Job Description

Salary

The starting salary will be from 33,951 to 39,906 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.

Contractual hours

36.5

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Academic

Date posted

15/08/2025

Job reference

R84226

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

This new full-time post is available from 22 September 2025 until 21 September 2027 on a fixed term basis.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements. We would consider part-time applicants, although we would require a minimum of 3 days per week (FTE 0.6). The vacancy is within the MSci Applied Psychology (Clinical), who deliver a blended learning approach of face-to-face and online/remote teaching.

We are looking to recruit an Associate Lecturer to work within the Clinical Education Development and Research (CEDAR) team with academics who support the delivery of the MSci Applied Psychology (Clinical) programme, working within the wider Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity to teach within CEDAR as it grows and develops the mental health workforce. We offer a wide-ranging portfolio of professional training programmes, from undergraduate up to master's level, through to post-qualification and advanced practice courses. There will be scope & an expectation to work across these programmes depending on skills, experience and interests.

The role will include on-campus teaching (Streatham Campus, Exeter) up to 3 days a week (Sept-Mar). The MSci programme is based in Exeter and all our teaching will be delivered either in-person here, or remotely/online. However, there may be a requirement to travel to Bristol and London to support teaching across other programmes within the PWP portfolio. We are unable to offer the post remotely but would be able to accommodate hybrid working provided regular travel to Exeter is possible.

Although we are recruiting the post on a fixed term basis, it is highly likely that, subject to funding, the post can be extended. As such, we are hoping to recruit staff that are passionate about training skilled PWPs and are committed to this role rather than wanting a short-term contract or a temporary role.

About The Role

Do you have sound knowledge of PWP working and Step 2 evidence-based practice? Are you an excellent communicator with a person-centred approach? Would you like to help new trainee PWPs develop their clinical understanding and support them along their journey to becoming qualified practitioners?

We are looking for dedicated, organised, caring individuals who hold a PWP qualification to become part of the CEDAR clinical education team. If you have an interest in sharing and developing great Step 2 practice and in supporting and advising trainee PWPs through their training, then we would welcome your application.

The job role entails delivery of the PWP teaching and training, both remotely and face-to-face at Exeter (and potentially other locations, see above). You will contribute to the continued development of training materials, help deliver training days and lectures, give feedback on role plays and contribute to marking clinical and academic assessments. You will act as a personal tutor and a point of contact for trainees and their workplace supervisors.

This is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to and shape the delivery of the PWP training so that it becomes as inclusive and effective as possible. You'll be joining a team of hardworking, committed, and supportive practitioners and educators whose aim is to provide the most effective training experience possible in conjunction with our NHS Talking Therapies partners.

About You

The successful applicants will already possess an accredited Degree Level 6, PG Cert or above, in Low Intensity CBT (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner) or a PG Dip in High Intensity CBT. Please see the Person Specification.

Please ensure you read our and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you:

Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines; Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly; An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development; Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career; A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy; A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.

Please ensure you read our and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For further information, please see the course webpage or contact the Programme Lead, David Johnson at d.p.johnson@exeter.ac.uk.