Deputy Editor, The Psychologist
Full time (35 hours per week)
Location: Leicester
Salary Grade 6 (£32,264.00 pa)
The Psychologist is the magazine sent out to 50,000+ members of the British Psychological Society each month, alongside a website at thepsychologist.bps.org.uk which reaches out to a large and international audience.
We are looking for a diligent, creative full-time team member to work with an experienced editor in order to help take us to the next level. If you are passionate about psychology and science communication, this is a rare opportunity to make a real impact.
You will build connections across psychology and beyond in order to source regular, high quality content; your attention to detail and drive will help to maintain standards and regular output; and your ideas will help to ensure the magazine continues to evolve.
To apply please send your CV and covering letter outlining how your skills meet the job criteria you should outline, in not more than 800 words, why you want the role and what you would bring to it (including an idea for a format, topic or author which you feel would engage and inform our audience) to the Personnel Team at [email protected]
The closing date for applications is the 14th of February 2019.
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The role of the Chair of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Qualifications Board involves oversight of the work of the Board and ensuring that the QSEP (Stage 2) is academically robust and delivered to a high standard.
The holder of this voluntary role will have a thorough understanding of the qualification and its relevant processes and be responsible for quality-assurance of the existing qualification(s) as well as leading future improvement and developmental work.
Please note that as Chair, supervision of candidates will be not be permitted as this would be a conflict of interest. Therefore, the post holder must be willing to give up any current candidates or give extenuating reasons for requiring to keep any supervision duties prior to interview.
For further details about the role and person specifications, as well as a schedule of meetings, please consult the document below:
Applications can be made via a Statement of Interest form which is available from [email protected]. Please also enclose a curriculum vitae and a letter which links your experience to the role.
Interested parties are welcome to contact the Qualifications Board with any queries about the role, via the email address above.
The deadline for applications is Friday 15th February 2019 and telephone interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing Friday 1st March.
The Society’s Research Board is seeking to appoint a Chair and Members to a new Task and Finish Group.
The Task and Finish Group will comprise experts in memory based evidence. It is anticipated that there will be around 10-15 members.
It is expected the group will start work in spring 2019 and will report directly to the Research Board.
The Society first published a guidance document on Memory and the Law in 2008.
The remit of the Group will be to provide expert input into a new plain English psychologically informed guide to memory based evidence, for non-psychologists.
The audience for this work is primarily legal professionals and others working in the Courts and with expert witnesses.
To request a Statement of Interest Form please contact [email protected]
Statements of Interest should reach the Society’s office no later than Monday 4th February 2019.
The role of the Educational Psychology (Scotland) Qualifications Board is to formulate and manage all matters relating to policy, procedure and assessment for the Qualification in Educational Psychology (Scotland) (Stage 2).
The Society is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced educational psychologist working in Scotland to the role of Chief Supervisor/Registrar who will serve as the official channel of communication between the Board, candidates, and their Co-ordinating Supervisors.
The Chief Supervisor/Registrar will act on behalf of the Board in all matters concerning the provision of initial advice and information for potential candidates, enrolment, ongoing development and registration for assessment of all candidates, and in all matters to do with communicating the results of assessments. The Chief Supervisor/Registrar also has responsibility for overseeing the supervision process and for developing links and training for Co-ordinating Supervisors who provide the direct mentoring and support for candidates.
The Chief Supervisor/Registrar will be required to work closely with another Chief Supervisor/Registrar, sharing the same responsibilities.
Role Description
- To approve Co-ordinating Supervisors in line with the regulations
- To review applications and approve enrolments
- To review applications for Accreditation of Existing Competence and agree exemptions on behalf of the Board
- To correspond with the candidates as necessary on behalf of the Board via the Qualifications Office
- To provide ongoing pastoral support to all candidates, including undertaking registrar clinics as necessary
- To liaise with the Qualifications Team to track candidates’ progress from enrolment to completion of the qualification
- To attend Qualifications Board meetings as required&
- To design and deliver high quality supervision workshops
- To ensure efficient and effective operation of the supervision process
- To approve plans of training where appropriate
- To support and advise supervisors as needed
- To design and deliver candidate induction events
- To review and approve annual progress reports
- To review supervisor appraisal documentation and identify areas for improvement
- To provide input to the Qualifications Team to support the development and maintenance of appropriate documentation that adheres to the Regulations and the Candidate Handbook
- To comply with all Society policies, procedures and regulations, including those concerning confidentiality and data protection
- To work collaboratively as part of the Chief Supervisor team
Person Specification
- Significant experience as a Chartered Psychologist, Full Membership of the Scottish Division of Educational Psychology and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as an educational psychologist.
- Knowledge and understanding of assessment processes
- Experience of supervising, coaching or mentoring
- Substantial experience assessing at postgraduate level in educational psychology or evaluating professional practice against clear competency frameworks
- Knowledge of professional standards of training for the Qualification in Educational Psychology (Stage 2)
- Experience working on boards or committees
- Experience designing and delivering effective training workshops
Personal qualities
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent decision making skills
- Good organisational skills
- Facilitation skills
Applying
If you are interested in applying for this post please send a Statement of Interest Form.
These can be requested by contacting [email protected]
Interested parties are welcome to contact the current Chief Supervisor/Registrar, via the Qualifications Office, for an informal discussion before they put forward their statement of interest.
Where travel is necessary for face to face meetings the Society will pay travel and subsistence claims in line with current policy.
The BPS is grateful to the successful candidate as this is a pro-bono role that may take up to the equivalent of 10 days spread over the calendar year.
Your skills and experience
We’re looking for members of the Society from academic and/or practitioner backgrounds with expertise in:
- Running or teaching on accredited programmes; and/or
- Supervising or managing trainee or qualified psychologists working in a range of practice environments.
Previous experience of participation in quality assurance or governance processes is desirable, but if you have other experience that you think is relevant, please let us know.
Our approach and ethos
Our approach is known as accreditation through partnership: we work collaboratively with the providers whose programmes we accredit, and we see our reviewers as key partners in that process.
Benefits of involvement
Current reviewers tell us that their involvement in accreditation through partnership gives them valuable insight into different approaches to training the psychologists of the future, and offers them the opportunity to network with and learn alongside a diverse range of professional colleagues.
Their involvement in our work provides opportunities to explore alternative approaches to common challenges, and to stay up-to-date with current education, training and practice in a range of areas.
What sort of work is involved?
Our reviewers work as part of the Society’s Undergraduate Education Committee or postgraduate Training Committees, with responsibility for accrediting programmes and enhancing quality. We ask our reviewers to engage in both paper-based programme reviews and in one or two-day partnership visits to universities across the UK.
The nature and number of reviews and visits will vary year on year, but we will work closely with you to ensure that you are able to balance any work you undertake on our behalf with your other commitments.
Each Committee holds 3 face-to-face meetings during the year to provide an opportunity for discussion of key policy and practice issues, and to facilitate peer support and training. There are also opportunities to further shape standards and produce guidance through special interest working groups.
We reimburse travel and subsistence expenses for any meetings or visits you attend as part of your role.
How to apply
If you would like to be considered as a reviewer please contact [email protected] or call 0116 252 9563 for an application form and information pack, indicating the area or Division that most closely reflects your experience.
We will select and appoint members on the basis of the skills and experience demonstrated in their application, and will seek wherever possible to achieve a balance of expertise across the reviewer community as a whole.