Program Officer (DClinPsy)
We are seeking a highly organised Programme Officer to support the operational delivery of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) and associated CPD provision.
About The Role
This is a varied and demanding role providing direct support to DClinPsy trainees, the Programme Manager, Clinical and Academic Directors, and others involved in delivering this professional doctorate programme. It supports the coordination of a complex, professionally regulated programme in which trainees are both University students and NHS employees, ensuring effective delivery across teaching, placements, and research in line with University, NHS, and relevant regulatory frameworks.
You will work closely with academic staff, NHS partners, and professional services colleagues, acting as a key operational point of contact to ensure the smooth running of programme processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate delivery across teaching, placements, and assessments.
- Manage trainee progression, records, and compliance.
- Support governance activities such as Boards, Exam Boards, and Fitness to Practice procedures.
- Liaise with NHS partners and external stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate systems and reporting.
- Provide line management to a Programme Administrator.
About You
You will have
- Experience in a busy administrative or programme coordination role.
- Proven ability to manage complex processes and competing priorities.
- Strong organisational, communication, and data management skills.
- The ability to work independently within established frameworks.
Experience within higher education, the NHS, or professional training environments would be an advantage.
Benefits
- Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app.
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days.
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym.
- Discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships and LinkedIn Learning.
- Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath.
- A family‑friendly workplace.
- Excellent reward package that recognises the talents of a diverse workforce.
- Relocation allowance.
Wellbeing and Diversity
We are committed to creating a health‑supporting working environment where everyone can thrive. We offer support groups, well‑being champions, and a suite of tools and resources to help you be at your best.
EEO Statement
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation and maintain a commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality, having received a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under‑represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.
We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We are a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and an accredited Disability Confident Leader, autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
Contact
For an informal discussion, please contact Jacqueline Stockley, DclinPsy Programme Manager at js329@bath.ac.uk, or Shyeni Paul, Director of Doctoral College Operations at sp3052@bath.ac.uk.
Terms and Conditions
Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right‑to‑work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.
Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process.
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