Lecturers in Clinical Psychology at Lancaster University

The Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology, in the Division of Health Research and Faculty of Health and Medicine, is seeking to appoint Lecturers in Clinical Psychology to join our training team, within a high-quality research active department.

Due to a substantial expansion in training commissions provided by NHS England, we are seeking to appoint new academic staff to help oversee the development of the next generation of NHS clinical psychologists. We are seeking candidates whose skills and experiences will complement our existing expertise in clinical psychology and further develop our research and teaching in this area. We welcome candidates with research expertise in race and anti-racism and decolonising the curriculum.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate the potential to make a high-quality contribution to the future profile of clinical psychology and mental health research conducted across the programme and the research groups within the Division of Health Research.

You will have a Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or an equivalent such as a DPsych in Counselling Psychology or a PhD with appropriate experience in clinical psychology research. You will be able to deliver high quality and engaging teaching and have experience in supervising postgraduate, ideally doctorate students. You should be able to demonstrate a commitment to professional training, and inclusive practices in relation to it.

Primary duties of the post will comprise the supervision of doctoral trainee research, supporting teaching and assessment activities on the programme and providing pastoral support to trainees. Professionally qualified appointees may also have the opportunity to engage in activities such as clinical interventions and supervision and evaluation of clinical practice as part of their overall workload.

The Faculty provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education.

We currently have 0.90 FTE (32.75 hours) of posts available but this may increase over the coming weeks. We will therefore consider applicants interested in either part-time working, or full-time working if further FTE becomes available. We are open to discussing job share opportunities and flexible working arrangements including working week and days/hours worked, flexible start and finish times or condensed hours. The posts are available for a start from September 2023.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Ian Smith (Research Director – i.smith@lancaster.ac.uk), Dr Anna Daiches (Clinical and Deputy Programme Director – a.daiches@lancaster.ac.uk) and Professor Bill Sellwood (Programme Director – b.sellwood@lancaster.ac.uk) on the DClinPsy programme.

Unless specified otherwise, all advertised roles are UK based. The University strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, whilst promoting the importance of wellbeing for all our colleagues. We have a range of support networks available for our employees, please see the ‘Working at Lancaster’ information page. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education. We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.