"Lecturer"

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a new Lecturer who will lead on the Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) aspects of the DClinPsy in line with the requirements for the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP) level 2 accreditation.

The post holder is accountable to external PSRBs (BABCP) for maintaining governance compliance and reports to the Co-Programme Directors, but also works closely with the Academic and Clinical Directors, and liaises with key stakeholders (such as external lecturers and markers). The post holder provides leadership on BABCP developments, maintenance and monitoring (with the Co-DClinPsy Programme Directors) of teaching and learning strategies and academic standards for the DClinPsy. The post holder will also contribute directly to teaching and assessment marking/moderation.

About you

An experienced and enthusiastic educator with a strong commitment to excellence in training and a desire to positively shape the development of excellent CBT skills in trainees. The successful candidate will be a strong communicator able to assimilate, interpret, and communicate academic and scientific knowledge to a wide audience of learners and future practitioners, and will enjoy working as part of a dynamic team of educators and researchers.

Further information

The above post is available part-time (0.2 FTE) from 2nd October 2025 until 28th February 2029 on the DClinPsy Programme in the Department of Psychology.

The post is part-time, fixed-term on Grade 8.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected & encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you & enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal & professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning & more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement & Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses