IPS Team Leader

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; St Helens; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Team Leader in the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Services at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves managing Employment Specialists and ensuring quality service delivery for individuals with severe mental health conditions seeking employment as part of their recovery.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a team and delivering services in mental health.
• Understanding of quality standards and service governance.

Responsibilities

• Managing and providing support for up to 7 Employment Specialists.
• Overseeing delivery of service specifications and ensuring KPIs are met.
• Promoting continuous development of the service.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Quality Improvement

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Team Leader for the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Services in Knowsley and St Helens. The IPS service supports Mersey Care service users with severe and enduring mental health conditions who are under Community Mental Health and/or Early Intervention Teams and are seeking paid employment as part of their recovery journey. The IPS Teams are situated under the portfolio of The Life Rooms.

Main duties of the job:

1. The Team Leader Will Be Responsible For:
2. Managing and providing support for up to 7 Employment Specialists, each co-located in a clinical team.
3. Overseeing delivery of the service specification, ensuring key performance indicators (KPIs) are met and reported through quarterly performance reports to Commissioners.
4. Ensuring the service is well governed through monthly Quality Improvement Group reports.
5. Ensuring the service meets quality standards through IPS Fidelity Reviews.
6. Promoting continuous development of the service and identifying new opportunities.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people across our region. We are also commissioned for services covering the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands. Our services include specialist inpatient and community support for physical and mental health, as well as inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK offering high secure mental health facilities.

At the core of our work is a commitment to ‘perfect care’—delivering safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient services. We support our staff to excel and collaborate with service users, families, and carers to co-design future services. We are currently implementing organisational and service transformations to enhance quality and reduce costs safely.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

• Name: Laura Moore
• Job Title: Operational Delivery Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]