Person Specification

Job Title:	Mental Health & Safeguarding Practitioner (London Campus)
School/Service:	Student Life

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
1	Educated to degree level or equivalent experience	E	A/I
2	Relevant mental health/counselling qualifications	E	A/I
3	Relevant professional qualification and accreditation / current professional registration e.g. BACP, NMC, HCPC	E	A/I
4	Proven experience in the delivery of mental health therapeutic interventions and/or counselling support to individual clients/students including responding to students in distress or crisis	E	A/I
5	Experience of caseload management in an environment that supports vulnerable adults, those experiencing mental health, wellbeing, and complex challenges	E	A/I
6	Proven experience of contributing to the development, implementation and monitoring of innovative mental health strategy, policies, procedures, and practices	E	A/I
7	Credible experience of providing support, advice and guidance to students/clients experiencing mental health difficulties, to include clients with complex needs, high risk/crisis management, while maintaining appropriate boundaries	E	A/I
8	Knowledge of Safeguarding responsibilities and their application	E	A/I

* A - Application Form   I - Interview