Doctor of Clinical Psychology Programme - University of Sheffield
Location: Clinical Psychology Unit, University of Sheffield
Hours: 0.6 wte permanent (some flexibility in hours may be possible, secondment considered)
Salary: Band 8a - £53,755 to £60,504 per annum pro rata dependent on experience
The University of Sheffield Clinical Psychology Training Programme (funded by NHS England and hosted by Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust) is seeking an experienced clinician with an interest in training and developing aspiring clinical psychologists to join the existing programme team as a clinical tutor.
You will be joining an established and enthusiastic team at an exciting time of growth and development. The clinical tutor role involves teaching, tutoring and supporting trainees enrolled on the 3-year DClinPsy programme along with delivering line management for trainees and other programme activities.
Main duties of the job
Together with the Director of Clinical Practice and the clinical tutors in post, the appointee will share the responsibility for organising and overseeing the practice elements of training, ensuring the full involvement of clinical supervisors and service managers, and for managing the trainees from an employment perspective. The job also includes involvement in teaching, tutoring, assessment, selection and supervisor training. The appointee may also have a role in leading on an aspect of the programme and/or a development project. Visiting and supporting trainees on placement is a key aspect of the job and the post-holder will be required to travel within and outside the region as necessary.
Job Title: Clinical Tutor/Senior Clinical Psychologist Band: 8a
Professionally accountable to: Director of Clinical Practice, DClinPsy programme
Reports to: Senior Clinical Tutor/Director of Clinical Practice and Unit Director
Responsible for: Line management of a group of trainee clinical psychologists on the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology programme (Band 6). Responsible for facilitation and monitoring of placements and the development of trainees, contributing to selection, recruitment and placement allocation and liaison with placement supervisors.
Values: The Trust is a major employer and provider of services. We are committed to recruiting people who fit our organisational values. These are: Respect, Compassion, Partnership, Accountability, Fairness, Ambition.
Base: Clinical Psychology Unit, University of Sheffield.
Job Purpose
To contribute to the organisation, monitoring and development of defined areas of the clinical practice and employment aspects of training for trainees on the Sheffield Doctor of Clinical Psychology training programme by:
1. Providing tutoring and line management to a group of trainee clinical psychologists and facilitating their development as practitioners.
2. Sharing responsibility for specific aspects of the overall development and provision of the course and undertaking and providing highly specialist supervision, training and development activities as a major job requirement.
3. Utilising research skills for audit, policy development and research as needed.
4. Taking sole professional responsibility and exercising autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC and BPS policies/guidelines/standards.
Principal Duties
Clinical/utilising clinical skills
Responsible for arranging, monitoring and facilitating clinical placements for a specific cohort of Trainee Clinical Psychologists in conjunction with the Director of Clinical Practice and clinical tutors at the University of Sheffield, and clinical tutors on other clinical psychology training programmes.
Responsible for monitoring the standard and quality of clinical placements according to specified guidelines and to take mediating and corrective action as necessary and ensure due process for Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Responsible for monitoring the well-being of a specific group of Trainee Clinical Psychologists (on clinical placement and at university) and to share responsibility for action or referral to other services (e.g. Occupational Health, staff support services) where appropriate.
Responsible for organising individualised training plans for a number of Trainee Clinical Psychologists according to trainee need and availability of placement resource.
Teaching, Training and Supervision
To receive regular clinical professional supervision in accordance with professional practice (HCPC), BPS and Trust guidelines.
To provide guidance and feedback on trainees written work as part of their assessed course work requirements to mark course work assignments and provide written and verbal feedback on these.
To provide highly specialist teaching and training for DClin Psy trainees as required.
Management, Recruitment, Policy, Organisational and Service Development
To provide line management to specified group of trainees in line with Trust and University policies and procedures. To ensure that trainees comply with the administrative procedures and contractual requirements set out by the training programme. To conduct trainee annual reviews, together with the relevant academic tutor.
To provide specialist supervision and consultancy as identified to support practice placements.
To contribute directly and significantly to the selection, interviewing and recruitment processes for the University of Sheffield DClinPsy programme.
General Requirements
To maintain professional registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Job Description Review
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and in discussion with the manager, Professional Lead and/or Director of PS the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the Banding of the post. The job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder. #J-18808-Ljbffr