Senior Teaching Fellow (1020418JW)

Teaching Fellow, IAPT Lead 

CBT Programmes, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences

The Department of Psychology at the University of Southampton is seeking to appoint a clinical academic with expertise in CBT for anxiety and depression, to lead our PG Diploma in CBT (IAPT).

You will be a BABCP accredited CBT Therapist with a working knowledge of IAPT services, and experience in delivering CBT to people with anxiety and depression.  

You will join our respected CBT team, which is committed to excellent training and ensuring our students are competent and confident to deliver CBT in high-pressure IAPT services.  The role involves leading the PG Diploma in CBT (IAPT), liaising with key NHS and university stakeholders, and teaching, supervising and assessing our students.

You will have a proven track record in teaching and supervision with a PhD or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Experience in organisational aspects of NHS service provision, and an interest in developing research links with local IAPT services, would be advantageous. Applicants with an interest in developing their own research programme are particularly welcome, and would be supported by colleagues working on our CBT Programmes, our Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and the wider Department. 

Further details about our courses can be found here: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/psychology/cpd/index.page

The full-time (1.0FTE) post is available from September 2018. The salary is negotiable, depending on qualifications, skills and experience.

Psychology is an ambitious and successful Department in the University, and a friendly place to work.  You will join a highly collegiate and professional team with staff who are keen to share expertise, provide mentorship and support professional development.   The Department values diversity and equality.  We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance, and support our employees by accommodating flexibility in working patterns to suit caring needs.  Positive consideration will be given to applicants who have had career breaks for reasons including maternity, paternity or adoption leave, disability or illness.  The University of Southampton holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award demonstrating our commitment gender equality in academia.

For further details, please contact Dr Katherine Newman-Taylor (knt@soton.ac.uk), Professor Lusia Stopa (l.stopa@soton.ac.uk), Head of Clinical Psychology, or Professor Matt Garner (m.j.garner@soton.ac.uk), Head of Department.

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Charlene Tyson (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 6803. Please quote reference 1020418JW on all correspondence.

Closing Date: 07 Jul 2018
Post Type: Education, Research & Enterprise