CBT Therapist - Supervisor SMHP-CBT (Lecturer (E&S))

This new part-time (0.1 FTE) post is available from August 2024 until December 2025 on a fixed-term basis. This part-time post would need to be worked on a Thursday morning.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a Russell Group University and work with a passionate and supportive team, training the next generation of CBT therapists. The CBT-SMHP (Severe Mental Health Problems) Programme in the Clinical Education Development and Research (CEDAR), Psychology, wishes to recruit a CBT Clinical Supervisor for the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies Practice (CBT-SMHP) Programme (subject to recruited trainee numbers), focussing specifically on CBT for Depression, Anxiety Disorders and PTSD.

The supervisor will provide clinical CBT supervision to their small group of trainees as per the programme timetable. Additionally, they will undertake clinical competency marking via the CTS-R. Training and support will be provided regularly. Supervision is currently delivered remotely via video platform software (MS Teams), and supervisors are expected to be skilled in the use of digital technologies and video platform such as MS Teams and Zoom.

Working with the programme team, you will collaborate on the design, development and production of clinical supervision and learning material within the programme, delivering within the specified clinical models of CBT. You will work with other supervisors and the Clinical and Programme Leads to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of clinical supervision within the teaching programme in accord with the College’s education strategy and implementing the External Affairs strategy. You may also contribute directly to teaching in relation to the development of clinical skills within the specified clinical area and to the development and implementation of innovative teaching practices in relation to clinical supervision.

Specific Purposes of the Job:

• Act as independent practitioner, supervising the formulation and implementation of appropriate treatment plans for trainees undertaking training.
• Receive training in supervision and supervision of supervision.
• Work alongside clinical supervisors, academics, trainers and clinicians to provide a high-quality supervisory service.
• Undertake marking and assess clinical competency of trainees with a range of approaches as required, and write supervision reports.
• Keep records of supervision sessions and reflectively discuss clinical cases with the supervisory team.
• Implement policies and propose changes to practices, procedures for your own area of work and propose policy or service changes which impact beyond their own area for the wider training and clinic settings.
• Liaise with trainees’ clinical supervisors within their workplace.

Please ensure you read the Job Description 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 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.

Further information
For further information please contact Hayley Keeble, Programme Lead by email: h.keeble@exeter.ac.uk.

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