Academic and Professional Tutor (APT) (Fixed Term, Part Time)
About the role - An exciting opportunity has arisen to work on a temporary fixed term basis 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 programme 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 team, and contribute to the full range of the team’s work.
About you - Candidates must be 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 candidate will be expected to be working and carrying out duties as an HCPC registered Educational Psychologist alongside their work with the University.
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. The School of Psychology has recently been successful in achieving an Athena Swan Gold Award for its work on promoting equality. Learn more about the university commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here.
It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
What next
This secondment opportunity is available on a part-time basis for two days per week until 30 April 2027, with the possibility of extension subject to ongoing funding for EP training. The post is contracted at 14.5 hours per week; however, applications from candidates seeking a minimum of 7.25 hours per week will also be considered. Please indicate your preferred working hours within your application.
Requests for secondment from internal candidates will be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.
Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details. Interview travel expenses will also not be reimbursed.
Please contact Nick Durbin (Nicholas.Durbin@nottingham.ac.uk) if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.
Further details:
Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome 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 campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.
We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.
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Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.
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