Clinical Placement Vacancies

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U Matter recognises that ‘we all need to start somewhere’ and the efforts of gaining a clinical placement to complete your training hours, as well as, for your own clinical development and personal growth, can sometimes prove challenging.  Four years running now, U Matter proudly hosts a vast amount of training therapists, as you embark on your professional journey, towards becoming qualified therapists. The feedback from the U Matter team, as well as, service users has been remarkable, and we greatly appreciate your dedication and contribution to our team.

To ensure that we continue providing a nurturing space for our training therapists to grow both personally and professionally, as well as, to best support our clients, we ask you to take your time and review the clinical requirements below, prior to completing this application form.

Essential Requirements for our clinical placement therapists:

  • You must be undergoing a counselling, psychotherapy or psychology diploma/degree at Masters level or above /or have finished your Masters degree and are looking to gain clinical hours/experience.
  • You would require a fitness to practice from your institution prior to starting your clinical placement.
  • You are able to commit for at least 1.5 years with U Matter.
  • You are able to commit to at least 4 clinical hours per week, with the opportunity for more hours, based on your progression.
  • Your training course/institute must be BACP/UCKP/NCPS/BPS/HCPC accredited.
  • You must be in regular supervision as per the BACP ethical guidelines [supervision is compulsory fortnightly- we are happy for you to outsource your own supervisor or be provided with supervision inhouse at a cost of £20 per supervision session].
  • Your institute must allow you to provide both in person and online sessions.
  • You must be able to attend your clinical placement in person [ we do not offer remote placements].
  • You must be familiar with the BACP ethical code of conduct and framework and adhere to the standards of practice.
  • You must have a liability insurance policy.
  • You must have a valid Enhanced DBS check within the last three years.
  • You must be willing to undergo continual personal development [CPD] which is offered by U Matter to support you in your professional development, as well as, ensure you are equipped to support the service users.

If you meet the requirements above and are keen to join our team, please complete the application form below. Please be aware that any information provided on this application form will be handled in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act. Your personal details will be utilized solely for this application and will be securely stored in our database.

Once your application has been received, our HR team will review your application, if your application has been successful, you will be invited to attend an interview with us in person or via zoom. Upon completion of your interview, we will be in touch with you within two weeks to let you know the outcome.

Thank you for taking your time to read through the process and if you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to email us on: hr@umattercounselling.org  

We look forward to having you as a part of our team!

U Matter Team.

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