Clinical Tutor & Clinical Psychologist

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Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities) Core aspects of the role include: liaison with trainees and placement supervisors in assessment of clinical placements assessment of clinically related skills (e.g. clinical skills assessments, case reports) teaching module coordination trainee line management year tutor role leading on projects and course development The postholder will join a supportive and well-established course team based in the College of Life Science and Department of Psychology and Vision at the University of Leicester. The Leicester Clinical Psychology Programme has a national reputation for its innovations in training, its critical reflective approach, its commitment to diversity and to developing clinical psychologists with the skills to engage with wider ethical and social issues. The postholder will have access to shared office working space in the George Davies Centre at the University of Leicester, as well as flexible working arrangements to allow for some aspects of the role to be completed through working at home. We can offer some flexibility with when the sessions are used in the working week to fit in with the post-holders other work or home commitments. To fit in with training delivery, there is an expectation that the post-holders work days would mainly cover Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please note this post does not involve direct clinical work;

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We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.