Funded bursary for a Trainee on Professional

Doctorate in Health Psychology

at Staffordshire University

Qualification type: Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology

Location: Lawnswood Campus, Wolverhampton
Funding for: Health Psychology Trainee
Funding amount: £12,000 p.a. for two years
Hours: Full Time
Start date: 19th September, 2018

An exciting opportunity has arisen through collaborations between Staffordshire University

and Lawnswood Campus for a bursary for two years for a full time trainee. The trainee will
be based within Lawnswood Campus which is home to four Pupil Referral units (PRUs)
serving schools and the City of Wolverhampton. The aim of all four Centres is to work with
students who find mainstream schooling a challenge and provide opportunities to help them
make their next steps more positive.

The Nightingale Centre is a specialist short stay Centre that works in partnership with key
agencies to offer appropriate intervention to vulnerable students with medical and mental
health needs in a supportive and structured setting.
The Orchard Centre provides full-time education for students in Key Stage 3 and 4 who
require social, emotional or mental health (SEMH) support. We also welcome referrals for
students with medical needs which result in difficulties in accessing mainstream education.
The Midpoint Centre is a Pupil Referral Unit for Key Stage 4 pupils with social, emotional and
behavioural difficulties. The Centre gives a full-time education with excellent facilities, where
students can take advantage of opportunities given to them to improve their life chances.
The Braybrook Centre is a Key Stage 3 Pupil Referral Unit for young people with social,
emotional and behavioural difficulties. We do not only cater for students who are at risk or
have been permanently excluded from mainstream school but also focus on early
intervention.

The role will be undertaken in conjunction with training as a full-time student on the
Professional Doctorate at Staffordshire University.

The bursary is fixed at £12,000 per year, for two years, and presents a unique opportunity for
a highly motivated and professional person to complete their health psychology training,
directly supported by the Lawnswood Campus (The bursary comprises course fees of £6,120
per year paid for two years, and a contribution of £5,880 per annum towards living and study
costs). Please note there will be a £500 writing up fee for each additional year of study.

Person Specification
In order to apply for this bursary, applicants must have the following skills, experience and
qualifications:

Essential

• Hold an honours degree recognised by the British Psychological Society as offering

Graduate Basis for Chartership;

• Have completed British Psychological Society accredited Stage 1 training in Health

Psychology. That is either have been awarded a BPS accredited MSc in Health
Psychology with a grade of merit (or 60% average ) or above, or the BPS Stage 1
qualification in health psychology with a grade of 60% or more.

Desirable

• An interest in working with children who have social, emotional and behavioural
difficulties.

Please note: students whose first language is not English must have achieved a minimum of
Level 7 across all categories on IELTS. Once successful, the applicant would be expected to
pass all statutory clearances such as DBS, Occupational Health Checks, Self-Declaration of
General Good Character and Good Health Form, and Contract of Professional Behaviour before
they engage with the programme.
To Apply
To apply please send an e-mail entitled: “Bursary for Lawnswood Campus”, together with a
covering letter and CV with contact details of two referees to Dr Rachel Povey
(r.povey@staffs.ac.uk) by noon on 15th May, 2018.

Interviews will be held at Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent on 12th June, 2018.

For any further information about the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology, please
contact: Dr Rachel Povey (r.povey@staffs.ac.uk). For further details about Lawnswood
Campus, please contact: Mrs Jo Wood (jwood@lawnswoodcampus.co.uk).