Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy (0.3 full-time equivalent)

University of Brighton; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading higher education institution in Brighton is seeking a part-time humanistic practitioner to join their Counselling and Psychotherapy team. You will be responsible for delivering lectures, marking, and supervising research projects. The ideal candidate will possess relevant qualifications, professional accreditation, and a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. The role offers a supportive academic environment with various benefits and a flexible working system.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Travel loan schemes

Supportive academic community

Qualifications

• A relevant degree.
• A postgraduate qualification/PhD or equivalent professional experience in psychotherapy.
• Professional accreditation/registration with UKCP or Accreditation with BACP.
• Previous teaching experience of counselling and psychotherapy at postgraduate level or extensive relevant experience.
• A keen interest in practice-based research.
• A deep understanding of, and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging lectures and seminars.
• Mark assessments and scrutinise student portfolios.
• Supervise research projects and support module planning and development.

Job description

School of Humanities and Social Science

Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb Salary: £40,497 to £48,149 pro rata Closing Date: Wednesday 20 August 2025 Reference: HU3230-25-231

Are you a passionate and experienced humanistic counsellor or psychotherapist looking to inspire the next generation of practitioners?

We’re seeking a registered/accredited humanistic practitioner for a part-time (0.3 FTE – 1.5 days per week) position within our dynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy team at the University of Brighton. You’ll be joining a collaborative team of eight experienced professionals who teach across a range of modules and approaches, and we value respectful dialogue between them.

We run two courses: BACP-accredited Postgraduate Diplomas (Humanistic and Psychodynamic) and a UKCP-accredited MSc in Psychotherapy, and you will play a key role in shaping our students’ learning experience through: Delivering engaging lectures and seminars; marking and other assessment; scrutinising student portfolios; supervising research projects, selection and interviewing applicants to our courses; and support with the planning and developing of modules.

Where possible, we aim to align your responsibilities with your strengths and interests, ensuring a fulfilling and balanced role.

We’re Looking For a Colleague Who Has

• A relevant degree
• A postgraduate qualification/PhD or an equivalent level of professional experience in psychotherapy.
• Professional accreditation/registration with UKCP or Accreditation with BACP.
• Previous teaching experience of counselling and psychotherapy at postgraduate level or extensive relevant experience.
• A keen interest in practice-based research
• A deep understanding of, and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in both academic and practice learning settings
  
  

In your new role you should demonstrate self-awareness in terms of understanding candidates’ own culture, identity, biases, prejudices, power, privilege and stereotypes, and be ready to challenge barriers and support inclusive learning environments.

Why Join Us?

At Brighton, you’ll find a supportive and forward-thinking academic community. We offer a generous annual leave package, travel loan schemes and a range of other benefits.

Informal enquiries are welcome – please contact Pam Howard, Subject Lead for Counselling and Psychotherapy, at [e-mail].

Email details to a friend

Apply Online

Further Details

Job Description

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.

Share

View All Vacancies