Mental Health Practitioner

University of East London; London Borough of Newham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

University of East London seeks a Student Mental Health Practitioner to join Student Services. You will provide rapid triage, informal clinical assessments, and ongoing caseload support for students with emotional and mental health needs, including potentially vulnerable adults.

You’ll collaborate with healthcare professionals, deliver 1:1 assessments and interventions, and lead workshops/groupwork while upholding safeguarding responsibilities in a fast-moving university environment.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge and experience of mental health in higher education.
• Ability to offer assessments and interventions 1:1 and workshops/group work.
• Experience in assessing and managing risk with safeguarding responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid triage and informal clinical assessments.
• Deliver ongoing caseload support for students with emotional and mental health needs.
• Offer assessments and interventions 1:1 and run workshops/groupwork.
• Assess and manage risk; uphold safeguarding responsibilities.

Skills

Triage

Clinical assessments

Caseload management

Workshop facilitation

Risk assessment

Safeguarding

Education

Accredited Mental Health Nurse

Qualified Social Worker

Occupational Therapist

Art/Drama Therapist

Job description

Salary
£47,403 to £52,640per annum inclusive of London Weighting

Post Type
Full Time

Post Type
Permanent

Closing Date
Thursday 12 November 2026

Interview Date
Friday 27 November 2026

Reference
055S2026

University of East London

We’re the University of East London (UEL) founded in 1898 and proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.

About Student Services

We are Student Services and are responsible for nurturing wellness, supporting individual needs, helping students in crisis, improving retention, and enabling positive experiences through residential life and extra-curricular activities. Working in partnership across academic schools and professional services, our teams seek to provide a network of support throughout the student journey and aim to optimise student success.

The Student Services directorate is led by the Assistant Chief Operating Officer, Health Gain & Student Experience. Our department incorporates a number of professional and support teams including Student HUB, Student Conduct, Academic Tutoring, Residential Life, Student Disability and Dyslexia, Student Life, Student Money Advice and Rights Team, Student Engagement, Retention and Success and Student Wellbeing.

About the Job

The Student Mental Health Practitioner works with student services staff and other healthcare professionals to deliver a range of high-quality mental health and wellbeing services within a higher education setting. The role provides rapid triage, informal clinical assessments, and ongoing caseload support to students presenting with emotional and mental health needs, including potentially vulnerable adults.

About You

An enthusiastic and creative individual with in-depth knowledge and experience of mental health especially in the higher education sector, you’ll be able of offer assessments and interventions 1:1 as well be confident in offering workshops/groupwork.

You’ll work well in a team and be flexible in your approach to meet the needs of students and the service. You’ll be able to assess and manage risk and have an excellent understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.

An accredited Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or an Art/Drama Therapist, you’ll also be experienced in managing a full client caseload in a fast-moving university environment.

Benefits Package

At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. It’s about the complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture.

We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits.

At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.