Module Lead - Clinical Practice in Context (CPIC)

Ready to make a difference as a Module Lead? We’d love to hear from you! Anna Freud is seeking a Module Lead to join our world‑leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families.

Our EDI commitment

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, caring responsibilities and care experience. We ask candidates to share their diversity dimensions with us to help us identify, tackle and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, allowing us to better meet the needs of the children, young people and families we serve. As a Disability Confident employer, disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed using a fair evaluation process based on the criteria set out in our job profiles.

What We Offer

We offer a range of staff benefits, including an all‑in‑one rewards and recognition platform called Perkbox and wellbeing offers such as finishing early on Fridays and free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme. We are proud to have staff‑led Diversity Networks offering unique opportunities for learning, connection and impact.

What You’ll Do

• As the Module Lead for Clinical Practice in Context (CPIC), you will lead the delivery and ongoing development of a core Year 2 module within the MSc Developmental Psychology and Clinical Practice programme.
• You will ensure the module is delivered to a high academic standard, supporting students to develop their clinical knowledge, reflective practice and understanding of child and adolescent mental health within wider social, cultural and professional contexts.
• You will plan and deliver weekly lectures and seminars, ensuring engaging and high‑quality teaching throughout the module.
• You will develop and maintain the module syllabus, reading lists, teaching resources and Moodle content in line with UCL requirements and deadlines.
• You will coordinate guest lecturers, including arranging sessions, agreeing on teaching content and ensuring materials are shared with students appropriately.
• You will oversee module assessments and student feedback processes, including marking coordination, moderation and providing constructive feedback to students.
• You will work closely with the wider programme team to review module quality, support student wellbeing and contribute to ongoing programme development.

What you’ll bring

• You will hold a relevant doctoral qualification, such as a DClinPsych or PhD related to mental health or developmental psychology.
• You will have clinical experience working within child and adolescent mental health settings.
• You will have experience delivering teaching, training or facilitation to adult learners.
• You will demonstrate a strong understanding of the legislative, policy and practice contexts surrounding Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
• You will have excellent communication, organisation and workload management skills, alongside a proactive and flexible approach to problem solving and inclusive teaching.

Key details

• Hours: 130 hours annually / 2.5 hrs a week. Teaching takes place in person at the London site on Fridays during term 1 of the academic year (October‑December). Flexible/home working is possible for other duties such as marking and module planning.
• Salary: £46,057 FTE per annum, plus 6% contributory pension scheme.
• Location: Hybrid (a mixture of home/onsite working): staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, at our London site (4‑8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH).
• Contract type: Permanent.
• Contact: recruitment@annafreud.org for any job enquiries.

Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post‑job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.