King's College London

About us:

King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. The University is dedicated to driving positive, sustainable change in society and to realising our vision of making the world a better place. King’s Strategy 2030 looks forward to King’s College London’s 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out ambitious plans in five key areas:

• Educating the next generation of change-makers
• Challenging ideas and driving change through research
• Giving back to society through meaningful service
• Working with our local communities in London
• Fostering global citizens with an international perspective

The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) is a Faculty of King's College London and the largest academic community in Europe devoted to the study and prevention of mental illness and brain disease.

The School of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences (MHaPS) is one of three schools under the IoPPN, comprised of the four departments of Psychology, Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP), Health Service & Population Research (HSPR), and Biostatistics & Health Informatics (BHI). Our internationally renowned research encompasses developmental science across the lifespan and integrates basic research with the design, evaluation, and implementation of evidence‑based treatments, services, and policy.

This role offers an opportunity for an academic clinical psychologist with strong research and clinical experience to join the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) programme within the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London (IoPPN-KCL).

About the role:

It is a part-time (0.4 FTE) fixed term (12 months maternity leave cover) Course Tutor position, based at the Denmark Hill Campus. The post-holder will be part of the DClinPsy programme team, and the ideal candidate will bring strong clinical and research expertise, with a commitment to high‑quality teaching, training and research supervision.

The role involves supporting trainees to develop research at a doctorate level and contributing to the management of trainee research especially in relation to the research curriculum and assessments.

You will also contribute to programme delivery by working closely with the academic team to support curriculum delivery, assessment and feedback processes, trainee progression, and progress monitoring. There are opportunities to be involved in other aspects of the training programme, including teaching in your area of expertise.

We kindly ask that you do not apply to this vacancy again if you have recently submitted an application.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Professional qualification in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy or equivalent).
2. Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care & Professions Council (HCPC) and post-qualification clinical experience, working under supervision.
3. Experience of academic teaching and mentoring of PhD/DClinPsy students, contributing to the training of postdoctoral clinical psychologists.
4. Ability to contribute to the department through clinical teaching and research excellence.
5. Ability to supervise high quality DClinPsy/PhD research dissertations to completion

Desirable criteria

1. PhD in topic relevant to Clinical Psychology
2. Ability to produce internationally excellent scientific outputs.
3. BABCP qualification

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full 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 page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information:

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

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 person specification section of the job description. 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.

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