Head of Wellbeing (0.6 FTE)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Education Services

Location: London

Salary: £53,317 to £61,034 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting), Grade 7

Hours: Part Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 25th February 2026

Closes: 11th March 2026

Job Ref: CEN-EDU-2026-06

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

We are looking to recruit a part-time Head of Wellbeing. Based in Student Support Services, you will be delivering a student-focused, professional, friendly, and efficient wellbeing service to postgraduate level students.

The role holder provides leadership, management and effective operation of wellbeing support for our Masters, Research Degree and Distance Learning students through the management of a team of counsellors, mental health adviser and external suppliers.

You should hold an undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent relevant experience along with an associated professional postgraduate qualification - counselling, psychotherapy, mental health or equivalent. You should have experience of providing counselling and/or clinical mental health support in a higher education setting post-qualification and good working knowledge of relevant legislation (eg General Data Protection Regulations, Equality Act). Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is part-time 21 hours per week, 0.6 FTE and permanent.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 7 in the range £53,317 - £61,034 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London.

Applications should be made by clicking the 'Apply' button above. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.