Lecturer (SWP and EHMP / CWP Supervisors Programmes) (Education and Scholarship)

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

The above 0.6FTE post (maternity cover) is available from 1 May 2024 on a fixed term basis until 30 June 2025 in the Clinical Education Research and Development (Cedar) team within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.

About the role

Do you have sound knowledge of CWP/EMHP working and supervision of low-intensity practice?  Are you an experienced supervisor and communicator, with an excellent approach to supporting and educating others? Would you like to help new supervisor trainees develop their clinical practice and support them along their journey to becoming qualified supervisors? We are looking for a dedicated, organise and caring individual who has the relevant CYP supervision experience to become part of the Cedar education team.

The Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP), Wellbeing Practitioner for Children and Young People (CWP) and Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) workforce training programmes represent a key component towards achieving the national aims (DoH & DoE, 2018 and NHSE, 2017) to increase access and availability of high-quality mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people.

About you

The successful candidate will be operating alongside an established academic team who have a proven record of teaching excellence, delivering a curriculum driven by evidence-based practice. Based within Cedar at the University of Exeter, you will have responsibility for the design, development and production of teaching and learning materials across the CWP and EMHP Supervisors programmes.  You will work closely with the EMHP and CWP Programme Lead and Academic Lead to ensure the efficient and effective delivery and assessment of teaching programmes in accordance with the Faculty’s education strategy. You will contribute directly to the Health Education England (HEE) commissioned training programmes based within Cedar and to the development and implementation of innovative teaching practices across Cedar and the Faculty.

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

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 Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

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 world’s 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).

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

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 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 and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For further information please contact Kirsty Roberts by emailing [email protected]