Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (Counsellor)

The Student Access and Enabling Service (within Student Life Services) are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, experienced, and forward-thinking Counsellor to work on a part-time basis of 22.5 hours per week on a 1-year fixed term contract. This role is central to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our diverse student population through a One at a Time counselling model — a single-session, student-centred approach that empowers individuals to make meaningful progress in each session.

As a multidisciplinary team we provide Counselling and Mental Health Support to students and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide effective and timely psychological support to empower our students to become ready and able graduates. We are committed to working creatively to support our students and offer a mixture of face-to-face, online and telephone options.

About you

• Fully qualified and registered with a recognised professional body (e.g., BACP, UKCP, HCPC).
• Have a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualifying experience in delivering counselling.
• Comfortable working within a single-session framework and adapting flexibly to student needs.
• Knowledgeable about the challenges faced by university students and the importance of early intervention.
• Understanding of risk assessments and appropriate steps needed to mitigate risk and promote safety.
• Committed to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.

Where is this role based?

The role will be split between our Frenchay and Bower Ashton campuses, working 2 days at Frenchay and 1 day at Bower. This post is predominantly based at our lively Frenchay campus 2 days a week where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed. There will also be an expectation that the successful candidate will work 1 day a week at our Bower Ashton Campus.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development. We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact: Neil Biggs on 0117 328 2618 or email: neil.biggs@uwe.ac.uk. Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus late July/early August (dates to be confirmed). Shortlisting is expected to be completed within 2 weeks of the closing date depending on application volumes. We aim to give candidates at least a week's notice to attend interview.

This is a fixed-term post until September 2026, working 22.5 hours per week. UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, therefore, this role is campus based for all of your time. This post requires enhanced DBS clearance. The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route.