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Job requirements
Essential
27 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and ability to convey complex ideas in teaching and learning environments
- Skills
Capacity to engage students from a wide range of educational, cultural and social backgrounds and ensure issues of equality, diversity and inclusion are attended to across all aspects of role
- Skills
Able to manage own time, and plan workload of administration team members effectively, to ensure completion of tasks.
- Skills
Able to analyse complex problems and develop practical and workable solutions to address them.
- Skills
Able to effectively build and manage constructive relationships with faculty, staff and students; encouraging an open dialogue with team members.
- Skills
High level of attention to detail and awareness of the relevant regulations, policies and procedures applicable to the academic nature of the role.
- Skills
Proficiency in the use of a range of Microsoft Office Programmes to Intermediate levels including advanced keyboard skills.
- Knowledge
Substantial knowledge and understanding and application of contemporary psychoanalytic and systemic approaches to organisations, leadership and to consultation
- Knowledge
Contemporary understanding of relevant theoretical and practice frameworks relevant to study of organisation behaviour and development
- Knowledge
Commitment and aptitude to explore opportunities for digital innovation in pedagogy and develop personal digital capabilities
- Experience
Significant post-qualifying experience in consulting and/or leading in organisations from a systems psychodynamic perspective
- Experience
Substantial and varied experience in organisational consultation practice, in in-house or external roles
- Experience
Substantial experience of teaching students in higher education
- Experience
Experience of academic research and supervision, as required by the Trust and/or relevant validating body
- Experience
Understanding and experience of action research and supervision of projects addressed to questions of equity, equality, diversity, inclusion, disadvantage, discrimination etc.
- Experience
Demonstrated commitment and direct experience as staff on varied Group Relations Conferences
- Qualifications
Masters level qualification or equivalent.
- Qualifications
Recognised qualification in consulting to organisations from a systems psychodynamic perspective
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuing personal and professional development, including as member and in staff roles in group relations conference learning contexts
- Personal attributes
A commitment to advancing the development and development of systems/psychodynamic theory and practice research in organisational settings
- Personal attributes
Able to prioritise, work independently and on own initiative
- Personal attributes
Commitment to and track record in anti- discriminatory, anti-racist practice and teaching
- Personal attributes
Able to multi-task and set goals for completion
- Personal attributes
Ability to work well under pressure and or in times of crisis
- Personal attributes
Ability to work creatively and flexibly as part of an established teaching team.
- Personal attributes
Ability to demonstrate commitment to own personal development.
- Personal attributes
Experience of being in psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic therapy as a client.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Familiarity with the institutional procedures and processes surrounding doctoral progression and completion, e.g. research ethics approval, annual review of progress, examiner appointments
- Experience
Experience of doctoral supervision preferably with one or more completions.
- Experience
Experience of quality assurance, academic governance and the student experience
- Experience
Track record of writing for publication and engaging in scholarly activity.
- Experience
Experience of taking up directorate roles on Group Relations Conferences
- Qualifications
A PhD or PD in a related field
Job overview
The position of Associate Lecturer has been introduced to enable flexible delivery within a portfolio of courses, and where appropriate, across portfolios. It aims to facilitate the post holder in implementing a wide range of skills within an integrated post. However, the post holder will work flexibly across the MA social work programme (M23) to provide teaching, supervision and tuition to master’s students, as required. The post holder will also be involved in assessment processes and will assist flexibly in all aspects of course delivery.
Main duties of the job
Teaching & Training
- To contribute to the teaching and supervision on the MA social work course, within the Interprofessional Portfolio.
- To deliver asynchronous lectures, face to face or online workshops and seminars across the programme.
- To provide research supervision to students across M23 and respond to often highly complex issues requiring consideration of a range of possible options and providing expert knowledge and input.
- To participate in the development, administration and marking of assessments.
- To act as personal tutor to allocated students on the social work programme.
- To ensure teaching and supervision integrates an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory framework and takes account of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- To contribute to marketing initiatives when required, including attendance at Trust-wide and course specific open events for prospective students.
- To assist Course Lead in processes obtaining student feedback and preparing annual reports for university partners and Professional Regulatory and Statutory Bodies.
- To liaise closely with Course Lead and the Head of Portfolio about any concerns, some highly complex, raised by students including those that could lead to complaint.
- To attend course team meetings, course committee meetings, progression boards, pre-boards and examination boards as required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached Job description and person specification for more details about the roles and responsibilities of the vacancy.
Please note interviews will be held on Tuesday 10th November 2026.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for Senior Lecturer M23 - MA Social Work with North London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Educator role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 per annum pro rata, inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Part-time 5 sessions (2.5 days per week FTE)). The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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