Mental Health Advisor UK Visa Sponsorship Post

Job Description

Job Summary

University of Bradford – Making an Impact Together

At the University of Bradford, we focus on fostering social, cultural, and economic impact. Ranked top of the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the past two years, we are committed to creating opportunities, promoting social inclusion, and enabling students to achieve their potential. Guided by our 2025 University Strategy, we continue to uphold equality, diversity, and inclusion as central pillars of our mission.

Safeguarding Commitment
We are dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through rigorous safer recruitment practices.

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Mental Health Advisor to join our multidisciplinary, BACP-accredited Counselling and Mental Health Service. As part of a supportive team of Counsellors and Mental Health Advisors, you will provide specialized mental health support to our diverse student community, offering individual and group-based interventions for a range of mental health challenges.

This is a part-time position (0.6 FTE).

Your Responsibilities

• Delivering specialist mental health support tailored to students’ needs, addressing a wide spectrum of mental health and wellbeing issues.
• Managing a varied and dynamic caseload in a fast-paced, professional environment.

What We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from individuals who:

• Strive to provide outstanding, specialized mental health support.
• Bring the skills and experience to handle complex and evolving mental health cases.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential:
  • A postgraduate professional qualification and registration in mental health fields such as mental health nursing, clinical psychology, social work, counselling, or psychotherapy.
  • Substantial post-qualification experience in a relevant setting.
• Desirable:
  • Experience in a Higher Education setting is advantageous. However, we also welcome candidates from public or private sector roles who can transfer their expertise to support our students.
• Excellent relational and communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships internally and externally.

What We Offer

• Generous Leave: 25 days of annual leave and 13 additional statutory and customary days (Easter and Christmas).
• Family-Friendly Policies: Designed to support work-life balance.
• Campus Facilities:
  • Unique fitness centre
  • Eye clinic
  • Physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation services
  • Counselling and mental health services
  • On-site nursery
  • Various food and drink outlets
• Pension Schemes: Generous employer contributions through the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
• Benefit Schemes:
  • Car leasing
  • Cycle to work
  • Holiday purchase
  • Home and technology schemes
  • Shopping discounts

For more information about our comprehensive benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery, please contact us.

How to Apply

To learn more about this opportunity or to express your interest, please contact Emma Shaw at eshaw3@bradford.ac.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!

Equality and Diversity at the University of Bradford
We are proud to champion diversity and confront inequality. At the University of Bradford, we welcome individuals from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, pregnancy, or maternity status.

As part of our commitment to equality charters such as Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident, and the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we encourage applications from individuals who identify with these characteristics. We also support staff through various networks, offering peer support and safe spaces for all identities.

Join us in creating a positive impact on our students’ lives and the broader community.