Vacancies

Psychodynamic Training Clinical Seminar Leaders

Closing Date: Ongoing

Job Title: Psychodynamic Training Clinical Seminar Leaders

Hours of work: 11.00am – 12.30pm and 2.15pm – 3.45pm on Fridays during the academic year.

Location: bpf House, 37 Mapesbury Road, NW2 4HJ. 

Start date: Starting date 28^th February 2025. 

Salary: £100 for each 1.5 hour group (to include marking and assessment).

Qualifications:

• Must be a qualified psychodynamic or psychoanalytic/Jungian analytic psychotherapist registered with BPC, UKCP or other registration body relevant to dynamic or analytic training.

Experience:

• To have experience of conducting clinical seminars with small groups of 8-10 people.

Responsibilities:

• To work with the course seminar tutor in following the weekly set curriculum themes.
• To deliver one weekly clinical seminar of 1.5 hours in each term which is related to the trainees’ clinical work
• To facilitate a small group of trainees to present their clinical work over the course of each term (two trainees per seminar)
• To lead a group discussion on the clinical work presented
• To support with marking and assessment of coursework

Please look at the full job description and person specification here.

How to apply and submit your application
To apply please email your CV and a brief covering statement about how your skills and interests fit this role and also state which times you can do to the following address:

[email protected]

Progress Advisor

Job Title: Progress Advisor

Hours of work: 2 days per month, academic term time only, plus 2 days planning time in Summer 2025 (17 days total per annum)

Location: Homeworking, with some visits to trainee placements

Salary: £150 per day (£2550 per annum) plus travel expenses

Contract: 4 years fixed term

Closing date: 10am on Monday 26th May

The Independent Training, delivered in collaboration with IPCAPA at the British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf) and the Anna Freud Centre/UCL is seeking progress advisors to support 4-5 trainees on the Doctorate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy training from the start of their training through to completion.

This is an exciting opportunity to guide and support trainees in their development as future child psychotherapists. The successful postholders will liaise with the year 1 tutor, clinical and research tutors, service supervisors and intensive case supervisors. There will be regular team meetings with the year tutor other progress advisors responsible for the year group. Outside of this, working hours are flexible.

We are looking for ACP registered Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists with current CAMHS experience, who have an active interest in working with our year tutor and staff group to support trainees’ progress. The role may suit new career CAPts who wish to develop connections and experience within the field of CAPy training schools. There will be opportunity to take advantage of in house training to become an Intensive Case Supervisor and for additional paid hours of clinical teaching such as practice or clinical seminar groups as appropriate.

The BPF are committed to supporting and promoting equity and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to attract and support students and patients from a range of backgrounds, and therefore welcome applicants from all communities. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates who are currently under-represented at the bpf.

For more details about the role requirements please see attached person specification.

For a discussion about the role, please contact:
Elizabeth Murphy ([email protected]), Clinical Director
Michela Biseo ([email protected])

To apply, please submit a CV and supporting statement by email to ([email protected])
Closing date: 10am on Monday 26th May

Interview dates: 1st week of June TBC

bpf Trustees

We are currently seeking members to become trustees. The ideal candidates will have a strong commitment to the bpf’s mission and values.

Essential criteria

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate some aspects of the following:

• understanding of the role of a Board of Trustees.
• ability to challenge rigorously and debate constructively.
• strong communication and inter-personal skills.
• genuine interest in the work of the British Psychotherapy Foundation.
• knowledge of safeguarding practices as determined by the Safeguarding Adult Board and Charity Commission experience.

We particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic [BAME] candidates.

The successful candidates must abide by The Nolan principles – The seven principles of public life (See Annex A)

Time commitment and term of office

Meetings are held quarterly with members attending brief pre and post-meeting private discussions.

Trustees may be contacted between meetings via email or telephone, on a limited basis and only as strictly necessary.

Meetings are scheduled one year in advance and dates will only change in exceptional circumstances. Attendance is recorded and published as part of the annual reporting cycle.

Meetings primarily take place online via teams.

The initial term of office is three years, subject to performance. Members are not employees of the British Psychotherapy Foundation. The British Psychotherapy Foundation has discretion to renew the appointment at the end of the first term of office, subject to consistently good performance. There should therefore be no assumption of automatic reappointment.

The Recruitment process: How to apply and submit your application

To apply, please send the following to  [email protected]

• a CV of no more than two A4 sides:
• a supporting statement of not more than two A4 sides, setting out how you meet the essential criteria – ensure you refer to the guidance in this document;
• Equality and diversity monitoring form;
• Registration of Interests form (please note the section on conflicts of interest and due diligence below).

To arrange an informal discussion about the role please contact:
 [email protected] or [email protected]