Overview
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Details
* Salary: From £46471 per annum inclusive of London Weighting
* Location: Other
* Post Type: Full Time
* Closing Date: Wednesday 10 September 2025
* Interview Date: Thursday 18 September 2025
* Reference: 063S2025
Responsibilities
* The purpose of this role is to deliver high-quality mental health support to university students in a way that fosters student autonomy, resilience, problem solving and independence.
* The team is made up of highly skilled Mental Health Practitioners, Counsellors, Therapists and Advisors offering interventions including 1:1 and workshops/groupwork.
* The Student Wellbeing Service aims to offer pro-active support, advice and interventions to any student experiencing difficulties with their wellbeing/mental health, working in partnership across academic schools and professional services to promote student success.
About Us
We are a busy but fulfilling Student Wellbeing Service made up of multi-disciplinary professionals who provide psychological support to students to enable them to engage and succeed at University. We work collaboratively with other teams within Student Services and the University as well as with external agencies including the NHS as needed. We are committed to building a diverse team and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, with particular encouragement for applications from men, who are currently underrepresented in our mental health practitioner team.
About You
* You will be an enthusiastic and creative individual with in-depth knowledge and experience of mental health, especially in the higher education sector. You will be able to offer assessments and interventions 1:1 as well as be confident in offering workshops/groupwork.
* You will work well in a team and be flexible in your approach to meet the needs of students and the service. You will be able to assess and manage risk and have an excellent understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
* You will be an accredited Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or an Art/Drama Therapist who is experienced in managing a full client caseload in a fast-moving university environment.
Benefits
At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. We offer a competitive salary dependent on experience and a range of benefits. Full details can be explored in our benefits package.
You can explore our full benefits package here: https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions
Equal Opportunities
UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, Stonewall membership and Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form. We are a disability confident employer and will provide reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process.
How to apply
Please note: This advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or email jobs@uel.ac.uk. CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.
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