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Senior Counsellor

Location: University of Oxford

UMHAN member organisation: Yes

Hours: 22.5 hours per week [3 days]

Salary: Grade 8: £49,119 – £58,265 per annum [including Oxford University Weighting], pro rata

Date posted: 16/09/2026

Closing date: 12 noon on 02/11/2026

Ref no: 187590

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Are you an experienced and accredited counsellor ready to take a senior role in shaping student mental health provision within a world-leading university? 

Join the University Counselling Service at the University of Oxford and play a key role in clinical leadership, service development and training, while delivering expert therapeutic support to students.

As a Grade 8 Senior Counsellor, you will combine senior-level clinical practice with operational and developmental responsibility within the service. You will deliver high-quality psychodynamic or cognitive behavioural therapy, adapting models pragmatically for brief interventions, while managing complex assessments and risk.

In addition to managing your own caseload within the BACP Ethical Framework, you will contribute to key areas of service delivery and decision-making, including reading and assessing intake forms and responding to urgent matters. You will deliver individual and group therapy, design and facilitate workshops, and provide culturally sensitive support to a diverse and international student body.

Reflecting the senior nature of the role, you will: 

• Deliver supervision to trainees and associates on placement
• Lead on the development of a specialist area of expertise, contributing to service strategy and innovation
• Undertake surveys, evaluation and small-scale research projects within the service
• Design and deliver training for college and departmental staff, identifying needs and translating complex theory into accessible, practical guidance
• Contribute to Peer Support training and supervision as required ensuring quality and consistency of delivery.

You will attend weekly staff meetings and work one evening per week during term time. 

This is a role for an experienced professional who will exercise a high level of autonomy, influence service development and policy, and contribute meaningfully to strategic discussions affecting student mental health provision across the University.

You will hold BACP Individual Accreditation, UKCP Registration or equivalent; psychologists must be qualified as clinical or counselling psychologists and eligible for chartership with the BPS. 

As part of our departmental commitment to openness, inclusivity and transparency, we strongly encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented or minoritised backgrounds who meet the essential criteria for the post.

Group interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 18th November. Candidates who are successful at the group stage will then be invited to an individual interview on either Tuesday 24th or Wednesday 25th November; they will only need to attend on one of these dates. All interviews will be held face-to-face. Please ensure that you are available on all three dates.

Contact: [email protected]

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Senior Counsellor vacancy

Mental Health Adviser

Location: Solent University Southampton

UMHAN member organisation: Yes

Hours: 27.5 [part time]

Salary: £38,249 - £44,128

Date posted: 03/09/2026

Closing date: 28/09/2026

Ref no: 13428

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An exciting opportunity to join Solent University’s Student Success Team on a 12-month fixed-term basis to provide dedicated mental health support and improve student retention and success through proactive interventions.

Are you a passionate mental health professional who wants to make a meaningful difference to students' lives? Solent University is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Adviser to join our Student Success Directorate, helping students overcome challenges, thrive during their studies, and achieve their full potential.

At Solent, Student Success is at the heart of the student experience. We work collaboratively to provide inclusive, student-centred support that promotes wellbeing, retention, academic achievement, and personal growth. As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in supporting students experiencing a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties.

You will manage a diverse caseload, providing short-term, solution-focused interventions, conducting assessments, developing support plans, and making referrals to internal and external services where appropriate. The role involves delivering one-to-one support, triage appointments, workshops, and group sessions, while working closely with colleagues across the University to ensure students access the full range of support available. You will also contribute to staff training, provide advice in complex or crisis situations, and maintain accurate and professional case records.

We are looking for a qualified and registered mental health professional, such as a Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker, with substantial post-qualification experience. You will bring expertise in mental health assessment, risk management, and solution-focused approaches, alongside excellent communication, organisational, and IT skills. Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams and supporting individuals through complex situations is essential.

For any queries about the role, please contact Daniel Inns, Deputy Head Student Success (Wellbeing) on [email protected]

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Mental Health Adviser vacancy

Student Casework and Project Manager

Location: Solent University Southampton

UMHAN member organisation: Yes

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £49,559 - £57,422

Date posted: 03/09/2026

Closing date: 28/09/2026

Ref no: 13426

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An exciting new opportunity to join Solent University’s Student Success Team to provide effective leadership and management expertise in student casework and project management.

The Student Success Directorate supports students through every step of their journey, working with colleagues in Schools and other professional services teams to empower our students to achieve their potential. We support student retention and success through the delivery of personalised support, employability, and wellbeing services, and working with Solent Students’ Union to ensure our students’ voices are heard and their needs are met, resulting in improved student satisfaction and graduate outcomes. 

As Student Casework & Project Manager you will develop and implement effective processes for managing complex, and often critical student casework, improving data quality and management and reporting for Student Success, and responding to and adopting the student-related best practice and compliance requirements set out by statutory and regulatory bodies such as the Office for Students (OfS), Universities UK (UUK), Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) and AdvanceHE. You will lead, manage and oversee the mental health team and the casework relating to students whose fitness to study is of significant concern. This involves reviewing and evaluating all relevant evidence and drafting relevant paperwork, which will include clinical, legal and regulatory matters and considering options and risks for the student and the University community. You will also lead on proactive interventions to support student wellbeing by designing and delivering training for staff and students that empowers students to manage their mental health and wellbeing, integrating practices into the curriculum, and tailoring training sessions for diverse student groups.

We are looking for an outstanding individual with significant experience of managing complex casework in a clinical or educational setting, excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and the drive to improve the student experience.

For any queries about the role, please contact Tania Struetzel, Director of Student Success on [email protected]

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Student Casework and Project Manager