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Chair of the Ethics and Professional Standards Committee (EPSC)

Closing Date: Ongoing

We are seeking a committed and collaborative individual to serve as Chair of the Ethics and Professional Standards Committee (EPSC). This is a voluntary role, offering the opportunity to lead a key committee, shape policy, and support colleagues across the bpf.

About the Role

The Chair of the Ethics and Professional Standards Committee (EPSC) leads the promotion of ethical practice and professional standards within the organisation. This role involves chairing three to four meetings per year, setting agendas, and overseeing committee activities. The Chair works closely with the committee members and liaises with safeguarding and clinical services leads. Responsibilities also include preparing an annual report for the AGM, attending termly BPC Ethics meetings, ensuring the confidential logging and management of ethical enquiries, inviting external experts to contribute to committee discussions, and ensuring the committee remains current with developments in ethics and professional standards. The role is supported by the EPSC administrator and other bpf staff members as appropriate.

Who Can Apply?

This role is open to all bpf members, including newly qualified members as long as they have relevant experience.

What We Offer

This is a chance to make a real difference to the bpf and its members. It is an opportunity to work closely with colleagues (bpf & BPC) and gain understanding of sometimes complex ethical issues. You will get support for relevant professional development such as books and conferences. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. This is a three-year term with the option for re-election.

How to Apply

Please send a covering letter and CV to [email protected]. Applications will be vetted by the committee, with final approval by the CEO and Chair of the Board. For further information or an informal conversation about the role, contact Serena Heller ([email protected]).

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Associate Editor (Focus Point) x 2 posts, British Journal of Psychotherapy

Closing Date: 30 November 2026

Reports to: Editor in Chief, British Journal of Psychotherapy

This role is not remunerated. The role offers opportunities to develop expertise in journal publishing and strengthen connections with the wider psychotherapy profession.

Hours: Flexible working hours

Background:

British Journal of Psychotherapy (BJP) is inviting applications for editorial team vacancies. Published in association with the British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF), the British Journal of Psychotherapy is for psychoanalytic and Jungian-analytic thinkers, with a focus on both innovatory and everyday work on the unconscious in individual, group and institutional practice.

You can find out about this role and other roles here: British Journal of Psychotherapy: applications for editorial team vacancies

Purpose of the role:

The Associate Editor(s) will lead Focus Point, a ‘themed’ section in each issue of the British Journal of Psychotherapy that examines a significant contemporary clinical, professional, social or cultural question.

For each Focus Point, they will identify and refine a timely theme, then commission and develop typically up to three contributions offering different perspectives and forms of writing on the topic (e.g., clinical, research, opinion piece etc). Contributions may draw on psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, Jungian, clinical, research or wider social perspectives, creating a focused conversation across complementary and contrasting papers. Recent ‘focus points’ have included gender identity, free clinics and disability in psychoanalytic thought.

Key accountabilities:

Shape the editorial direction of Focus Point, identifying relevant and timely themes that lend themselves to psychoanalytic and Jungian exploration.
Commission and develop contributions, approaching potential authors and encouraging a range of informed, thoughtful and, where appropriate, contrasting perspectives.
Develop each Focus Point as a coherent collection, working with contributors to ensure that individual pieces speak to the central theme and to one another.
Encourage breadth and diversity of perspectives, including contributions from different psychoanalytic traditions, professional backgrounds, career stages and communities.
Maintain intellectual and editorial quality, ensuring that contributions are engaging, rigorous and consistent with the journal’s psychoanalytic and Jungian remit.
Ensuring that the papers adhere to best practice guidance with respect to research integrity and publishing ethics in accordance with COPE (Committee on Publishing Ethics) guidelines.
Work collaboratively with the Editor-in-Chief and wider editorial team to plan forthcoming Focus Points and ensure alignment with the journal’s overall editorial strategy.
Support authors through the editorial process, offering constructive guidance on the development and revision of contributions.
Promote engagement with contemporary questions, particularly where psychoanalytic thinking can illuminate issues of clinical, institutional, cultural or societal significance.
Develop the profile of Focus Point, identifying opportunities to broaden readership, attract new contributors and strengthen the journal’s engagement with current debates.

Person specification:

A qualification in psychoanalytic psychotherapy or analytic psychology; active in the field with a good record of publications.
Previous editorial or academic publishing experience would be valuable but is not essential.
Experience of writing, research, clinical practice or scholarship within psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, analytical psychology or a related field would be an advantage.
Intellectual curiosity and awareness of emerging clinical, professional, cultural and societal debates.
Ability to identify subjects capable of generating thoughtful and nuanced psychoanalytic discussion.
Excellent editorial, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Confidence in approaching and engaging potential contributors.
Ability to work constructively with authors at different career stages.
Commitment to plurality and genuine differences of perspective.
Collaborative and reliable approach to working within a wider editorial team.
Commitment to maintaining and developing the quality, relevance and reach of the British Journal of Psychotherapy.

How to apply:

Submit your application through the application form for each role:

Deputy Editor
Book Reviews Editor
Associate Editor- Focus Point
Associate Editor- New Voices
Associate Editor- Clinical Commentaries

For queries about the role, contact [email protected].

Applicants may apply for more than one role in their application, but it is not expected that any one person will be offered more than one post.

Application deadline: 30 November 2026.

Interviews will be held online, week commencing Monday December 7^th 2026.

This vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline if a high volume of applications is received. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Wiley is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible publishing environment that supports diverse voices and perspectives. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented communities.

Associate Editor (New Voices) x 2 posts, British Journal of Psychotherapy

Closing Date: 30 November 2026

Reports to: Editor in Chief, British Journal of Psychotherapy

This role is not remunerated. The role offers opportunities to develop expertise in journal publishing and strengthen connections with the wider psychotherapy profession.

Hours: Flexible working hours

Background:

You can find out about this role and other roles here: British Journal of Psychotherapy: applications for editorial team vacancies

Purpose of the role:

The Associate Editor(s) for New Voices will lead the journal’s work to encourage new authors who have not published before to submit a paper to the New Voices editor(s). The ‘New Voices’ editor(s) provide advice and support to enable early career new authors to build their knowledge and confidence towards submitting a paper for peer review.

New Voices provides a supportive route into publication for early-career practitioners, researchers, trainees and others who may have valuable ideas, clinical experience or research to contribute but have not previously published in an academic journal. The Associate Editor will help potential authors develop their ideas, writing skills and confidence towards producing a paper suitable for submission to the British Journal of Psychotherapy for peer review.

Principal accountabilities:

Develop and champion the New Voices section, ensuring that it provides a welcoming and accessible route into publishing for new authors.
Identify and encourage potential contributors, particularly early-career practitioners, trainees, researchers and first-time authors with relevant ideas, clinical perspectives or research.
Provide developmental editorial support to authors as they move from an initial idea or draft towards a paper suitable for formal submission.
Help authors understand academic publishing, including manuscript development, journal conventions, referencing, peer review and responding constructively to editorial and reviewer feedback.
Ensuring that the papers adhere to best practice guidance with respect to research integrity and publishing ethics in accordance with COPE (Committee on Publishing Ethics) guidelines.
Provide thoughtful and constructive feedback that builds authors’ confidence while supporting improvements in the clarity, structure, argument and scholarly quality of their work.
Help authors translate clinical experience, research or theoretical ideas into publishable writing, while retaining their individual voice and perspective.
Support appropriate manuscripts towards peer review, while maintaining a clear distinction between developmental support and the journal’s formal peer-review and editorial decision-making processes.
Promote diversity and inclusion in authorship, actively encouraging contributions from people and perspectives that may historically have been less represented within psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic publishing.
Build links with training organisations, universities and professional networks to raise awareness of New Voices and identify emerging authors.
Work collaboratively with the Editor-in-Chief and wider editorial team to ensure that New Voices contributes to the journal’s wider editorial strategy, quality and reach.

Person specification:

A qualification in psychoanalytic psychotherapy or analytic psychology; active in the field with a good record of publications.
Experience of academic or professional publishing, teaching, supervision, research or supporting developing writers would be particularly valuable.
Strong editorial judgement with patience, encouragement and a developmental approach.
Excellent written, editorial and interpersonal communication skills.
Able to provide clear, constructive and appropriately challenging feedback.
Understanding of the conventions of academic and professional writing and peer-reviewed publication.
Sensitivity to the challenges and anxieties that can accompany writing for publication for the first time.
Committed to diversity of experience, perspective and intellectual tradition.
Able to work effectively and collaboratively as part of the wider editorial team.
Committed to developing the quality, accessibility and future authorship of the British Journal of Psychotherapy.

How to apply:

Submit your application through the application form for each role:

Deputy Editor
Book Reviews Editor
Associate Editor- Focus Point
Associate Editor- New Voices
Associate Editor- Clinical Commentaries

For queries about the role, contact [email protected].

Applicants may apply for more than one role in their application, but it is not expected that any one person will be offered more than one post.

Application deadline: 30 November 2026.

Interviews will be held online, week commencing Monday December 7^th 2026.

This vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline if a high volume of applications is received. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Associate Editor (Clinical Commentaries), British Journal of Psychotherapy

Closing Date: 30 November 2026

Reports to: Editor in Chief, British Journal of Psychotherapy

This role is not remunerated. The role offers opportunities to develop expertise in journal publishing and strengthen connections with the wider psychotherapy profession.

Hours: Flexible working hours

Background:

You can find out about this role and other roles here: British Journal of Psychotherapy: applications for editorial team vacancies

Purpose of the role:

To provide editorial leadership for the journal’s Clinical Commentaries, working with the Editor-in-Chief to commission high-quality clinical material and commentary, support contributors throughout the editorial process, and ensure timely publication in line with the journal’s scholarly, ethical and strategic standards. The journal runs two clinical commentaries each year. In each commentary a piece of clinical material is presented and then discussed by three different clinicians, usually from different backgrounds.

Principal accountabilities:

Working closely with the Editor-in-Chief to ensure efficient, timely and high-quality task completion.
Identifying contributors to the Clinical Commentaries section of the Journal.
Ensuring the production of the clinical commentaries runs smoothly; undertaking prompt and timely identification of suitable contributors and clinical material.
Assessing commentaries for quality and relevance.
Liaising with contributors and with colleagues at Wiley to ensure timely publication and high-quality production of articles.
Ensuring that the commentaries adhere to best practice guidance with respect to research integrity and publishing ethics in accordance with COPE (Committee on Publishing Ethics) guidelines.
Acting as an ambassador for the journal, enhancing its position in the field, including relative to competing journals, and promoting the journal wherever possible through professional contacts and at conferences.
Participating in editorial board meetings, attending operational and progress meetings with bpf staff and publisher on an ‘as needed’ basis. All meetings held virtually.

Person specification:

A qualification in psychoanalytic psychotherapy or analytic psychology; active in the field with a good record of publications.
Interest in and knowledge of practice across a range of approaches.
Awareness of the literature within this field and an in-depth understanding of both the UK and international contexts of psychotherapy.
Demonstrable commitment to addressing equity, diversity and inclusion, and to working actively with this in relation to the journal’s strategy and operation.
A flexible and collaborative working style, able to work as part of an editorial team as well as in partnership with the publishing team, BPF colleagues and the Editorial Board.
High professional and ethical standards and a commitment to ensuring the journal maintains scholarly rigour and high standards of publication integrity.
Excellent copy editing and proof-reading skills.
Excellent written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with contributors.

How to apply:

Submit your application through the application form for each role:

Deputy Editor
Book Reviews Editor
Associate Editor- Focus Point
Associate Editor- New Voices
Associate Editor- Clinical Commentaries

For queries about the role, contact [email protected].

Applicants may apply for more than one role in their application, but it is not expected that any one person will be offered more than one post.

Application deadline: 30 November 2026.

Interviews will be held online, week commencing Monday December 7^th 2026.

This vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline if a high volume of applications is received. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Associate Editor (Book Reviews), British Journal of Psychotherapy

Closing Date: 30 November 2026

Reports to: Editor in Chief, British Journal of Psychotherapy

Remuneration: £1,500.00 (per annum)

Hours: 8 hours per week, worked flexibly.

Background:

You can find out about this role and other roles here: British Journal of Psychotherapy: applications for editorial team vacancies

Purpose of the role:

To lead and coordinate the journal’s book review programme, ensuring a timely flow of relevant books, the appointment and support of suitable reviewers, and the publication of rigorous, engaging reviews that uphold the British Journal of Psychotherapy’s scholarly, ethical and editorial standards.

Principal accountabilities:

Working closely with the Editor-in-Chief to ensure efficient, timely and high-quality task completion and responsiveness to publishers and book reviewers.
Engaging with publishers to ensure good flow of appropriate books to review.
Ensuring book review process runs smoothly; undertaking prompt and timely identification of suitable reviewers and inviting reviews; checking submission of reviews and responding to reviewers’ queries and extension requests; identifying any issues with securing reviewers for books and liaising with Editor-in-Chief to address delays; assessing reviews and reviewers for quality and accuracy.
Liaising with reviewers and with colleagues at Wiley to ensure timely publication and high-quality production of reviews.
Supporting the Editor-in-Chief by maintaining high standards in the book review process and ensuring that the Journal adheres to best practice guidance with respect to research integrity and publishing ethics in accordance with COPE (Committee on Publishing Ethics) guidelines.
Acting as an ambassador for the journal, enhancing its position in the field, including relative to competing journals, and promoting the journal wherever possible through professional contacts and at conferences.
With the editorial team and editorial board, keeping abreast of developments within psychotherapy more broadly, ensuring that the journal remains relevant to readers and researchers, driving discussion and debate as well as influencing policy.
Participating in editorial board meetings, attending operational and progress meetings with bpf staff and publisher on an ‘as needed’ basis. All meetings held virtually.

Person specification:

A qualification in psychoanalytic psychotherapy or analytic psychology; active in the field with a good record of publications.
Excellent knowledge and experience of the literature within this field.
Organised and efficient with the ability to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines within time constraints.
Demonstrable commitment to addressing equity, diversity and inclusion, and to working actively with this in relation to the journal’s strategy and operation.
A flexible and collaborative working style, able to work as part of an editorial team as well as in partnership with the publishing team, bpf colleagues and the Editorial Board.
Experience of reviewing and assessing the quality and rigour of published papers or dissertations/theses in professional or academic contexts.
High professional and ethical standards and a commitment to ensuring the journal maintains scholarly rigour and high standards of publication integrity.
Excellent copy editing and proof-reading skills.
Excellent written and spoken communication and excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with authors, guest editors, reviewers and other stakeholders.

How to apply:

Submit your application through the application form for each role:

Deputy Editor
Book Reviews Editor
Associate Editor- Focus Point
Associate Editor- New Voices
Associate Editor- Clinical Commentaries

For queries about the role, contact [email protected].

Applicants may apply for more than one role in their application, but it is not expected that any one person will be offered more than one post.

Application deadline: 30 November 2026.

Interviews will be held online, week commencing Monday December 7^th 2026.

This vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline if a high volume of applications is received. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Associate Editor (Production), British Journal of Psychotherapy

Closing Date: 30 November 2026

Reports to: Editor in Chief, British Journal of Psychotherapy

Remuneration: £1,500.00 per annum

Hours: 8 hours per week, worked flexibly.

Background:

You can find out about this role and other roles here: British Journal of Psychotherapy: applications for editorial team vacancies

Purpose of the role:

To support the Editor-in-Chief in the efficient day-to-day management and production of the British Journal of Psychotherapy, ensuring a timely, rigorous and ethical peer-review process, high-quality publication, and responsive engagement with authors, reviewers, the Editorial Board, BPF colleagues and the publisher.

Principal accountabilities:

Working closely with the Editor-in-Chief to ensure efficient, timely and high-quality task completion and responsiveness to authors, reviewers, Editorial Board members and other stakeholders as appropriate. Liaising with bpf and Wiley staff as needed to review journal performance, resources and developments.
Ensuring peer review process runs smoothly; undertaking prompt and timely identification of suitable reviewers and inviting reviews; checking submission of reviews and responding to reviewers’ queries and extension requests; identifying any issues with securing reviewers for articles and liaising with Editor-in-Chief to address delays; providing additional reviews and feedback on manuscripts as needed.
Liaising with authors and with colleagues at Wiley to ensure timely publication and high-quality production of articles and journal issues.
Working with the Wiley Editorial Office on the day-to-day operation of the journal in an efficient manner and providing accepted material to the publisher in accordance with the Author Guidelines and the Production Schedule; supporting the Editor-in-Chief to monitor and track article progress through peer review, identifying delays and blocks, ensuring that difficulties are prioritised.
Supporting the Editor-in-Chief by maintaining high standards in the peer-review process and ensuring that the Journal adheres to best practice guidance with respect to research integrity and publishing ethics in accordance with COPE (Committee on Publishing Ethics) guidelines.
Acting as an ambassador for the journal, enhancing its position in the field, including relative to competing journals, and promoting the journal wherever possible through professional contacts and at conferences.
With the editorial team and editorial board, keeping abreast of developments within psychotherapy more broadly, ensuring that the journal remains relevant to readers and researchers, driving discussion and debate as well as influencing policy.
Contributing to the preparation of editorial reports and other relevant papers, and participating in editorial board meetings, attending operational and progress meetings with bpf staff and publisher on an ‘as needed’ basis. All meetings held virtually.

Person specification:

A qualification in psychoanalytic psychotherapy or analytic psychology; active in the field with a good record of publications.
Excellent knowledge and experience of the literature within this field and an in-depth understanding of both the UK and international contexts of psychotherapy.
Highly organised and efficient with excellent time management, with the ability to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines within tight time constraints; highly organised and motivated; able to work flexibly.
Demonstrable commitment to addressing equity, diversity and inclusion, and to working actively with this in relation to the journal’s strategy and operation.
A flexible and collaborative working style, able to work as part of an editorial team as well as in partnership with the publishing team, bpf colleagues and the Editorial Board.
Experience of reviewing and assessing the quality and rigour of published papers or dissertations/theses in professional or academic contexts.
High professional and ethical standards and a commitment to ensuring the journal maintains scholarly rigour and high standards of publication integrity.
Excellent copy editing and proof-reading skills.
Excellent written and spoken communication and excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with authors, guest editors, reviewers and other stakeholders.

How to apply:

Submit your application through the application form for each role:

Deputy Editor
Book Reviews Editor
Associate Editor- Focus Point
Associate Editor- New Voices
Associate Editor- Clinical Commentaries

For queries about the role, contact [email protected].

Applicants may apply for more than one role in their application, but it is not expected that any one person will be offered more than one post.

Application deadline: 30 November 2026.

Interviews will be held online, week commencing Monday December 7^th 2026.

This vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline if a high volume of applications is received. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Benefits of working with us

Competitive salary
Pension
Substantial annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
Flexible working arrangements
Training budget for employees
Friendly colleagues and pleasant office environment, close to the Tube

Our recruitment process

Our recruitment process is based on fair and open competition and is committed to:

ensuring equality of opportunity for all applicants, with selection decisions made solely on the basis of merit.
ensuring all applications are dealt with professionally and in confidence.
ensuring applicants are treated with respect and courtesy at all times.
candidates invited for interview will be asked if they require any adjustments, we will make every effort to provide reasonable support.

The bpf is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

The bpf is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding immigration status.