At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead high-quality teaching and support the next generation of gestalt psychotherapists.
- Company: Join a values-led organisation committed to education and inclusion.
- Benefits: Flexible working patterns, professional development, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Engage in continuous improvement and build professional networks in a dynamic academic setting.
- Why this job: Make a positive impact on students' lives while developing your teaching skills.
- Qualifications: UKCP accreditation in gestalt psychotherapy and a passion for education.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
Location: 13 North Common Road, Ealing, London W5 2QB
Team: Academic Team
Contract type: Fixed Term (1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027)
Hours per week: Part-Time up to 14 Hours per week (0.4FTE)
Working pattern: Varies according to the programme delivery, likely to include some weekend working, could include some evening working.
About this 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 of our student numbers, we are looking for UKCP accredited Gestalt psychotherapists. Ideally, you’ll also have either a teaching qualification such as PG Cert or HE 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 working online remotely. Being a part of our warm, welcoming and supportive team, you’ll play a key role in educating and nurturing our next cohort of emerging gestalt 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.
- Be an active representative of Metanoia Institute on key professional bodies/ committees; external events; conferences and seminars; production of sector or journal articles/ reviews.
- Be committed to equality, diversity and inclusive learning and practice.
- You'll have UKCP accreditation as a gestalt 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 under 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.
- Experience within higher education or academic planning would be advantageous but is not essential if you can demonstrate strong transferable analytical and planning skills.
Please read the full job description, we’ve provided a link below, which outlines all the essential qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and personal attributes. 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 student experience.
Recruitment process
The hiring manager will then assess what you’ve written 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. Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 24 August 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 to have the right to work in the UK, and be able to provide proof, unfortunately we’re unable to offer any visa sponsorship. We know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you 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 are interested, we’d encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Lecturer (Gestalt) employer: Metanoia Institute
Metanoia Institute is an exceptional employer that fosters a supportive and inclusive work culture, ideal for experienced professionals looking to make a meaningful impact in the field of psychotherapy and counselling. With a commitment to social justice and diversity, employees are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, while also benefiting from opportunities for academic engagement and professional growth within a vibrant doctoral community in Ealing, London. The zero-hours contract offers flexibility, allowing associates to contribute to the development of future researchers while balancing their own commitments.
