Job Reference 0779-25-R
Date Posted Thursday 21 August 2025
Application Closing Date Friday 12 September 2025 at 11.59pm
Location Preston Campus
Salary £35,116 to £40,497 per annum
Basis Full Time
Contract Type Indefinite
Job Category / Type Professional Services
School / Service Student Services
Hours 36.25 hours per week
Interview Date To be confirmed
Job details
When you work for the University of Lancashire, you’ll be part of a thriving community of talent that’s united in a common commitment to transform lives. We do this by delivering an outstanding educational experience and creating prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be playing a vital part in helping us achieve our vision.
About the role:
The University of Lancashire is seeking to appoint a number of Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisors to work within our busy Student Support and Wellbeing team. The post holders will work with colleagues from across Student Services and the wider University to provide specialist mental health and wellbeing support and resources for students, maximising their student experience. The post holders may also act as the named Advisor for an academic school, implementing targeted proactive and reactive interventions, as appropriate.
The successful candidate will be required to operate as part of a team, working across the full spectrum of mental health and wellbeing difficulties, ensuring students access appropriate and timely support and adjustments to enable them to successfully complete their studies.
About you:
We are looking to appoint practitioners with substantial and recent post qualification experience working with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties, including assessment of individuals with complex needs, risk assessment and high risk/crisis management.
Applicants will be educated to degree level (or equivalent), with a relevant professional qualification in the field of mental health, for example:
RMN nursing degree or equivalent, Mental Health Social Work, High Intensity Therapist/Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification from a BPS accredited programme of study or Clinical psychology doctorate.
Please note that without the relevant qualification we will not consider your application.
What we can offer you:
Our people are our most important asset. We’ll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you’ll be making a positive difference to other people’s lives. We also offer a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits – from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform.
We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.
The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.
Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.
Where opportunity creates success.
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