Lecturer (Person-Centred Psychotherapy)

Our Lecturers provide academic leadership that ensures high-quality teaching, learning and student success. They lead on curriculum development, assessment, quality assurance and module delivery while supporting staff and students.
Closing Date: 31/08/2026

Key Information

Job Title

Lecturer (Person-Centred Psychotherapy)

Location

13 North Common Road, Ealing, London W5 2QB

Team

Academic Team

Salary

£38,628 (FTE)

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Hours per Week

Part-time between 0.3 FTE and 0.7 FTE

Working Pattern

Varies according to programme delivery, likely to include some weekend working and could include some evening working.

About the Role

Our Lecturers provide academic leadership that ensures high-quality teaching, learning and student success. They lead on curriculum development, assessment, quality assurance and module delivery while supporting staff and students.

Due to continued growth in our student numbers, we’re looking for UKCP-accredited Person-Centred psychotherapists. Ideally, you’ll also have either a teaching qualification such as PGCertHE or FHEA (or equivalent), or an interest in psychotherapy education and a willingness to work towards gaining a Metanoia-sponsored teaching qualification.

We offer flexible working patterns, including weekend teaching in person as well as online remote working. As part of our warm, welcoming and supportive team, you’ll play a key role in educating and nurturing our next cohort of emerging Person-Centred psychotherapists and counsellors, joining us at an exciting time in our development.

About you

You’ll engage in training for pedagogy, research and leadership, seek mentoring and participate in peer observation, build professional networks inside and outside the Institute, and be an active representative of Metanoia Institute on key professional bodies and committees, external events, conferences and seminars. You’ll also contribute to the production of sector or journal articles and reviews, and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusive learning and practice.

You’ll have

  • UKCP accreditation as a Person-Centred psychotherapist.
  • Knowledge of current issues and opportunities in the wider world of counselling, psychotherapy and academia, and related debates within the professional and academic fields.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Ability to work effectively using your own initiative.
  • Teaching qualification in higher education (e.g. PGCertHE / Fellowship of Advance HE) or willingness to obtain one.
  • Experience designing curriculum, module content and learning resources.
  • Experience setting, marking, moderating and quality assuring assessments.
  • Experience supporting diverse student groups, including students with additional learning needs.
  • Experience using virtual learning environments such as Moodle and Microsoft Teams.

Please read the full Job Description, which outlines all the essential qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and personal attributes.

Why join us

You’ll join a values-led organisation with a strong commitment to education, inclusion and continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to lead quality teaching, deliver continuous improvement and make a positive contribution to the student experience.

Recruitment Process

Please read through the following:

  • Lecturer Job Description

If you feel you have the necessary experience, skills and align with our values and mission, please complete our online Application Form.

The hiring manager will assess your application against the job role and person specification requirements, and you’ll be advised if you’ve been invited to the next stage of the process.

Indicative timeline

Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing 1 September 2026.

Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging

As an organisation founded with social justice at its core, we welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We believe that when we work together, we can enable change and make things happen, and we do this by encouraging all our colleagues to be their true selves in the workplace. We learn from each other to create an inclusive organisation.

Final considerations

As a UK-based Institute, all our roles are based within the UK, so you’ll need the right to work in the UK and be able to provide proof. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.

We know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help format your application. While AI can be a powerful enabler, and we’re open to you using it to apply for roles with us, we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you’ll uniquely bring to our team.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you’re interested, we’d encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

Closing Date