Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

A total of 1.2 FTE is available.

Background of department

The Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated practitioner psychologist to join our highly regarded Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol). This is an opportunity to help shape the programme, develop its curriculum and support an excellent and inclusive learning experience for future clinical psychologists.

You will work in partnership with the Programme Director, programme leadership team, academic and professional services colleagues, trainees and external contributors to support innovation, academic quality and the effective delivery of a complex doctoral programme. We welcome applications who are practitioner psychologists from a clinical and counselling psychology background with an interest in developing the next generation of clinical psychologists, and who want to develop their academic career in a supportive and inclusive programme team.

The DClinPsychol has a strong and distinctive values base, aligned with NHS values and the professional standards of the HCPC and BPS. We are committed to developing reflective, compassionate and socially responsive clinical psychologists through training that values inclusion, collaboration and the meaningful involvement of trainees and people with lived experience.

The Salomons Institute is located in central Tunbridge Wells, within a ten-minute walk of the railway station, and benefits from excellent administrative, digital and library support. You will join a committed and collegiate team with the ambition and expertise to take the programme forward.

Background to the role

As a Senior Lecturer and Clinical and Academic Tutor, you will help shape the learning, clinical development and professional identity of future clinical psychologists. This is a varied and rewarding role that combines teaching, supervision, placement development, research support and sustained work with trainees across their doctoral journey.

You will design and deliver engaging teaching, contribute to assessment and research supervision, and help develop clinical placements that offer trainees rich and inclusive learning opportunities. As a manager to a designated group of trainees, you will provide continuity throughout training, supporting their academic progress, clinical development, wellbeing and emerging professional practice. You will also build productive relationships with supervisors, NHS services and programme partners, helping to connect university-based learning with the realities of contemporary clinical practice.

You will be a qualified and HCPC-registered practitioner psychologist with strong clinical experience, sound research skills and experience of supervision and teaching. We particularly welcome the breadth of perspective that comes from working across clinical specialities. Additional training, qualification or accreditation in a recognised psychological therapy, such as CBT, systemic and family therapy or EMDR, would be an advantage. We especially welcome applicants with experience and expertise working in Learning Disability.

You will join a thoughtful and collaborative programme team committed to inclusive training, reflective practice and the development of compassionate, skilled and socially responsive clinical psychologists. The role provides an opportunity to influence the programme, develop as an educator and contribute to the future of the profession.

How will you work?

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible and this role is flexible and connected. Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the service being delivered and to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders. It is expected that the majority of your working time will be spent on campus and most likely to be on a Thursday and Friday when most teaching and trainee engagement takes place.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 28/10/2026
Closing date for applications: 18/11/2026
Interviews are to be held: November 2026- TBA

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Dr Simon Clarke, Institute Director, Tel: 01227 927215, email: simon.clarke@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06477.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.