Professional Standards Manager

The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional body for psychotherapists is seeking a meticulous Professional Standards Manager to oversee investigations and ensure high standards in psychotherapy. This role requires experience in managing complex complaints, strong communication skills, and a commitment to equity and diversity. You will contribute to regulatory development and support others in legal complexities while upholding professional standards. A hybrid working model is offered with a full-time commitment of 35 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex complaints within a professional body or regulated organization.
• Ability to make evidence-informed decisions while managing priorities.
• Experience contributing to consultations and producing briefings.

Responsibilities

• Oversee investigations, assessments, and adjudications of concerns.
• Ensure service standards are met and maintain case management records.
• Support colleagues through legal complexities and regulatory reporting.
• Participate in the Professional Conduct Committee meetings.
• Contribute to regulatory development and annual reports.

Skills

Managing complex complaints

Interpreting detailed information

Clear communication

Empathy and professionalism

Policy research

Job description

Professional Standards Manager

We are looking for a meticulous, fair-minded and collaborative Professional Standards Manager who is committed to protecting the public and championing high standards in psychotherapy, to join our Complaints & Conduct Team.

Position : Professional Standards Manager Location : Hybrid – London-based with flexible working Salary : £51,108 per annum (full time equivalent) Hours : Full time, 35 hours per week (part-time considered, minimum 28 hours) Contract : Permanent

Closing date : Friday 2 January 2026

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

About the role

As the Professional Standards Manager, you will play a central role in the effective operation of the Complaints and Conduct Process (CCP). You will oversee the day-to-day management of investigations, assessments and adjudications of concerns raised about our registered therapists, ensuring all cases are handled with integrity, fairness and procedural accuracy.

You will ensure service standards are met, maintain robust case management records, and support colleagues through legal complexities, subject access requests and regulatory reporting.

Working closely with the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC), you will provide case updates, contribute to root-cause analysis, support the development of the annual report and attend PCC meetings as an active participant. You will also support adjudication hearings, including acting as presenting officer for interim suspension hearings, and ensure outcomes are communicated clearly to all relevant parties.

This role offers both operational responsibility and strategic impact. You will contribute to regulatory development, policy work, and reaccreditation with the Professional Standards Authority, helping to uphold professional standards and safeguard the public.

About you

You will bring experience of managing complex complaints in a professional body, regulated organisation or similar environment. Skilled at quickly interpreting detailed information, you are able to make sound, evidence-informed decisions while managing multiple priorities with care and structure.

You will be confident communicating with a wide range of people including complainants, registrants, legal professionals, panel members and internal colleagues always demonstrating clarity, empathy and professionalism.

You are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and support psychologically safe and reflective team environments. You will be comfortable contributing to consultations, producing briefings, undertaking policy research and supporting continuous improvement in complaints handling and regulation.

About the Organisation

The employer is the leading professional body for psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Alongside professional support for members, they are the leading research, innovation, educational and regulatory body working to advance psychotherapies, and emotional and mental wellness for the benefit of all. They represent training organisations and over 9,000 individual therapists – working privately or in the NHS or voluntary sector – offering a wide variety of psychotherapeutic approaches or modalities.

Their charitable objectives are to promote :

• the art and science of psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling for the public benefit;
• research in psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling and to disseminate the results of any such research;
• high standards of education and training and practice in psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling;
• the wider provision of psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling for all sections of the public.

Other roles you may have experience in could include Complaints Manager, Regulation Officer, Professional Standards Officer, Conduct and Complaints Manager, Quality and Standards Manager, Casework Manager, Fitness to Practise Coordinator, or Governance and Compliance Officer.

PLEASE NOTE : This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation