Associate Professor/ Honorary Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

School of Psychology

Location:  Highfield Campus
Salary:   £88,364 to £105,996 per annum
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date:  Tuesday 05 September 2023
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference:  2403323JW

The School of Psychology is seeking to make a strategic appointment to engage in internationally leading child and adolescent mental health and support education and research across our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The post combines academic work at the University of Southampton and clinical activity in Solent NHS Trust.   You will be registered with the GMC, eligible to practice as a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist in the UK and also undertake clinical duties commensurate with a clinical academic post within Solent NHS Trust.

Our School has expertise in child and adolescent psychiatry, developmental and applied psychopathology, and psychological interventions across the lifespan. Colleagues are recognised for producing world-leading, high-impact research, supported by excellent research facilities (REF2021). These include purpose-built laboratories for social interaction and behavioural observation, therapeutic intervention, child/family studies, neuropsychological/cognitive testing, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), neurostimulation (TMS/tDCS), psychophysiology, eye-tracking, virtual reality, and psychopharmacology. 

We are one of the largest providers of postgraduate research and practitioner training in the UK, with MSc programmes (Clinical, Health, Research Methods), research doctorates (PhD), Doctoral Programmes in Clinical Psychology (DClin) and Educational Psychology (DEdPsy), and diplomas/certificates (EMHP, PWP and CBT). 

We have collaborations with University research groups in Medicine (Psychiatry, Primary Care), Biological Sciences (Neuroscience), Health Sciences, Computer Sciences and Social Sciences. The Institute for Life Sciences supports further cross-disciplinary collaboration. Our partnerships with NHS Trusts, schools, Government, charities and industry deliver world leading impact (REF2021) and attract significant grant income from all major research funders. 

Psychology is a successful School and a friendly and positive place to work. You will join a collegiate team who share expertise, provide mentorship, and support professional development. We value diversity and equality and recognise that employees may wish to have working patterns that fit with their caring responsibilities or work-life balance, including part-time working. Due consideration will be given to applicants who have had career breaks for reasons including maternity, paternity or adoption leave, disability or illness. Psychology holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award demonstrating our commitment to equal opportunities and gender balance in the workplace. The University of Southampton holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award. 

For further details please contact Professor Samuele Cortese (Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Samuele.Cortese@soton.ac.uk) or Professor Matt Garner (Head of Psychology; m.j.garner@soton.ac.uk).