Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy

UWE Bristol has a fantastic opportunity for a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy to join our interdisciplinary  School of Social Sciences within the wider College of Health, Science and Society. 

Our staff are professional practitioners and researchers at the forefront of their specialist areas. Our students benefit from their cutting-edge insight, practical experience and innovative approaches to teaching. We collaborate closely with employers and stakeholders to ensure that our curricula remain current, topical, and relevant to societal needs.    

You’re a Counsellor or Psychotherapist with recent practice experience, professional membership accreditation/registration with an appropriate professional statutory or regulatory body (e.g. BACP, UKCP), and a commitment to innovative and high-quality teaching. 

You will join an enthusiastic and committed team in the delivery of our MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy programme and other provision across our therapeutic programmes. You’ve got practice experience who can teach workshops, seminars and lectures and support students clinical and research supervision. You’ll contribute to the development and implementation of effective learning and a valuable experience for students on the MA and wider professional trainings, which have impact in the immediate locality and beyond. 

Why UWE Bristol?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed. 

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development. 

We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards. 

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability. 

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact

Dr Zoe Thomas, Associate Director (Psychology) on 0117 32 83794 or email: zoe2.thomas@uwe.ac.uk. 

This is a permanent, part-time role, working on a 0.6FTE contract. 

This post is not available on a job share basis. 

This role is campus based. 

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience. 

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. 

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. If you do not have current right to work in the UK you may wish to explore other visa options. 

Candidates without current Right to Work in the UK who are not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship or another Global Talent visa route, may wish to look into the Global Talent Peer Review route. This is a self-application process and is subject to you meeting qualifying criteria. 

You may also wish to explore other visa options which will allow you to work in the UK. 

UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

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