Scientific Writer (Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, or CBT Therapist)

Time: Part-time or full-time.

Location: Remote / hybrid

Salary: Competitive – dependent upon experience

About Psychology Tools

Psychology Tools is a growing independent mental health publisher. Founded in 2008 by a clinical psychologist, our mission is to develop evidence-based resources to help clinicians deliver effective therapy. To date we have helped hundreds of thousands of psychologists and therapists to optimise their time and improve their sessions with clients.

Job description

We are at a critical stage in our development and have an opportunity for an experienced psychological therapist – clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, or CBT therapist – to join the Psychology Tools team as an scientific writer.

As a scientific writer you will play a key role in creating resources for therapists, their patients, and the public. Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing resources for psychological therapists and their patients (e.g. worksheets, exercises, information handouts, skills-development guides, audio resources).
• Writing highly curated summaries of scientific and clinical literature to create accessible accounts of clinical best practice for a range of techniques.
• Reviewing and updating our library of existing resources.
• Writing articles for mental health professionals.
• Collaborating with other psychologists, and with designers and editors in the production team. Help to inform our content strategy.

It is anticipated that this role will be a hybrid / remote role. You will be expected to attend some in-person meetings at our offices in Reading, but the majority of the role will require self-directed research and writing.

We are looking for part-time and full-time candidates, but the minimum commitment would be 3 days per week.

About you

The successful candidate should have a professional qualification in clinical psychology, counselling psychology, or CBT. They will have a minimum of 5+ years of post-qualification experience.

You will be able to demonstrate an ability to write for different audiences, and your output might include: articles in a scientific journal, articles about psychological concepts for a lay audience, books, or self-help resources for patients.

The successful candidate may also have demonstrated experience as a science communicator / public communication of science but this is not essential. Applications from psychologists with experience working for a university course team are also welcomed.

Essential experience

• Professional qualification as a clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, or CBT therapist.
• Minimum 5+ years of post-qualification clinical experience.
• Proven ability to write for different audiences (e.g. lectures, books, scientific articles).
• Strong grounding in CBT.

Desirable experience

• Published author with a varied portfolio.
• Has worked as part of a course team on a CBT / clinical training course.
• Experience of conducting and publishing research in the field of psychology.
• Experience working in child and adolescent mental health services and experience of delivering CBT interventions to children, adolescents, and their families, or
• Experience working with ACT, MI, CFT, or DBT approaches.

Role / Time:

• We can offer part-time or full-time roles with a minimum commitment of 0.6 FTE.
• This role is remote friendly – the candidate would be expected to attend planning meetings at our Reading office.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment.
• 25 days holiday per annum + national holidays.
• Company pension scheme.

To apply for the post please send a copy of your cv along with a cover letter describing how you meet the essential and desired criteria to careers@psychologytools.com. If you have questions, or would like to have an informal discussion about the role please contact us to arrange a convenient time.