Senior Mental Health Advisor

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China. This award-winning campus, offering a UK-style education, has grown to a student body of over 10,000 in just 21 years.

UNNC is looking for a Senior Mental Health Advisor to join the Health and Wellbeing Centre.

Your Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 professional mental health support sessions to students experiencing significant mental health difficulties.
• Respond to critical incidents and act as a point of escalation for safety or safeguarding concerns, alongside the Director of Wellbeing Services.
• Evaluate service provision, identify gaps, and adjust delivery to meet evolving student needs.
• Advise and support university staff, including developing staff wellbeing knowledge and skills.
• Ensure timely clinical supervision and consistent, ethical, and safe delivery of mental health support by the Mental Health Advisor team.
• Contribute to psychoeducational workshops and the creation and promotion of self-help resources.

About You

• Master’s degree in Psychology (psychological counselling), Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a related discipline.
• Significant clinical experience in psychological counselling, mental health, social work, or related fields.
• Demonstrated expertise in risk assessment, management, and safeguarding.
• Relevant psychological qualifications from the UK, New Zealand, Australia, U.S., or Canada are preferred.

Remuneration and Benefits

• Salary range: RMB 267,233 to RMB 376,021 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Salary progression beyond the scale is subject to performance.
• Initial fixed-term contract for 3 years starting August 2025, with the potential for extension to an indefinite contract by mutual agreement.

How to Apply

All applicants are required to formally apply online before 9 June 2025 via:
https://jobs.nottingham.edu.cn/job/184179/
(Only online applications will be accepted.)

Interviews will take place in Ningbo, China, around late June 2025 (subject to change).

If you are unable to apply online, please contact the Recruitment Team at:
[email protected]
Please quote reference number 184179.