Salary
£33,
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The role of specialist wellbeing advisor is focused on the provision of non-urgent high-quality psychological interventions and case-co-ordination for students who are experiencing psychological or emotional distress or poor wellbeing. The role also includes the delivery of proactive group sessions. The role requires excellent communication skills, a compassionate and proactive approach and a willingness to work collaboratively with others. A sound understanding of the drivers of psychological distress and poor wellbeing alongside the ability to deliver evidence-based psycho-education and interventions for a range of wellbeing needs to a diverse range of students is critical. We are looking for someone who is as passionate as we are about supporting our students' success. This position provides an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, forward-thinking team and contribute to the wellbeing and success of our students.
The University of Hull is home to a diverse student population, encompassing individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, some of whom experience challenging circumstances. To ensure we provide comprehensive support, Academic Services brings together dedicated teams focused on delivering an outstanding student experience, tailored assistance, and personalised support to help students achieve their full potential. Academic services are focused on user-centred service design, collaborative partnerships and offering our students a seamless high-quality service from application to graduation.
Our Wellbeing & Success service provides holistic person centred advice, guidance and interventions for students experiencing a range of needs relating to their psychological, social and financial wellbeing alongside interventions to support their engagement and success. The team take an integrated approach to student support, collaborating closely with academic and professional colleagues to ensure our students have the best chance of success.
The specialist wellbeing advisor role is aligned to the mental health strand of the service. Our mental health & wellbeing specialists offer triage, assessment, short term interventions and facilitating access to external services. The team also lead on areas relating to safeguarding, risk and critical incident offering advice, guidance and consultation to colleagues across the institution.
Working as a part of our wellbeing & success service, the primary focus of this role will be the provision of non-urgent high-quality psychological interventions and case-co-ordination for students who are experiencing psychological or emotional distress or poor wellbeing. The role also includes the delivery of proactive group sessions.
The post holder will maintain a case load as well as offering single session or short-term interventions across a range of presenting issues for example worry and anxiety, exam stress, low mood, sleep, workload management and procrastination. The post holder will have the ability to work with a diverse range of students including those who are neuro-diverse and those from underrepresented groups.
The role requires e xcellent communication skills, a compassionate and proactive approach and a willingness to work collaboratively with other s. A sound understanding of the drivers of psychological distress and poor wellbeing alongside t he ability to deliver evidence-based psych o -education and interventions for a range of wellbeing needs to a diverse range of students is critical. The post holder must be able to assess needs and plan, deliver and evaluate sessions with clear goals and outcomes which meet the holistic needs of the student.
Interventions will be delivered both face to face, by telephone and online to n eed student need and the role will involve the use of a range of IT and digital systems.
A sound understanding of the drivers of psychological distress and poor wellbeing alongside t he ability to deliver evidence-based psych o -education and interventions for a range of wellbeing needs to a diverse range of students is critical for this role. Knowledge or experience of working with students or within a higher education setting is advantageous. The post holder must be able to assess needs and plan, deliver and evaluate sessions with clear goals and outcomes which meet the holistic needs of the student
We are seeking individuals with a professional qualification or evidence of relevant training and experience in a field relating to mental health, coaching, social prescribing or psychological intervention. Excellent communication skills, a high level of motivation and adaptability, a compassionate and proactive approach and a willingness to work collaboratively with others is essential to this post.
We are looking for someone who is as passionate as we are about supporting our students' success. This position provides an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, forward-thinking team and contribute to the wellbeing and success of our students.
Specific duties of the role
* Provide a range of neds led one to one intervention aimed at empowering students to manage a range of wellbeing difficulties .
* Work with students primarily following triage and assessment from the Mental Health Practitioners and at the direction of the practitioners and service leadership
* Work in an inclusive and compassionate way which aligns with the values of the service area and the institution
* Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based interventions to meet student need
* Have the ability to identify risk and escalate accordingly
* Maintain clear, accurate and defensible documentation
* Provide appropriate referrals and signposting, both internal and external, to ensure students holistic needs are met
* Participate in team and service area activities, meetings and development opportunities
* Collaborate with academic and professional staff to ensure an integrated approach to supporting students
* Ensure quality of service provision and comply with all university regulations, policies and codes of practice.
* Contribute to service development and enhancement where appropriate
* Contribute to the student experience
* Staff in all areas will be required to support University events such as Open Days, Clearing, registration and graduation ceremonies.
Please note that this is a full-time (36.5 hours per week) continuing position. DBS clearance is required for this position.
Please find the full job description here .
If you would like to discuss the opportunity further please contact Jimmy Wilde, Mental Health Operations Lead on
Please note that the positions closes at 00:01am on Tuesday 10 March. To ensure your application is considered, please ensure that you submit your application in enough time.
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