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Poole House (Bournemouth - Talbot)
All Departments
Professional, Managerial and Support Services
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Salary from £39,335 - £45,413 per annum (pro rata) with progression opportunities to £49,559
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Professional and Support
Closing Date
17 Nov 2025
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About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mental Health Mentor to lead and support our team of Mental Health Mentors within Student Services. In this pivotal role, you will provide professional supervision, oversee the delivery of high-quality mentoring for students with mental health conditions, and manage your own caseload of complex cases. You will play a key part in supporting students to manage their mental health, achieve their academic potential, and thrive during their time at BU. Working collaboratively across the University and with external partners, you’ll contribute to the development of effective wellbeing strategies and ensure a responsive, student-centred service. This role requires professional registration with an NMH-accepted body and a strong background in mental health support, risk management, and safeguarding.
 

This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System.  Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY STAFF AND AGENCY STAFF CURRENTLY WORKING AT BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY ONLY.
 
We are committed to providing a safe environment for all students and staff. This position is required to undertake regulated activity and therefore is subject to a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. Further information on BU’s safeguarding policies on safeguarding vulnerable groups can be found online.
This role is available on a part-time basis for 18.50 hours (0.50 FTE).

About the department

Student Services is made up of a variety of different departments, all of whom provide a wide range of support to our students. Our goal is to provide students with the opportunity to reach their full potential by ensuring that their personal and social needs are met, and that they are well placed to make the most of their future career prospects through skills support and careers development. Every individual is different, and we understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds to bolster creativity and innovation.

About us

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.  

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at [email protected].

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