Student Mental Health Service Manager
We are looking to recruit a Service Manager for our Mental Health Service to provide line-management to our Mental Health Practitioners, and work collaboratively with other Service Managers and Team leaders within the department.
Working in partnership with other teams and colleagues within the department of Student Support & Safeguarding (particularly our Therapeutic and Wellbeing Services) you will contribute to a developing departmental vision of supporting students to enable students to thrive, as individuals, throughout their journey to, through and beyond the University of Bath.
We are looking for
- an experienced and registered Mental Health Professional with managerial experience and leadership skills
- a leader to line manage and support the Mental Health Practitioners in their work to assess presenting needs and undertake collaborative support planning with students.
- a leader who is able to support a busy and dedicated team to deliver the best service for our students,
- a leader who can work collaboratively with colleagues in other teams and contribute to a shared approach to support planning and risk management in alignment with our existing policies and practices.
About us
The Department of Student Support & Safeguarding is a lively and committed team of interconnected services who are working to support and enhance the student experience and are developing sector-leading practices to support both student and staff development. The Mental Health Advisory, Therapeutic and Wellbeing Services work in close connection with colleagues in our Disability, Money Advice and Student Retention & Success services to create a holistic response to student needs, and to share our learning experiences across a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated professionals.
Further information
This role is available on a part-time basis (0.8 FTE), will be based primarily at our Claverton Down Campus and requires the successful candidate to participate in the out of hours on-call management system on a rota basis.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Liz Kearton, Deputy Director (Student Mental Health) at lk729@bath.ac.uk)
A Disclosure Baring Service (DBS) check will be required for this post.
What we can offer you
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We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
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