Mental Health Practitioner

University of East London 

We’re the University of East London (UEL) founded in 1898 and proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.

About Student Services

We are Student Services and are responsible for nurturing wellness, supporting individual needs, helping students in crisis, improving retention, and enabling positive experiences through residential life and extra-curricular activities. Working in partnership across academic schools and professional services, our teams seek to provide a network of support throughout the student journey and aim to optimise student success.

The Student Services directorate is led by the Assistant Chief Operating Officer, Health Gain & Student Experience. Our department incorporates a number of professional and support teams including Student HUB, Student Conduct, Academic Tutoring, Residential Life, Student Disability and Dyslexia, Student Life, Student Money Advice and Rights Team, Student Engagement, Retention and Success and Student Wellbeing.

About the Job

The Student Mental Health Practitioner works with student services staff and other healthcare professionals to deliver a range of high-quality mental health and wellbeing services within a higher education setting. The role provides rapid triage, informal clinical assessments, and ongoing caseload support to students presenting with emotional and mental health needs, including potentially vulnerable adults.

About You

An enthusiastic and creative individual with in-depth knowledge and experience of mental health especially in the higher education sector, you’ll be able of offer assessments and interventions 1:1 as well be confident in offering workshops/groupwork.

You’ll work well in a team and be flexible in your approach to meet the needs of students and the service. You’ll be able to assess and manage risk and have an excellent understanding of safeguarding responsibilities. 

An accredited Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or an Art/Drama Therapist, you’ll also be experienced in managing a full client caseload in a fast-moving university environment.

Benefits Package

At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. It’s about the complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture.

We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits.

You can explore our full benefits package here: Benefits for professional services positions | University of East London

Please note: we encourage early application as we reserve the right to close the role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail jobs@uel.ac.uk

CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.

At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.