Lecturer​/Senior Lecturer Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer – Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology

Salary: Starting from £53,040 inclusive of London Weighting

Location: Stratford Campus

Post Type: Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026

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About the Job

Contribute to the delivery and ongoing enhancement of the Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. Working collaboratively with the Programme Director and the wider team, you will support a high‑quality, research‑informed and socially responsive doctoral training programme that meets the standards of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

This includes:

• Teaching across theoretical and applied components of the programme (year one CBT, year two psychodynamic, year three integrative approaches)
• Contributing to trainee assessment and supervision
• Supporting professional and personal development through reflective and experiential learning
• For Senior Lecturer level: playing a role in curriculum design, research development, and/or programme innovation, contributing strategically to Counselling Psychology training and research within the School

About You

• Doctorate in Counselling or Clinical Psychology (A/C)
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist (A/)
• Substantial clinical experience as a Chartered Counselling or Clinical Psychologist, post‑qualification (A/I)
• Knowledge and application of research methods (preferably qualitative; quantitative acceptable) (A/I)
• Advanced knowledge of psychodynamic therapy and/or other psychotherapeutic approaches e.g. CBT (A/R/P)
• Senior Lecturer only: Substantial experience of teaching and assessing at postgraduate level (A/I)
• Senior Lecturer only: Substantial experience of offering research supervision to Counselling Psychology trainees or doctoral candidates in a related discipline (A/I)

Benefits Package – a comprehensive benefits package outlined at

Equal Opportunities

UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer. We respect the Equality Act 2010 and that existing staff must accept our EDI policy; discrimination in any form is not tolerated.

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