Student Mental Health Practitioner

Are you a registered mental health nurse or social worker? All nursing disciplines will be considered. Looking for a new challenge and direction? Our Wellbeing and Welfare department helps to lead on and contribute to the student experience along with other support services such as academic registry, employability and careers, and the Student’s Union. We are looking for highly skilled mental health professionals with experience in supporting those with complex mental health needs. Our well-established service is on a journey through an exciting period of transformation. You will work within a committed and supportive multi-disciplinary team made up of mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, eating disorder therapists, and counsellors. You will play a lead role in supporting the service and the wider University to offer proactive and compassionate mental health support to our entire student and staff community. Within this role, you will be working with the Wellbeing team to develop a service to meet the changing needs of students with mental health concerns to bring about evidence-based improvements to the service provision. We are willing to consider applications from recent graduates with a current membership of the NMC/Social Work England/HCPC. This role is available on a part-time basis at 0.6 FTE/21.6 hours per week. We would expect the post holder to work these hours across three days per week. What we can offer In addition to salary, you will receive a yearly incremental pay rise, generous annual leave entitlement of 25 days holiday plus 7 university closure days and 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part-time roles), a generous pension, access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes, and supportive family-friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery, which has an excellent 91% parent satisfaction score. Further information Please apply on the university website and submit your CV and cover letter. For more information, please refer to the job description. Interviews will be held on 4th and 6th February 2025. The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We value everyone in our community and are seeking to increase diversity. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

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