Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner in Taunton

We are looking to recruit a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (holding current professional registration in a mental health-related field) to work within our Mental Health & Wellbeing Service. Working in partnership with other teams and colleagues within the department of Student Support & Safeguarding, you'll be working directly with students to provide professional 1-2-1 assessments and support appointments to enable students to thrive as individuals throughout their journey to, through and beyond the University of Bath.

About the role

The Department of Student Support & Safeguarding is a lively and committed team of interconnected services who are working to support and enhance the student experience and are developing sector-leading practices to support both student and staff development. The Mental Health & Wellbeing Service works in close connection with colleagues in our Therapeutic, Disability, Money Advice and Student Retention & Success services to create a holistic response to student needs, and to share our learning experiences across a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated professionals.

We are looking for an experienced and creative registered Mental Health & Wellbeing Professional who can provide structured interventions and support planning for the students who need Mental Health and Wellbeing Support during their time at university. Someone who can work effectively to assess and manage presenting risks to our students, working in close liaison with other services (internal and external) to manage student needs and respond proportionately.

You will need to have strong clinical skills in assessing needs and risks, the ability to engage with students to enable effective support and safety planning, a good understanding of student mental health and the demands of university life, and excellent time management skills to manage a varied caseload.

Further information

This is a permanent, part-time role, working 29.5 hours per week (0.808 fte). The role is primarily based at our Claverton Down (Bath) campus, working Monday - Friday. All Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioners will also contribute to an on-campus Duty Service to respond to incoming/urgent student situations.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required for this post.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from underrepresented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader, and an autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work-life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance

Find out more about our benefits on our website and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work, as well as following us on X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We're committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath on our website.

Right to Work in the UK:

We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship, and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting:

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.