Regulation and accreditation officer

Role Overview

Full-time (part-time requests considered). London‑based, hybrid and flexible working (once a month in the office). £35,224 per annum (prorated for part-time).

Job Description: We are looking for a regulation and accreditation officer to support UKCP’s regulatory, quality assurance and accreditation functions for individual and organisational members. This role helps protect the public and uphold professional standards in psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling. Working with the regulation and quality assurance manager, you will coordinate and deliver regulation, quality assurance and accreditation activity, with particular responsibility for education and accreditation pathways.

You will support audits, quality reviews and accreditation processes, ensuring that UKCP’s regulatory frameworks are applied clearly, consistently and proportionately. The role involves managing complex information, drafting accurate reports and documentation, and contributing to continuous improvement of regulatory and accreditation processes. You will work with a wide range of stakeholders including colleagues, volunteers, committees and subject matter experts, while maintaining the independence required of a regulatory function. This is a senior specialist role suited to someone who enjoys structured, purpose‑driven work and values fairness, consistency and sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Support regulation, quality assurance and accreditation activity for UKCP’s regulatory, quality assurance and accreditation functions for individual and organisational members, with particular responsibility for education and accreditation pathways.
• Coordinate and deliver regulation, quality assurance and accreditation activity; support audits, quality reviews and accreditation processes.
• Ensure that regulatory frameworks are applied clearly, consistently and proportionately; manage complex information and draft accurate reports and documentation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of regulatory and accreditation processes.
• Collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including colleagues, volunteers, committees and subject matter experts, while maintaining the independence of a regulatory function.
• Operate in a structured, professional environment in which fairness, consistency and sound judgement are valued.

About You

• Experience from a regulatory, quality assurance, accreditation, compliance or procedural environment; confident working with standards, policies and evidence.
• Organised, detail-focused and able to manage competing priorities; able to work independently within agreed frameworks, produce clear and accurate written outputs, and know when to escalate issues.
• Value collaborative working and build constructive, respectful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Share UKCP’s commitment to mental health and wellbeing, equity, diversity and inclusion; motivated by work that protects the public and supports high professional standards.
• Enjoy working alongside colleagues from diverse backgrounds in a small team, with opportunities for learning, development and professional growth.

About UKCP

UKCP is the leading professional body for psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. We represent training organisations and over 8,000 individual therapists working privately, in the NHS and in the voluntary sector, across a wide range of psychotherapeutic approaches and modalities. Our charitable objectives include promoting high standards of education, training and practice; supporting and disseminating research; improving access to psychotherapy; and acting in the public interest. UKCP’s register is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
• extra leave during our December office closure
• generous pension scheme with 8% employer contribution and salary sacrifice option
• occupational sick pay and enhanced maternity leave
• flexible working hours and hybrid working arrangements
• ongoing learning and development opportunities
• employee assistance programme with access to confidential counselling and mental health support
• flu vaccination and eyecare vouchers
• interest-free season ticket loans
• cycle to work scheme

How to apply

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to hr@ukcp.org.uk clearly stating the job title in the subject line. Applications will only be considered where both a CV and cover letter are provided.

Closing date: Wednesday, 14 May at 12pm.

Provisional interview dates: First interview (online) – week commencing 18 May 2026.

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