A wonderful opportunity to apply for the role of course lead for the M10 Professional Doctorate in Systemic Psychotherapy.

The post holder will lead the M10 Systemic Professional Doctorate. It is a 4 session 8b role.

The post holder will lead the team delivering the course and be responsible for managing the course team, the quality of the course teaching and learning, the development of research strategies, course budget and recruitment. They will ensure good relationships with applicants, students and staff and that all aspects of learning, teaching and academic governance are attended to including ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion is effectively addressed in student and staff recruitment, learning and teaching materials and assessment. They will lead course development including with partner organisations, and liaison with relevant internal and external colleagues. They will ensure that the course delivers a high standard of teaching in contemporary research methodologies.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the post

Line management of all relevant team staff including recruitment, appraisal and performance management, conducting regular career development review meetings, in order to review progress, set goals and ensure continuing professional and personal development.

Take responsibility for the internal and external management of the course, including budget management, recruitment and supervision of course staff, including alternate centre provision. This includes close liaison with the finance directorate and legal team.

Lead and oversee staff to contribute to the development of divisional initiatives and opportunities for growth and development.

Manage and support course teaching staff and develop appropriate CPD for them.

Take responsibility for the oversight of placement management (where appropriate), ensuring clinical placements meet Trust and Professional, Statutory, and Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) requirements.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

About us

For 100 years, the Tavistock and Portman clinics have embodied a distinctive way of thinking about and understanding mental distress, mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Our vision is to be a leader in mental health care and education, using talking and relational therapies to make a meaningful difference to people's lives

Our mission is to work in partnership with people, families and communities to provide high-quality specialist mental healthcare, alleviate emotional distress and pioneer innovative education and research
Our values
We strive forexcellence

We championinclusivity

We placecompassionat our core

We haverespectfor each other

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Clinical/professional qualification in Systemic psychotherapy and appropriate professional registration
• UK recognised Professional Doctorate or PhD or equivalent in Systemic Psychotherapy
• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing personal development
• Advance HE/HEA Fellowship/PG Cert in Higher Education or equivalent or a commitment to applying for fellowship within one year

Desirable

• Management/leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-qualifying experience in relevant professional field (to be specified)
• Substantial experience of course organisation and teaching at postgraduate level or equivalent experience, including managing placements
• Experience of managing a complex network of relationships, interfacing with a range of external agencies
• Significant experience of social science research
• Understanding of and commitment to the value of difference in experience in a training context and of overseeing inclusive teaching, learning and assessment strategies
• Substantial experience of working as an educator

Desirable

• Experience of managing staff
• A research and publication record

Skills

Essential

• Capacity to work efficiently to specified timeframes.
• Capacity to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Ability to support, develop, supervise and undertake course management responsibilities
• Ability to develop new training/education initiatives and contribute to business development initiatives including digital/blended delivery
• Ability to integrate social science thinking and clinical practice research
• Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work within complex organisations with varying and at times conflicting roles and tasks
• Commitment and aptitude to explore opportunities for digital innovation in pedagogy and develop personal digital capabilities and those of staff team and students
• Effective IT skills - extensive knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office packages, VLE's digital platforms such as Skype, GTM
• Ability to inspire and motivate trainee clinicians/students to design studies and carry them out successfully
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Planning and organisational skills including the development and implementation of specific training programmes
• Ability to work with complex agendas across NHS, social care, and academic systems
• Leadership skills - including capacity to influence, negotiate and manage conflict and barriers to change
• Ability to formulate and present reports
• Monitoring and evaluation skills
• Capacity to represent the organisation in other forums

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of a range of evidence -based approaches to Systemic psychotherapy
• Knowledge of local, regional and national policy and service frameworks for mental health and education, with particular regard for systemic psychotherapy as required.
• Knowledge of the infrastructure requirements for delivering postgraduate and/or professionally accredited programmes of study, including academic governance and quality assurance processes

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• A demonstrable interest in, commitment to and understanding of systems/psychodynamic theory and research
• Knowledge and interest in the history of social science
• Ability to work on own initiative

OTHER

Essential

• Commitment to maintain confidentiality of sensitive research and clinical data and to handle personal information with sensitivity and discretion
• Commitment to equal opportunities, developing an anti-racist approach to learning and teaching challenging discrimination and oppression and supporting increased access to training and career development for people with disabilities and from underrepresented communities
• Flexibility with regard to working patterns

Employer details

Employer name

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tavistock Centre

Belsize120 Belsize Lane

NW3 5BA

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