Clinical Practice Director, Senior Lecturer (Education and Scholarship)

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences - CEDAR, Psychology

Children, Young People and Families Low-Intensity Portfolio

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

The above 0.4 FTE post is available from 1st November 2022 on a permanent basis within the Clinical Education Research and Development (CEDAR) team.

About the role

This post is central to developing and enhancing the Children and Young Peoples (CYP) Low intensity training provision within CEDAR at the University of Exeter.  The post will have a specific empahsises on enriching the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) and Wellbeing Practitioner for Children and Young People (CWP) training experience and for maintaining strong collaborative process with key stakeholders in support of robust clinical practice. The postholder will make a significant contribution to the leadership and management of the EMHP, CWP and related CYP Low Intensity (LI) programmes with a particular emphasis on clinical practice elements. The postholder will be accountable to the relevant external bodies (e.g., BPS, BABCP) for maintaining governance compliance. The post holder will provide oversight and leadership to the CYP LI clinical components of the CYP LI programmes. In collaboration with the Director of Portfolio, Programme Leads and other relevant stakeholders, the postholder will support the strategic leadership on the development of teaching, learning strategies, academic standards, and clinical practice components for the EMHP, CWP practitioner programmes and other related LI practitioner programmes as required.  This post will be responsible for maintaining a robust engagement with the developing literature and evidence base for CYP LI approaches and contributing to relevant clinical, evaluation and research developments.

About You
The successful applicant will be recognised as a clinical leader and possess an in-depth understanding of children and young people’s mental health delivery and training to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field.

CEDAR Clinical Training Programmes

CEDAR aims to grow and develop the mental health workforce, through new Psychological Professions roles, upskilling and supporting the application of evidence-based practice to other professional groups across varied health and social care settings.

We offer a wide-ranging portfolio of professional training programmes, from Undergraduate up to Masters level and 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 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. 98% of our research is of international quality (2014 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Benefits  

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• Options for flexible working
• Numerous discounts at leading retailers
• Onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

For further information please contact Jonathan Parker by emailing [email protected]