Mental Health Adviser

Job summary

The Student Counselling Service, is excited to share that we are expanding our Mental Health Advisory Service (MHAS) provision and are therefore looking to appoint several Mental Health Advisors to join us. MHAS welcomes applicants who want part time hours to appoint the total of 3.5 full time equivalent. Our standard minimum contract is 21 hours per week (3 days).

MHAS works particularly with students with severe and enduring, complex mental health difficulties.The Mental Health Advisors are a group of highly skilled practitioners who work 1-1 and in groups with students and key functions of the role include triage and assessment, formulations, care planning, brief skills-based interventions, liaison, risk management and risk reduction work with students.

We have a total of 3.5FTE hours to fill. The suggested job patterns are as follows though there is flexibility to request for more hours (minimum offer is for 3 days; 21 hours):

• 28 hours (4 days) - 2 posts available
• 5 hours (3.5 days) - 1 post available
• 21 hours (3 days) 2 posts available

While there is some flexibility in the hours on offer, we require all Mental Health Advisors to work 9am to 5pm on Thurs and preferably Friday.

Main duties of the job

The MHAS team supports students with severe and enduring, complex mental health difficulties. As part of the team, you will work using the recovery model (hope, personal responsibility, education, self-advocacy and support) with students and are responsible for case formulations, care planning, risk assessments, and the subsequent risk reduction and stablisation interventions. You would be working with awareness of the different needs of the student population such as neurodivergent students, international students etc. Mental Health advisors deliver 1-1 and group sessions with students and may create group session material. A Mental Health Advisor may also liaise with internal and external partners.

You will work alongside and be supported by Senior Mental Health advisors, wider university support and external Mental Health Pathways to provide the most appropriate package of support to the students accessing our service.

The Mental Health Advisory Team meet regularly to coordinate complex case work, for team meetings and development and supervision.

About us

MHAS is a team of Senior Mental Health Advisors & Mental Health Advisors, within the Student Counselling Service (SCS). We are positioned within the Education and Student Success Division and work in partnership with the Student Wellbeing Service, Residential Life, Disability Service and Student Health Service.

The Student Counselling Service is working hard to create a welcoming, exciting and joyful place to work, meeting the demographic of the student population and offering more diverse and inclusive therapeutic support. As a team we are genuinely passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; it forms a key thread through all the work we do. We want everyone that joins to be a part of this and to contribute to the friendly and fun community we are creating.