activities; to join relevant programme sub-committees; to undertake a range of general academic administrative duties and to maintain effective electronic or manual systems with particular regard to quality audit requirements. You will be willing to work under the support and supervision of qualified members of
the team whilst maintaining a reasonable degree of autonomy in carrying out the above responsibilities.

You will be effective in a team setting and have an appreciation of the importance of anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practices. You will also have a strong commitment to ethical practice and high levels of professional conduct. You will be able to plan and manage your own activities effectively and have good oral and written communication skills. In line with our commitment to provide opportunities to aspiring psychologists who are not currently represented in the profession, relevant work experience is not an essential requirement., You will have a minimum of a honours degree in psychology or equivalent whilst having a PhD or equivalent in a relevant subject or equivalent experience would be desirable., Disability Confident
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