Employment Specialist, IPS Employment Service

NHS; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Un service d'emploi du NHS recherche un spécialiste pour aider les personnes ayant des problèmes de santé mentale à acquérir et à maintenir un emploi rémunéré. Le rôle implique de construire des relations positives avec les clients et les employeurs pour surmonter les obstacles à l'emploi. La position nécessite un diplôme ou une expérience équivalente et la capacité de voyager dans la région.

Benefits

Options de travail flexible

27 jours de congés annuels

Formation et développement professionnel

Programme de leasing de voiture

Accès à des outils de bien-être

Remises chez de nombreux détaillants

Réseaux pour l'égalité

Congés généreux

Qualifications

• Titre d'études dans le domaine de l'éducation ou expérience équivalente.
• Expérience avec des personnes ayant des problèmes de santé mentale.

Responsibilities

• Soutenir jusqu'à 20 clients dans leur parcours d'emploi.
• Travailler avec des parties prenantes pour améliorer les opportunités d'emploi.

Skills

Empathie

Persévérance

Compétences de communication

Compétences d'écoute

Education

Diplôme ou expérience équivalente

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Employment Specialist, IPS Employment Service

*Candidates who have applied in the last three months need not apply*

People with severe mental health issues face huge barriers when it comes to employment. Over 80 per cent of them would like paid work, but only 8 per cent achieve it.

Could you be part of the team that's dedicated to addressing this injustice? Berkshire Healthcare's Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment service, now in its tenth anniversary year, are looking for an employment specialist to champion our mission and support people with severe mental health issues - your clients - to gain, sustain and retain paid work.

Ours is a diverse team and brings many strengths and skills together. We'll train you in the IPS approach, giving you the tools you need to provide expert support and advice to clients, while also building positive relationships with employers, opening doors, and changing perceptions around mental health. Previous experience working in supported employment and with people with severe mental health issues is an advantage. But above all you'll need empathy, hope and tenacity when working alongside your clients.

We have 1 full time role available (37.5 hours) within our East Berkshire Mental Health Integrated Community Services (MHICS) team, and you would be expected to travel across East Berkshire, to include Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough and Bracknell.

Main duties of the job

• You'll support a caseload of up to 20 people with severe mental health issues who are unemployed or struggling in the workplace
• Working directly with all relevant stakeholders - including clients, clinicians, consultant psychiatrists and employers and Job Centre Plus - you'll aim to enable your clients to gain, sustain and retain paid employment.
• You'll have the opportunity to transform the lives of your clients, to give them hope, direction and support their recovery journey. It's also challenging, so you'll need to be able to demonstrate perseverance, whilst being empathic and dedicated to finding clients a role that's right for them.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust site

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

1. Degree or equivalent experience2. Experience of working with and supporting people who have mental health issues (or other disadvantaged groups) into employment3. Ability to travel across East Berkshire, to include Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough and Bracknell.4. Able to demonstrate through examples offered at interview - empathy, tenacity and hope when working alongside people with severe mental health issues5. Able to demonstrate excellent motivational, communication and listening skills6. A high level of organisation and perseverance

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call Team lead Gurpreet Athwal on 07815 485139 or email: [e-mail] or our Service Lead Khadija Hussain on 07717 507369 or email: [e-mail] who will be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education/qualifications/training

• Degree or equivalent experience
• A good understanding of the principles and practice of supported employment
• Trained in the IPS approach
• Additional employability/careers counselling qualification, such as: Level 3 Diploma in Employability Services Sector Qualification, QCF in Advice & Guidance (Level 3)
• Experience of working with and supporting people who have mental health issues (or other unemployed disadvantaged groups) into employment
• Experience of supporting individuals on a one-to-one basis
• Proven experience of meeting and exceeding outcomes and targets
• Experience of carrying out assessments (eg vocational, health, occupational)
• Experience of partnership working, negotiation and liaison with other agencies
• Experience of opening up job opportunities with a range of employers
• Experience of working alongside clinical teams within mental health

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Able to demonstrate empathy, tenacity and hope when working alongside people with severe mental health issues
• Knowledge of policy, practice and legislation in relation to employment, disability, equalities and mental health
• Good numeracy and information management skills
• A high level of perseverance; committed to seeing plans through to their conclusion within agreed timescales
• Excellent motivational, communication and listening skills; able to build rapport and trust with a range of people, especially clients and employers
• Well organised and confident working independently with own caseload and using initiative to identify and make the most of new opportunities
• Able to collaborate successfully within a mixed-disciplinary team
• Able to use Microsoft packages to advanced level
• Good knowledge of the local employment market
• Understanding of work-related benefits
• Understanding of successful job search strategies - eg creating a compelling CV, presenting clients to hiring managers, preparing for interviews

Additional requirements

• Ability easily to commute to different localities across Berkshire
• Personal experience of mental health issues

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.

£31,469 to £38,308 a yearper annum (Incl. of HCAS)