Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme Director

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Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme Director

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King’s College London

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£76,187 – £89,515 (Reader level) £92,525 – £110,816 (Professorial level) per annum, including London Closing date 30 Sep 2024View moreJob Type Contract Type HoursSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Job DetailsAbout usThe IoPPN is a Faculty of King’s College London and the largest academic community in Europe devoted to work contributing to the understanding, prevention and treatment of mental illness and other conditions that affect the brain. The IoPPN’s greatest strength is the interdisciplinary nature of both its research strategy and educational activities, providing unique opportunities for students and staff.IoPPN webpage:Department of Psychology:About the roleThis is an exciting opportunity for a clinical academic in clinical psychology (Reader or Professor depending on qualifications, skills & experience) with strong research and clinical experience to lead the DClinPsy programme at the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London (IoPPN-KCL).The DClinPsy Programme Director will report to the Head of Department and will work with the Dean of Education to provide strategic leadership and day-to-day oversight of the Programme. The post holder will work closely with other members of the senior members of the programme team to ensure that the programme maintains its current excellent standards of governance, teaching, and research and clinical training.The post-holder will have management responsibility for programme staff and trainees guided by KCL policies. They will directly line manage and appraise members of the DClinPsy programme team including the senior management team.The post-holder will ensure that the Programme meets all necessary accreditation and quality assurance criteria, such as those relating to KCL, BPS, HCPC, NHS England and secondary accreditation bodies (BABCP and AFT). They will Chair the Training Programme Committee and meetings of senior management team and core programme staff. They will represent the Programme at organisational level. They will have overall responsibility for managing an agreed budget for the training programme.They will ensure that systematic monitoring procedures are in place across academic, clinical, research and selection components of the programme.They will negotiate and manage training contracts. They will liaise and negotiate with key stakeholders such as SLAM and Salomons. They will contribute to UK clinical psychology training by attendance at appropriate professional committees and meetings and act as External Examiner to other programmes.This role will constitute the large majority of the post-holder’s education-related work plan. In addition, they may be asked to undertake some direct teaching in relevant areas of clinical or research specialisms on the DClinPsy and other undergraduate and post-graduate programmes.As an academic appointment, the appointee will undertake activities additional to the programme director role as appropriate to their level of appointment. This includes undertaking and publishing internationally excellent research in an area of basic or applied psychology, supported by grant income (consistent with level of appointment). They will be expected to provide supervised research project opportunities for doctoral research students (DClinPsy/PhD) and where possible undergraduate and master’s students. They will be expected to contribute through academic citizenship to the department, faculty and wider university.It is expected that the appointee will hold an honorary contract with one of the King’s Health Partner (KHP) NHS Trusts. KHP brings together research, education and clinical practice across three NHS Foundation Trusts – Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital, and South London and Maudsley – and a world-leading university, King’s College London. The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK, serving a local population of 1.3 million people in south London, and delivering specialist services for children and adults across the UK and beyond. There are exciting opportunities to contribute to clinical-related activities in one of the leading health care services depending on the candidates areas of interest and experience.This is a full time post, with an indefinite contract subject to passing probation.About youTo be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:Essential criteria * PhD in Psychology or closely related discipline and Doctoral level professional qualification in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy or equivalent)

• Registered (or eligible to register before start date) as Practitioner Psychologists with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Portfolio of internationally recognized research in a field of clinical psychology
• At least 4 peer reviewed publications in the last five years, of “internationally excellent” quality (with substantive and critical contribution).
• Experience of administrative functions such as performance management, staff development and budgetary responsibility.
• Experience of postgraduate research student supervision (DClinPsy and/or PhD) to completion
• Experience and understanding of the UK context of Clinical Psychology training including commissioning, policies, quality assurance, regulations, governance and administrative processes.
• Substantive portfolio of internationally recognized research in a field of clinical psychology (Professor level only)
• Sufficient PI and/or CI grant income over the last 5 years to maintain a substantive research team (**Professor level only) **
• Substantive esteem indicators such as routinely invited to speak at international meetings, chair and organiser of national/international meetings, chairing and serving on professional and scientific grant committees and Editorial Boards. (Professor level only)

Desirable criteria * Fellow (or higher) of the Higher Education Academy (or equivalent) or eligible for membership

• Sufficient PI and/or CI grant income over the last 5 years to maintain a research team.
• Experience of working at a senior, national level in the area of clinical psychology training including membership of (or representation on) HEI and/or NHS committees or working groups related to clinical training.
• At least 4-6 peer reviewed publications in the last five years, of “internationally excellent” quality (with substantive and critical authorship contribution). (Professor level)
• H-index 25 and above (Professor level)

Downloading a copy of our Job DescriptionFull details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.Further informationWe pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ ‘ pages.Interviews are due to be held mid-late OctoberWe are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.CompanyKing’s College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King’s has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.King’s has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King’s Health Partners. King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: .King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at .Company info Mini-site Telephone +(44)02078365454 Location STRAND
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Sun, 08 Sep 2024 02:31:58 GMT

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