Psychodynamic Psychotherapist | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Bridlington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider in mental health is seeking a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist to facilitate course delivery across a variety of programmes. This role involves teaching, supervision, and assessment of master's and doctoral students. The ideal candidate will have a relevant postgraduate qualification and experience in teaching and supervision, adhering to principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion. This position offers a collaborative work environment and flexible delivery options.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching and supervision of postgraduate students.
• Ability to contribute to course development and curriculum design.
• Understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion principles.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate teaching and supervision across a range of programmes.
• Deliver lectures and workshops online and face-to-face.
• Contribute to recruitment and assessment processes.

Skills

Teaching supervision

Clinical assessment

Research supervision

Education

Relevant postgraduate qualification

Job description

This position has been introduced to enable flexible delivery within a portfolio of courses, and where appropriate, across portfolios. It aims to facilitate the post holder in implementing a wide range of skills within an integrated post. At senior level, the post holder will be required to undertake a leadership role in relation to an aspect of course delivery, in this instance, the assessment component of the MA in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (M58), which is accredited by the British Psychoanalytic Council. The post holder will work flexibly across a range of programmes to provide teaching, supervision and tuition to master’s and, where appropriate, doctoral students, as required. The post holder will also be involved in recruitment and assessment processes and will assist flexibly in all aspects of course delivery within the portfolio and other portfolios where relevant.

Portfolio Information

The MA in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (M58) is situated within the DET Psychoanalytic Portfolio. Other courses currently within this portfolio are:

• Masters in Psychological Therapy with Children, Young People and Families, (M34) BPC accredited
• Trust Certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists (M14) BPC accredited
• Trust Certificate in Interdisciplinary Training in Adult Psychotherapy (M1) BPC accredited
• Doctorate in Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (M80) ACP accredited

Overview and main duties of the post

The position of Psychodynamic Psychotherapist has been introduced to enable flexible delivery within a portfolio of courses, and where appropriate, across portfolios. It aims to facilitate the post holder in implementing a wide range of skills within an integrated post. At senior level, the post holder will be required to undertake a leadership role in relation to an aspect of course delivery such as module leadership; assessment; recruitment etc. The post holder will work flexibly across a range of programmes to provide teaching, supervision and tuition to master’s and, where appropriate, doctoral students, as required. The post holder will also be involved in recruitment and assessment processes and will assist flexibly in all aspects of course delivery within the portfolio and other portfolios where relevant.

The Trust has a national brief for training in the mental health professions, social care, education and forensic services across the age range. In 2020, the Trust was the first NHS body successful in obtaining registration with the Office for Students (OfS). Its academic awards are validated by university partners, mainly the University of Essex.

The Trust develops and delivers training initiatives that meet the needs of a modern health and social care sector and is responsive to policy and initiatives from government and other relevant agencies. The Trust is a welcoming and supportive organisation committed to ensuring its student body is diverse and reflects the populations its trainees will be working with. Its offer, provided through a range of platforms both digital and face-to-face, includes postgraduate programmes, CPD courses, and bespoke training for organisations.

Beyond this, the Trust also provides organisational consultancy through Tavistock Consulting and hosts the National Workforce Skills Development Unit which works closely with Health Education England (HEE) to address key workforce challenges in the wider healthcare workforce.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

• Where appropriate, contribute to teaching and supervision on a range of courses, including complex clinical and/or research-based Masters and, where appropriate, Doctoral programmes within the Psychoanalytic Portfolio and related portfolios. If allocated module leadership responsibility, this will involve ensuring all administrative tasks, curriculum, teaching, reading lists, and related activities are managed in line with course expectations under the direction of the Course Leads.
• To deliver asynchronous lectures, face-to-face or online workshops and seminars across the programmes.
• Where appropriate, provide clinical or research supervision to students across courses in the portfolio, responding to often highly complex issues requiring consideration of a range of possible options and providing expert knowledge and input.
• To act as personal tutor to allocated students on a range of programmes and liaise with the student support and engagement lead as required.
• To attend a mandatory EDI training (a minimum of one day).
• To ensure teaching and supervision incorporate an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory framework and consider equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• To contribute to marketing initiatives when required, including attending Trust-wide and course-specific open events for prospective students.

This is not an exhaustive list; please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

This advert closes on Thursday 14 Aug 2025.