Work for UKCP

The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is the UK’s leading professional body for the education, training and accreditation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. We have over 11,000 individual members and 75 training and accrediting organisations. 

You can learn about our vision, purpose, mission, and objectives here.

At UKCP, we're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels appreciated and respected and has the same opportunities to thrive. As an organisation, we strive to improve access to high-quality psychotherapy and uphold the highest professional standards.

We foster a caring and supportive culture where employees can openly share feedback and contribute to organisational development. Regular team days, all-staff meetings and a dedicated staff forum enable collaboration and continuous learning among colleagues. We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring that our workforce reflects the diversity of our community.

Staff working at UKCP enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holidays
• additional leave during the office closure in December
• pension scheme - 8% employer contribution and salary sacrifice option  
• occupational sick pay
• occupational maternity pay
• flexible working hours and hybrid working
• learning and development opportunities
• eye care policy
• interest-free season ticket loans
• cycle to work scheme.

Vacancies

CRM Assistant

We are seeking a CRM assistant with a passion for mental health service provision in the UK to join our dynamic and thriving team.

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Deadline: Monday 20 January 2025 at 9am.

Policy and research officer

We are looking for a policy and research officer who is passionate about mental health service provision in the UK. We're building the psychotherapeutic evidence base to support the public interest and UK Council for Psychotherapy's charitable objectives.

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Deadline: Monday 20 January 2025 at 9am.

Membership specialist 

We are looking for a membership specialist to join our team. You will provide a frontline service for customer enquiries and help us to maintain our registers in the public interest.

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Deadline: January 2024

Volunteer opportunities

UKCP trustee

UKCP is recruiting two lay trustees to join our Board. By 'lay' we mean individuals who are not UKCP members or employees and are not from a health or psychological profession. 

This role requires strategic thinking, strong leadership skills and expertise in areas such as governance, employment law or public relations. It also requires a commitment to advancing mental health services and public protection.

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Deadline: Friday 10 January 2025. 

College chair for the College for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapies (CCAP)

Would you like to contribute some of your time and experience to make a difference in the promotion of UKCP child psychotherapies?

UKCP/CCAP are recruiting for a new college chair to support the important work of the college.

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Deadline: Monday 3 February 2025. 

UKCP Ethics Committee

The UKCP Ethics Committee is seeking to recruit two lay members. The committee is particularly keen to recruit one or more therapists who are educators/trainers and one or more psychotherapy students/trainees on UKCP-accredited courses.

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Deadline: Monday 6 January 2025.

Members forum representatives

Are you passionate about what's going on in your area? Could you set aside your personal views and put forward the views of those you represent?

We're looking for 10 representatives for our members forum to help us improve communication within UKCP.

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