IPS Service Manager - Work to Recovery - Birmingham & Solihull

Prospects; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

2 days volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Shaw Trust is seeking an IPS Service Manager to oversee the day-to-day delivery and overall performance of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) service. You will supervise Team Leaders and manage staffing, with regular travel to Birmingham & Solihull as part of the role.

The position requires strong relationships with NHS Trusts, commissioners and external partners, and involves coordinating IPS within local mental health teams.

Qualifications

• Expert understanding of IPS and its fidelity scale.
• Experience supervising Team Leaders and managing complex staffing.
• Ability to travel regularly to Birmingham & Solihull area.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day delivery and overall performance of the IPS service.
• Provide supervision around IPS and Fidelity and support staffing issues.
• Build partnerships with NHS Trusts, providers and commissioners.
• Work with local mental health teams to integrate IPS within NHS.

Job description

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco‑system of purpose‑led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

We are looking for a IPS Service Manager who can oversee the day to day delivery and overall performance of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS). Combining vision and direction with strong relationship building and people management skills, you will take accountability for project performance across our own delivery area. You will need to have an expert understanding of Individual Placement and Support, the fidelity scale and how that interacts with the IPS fidelity manual.

You will be responsible for managing Team Leader(s) which will involve providing regular supervision around IPS and Fidelity, as well as support around complex staffing and caseload issues. Whilst this is home based role you will be expected to be in your area of delivery for face-to-face meetings for at least half the week.

Your role will involve building partnerships with local NHS Trusts, employment providers and referral sources as well as maintain partnerships with stakeholder and commissioners.

You will work in partnership with local mental health team Service Managers/Team Leaders, ensuring the IPS Service in integrated within the NHS Mental Health teams. You will also build positive working relationships with external partners, most notable NHS England and IPS Grow.

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Location

This is a home based role, however you must be prepared to travel to Birmingham & Solihull area on a regular basis when required in order to fulfil the duties of the role.

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women’s Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: [e-mail]

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.