Health Adviser

THIS JOB HAS NOW CLOSED

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, hard-working and experienced health professional to join the Counselling and Health Advice Service.

You will work closely with your manager and colleagues to offer assessment, advice and support to students with physical health and wellbeing concerns , so they can engage successfully with their studies and University life.  You will provide advice and consultation to academic and support staff in colleges and halls of residences to respond to crises, manage risk concerns and support students to manage emerging and enduring physical health concerns.  You will participate in activities to develop the service, to deliver training and to promote awareness of physical health and well-being. 

You will be based at up to two college sites and there may be some flexibility to work from home for part of your working week. There may be a requirement to work one evening a week up to 7pm.

About you

You will be an experienced nurse with an understanding of students’ needs, have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team in a community/primary care setting and enjoy collaborating and problem-solving. 

You will have a degree, a professional qualification in nursing (e.g. BSc Adult Nursing, BNurs, Registered Adult Nurse) and professional experience of working with a range of physical health issues. 

Your experience will include:-

• a strong track record of responding proactively to health issues, including communicable diseases
• experience of working with nutrition and disordered eating would be desirable.
• knowledge and experience of signposting, making referrals and assisting individuals to access specialist physical health services
• providing interventions to alleviate physical health symptoms and to promote health and well-being,
• conducting assessments and appointments online and in person, 
• managing casework;
• developing and delivering training;
• implementing preventative work to promote health, wellbeing and resilience, 

You will have excellent communication skills, a flexible approach to work, and the ability to contain anxiety in yourself and others. 

Appointment to this role will be subject to a Enhanced criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from employment. This will depend on the circumstances and background to your offence(s). 

We welcome applications from suitably qualified professionals with a diverse background.

Closing date for applications, Monday 28th August at 23:55 pm

Interviews to take place on Friday 8th September 

Please apply early as the application closing date maybe held earlier should sufficient applications be received.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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