Employment Specialist - Employment Coach

NHS Jobs; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Employment Specialist to support individuals with mental health challenges in finding and maintaining work. You will follow the IPS model, collaborate with DWP and local employers, and deliver tailored employment programmes in a person-centred way.

You will build connections with employers, advise on reasonable adjustments, and spend time understanding local labour markets to create real job opportunities for service users.

Qualifications

• Proactively manage a caseload of people with mental health difficulties.
• Follow the IPS model and liaise with DWP and employers to create opportunities.
• Provide person-centred, tailored programmes to meet individual employment goals.

Responsibilities

• Engage with employers to identify reasonable adjustments and return-to-work plans.
• Research the labour market and negotiate job opportunities for clients.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary environment to support service users across Gloucestershire.

Job description

Employment Specialist - Employment Coach

You will be required to: Proactively manage a caseload of people, who have experienced Mental Health Difficulties, to either find and maintain paid employment, or to retain existing employment. Follow the IPS model, collate evidence and participate in Fidelity Reviews. Identify and meet the employment goals of clients by providing individually tailored programmes, using a person-centred approach. Work within a multi-disciplinary environment and liaise closely with a variety of stakeholders i.e. Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and Citizen Advise Work proactively at Employer Engagement and research the labour market and spend time getting to know local employers, in order to negotiate job opportunities. Support Service Users and employers to identify reasonable adjustments and return to work strategies, to ensure job retention. Act independently, using own judgement, knowledge and initiative. Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey. This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application