Associate Professor (Clinical Psychologist)

This post offers an exciting opportunity to be involved in shaping development of a psychological workforce at a time of significant expansion of our Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Clinical Associate Psychologist programmes, as well as other allied postgraduate study of Clinical Psychology.

Based within our growing clinical team, you’ll have the opportunity to focus your expertise and leadership on Doctoral or Clinical Associate programmes and contribute to clinical teaching and applied research more broadly. We also welcome applications for part-time appointments, with the potential for flexibility around existing clinical or other roles, and hybrid working,

More about the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme

The Plymouth Doctoral Clinical Psychology programme has been providing high-quality clinical psychology training in the South-West for the past 40 years and was the first programme to adopt a doctoral training model. The programme is committed to values-based practice; working with compassion, courage, and creativity, in partnership with service users and communities to promote social inclusion, diversity, equality and health for all.

More about CAPs

The CAP Programme is a BPS accredited, Apprenticeship Degree delivered in line with the Institute for Apprenticeships guidance. We have grown to be a successful and thriving programme with training specialist in adult community, acute and urgent care, Older Peoples, Learning Disability and Child and Young People’s services. The CAPs programme is predominantly delivered online, offering increased potential for hybrid working.

About the School and wider context

The School of Psychology at the University of Plymouth is one of the largest in the UK with over 70 academics and 1,000 students studying a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across the breadth of the discipline. You will benefit from a positive and collegiate working environment that values and promotes excellence in all academic activities. 

The School of Psychology also benefits from being within a large Faculty of Health which also provides medical, dental, general, and mental health nursing, social work, and seven different allied health professions training. The University recently created a centre to facilitate interprofessional learning across the Faculty.

For applicants considering relocating to the South-West from elsewhere and wishing to combine a training role in the University with a clinical post, there are current vacancies in several specialities across the region. Please do search on NHS jobs and if there is not a post currently advertised, we would be happy to put you in touch with relevant colleagues locally in Plymouth, Cornwall and/or Devon, to identify potential roles that may be suitable.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion, please contact the School on 01752 584800, or email the Head of School via [email protected]

This role will require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check plus Adult and Children Barred List checks.

Interviews are expected to take place in June, and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

The anticipated start date would be between the start of July and September 2024.

Closing date:  12 midnight, Sunday 19 May 2024