IPS Employment Specialist for Mental Health Support

Get Set UK; Harlow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Health & wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

IncentFit

Discounts

IPS training

Job summary

Get Set UK is seeking an IPS Employment Specialist to support people with serious mental illness across Mid Essex. You will work with NHS clinical teams to help individuals find and sustain paid work aligned with their goals, managing a caseload and liaising with employers.

You will travel daily across Mid Essex, participate in multidisciplinary meetings, and receive full IPS training. This 18-hour-per-week role offers pro-rata salary and progression within a supportive, evidence-based service.

Qualifications

• Experience providing one-to-one advice, guidance or practical support to adults or young adults with evidence of working towards clear outcomes.
• Evidence of building trust, motivating people and maintaining professional boundaries.
• Experience managing a caseload, appointments or competing priorities with accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Help people move into competitive paid employment by providing rapid, personalised job search support.
• Complete vocational profiles and understand job goals to support applications and interviews.
• Engage with employers to uncover opportunities and support job starts and sustainment.
• Travel daily across Mid Essex as part of the role and work within NHS clinical teams.

Skills

Caseload management

Employer engagement

One-to-one guidance

Motivation skills

Outcomes focus

Reliability

Microsoft Office

Explain employment gaps

Tools

Digital records

Job description

Get Set UK is seeking an IPS Employment Specialist to support people with serious mental illness across Mid Essex. You will work with NHS clinical teams to help individuals find and sustain paid work aligned with their goals, managing a caseload and liaising with employers.

You will travel daily across Mid Essex, participate in multidisciplinary meetings, and receive full IPS training. This 18-hour-per-week role offers pro-rata salary and progression within a supportive, evidence-based service.