Assistant Professor: Clinical Tutor in Clinical Psychology - School of Psychology - 104352 - Grade 8 in Birmingham

Position Details

• Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
• Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606
• Grade: 8
• Part Time 0.4 FTE (15 hours per week)
• Permanent
• Closing date: 31st May 2026

Academic Development Programme - new Assistant Professors will undertake a 5-year development programme, at the end of which they are expected to be promoted to Associate Professor. The programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop.

Background

The School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham is one of the UK’s leading centres for Psychology research and education. Home to over 120 academic staff, the School has internationally recognised strengths in mental health, lifespan development, and brain health, and delivers highly rated, BPS-accredited undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Our Clinical and Forensic Psychology postgraduate programmes are a major strength, attracting outstanding trainees supported by deep partnerships with external agencies.

We are seeking to appoint a creative, thoughtful, and collaborative Clinical Psychologist (Assistant Professor) to join the Centre for Applied Psychology (CAP). This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician-educator who is passionate about training the next generation of psychologists, and who wants to develop their academic and clinical career within a supportive, inclusive, and intellectually vibrant environment.

You will contribute primarily to the Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ClinPsyD) in an education focused Clinical Tutor (placement related) role. Working closely with colleagues, trainees, and placement partners, you will play a central role in delivering high quality clinical training. You may also contribute to Master’s and Undergraduate programmes.

About CAP

CAP brings together Clinical, Forensic, and Research Psychologists supporting professional doctorates through innovative teaching, strong partnerships, and impactful research. We are deeply committed to an inclusive and collegial environment where everyone in our community can flourish.

Role Summary

You will contribute to a range of education-related activities. In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs. You will contribute to the full range of placement-related, teaching and administration duties on the Clinical Psychology Doctorate as well as, where appropriate, other courses delivered by the School of Psychology.

The focus of the Clinical Tutor, placement-related component of the role will predominantly include:

• liaison with external stakeholders (e.g., Trusts, non-NHS services, supervisors, managers) to assess and appraise the suitability of placements for trainees,
• contributions to placement organisation and planning with local partners on an ongoing basis,
• development, delivery and evaluation of supervisor training,
• appraising, reviewing and overseeing trainees’ clinical competences development as benchmarked against relevant professional and regulatory bodies, and
• supporting the clinical placement activity of trainees, their more general placement experiences over the course of training, and the quality of placement provision.

A demonstrable appetite and evidence of aptitude for acting as a Clinical Tutor for placement-related work, clinical supervisor liaison, and overseeing trainee competency development, is required.

Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to:

• the development, management, and leadership of module / sub-courses (including programme/module review) and delivery of teaching and assessment at postgraduate level;
• supervisor training / workshops;
• enhancement of the student experience or employability;
• contributing to the marking of academic work of trainees; and
• some opportunities to support trainee research projects.

The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including:

• providing expert advice to staff and students, and
• developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks, approaches, and methods.

Teaching focused role-holders should advance the practice of teaching within the School, take a role in leading curriculum development, and play an important role in student academic and pastoral support. You will deliver excellent teaching and training that inspires students and is informed by discipline-based research and current clinical practice.

Management and administration are likely to involve contributions within the Centre for Applied Psychology/School by, for example, taking on a teaching-related administrative role (e.g., Year Tutor, organisation for professional mentors) and can also include leadership and management activity within the School. Such activity may also include making an important contribution to management/leadership (e.g., working groups) within the University, to include, for example, developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, school’s outreach, or similar activities that are of manifest benefit to the Department/School level or further within the University.

Main Duties

You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:

• contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal;
• develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area or institution;
• advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment;
• deliver (where appropriate to the discipline) specific professional programmes;
• advance the practice of teaching in their modules and within the school, and play an important role in student academic support;
• inform your teaching practice by discipline-based research;
• frequently update your subject expertise, and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes;
• you may play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students; and
• co-supervise doctoral students to completion.

Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students, including (as appropriate):

• teaching and examining courses at a range of levels;
• planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same;
• designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content;
• working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning and assessment;
• using digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment;
• developing programme proposals and making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely;
• where appropriate, undertaking and developing the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining;
• developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods;
• developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities or similar on own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and which benefits the College and University;
• devising and supervising projects, student dissertations and practical work.

Management/Administration

To contribute to Departmental /School administration. This may include:

• contributing to the administration/management of teaching and placements across the Department/School;
• where appropriate, leading and managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive);
• advising on personal development of colleagues and students;
• making a contribution to administrative activities within the University (e.g. appeals panels, working groups);
• managing enterprise, business development, and public engagement activities;
• developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach;
• promoting equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour.

Citizenship

Contributing to an inclusive working environment:

• pursuing your activities in a way that helps others to pursue their activities effectively and efficiently;
• demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g., participation in graduation, Departmental/School committees);
• demonstrating support for colleagues, such as sharing resources, providing advice;
• willingness to volunteer for one-off duties (such as supporting School, Institute, and Departmental projects);
• positively engaging in School strategic initiatives;
• proactive support and involvement in activities specifically contributing to a positive and inclusive community spirit across the School/College/University.

General

Building and maintaining strong relationships with placement supervisors and services

• Coordinating and planning trainee placements
• Developing and delivering supervisor training and workshops
• Overseeing trainees’ clinical competence development
• Providing appraisal, academic, and pastoral support throughout training

Teaching contributions will include module leadership and teaching delivery, marking, supervisor training, and initiatives that enhance trainee experience and employability. Opportunities to support trainee research projects are available, and while this role is education focused, engagement in research is encouraged.

Person Specification

You will hold a Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and be registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist. We welcome applications from both recently qualified and experienced Clinical Psychologists.

A demonstrable enthusiasm for clinical tutoring and placement related work.

Evidence of excellence, or strong potential, in postgraduate teaching.

Experience of clinical practice.

Leadership and collegiality appropriate to career stage.

Willingness to contribute to programme development, leadership, and the wider academic life of the School.

Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning for self and others.

High-level written communication skills.

High-level oral communication skills in both individual and group situations.

Skills and experience in clinical supervision of trainee clinical psychologists and / or research supervision or activity.

Teaching

Teaching experience at higher education level (or in professional practice) and scholarship within subject specialism.

Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes / workshops.

Experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate, inclusive, approaches to learning and teaching.

Skills in managing, motivating, supervising, and mentoring others successfully at all levels, which should include, as appropriate to the professional background and training of the applicant, trainee clinical psychologists or other applied practitioners and/or students.

Ability to support the integration of practice-based and academic learning.

Skills in partnership working with internal and external stakeholders for job area.

Management Administration

Ability to contribute to Programme/School/Departmental management processes.

Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.

Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.

Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area (e.g., clinical practice, teaching, supervision, research).

Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied.

Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.

We value diversity of clinical expertise and theoretical orientation. Applications are particularly welcomed from psychologists working in Intellectual Disabilities, Older Adults, Physical Health, or Community Psychology, and from those practising within systemic or psychodynamic models. Secondary accreditation (e.g. BABCP, AFT, or relevant psychodynamic training) is advantageous.

OH&DBS Required

The University is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Due to the nature of the work undertaken in this role all successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Occupational Health and DBS clearance prior to appointment.

Informal enquiries to Dr Gary Law, Programme Director, email g.u.law@bham.ac.uk or Prof Andrew Welchman, Head of School (Psychology), email a.welchman@bham.ac.uk

Use of AI in applications: We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and for the written elements of your application to accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

We believe there is no such thing as 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website.