IPS Contract Manager

Get Set UK; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health support organization in the United Kingdom is looking for an IPS Contract Manager to lead a high-profile employment support service across Central London. This role is focused on integrating employment as a crucial part of mental health recovery. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mental health care and proven leadership skills. Responsibilities include managing performance KPIs, developing staff, and ensuring high standards in service delivery. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of individuals facing mental health challenges.

Benefits

Wellbeing support including GP and counselling

Discounts and pension options

Opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Experienced in IPS or supported employment.
• Strong background in mental health or social care.
• Familiar with complex contract and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the IPS contract across multiple boroughs.
• Drive performance against job start and sustainment KPIs.
• Embed IPS Fidelity Model to achieve high standards.
• Manage and develop staff while building partnerships.
• Ensure integration of employment within clinical pathways.

Skills

Leadership

Mental health awareness

Performance management

Data-driven improvement

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Do you want a leadership role where employment genuinely supports mental health recovery? This is not back‑office contract management. This is frontline, system‑shaping IPS leadership, embedding employment as a core part of mental health care across Central London. As IPS Contract Manager – CLF Area, you will lead a high‑profile, multi‑borough IPS service delivering evidence‑based, fidelity‑led employment support to people accessing mental health services. You will be accountable for performance, quality, people, partnerships and impact, ensuring the IPS model is delivered with integrity, pace and purpose. This is a senior role where your leadership directly changes lives through work.

Key Partners

• NHS and Mental Health Trusts
• Clinical teams and service leads
• Commissioners and system partners
• Employers across Central London
• IPS Team Leaders and Employment Specialists

Values

• Be Ambitious – for every person's working future
• Be Proud – of quality, safety and results
• Be Considerate – of lived mental health experience
• Own It – take responsibility for outcomes
• Be Inspiring – help people believe work is possible

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of the IPS contract across CLF boroughs
• Drive performance against job start, sustainment and progression KPIs
• Embed the IPS Fidelity Model, achieving Good‑Excellent standards
• Line‑manage and develop Team Leaders and staff
• Build trusted partnerships with clinicians, commissioners and stakeholders
• Ensure employment is integrated into clinical pathways
• Oversee forecasting, budgets and contract risk
• Lead audits, reviews and continuous improvement activityEnsure safeguarding, GDPR and audit readiness
• Promote reflective practice, wellbeing and resilience
• Act as a senior ambassador for IPS and Get Set UK

Who This Role Is For

• Experienced leaders with strong backgrounds in IPS or supported employment
• Experienced in mental health, health or social care services
• Experienced in complex contract and performance management
• Experienced in multi‑site or system‑wide service delivery

How You Will Thrive

• Have deep knowledge of the IPS Fidelity Model
• Be confident leading at both strategic and operational levels
• Be able to influence clinicians, commissioners and partners
• Use data and insight to drive improvement
• Balance pace, quality and care
• Stay calm, decisive and solutions‑focused
• Believe employment is central to recovery

People You Will Support

• Experience anxiety, depression or severe mental illness
• Require flexible, responsive and integrated support
• Move quickly into work when the system works well
• Need strong in‑work support to sustain employment

Expectations for Leaders

• Set high standards without losing compassion
• Build trust across complex systems
• Hold teams to account while supporting wellbeing
• Be resilient, reflective and values‑led

Benefits

• Wellbeing support including GP, counselling and Headspace
• Discounts, pension and salary sacrifice options
• Enhanced benefits with service
• A culture built on ambition, pride, ownership and support
• Real opportunities for progression

We are also a proud Disability Confident Employer. Adjustments are available at every stage. If you're ready to Be Ambitious, Be Proud, Be Considerate, Own It and Be Inspiring, and you want a role where your work genuinely changes lives, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Now!If you are ready to support people into work through evidence‑based mental health employment and you live our values to Be Ambitious, Be Proud, BeConsiderate, Own It and Be Inspiring, we would love to hear from you. Apply today! See the Get Set story here: Learn more about working at Get Set here: We reserve the right to close applications early. Please apply early to avoid disappointment. We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome all applications. Get Set UK is an Equal Opportunity Employer, offering employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, physical and mental disability, age, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, and any other protected status. Our aim is to support and maintain the physical and mental health of all people at work. If you do need any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and recruitment process, please let us know at the outset and we will work hard to provide the right solution for you. This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners/clients and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful appointment to this role will require satisfactory completion of recruitment checks. Get Set UK does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Get Set UK will consider these CVs as gifts and will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.