University of Nottingham - Academic and Professional Tutor (Secondment, Part-Time) 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an Academic and Professional Tutor with the Doctorate in Applied Educational Psychology (DAEP) at the University of Nottingham.

Academic and Professional Tutors contribute to all aspects of the DAEP professional training including course management and development; module planning and delivery; tutorials and supervision of practice placements and research projects; and assessment of trainee performance. Induction and mentoring will be provided for each aspect of the role.

The Nottingham programme is part of the School of Psychology with a reputation for high quality teaching and world leading research, and with an established reputation for training educational psychologists. Successful candidates will join a forward thinking, creative and collaborative programme team and contribute to the full range of the team’s work. 

Candidates must be a fully qualified educational psychologists with a proven track record of effective professional practice, a good knowledge of current issues in EP training and a demonstrable ability to carry out senior management responsibilities. Applicants must also be registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Educational Psychologist. In addition, it would be desirable for applicants to possess a Doctoral qualification in Educational Psychology.  

The successful candidates will be expected to be working in a Local Authority Educational Psychology Service (or equivalent) carrying out duties as an Educational Psychologist. Applicants should discuss with their employer the feasibility of being seconded to the University for between 1 and 3 days a week. The University will reimburse employers for the appropriate proportion of a secondee’s salary within the scale above along with associated on-costs. At the time of interview, applicants will need to demonstrate that their Local Authority is willing to second them to the University. 

Seconded posts are typically offered on a part-time basis for between 1 to 3 days per week initially for 2 years, with the possibility of extension beyond this. 

We welcome applications from those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on our programme and campus. Learn more about the university commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.

Informal enquiries about this secondment opportunity should be addressed to Nick Durbin Programme Director  by email: Nicholas.Durbin@nottingham.ac.uk

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