Part-time Mental Health Nurse Adviser (0.4 FTE)

Job details

Salary

Grade 6 ( 32,079.92 - 37,694.44)

Contractual hours

17.5

Basis

Part time

Region

East

Job category/type

Student and Academic Services

Date posted

21/09/2026

Job reference

REQ001787

Attachments

Candidate Brief MHNA 2026.pdf

Job description

Part-time MENTAL HEALTH NURSE ADVISER (0.4 FTE)

17.5 hours per week September to June (40 weeks)

Grade 6 ( 32,079.92 - 37,694.44) FTE equivalent

Abertay is a modern university with a global outlook, rooted in its local and national communities. We have made our mark with high quality, well-directed teaching and research, and a stimulating and enriching experience for our students.

The Student Support Service provides a fully integrated support service for students at Abertay, which aims to provide high-quality professional, impartial, non-judgemental advice, and guidance on a broad range of issues. Based in the Bernard King Library, it is made up of five teams:

The Counselling and Mental Health Service currently has a vacancy for a Mental Health Nurse Adviser. Reporting to the Counselling and Mental Health Service Manager, the principal remit is to provide short-term therapeutic focused interventions for students who have disclosed serious and enduring mental health difficulties. As a post holder you will work in partnership with a range of university professionals, teams, departments and with key external agencies and organisations, to ensure we deliver the highest quality services possible.

The post holder will also a play leading role in ensuring a co-ordinated response to any concerns about individual students mental health, promote positive mental wellbeing to students, and be responsible for increasing mental health awareness to both student and staff on a range of topics pertinent to the student s mental health.

Eligibility

• The post holder will hold degree or equivalent (such as ideally 2-5 years as a practitioner in a relevant mental health role).
• Hold a Professional qualification in the post of (mental health nurse).
• Registration/Accreditation within a relevant professional body which includes a responsibility to maintain professional accreditation through updating skills and knowledge, and which upholds a code of ethics and complaints procedure.

Experience

• The post holder will have experience working with individuals with mental health difficulties, including assessment, risk management and provision of therapeutic interventions.
• Through your experience, you will be able to demonstrate empathy and an ability to build rapport quickly with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Other Requirements

• It is essential the role holder can manage competing demands. This will require both effective planning, time-management along with a willingness to work flexibly within a close-knit team environment.

• Additionally, the Service is looking for individuals who are committed to personal and professional development both for themselves and for the clients they serve.

• This post is deemed exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; therefore, an Enhanced Disclosure will be sought from Disclosure Scotland for the successful candidate.

Contact Information

If you wish to discuss the vacancy, further please contact Tricia Williams, Manager

T.Williams@abertay.ac.uk

Application Process

• A full candidate brief can be found above which details the job description, person specification and application details
• If you believe you have the skills and experience for this exciting and challenging role, please submit your application.
• Please note that we will only accept applications through our online recruitment system.

Committed to Equal Opportunities

Abertay University is a Scottish Registered Charity,

No: SC016040