Job Summary
We have 2 vacancies available: one 37.5 hours per week working as part of the UKSPF primarily based at Swann House on a fixed term contract until March 2026 and one 22.5 hours permanent contract to join the Individual Placement and Support Team - Step On - primarily based at The Hope Centre as Employment Specialists working across Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire.
You will be joining a well-established IPS Employment Service, which is a National Centre of Excellence and will have access to a range of professional development and training opportunities. IPS training will be provided in the role by IPS Grow/Centre for Mental Health.
Your role will focus on promoting employment and raising expectations and aspirations around the ability of service users to access paid employment. You will receive professional supervision and support from an Employment Team leader, a clinical supervisor, and local peers. You will also be expected to spend time in the community negotiating job opportunities via the hidden labour market, as well as networking with local agencies.
Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role due to the required Skill Level and salary threshold.
Main duties of the job
* To be a champion of the Trust's Individual, Placement & Support (IPS) Service.
* To manage a caseload of clients in order to gain and/or retain paid employment through delivering the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach to vocational rehabilitation.
* A key to success will be enabling these clients to successfully make the transition into the labour market and reducing the number of service users who are not engaged in any form of vocational activity. In this role, you will work directly with mainstream educational providers and employers to secure education/employment opportunities for service users whilst providing ongoing support according to needs, therefore, enabling people who have experienced mental health problems to gain and retain education/employment.
About Us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Date posted: 18 February 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 232-CMT-6954911
Job locations: The Hope Centre, Hanley, ST1 2BX
Job Description
Job responsibilities
* To effectively manage a caseload of people in receipt of Services, in order to facilitate individuals to gain and retain paid employment and/or engage in Higher Education.
* To receive complex and sensitive information in the form of referrals from Care Coordinators, to meet regularly with Case Managers to co-ordinate and integrate vocational services into mental health treatment.
* To communicate effectively with clients, being tactful and sensitive, providing reassurance, training and the motivation to move forward and to overcome any barriers to understanding.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Trained in IPS or willingness to train to diploma level
* Educated or relevant work experience to degree level or equivalent.
Experience Essential
* Significant experience of working with people who have experienced mental health problems within health, social services.
* An understanding of the employment needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems.
Knowledge Essential
* Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage service users, their families/friends. Good facilitation skills
* An ability to work independently, reliably and consistently.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address: The Hope Centre, Hanley, ST1 2BX
Employer's website: https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/
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