Mental Health Nurse Advisor

1 month ago


Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom Abertay University Full time

14 hours per week x 52 weeks or 17.5 hours per week during term time (40 weeks)

Abertay is a modern university with a global outlook, rooted in its local and national communities. We have made our mark with high quality, well-directed teaching and research, and a stimulating and enriching experience for our students.

The Counselling and Mental Health Service currently has a vacancy for a Mental Health Nurse Adviser

Reporting to the Counselling and Mental Health Service Manager, the principal remit is to provide short-term therapeutic focused interventions for students who have disclosed serious and enduring mental health difficulties. As a post holder you will work in partnership with a range of university professionals, teams, departments and with key external agencies and organisations, to ensure we deliver the highest quality services possible.

The post holder will also a play leading role in ensuring a co-ordinated response to any concerns about individual students' mental health, promote positive mental wellbeing to students, and be responsible for increasing mental health awareness to both student and staff on a range of topics pertinent to the student's mental health.

The post holder will hold a relevant degree or equivalent experience.

Hold a Professional qualification in the post of (mental health nurse, mental health occupational therapist, mental health social worker, clinical psychologist).

Registration/Accreditation within a relevant professional body which includes a responsibility to maintain professional accreditation through updating skills and knowledge, and which upholds a code of ethics and complaints procedure.

The post holder will have experience working with individuals with mental health difficulties, including assessment, risk management and provision of therapeutic interventions. Through your experience, you will be able to demonstrate empathy and an ability to build rapport quickly with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

It is essential the role holder can manage competing demands. This will require both effective planning, time-management along with a willingness to work flexibly within a close-knit team environment.

Additionally, the Service is looking for individuals who are committed to personal and professional development both for themselves and for the clients they serve.

This post is deemed exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; therefore, an Enhanced Disclosure will be sought from Disclosure Scotland for the successful candidate.

If you wish to discuss the vacancy, further please contact Tricia Williams, Manager

If you believe you have the skills and experience for this exciting and challenging role, please submit your application through our online recruitment system, which can be found via the 'Apply' button above.

Committed to Equal Opportunities

Abertay University Dundee is a Scottish Registered Charity,

No: SC016040

£30,487 to £36,024 per annum (Grade 6)



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