About this role
The University of West London (UWL) is ranked as 41st in the UK in The Guardian University Guide 2026 and is the 1st London modern* university in The Times/The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. We are also the Number 1 London university for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2025**.
Student Services / Wellbeing Service
Student Services is a large multi-disciplinary team that plays a crucial role in supporting our students.
The Wellbeing Service is an umbrella term used to describe our various teams, Counselling, Disability & Mental Health, Welfare and Faith. We provide a holistic approach to student support to ensure students’ individual needs are fully met to enhance their academic success, aid student experience, and develop each student as an individual.
The Wellbeing team is a busy and in-demand service. We are a tight knit team who help and support each other. We work hard and most importantly have fun.
The Role
The Wellbeing Adviser (Mental Health) will work 1:1 with students offering specialist advice and guidance to ensure their mental health and disability requirements are fully supported. You will be required to produce Individual Support Plans (ISP’s) for students recommending appropriate reasonable adjustments to support them during their studies. You will provide reflections around student’s mental health, assess risk at times, provide short-term case holding support where appropriate and make relevant referrals, both internally and externally. At times you will also be expected to support colleagues in the Disability team by supporting students with a wide range of different disabilities for which further training would be provided.
This role requires working from campus 5 days a week.
The Person
We are seeking a and enthusiastic individual to join the team. You will be self-motivated, proactive, and organised, who can work equally well as a team member and on an individual basis using your own initiative. You will be experienced working with individuals with poor mental health and able to offer specialist 1:1 advice to support their recovery and help them in their studies. You will have experience effectively supporting people experiencing a mental health crisis.
How to Apply
To apply click on ‘Apply Online’ and fill out the application form. Further information about the application process can be found here: https://jobs.uwl.ac.uk/display.aspx?id=1253&pid=0
Please email [email protected] if you need any assistance with the application process.
Interviews are expected to be held in the week commencing 2nd February 2026.
For informal enquiries about the position please contact Steph Goddard, Mental Health Manager. [email protected]
Additional Information
Read more about working at the University of West London at https://www.uwl.ac.uk/about-us/how-university-works/why-work-uwl
Please note we do not reimburse travel expenses for job interview.