Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (Counsellor)
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23,259 to £27,616 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, South West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University West of England |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | R08456 |
Summary
About this role
The Student Access and Enabling Service (within Student Life Services) are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, experienced, and forward-thinking Counsellor to work on a part-time basis of 22.5 hours per week on a 1-year fixed term contract. This role is central to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our diverse student population through a One at a Time counselling model — a single-session, student-centred approach that empowers individuals to make meaningful progress in each session.
As a multidisciplinary team we provide Counselling and Mental Health Support to students and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide effective and timely psychological support to empower our students to become ready and able graduates. We are committed to working creatively to support our students and offer a mixture of face-to-face, online and telephone options.
About you
We are looking for a dedicated professional who is:
Fully qualified and registered with a recognised professional body (e.g., BACP, UKCP, HCPC).
Have a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualifying experience in delivering counselling.
Comfortable working within a single-session framework and adapting flexibly to student needs.
Knowledgeable about the challenges faced by university students and the importance of early intervention.
Understanding of risk assessments and appropriate steps needed to mitigate risk and promote safety.
Committed to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.
Where is this role based?
The role will be split between our Frenchay and Bower Ashton campuses, working 2 days at Frenchay and 1 day at Bower.
This post is predominantly based at our lively Frenchay campus 2 days a week where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
There will also be an expectation that the successful candidate will work 1 day a week at our Bower Ashton Campus.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact Neil Biggs on 0117 328 2618 or email: neil.biggs@uwe.ac.uk
Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus late July/early August (dates to be confirmed).
Shortlisting is expected to be completed within 2 weeks of the closing date depending on application volumes. We aim to give candidates at least a week's notice to attend interview.
This is a fixed-term post until September 2026, working 22.5 hours per week.
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for all of your time.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
This post requires enhanced DBS clearance.
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route.
Advice to applicants
We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.
Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.
Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.
The Student Access and Enabling Service (within Student Life Services) are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, experienced, and forward-thinking Counsellor to work on a part-time basis of 22.5 hours per week on a 1-year fixed term contract. This role is central to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our diverse student population through a One at a Time counselling model — a single-session, student-centred approach that empowers individuals to make meaningful progress in each session.
As a multidisciplinary team we provide Counselling and Mental Health Support to students and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide effective and timely psychological support to empower our students to become ready and able graduates. We are committed to working creatively to support our students and offer a mixture of face-to-face, online and telephone options.
About you
We are looking for a dedicated professional who is:
Fully qualified and registered with a recognised professional body (e.g., BACP, UKCP, HCPC).
Have a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualifying experience in delivering counselling.
Comfortable working within a single-session framework and adapting flexibly to student needs.
Knowledgeable about the challenges faced by university students and the importance of early intervention.
Understanding of risk assessments and appropriate steps needed to mitigate risk and promote safety.
Committed to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.
Where is this role based?
The role will be split between our Frenchay and Bower Ashton campuses, working 2 days at Frenchay and 1 day at Bower.
This post is predominantly based at our lively Frenchay campus 2 days a week where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
There will also be an expectation that the successful candidate will work 1 day a week at our Bower Ashton Campus.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact Neil Biggs on 0117 328 2618 or email: neil.biggs@uwe.ac.uk
Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus late July/early August (dates to be confirmed).
Shortlisting is expected to be completed within 2 weeks of the closing date depending on application volumes. We aim to give candidates at least a week's notice to attend interview.
This is a fixed-term post until September 2026, working 22.5 hours per week.
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for all of your time.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
This post requires enhanced DBS clearance.
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route.
Advice to applicants
We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.
Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.
Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.