Registrar
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | 75874 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Lutterworth, LE17 4HB |
| Company: | BACP |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 40 |
Summary
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Our Registrar is accountable for the BACP Register/s of counsellors and psychotherapists and wider regulatory issues including
maintaining Professional Standards Authority accredited status and to be the authorised recipient and signatory on all BACP
Register/s related matters.
Principal accountabilities:
To take overall accountability for the BACP Register/s, ensuring it is fit for purpose to achieve and maintain Regulator approval;
and to maintain suitable separation between BACP as the professional body and the Register in the interests of public protection.
To ensure that the BACP Register/s place the best interests of the public before those of the profession to maximise the
effectiveness of BACP’s public protection function and to inspire public confidence in the Register, its staff and registrants.
To manage work to promote the Register/s to consumers, to raise the standards of conduct and competence in Registrants including,
but not limited to, the Certificate of Proficiency, the Professional Conduct and register audit processes and the inclusion of
other professional registers as appropriate and to ensure that the public is informed how the Register compares favourably to
other organisations’ accredited registers.
To be responsible for the management of the Register Team in order to ensure high performance and high morale which are aligned to
strategic planning objectives, Key Performance Indicators
To develop, deliver and measure the outcomes of strategic objectives of the Register in order to meet BACP’s strategic plan.
To consult with relevant external stakeholders, which include (but are not limited to) professional regulators, professional
bodies and consumer and employer groups to establish and maintain strong working relationships.
To research and support the strategic development of best regulatory practice, including both statutory and non-statutory to
enhance public protection outcomes.
To inform and advise the Public Protection Committee in its key function of holding the Register to account by reporting on the
Register’s performance. To be responsible for an overall risk management process for the Register including identification
assessment and mitigation of risk relating to both practitioners and the Register and to provide appropriate reporting of risk to
the Committee.
To support the Deputy Director on the development of further Certificates of Proficiency and associated Sub Registers/Registers
for differentiated scope and levels of practice in order to widen public protection remit to counselling associated professions.
To prepare monitor and control and manage the annual budget of the Register Team to ensure it is on target with Register strategic
objectives.
BACP Principal accountabilities
To be a BACP ambassador by upholding and demonstrating our values at every opportunity, through verbal, written and face to face
communication.
Manage and lead employees using a performance management and development process that encourages employee contribution, and
includes goal setting together with constructive feedback, such that employees feel valued.
To assess and set priorities, matching employees capabilities effectively, ensuring key people are working on projects and key
deliverables. To be held accountable for the delivery of projects and key deliverables, on time and fit for purpose.
Leading on change management and championing change in culture across BACP, promoting positive management and staff behaviours and
high standards of practice.
Knowledge & experience:
Proven experience of a regulatory role preferably within a professional body
Experience of leading and directing a multi-professional team with a diverse range of functions and positions.
Proven ability to address multiple and complex problems and develop solutions in the light of challenging and sensitive
circumstances and in the face of conflicting pressures.
A thorough understanding of the role of healthcare professionals, their representative bodies and the system of statutory
regulation and the Government’s wider plans for the modernisation of healthcare regulation
Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
Sound judgement and ability to reach conclusions which are ethical and workable.
Experience of working collaboratively with a Board/Committee
A proven ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
Analyse trends and effectively problem solve with solution-based approach
Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
Good report writing and presentation skills
Understanding of data collation, handling and analysing
Our Registrar is accountable for the BACP Register/s of counsellors and psychotherapists and wider regulatory issues including
maintaining Professional Standards Authority accredited status and to be the authorised recipient and signatory on all BACP
Register/s related matters.
Principal accountabilities:
To take overall accountability for the BACP Register/s, ensuring it is fit for purpose to achieve and maintain Regulator approval;
and to maintain suitable separation between BACP as the professional body and the Register in the interests of public protection.
To ensure that the BACP Register/s place the best interests of the public before those of the profession to maximise the
effectiveness of BACP’s public protection function and to inspire public confidence in the Register, its staff and registrants.
To manage work to promote the Register/s to consumers, to raise the standards of conduct and competence in Registrants including,
but not limited to, the Certificate of Proficiency, the Professional Conduct and register audit processes and the inclusion of
other professional registers as appropriate and to ensure that the public is informed how the Register compares favourably to
other organisations’ accredited registers.
To be responsible for the management of the Register Team in order to ensure high performance and high morale which are aligned to
strategic planning objectives, Key Performance Indicators
To develop, deliver and measure the outcomes of strategic objectives of the Register in order to meet BACP’s strategic plan.
To consult with relevant external stakeholders, which include (but are not limited to) professional regulators, professional
bodies and consumer and employer groups to establish and maintain strong working relationships.
To research and support the strategic development of best regulatory practice, including both statutory and non-statutory to
enhance public protection outcomes.
To inform and advise the Public Protection Committee in its key function of holding the Register to account by reporting on the
Register’s performance. To be responsible for an overall risk management process for the Register including identification
assessment and mitigation of risk relating to both practitioners and the Register and to provide appropriate reporting of risk to
the Committee.
To support the Deputy Director on the development of further Certificates of Proficiency and associated Sub Registers/Registers
for differentiated scope and levels of practice in order to widen public protection remit to counselling associated professions.
To prepare monitor and control and manage the annual budget of the Register Team to ensure it is on target with Register strategic
objectives.
BACP Principal accountabilities
To be a BACP ambassador by upholding and demonstrating our values at every opportunity, through verbal, written and face to face
communication.
Manage and lead employees using a performance management and development process that encourages employee contribution, and
includes goal setting together with constructive feedback, such that employees feel valued.
To assess and set priorities, matching employees capabilities effectively, ensuring key people are working on projects and key
deliverables. To be held accountable for the delivery of projects and key deliverables, on time and fit for purpose.
Leading on change management and championing change in culture across BACP, promoting positive management and staff behaviours and
high standards of practice.
Knowledge & experience:
Proven experience of a regulatory role preferably within a professional body
Experience of leading and directing a multi-professional team with a diverse range of functions and positions.
Proven ability to address multiple and complex problems and develop solutions in the light of challenging and sensitive
circumstances and in the face of conflicting pressures.
A thorough understanding of the role of healthcare professionals, their representative bodies and the system of statutory
regulation and the Government’s wider plans for the modernisation of healthcare regulation
Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
Sound judgement and ability to reach conclusions which are ethical and workable.
Experience of working collaboratively with a Board/Committee
A proven ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
Analyse trends and effectively problem solve with solution-based approach
Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
Good report writing and presentation skills
Understanding of data collation, handling and analysing