Mental Health Practitioner at University of Sheffield

31 Claremont Crescent Sheffield

We have an exciting opportunity at Student Mental Health, Counselling and Therapies Service for an expert mental health professional with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our well-established Mental Health Service and work alongside our other Mental Health Practitioners.

You will be clinically qualified and registered with experience in assessing mental health difficulties, including the assessment and management of risk, and also able to deliver psycho-education and follow-up sessions based on therapeutic approaches. The Mental Health Consultation is intended to support students in exploring a broad range of mental health and psychological support needs within a single appointment. Students are then confidently signposted/or referred to the most appropriate ongoing service.

You will have excellent organisational, communication and caseload management skills with the drive to see matters through to conclusion. Also integral to the post is screening students’ self-referral forms and providing advice on student mental health to other University staff via the Mental Health Guidance and Liaison Desk one day a week.

Student Mental Health, Counselling and Therapies Service is APPTS accredited service with an embedded research clinic. We are the link between the University and NHS Statutory Services. As such, you will work closely with other areas within Student Support Services and the NHS and other provision outside of the university.

We welcome all students and staff to the service, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and parental leave, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We welcome candidates from unique background that allow our staff group to reflect the community that we serve and would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We’re one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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