Job summary
- Main area
- Social Work
- Grade
- 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 8 months (end of April 2026)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 260-TP-973
- Employer
- Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £64,156 - £71,148 Per annum including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Lecturer Doctorate Social Work and Social Care
8a
It is a condition of this employment that you must live in and remain a resident of the United Kingdom during your employment with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
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The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health trust with a focus on training and education alongside a full range of mental health services and psychological therapies for children and their families, young people and adults.
We are committed to improving mental health and emotional wellbeing, believing that high quality mental health services should be available for all who need them. We bring a distinctive contribution based on the importance we attach to social experience at all stages of people’s lives, and our focus on psychological and developmental approaches to the promotion of health and the prevention and treatment of mental ill health
We contribute to the pool of ideas through our own research and development, but are also committed to bringing together the best ideas of the time, old and new, from inside and out, together with the most gifted and able professionals in our fields of endeavour. We aim to share our ideas and practice through as many routes as possible.
As a Trust we aim constantly to be evolving in nature and form in relation to the environment in which we work, to ensure that our contribution remains relevant.
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
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Job overview
Opportunity for Social Work or Social Care Academics to Teach on D55 – temporary position(s) until end April 2026 (up to 4 sessions a week including a Thursday)
Are you an experienced academic in Social Work or Social Care with a passion for teaching at the doctoral level? Would you like to increase your sessions for one term?
We are looking for qualified and dedicated individuals to join our team on the Professional Doctorate in Advanced Practice and Research in Social Work and Social Care (D55), based at the Tavistock.
Main duties of the job
Key Details:
- Up to 4 teaching sessions per week
- Face-to-face teaching at the Tavistock on alternate Thursdays
- Opportunity to shape the learning and development of doctoral students at various stages of their academic journey
What We're Looking For:
- Experience in practitioner research within social work or social care
- Expertise in teaching and learning at the doctoral level
- Strong knowledge and skills in social work and social care practice
- Ideally research active or with extensive academic experience
The role will involve facilitating group seminars, mentoring doctoral students, and contributing to the academic growth of candidates across the course. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the development of future leaders in the field.
Working for our organisation
The Professional Doctorate in Social Work community of staff and students is a close and friendly one. We attract a diverse and experienced body of students who provide a vibrant and interesting learning community who are committed developing practitioner research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- • Phd or professional Doctorate or equivalent • Substantial experience of teaching students in higher education • Commitment to and track record in anti- discriminatory, anti-racist practice and teaching • Knowledge and understanding of psychosocial/ systemic approaches to health and social care and organisations • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and ability to convey complex ideas in teaching and learning environments
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of doctoral supervision preferably with one or more completions. • Track record of writing for publication and engaging in scholarly activity. • Experience of quality assurance, academic governance and the student experience • UK recognised qualification in Social Work • Experience of doctoral examining
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Grant
- Job title
- Course Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Fixed Term 8 months
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