Practice Educator (Psychological Professions)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 07/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This full-time role involves supporting the development and quality assurance of practice education for psychological professions within Devon Partnership NHS Trust. The post holder will act as a key contact for learners, supervisors, and services, ensuring high-quality placements and learning opportunities. They will also work to develop placement capacity and learning pathways, supporting supervisors and practice educators to build confidence and capability in supporting learners.
Key responsibilities
- Support the development, coordination and quality assurance of practice education for psychological professions.
- Act as a key contact for learners, supervisors and services, ensuring well-supported and inclusive placements.
- Plan, coordinate and support psychological professions learner placements internally and externally.
- Develop placement capacity and learning pathways for psychological professions.
- Support supervisors and practice educators within psychological professions to build confidence and capability.
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working within mental health or learning disability services in an environment which takes students/learners
- Experience of working with students/learners
- Knowledge of psychological professions preceptorship/apprenticeships/other learner processes
- Knowledge of HEIs and health related degrees
- Professional registration with either the BPS, BABCP, BACP, UKCP, HCPC, (or equivalent)
- Educated to degree level
- Post Graduate qualification in coaching/mentoring/supervision
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of reviewing / designing/auditing training
- Post Graduate diploma in Education or Project Management or equivalent.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Practice Educator (Psychological Professions)
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
Are you an experienced psychological professional with a passion for education, learner support and workforce development?
We are pleased to be offering an exciting full-time role,
working 37.5 hours per week, within our Practice Education Team at Devon
Partnership NHS Trust. The successful candidate will join our established
multi-disciplinary team, providing advice, training opportunities and support
to staff, learners and supervisors across the organisation, with a particular
focus on psychological professions.
- Interview date is schedule for 10th September 2026
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the development, coordination
and quality assurance of practice education for psychological professions
across the Trust. They will act as a key contact for learners, supervisors and
services, ensuring placements and learning opportunities are well supported,
inclusive and aligned to professional and organisational requirements.
This exciting role will plan, coordinate and support psychological
professions learner placements internally and externally, helping to ensure
learners experience high-quality placements and are able to meet the required
learning outcomes.
The role will develop placement capacity and learning
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