The University’s Student Life provision brings together a range of support services for students including counselling, mental health and well-being, disability support, and student finance.

This role sits within a well-established mental health and wellbeing team providing advice, ongoing support and self-help strategies to students presenting with mental health difficulties.

We are seeking to appoint a part-time Mental Health Practitioner to work for three days per week during university term-time (approx. 35 weeks), between September and June. The post is campus-based at our Hope Park Campus, although attendance at other university campus locations may be required on occasion.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate appropriate post-qualification experience of providing mental health assessment, safety planning, ongoing mental health support, and risk management strategies. They will also have experience of dealing with a wide range of complex needs, ideally within a demanding environment such as Higher/Further education, NHS, Social Work or voluntary sector to clients presenting with moderate to complex mental health difficulties.

Ideal applicants will have a thorough understanding of current statutory mental health legislation and good working knowledge of statutory/community mental health services and third sector provision. The ability to deliver mental health awareness training is also desirable.

Applicants should be educated to degree level or equivalent with a relevant professional qualification/training in mental health (e.g. Community Mental Health Nurse, Mental Health Social Work or similar).

This is a permanent post, subject to the normal 12-month probationary period.