Vacancies

Director of the MSc in Psychodynamics of Human Development

Hours of work: Part-time, 3 days/week with Wednesday evening work at the bpf house (Kilburn) essential.

Location: Kilburn, London (with flexibility for home-based work).

Salary: £60,000 FTE (pro-rata for 3 days/week).

Contract: Fixed-term (initially), with potential for renewal.

Reports to: Chief Executive, British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf)

Closing date: 31^st Aug with interviews held the week beginning 8^th September.

The British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf), in partnership with Birkbeck, University of London, is recruiting a Director of the MSc in Psychodynamics of Human Development. This part-time position offers the opportunity to lead a well-established, two-year postgraduate programme that blends psychoanalytic and Jungian perspectives with experiential learning, including infant observation, work discussion seminars, and research. The successful candidate will bring academic and clinical expertise, strategic vision, and a collaborative spirit to ensure the programme’s continued excellence, innovation, and accessibility for a diverse student body.

How to Apply

For informal discussions, please contact Dr Frances Gillies CEO [email protected].

Psychodynamic Training Clinical Seminar Leaders

Closing Date: Ongoing

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. 

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]

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]