Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy (0.5FTE)

UWE Bristol’s School of Health and Social Wellbeing has a fantastic opportunity for a music therapist with experience of clinical practice, teaching/mentoring, supervision and research to join our team on the Music Therapy MA. 

You must hold a Master’s degree in Music Therapy, be registered with the HCPC as a Music Therapist, and have relevant clinical experience, specifically in working with adult populations.

You will be teaching on a postgraduate programme, and involved with assessment, curriculum development, research, and student support. A PhD (or equivalent experience) and fellowship of the HEA are desirable. You will share our focus on musical relationship, psychodynamic and music-centered approaches, decolonisation (with a focus on principles derived from Black feminist theory) and experiential musical learning.

Why UWE Bristol?

This post is based at our Glenside Campus which is set within beautiful grounds in Stapleton, just three miles north east of Bristol City Centre. 

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in vibrant Bristol, our ambitions are to make a positive difference to our planet, transforming futures through actions and solving real world challenges.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.

Add your individuality to ours

We are proud to be part of a dynamic, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our stimulating and supportive community where we’ll help you thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority, female and transgender/nonbinary candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact luke.annesley@uwe.ac.uk. 

We are planning for interviews to take place at our Glenside Campus week commencing 23 February 2026.

This is a permanent, part-time post working on a 0.5FTE contract

This post is not available on a job share basis.

This post requires enhanced DBS clearance.

This role is campus based with the opportunity for flexibility to work from home on some days.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.

You may also wish to explore other visa options which will allow you to work in the UK.

Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

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