Employment Specialist

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Worksop; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community-based Employment Specialist to deliver IPS-informed employment support for individuals with mental health challenges in Gedling. You will build strength-based plans, work with a caseload of 20–30, and engage with employers to secure opportunities.

You will connect with Job Centres and local schemes, monitor progress, and contribute to NHS England targets while guiding service users through interviews and action plans.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people experiencing mental health challenges.
• Understanding of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) evidence base/principles.
• Ability to meet targets set by NHS England and local teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, motivation-based support to help service users gain and retain employment.
• Manage a caseload of 20–30 people and liaise with employers, Job Centres and local employment schemes.

Skills

Mental health awareness

IPS principles

Caseload management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

As part of the NHS England initiative , the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services, have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Future's Positive Team as an Employment Specialist, to deliver employment support to individuals with mental health conditions in the borough of Gedling as part of the County South IPS Team. Getting into employment can be a critical part of a recovery journey, so you will be focusing on providing motivational, supportive and person centred support to enable people to secure employment

We have an great opportunity an individual to join our Future's Positive Team as community-based Employment Specialists. You will provide individual support to people faced with barriers into employment, using a strength-based approach to gain sustainable paid work. You will be working with a caseload of 20-30 people and liaise with employers and a range of stake holders. As part of your role you will meet targets set by NHS England.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies

You will provide support and guidance to people who have experienced mental health challenges in exploring their interest and opportunities to find and retain employment.

You will have an individual caseload, complete vocational profiles, support service users with interviews and actions plans, and support people when they are in employment.

You will proactively engage with employers to open up and secure employment opportunities and you will network with Job Centres and Employment Schemes in the local area.

You will have experience of working with people with mental health challenges , have an understanding of working with the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) evidence base / principles.

You will meet targets set by NHS England which include engaging with service users , finding and retaining employment for service users.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Swann Job title: Employment Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07766801305

Sangita Dhawan Senior Employment Specialist Tel [phone] or email [e-mail]

Ben Seaman Senior Employment Specialist Tel [phone] or email Benjamin.seaman@nottshc,nhs,uk