Person Specification

Job Title:	Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
School/Service:	School of Life Sciences and Education

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
1	GCSE/O’Level (or equivalent) Maths and English	E	A
2	A Postgraduate level qualification	E	A
3	Full accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies	E	A
4	Possession of a PhD or equivalent professional standing in a relevant subject area	D	A
5	Previous experience of the provision of clinical supervision, and candidate selection via interview	E	A/I
6	Previous experience of teaching and developing learning material	D	A/I
7	Demonstrable knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques and their application	E	I
8	Previous experience of HE and developing specialist teaching materials	E	A/I
9	Membership of the HE Academy or other equivalent teaching qualification (Essential for Senior Lecturer)	D	A/I
10	Experience of providing pastoral and academic support to students in the counselling field	E	I
11	Recent experience in the supervision of research projects within counselling	D	I
12	A demonstrable record of engagement in research and innovation and/or advanced scholarly activity and knowledge exchange in subject specialism	D	A/I
13	An understanding of the key issues and challenges in the HE environment	D	I
14	A creative, innovative and flexible approach to facilitating learning, with commitment to ensuring an excellent student experience	E	I
15	Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage a diverse audience	E	A/I
16	An effective team player who is self-motivated, with good organisational skills and able to work on own initiative	E	I
17	An understanding of the University’s strategy and values, with the ability to demonstrate behaviours that align to the values	E	I
18	Experience and knowledge of course management and implementing quality assurance and enhancement processes across awards	E	A/I
19	Significant experience of leading the development, design, delivery and assessment of modules and courses at various levels	E	A/I
20	Previous experience of teaching in HE and developing specialist teaching materials, with membership of the HE Academy or other equivalent teaching qualification	E	A/I
21	An understanding of the key issues and challenges in the HE environment with an ability to articulate a vision for the future development within area of specialism	E	I

* A - Application Form   I - Interview