Academic Tutor

Academic Tutor (60% FTE)

Job Number

BU04113

School/Department

School of Psychology

Grade

8

Salary Information

Salary: £47,389 - £56,535 p.a. pro rata (Grade 8)

Contract Duration

until 31/07/2029

Responsible to

NWCPP Director

Closing Date

19-11-2026

Applications are invited for the above fixed-term part-time post working on the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme, which is based within the School of Psychology.

The programme has been established for over 30 years and has recently been re-accredited by the BPS and has on-going accreditation from the HCPC. The appointee will be joining a small programme team and work closely with the Academic Director.

The main purpose of the job is to assist the Academic Director in organising the curriculum for trainees. This is an exciting time to join the programme to develop this area of training and practice. The appointee will be expected to act as a Training Co-ordinator for a small number of trainees. The Programme enjoys excellent working relationships with the Local Health Board Clinical Psychology services.

The successful candidate will have DClinPsy (or equivalent) in Clinical Psychology, will be registered with the Health Care Professions Council as a practitioner psychologist and also be eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status with the BPS.

The University will also consider an arrangement, whereby the successful applicant would remain employed by a current NHS employer on their existing employer’s terms and conditions (up to the top of the 8a scale) and seconded to the University for the required FTE value. Such an arrangement would be at the discretion of the applicant’s line manager and potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this with their line manager ahead of application.

This role will be located on campus at Bangor. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

The successful candidate will be expected to commence as soon as possible.

The appointment is fixed term until July 2029.

The programme will undergo its regular re-tendering process ahead of this deadline and the post will therefore, likely be extended.

Applications will only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning [phone removed].

Closing date for applications: 19 November 2026

For informal enquiries contact Professor Michaela Swales [email removed] [phone removed]

Committed To Equal Opportunities.

Overview

The School of Psychology delivers world-leading research in a range of areas including cognitive neuroscience, clinical interventions and psychological wellbeing. In the recent Research Excellence Framework Exercise, 86% of Psychology outputs were rated as either 3* or 4*. Our research-inspired teaching is led by a well-established teaching team, comprising of PhD qualified academics with a focus on teaching, learning, student care and the student experience.

The team, which includes two National Teaching Fellows and staff accredited by Advance HE from Fellow to Principal Fellow, lead on pedagogic innovations within the School. The curricula include a wide portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and offers a clear and progressive ‘pathway’ model of education to enable students to travel from undergraduate studies through to the postgraduate opportunities which will make them competitive in a wide range of professional contexts (from Masters, PhD, to DClinPsy, to a multitude of graduate careers). Our programmes are regularly ranked amongst the top ten in the UK in the National Student Satisfaction Survey, and together with our research, ensures a vibrant learning experience with academics who have an international reputation in their specialist area.

The School of Psychology regularly ranks in the top 10 in the UK for student satisfaction. As a School we are committed to educating future societal contributors and leaders. Our dedicated team of teaching and scholarship academics support and deliver curricula across the programmes and have a focus on student support and the student experience. We have a clear promotional pathway for teaching and scholarship academics which has resulted in several of our teaching team achieving professorial conferment in teaching and scholarship. We are committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion within our School. We have a wonderful sense of community, a genuine care for our staff and students, and excellent opportunities for development. The School has a cosmopolitan feel to it, with staff and students joining us from countries across the world, ensuring that the perspectives within our programmes are representative and inclusive.

The Project

The three-year doctoral programme is a collaborative venture between BCUHB and Bangor University. Successful candidates will obtain a DClinPsy, which confers eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, www.hcpc-uk.org/) and eligibility for chartered status with the British Psychological Society. The North Wales programme was the first in the UK to establish the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, leading the way for other programmes. BCUHB clinical psychologists have close working links with the Bangor University School of Psychology.

There are more than 100 qualified clinical psychologists working in North Wales, in adult mental health, older adults, intellectual disabilities, child and adolescent mental health, forensic psychology, neuropsychology and clinical health psychology. Nearly all are involved in the programme through teaching, supervision (clinical/research), trainee mentoring, selection and representation on committees.

The Heads of Services and Specialities in North Wales show an unstinting commitment to the training of clinical psychologists locally, and the Programme. The Programme was commended by the BPS following its Accreditation through Partnership visit in April 2026 for its ‘exceptional commitment to the meaningful integration of service users and carers’ in the programme which ‘exemplify best practice in inclusive, co-produced training’. More information about the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme can be found here.

Purpose of the Job

The main purpose of the job is to assist the Academic Director in organising the curriculum and clinical aspects of training for trainees.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Specific Duties:

• Assist the Academic Director in organising the curriculum and developing academic teaching workshops for qualified clinical psychologists.
• To become actively involved in the further development and delivery of teaching on the programme.
• Carry out research in an area of clinical psychology relevant to local and national priorities.
• Provide teaching for the NWCPP, to assist in curriculum development, and to co-ordinate academic input from other psychologists within their respective specialist areas.
• Act as Training Co-ordinator for the NWCPP.
• Act as an Internal Assessor for NWCPP academic assignments and thesis.
• Be a member of the NWCPP Board of Examiners.
• Be a member of the NWCPP Programme Team and to contribute as appropriate to administration as prescribed by the Programme Director.

Teaching Duti