Senior Employment Advisor

NHS; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Employment Advisor to support adults with mental health needs in their employment challenges. This full-time role involves managing a team and working in a hybrid environment. With a strong focus on social inclusion, candidates should have relevant experience and qualifications. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Experience working with individuals facing mental health challenges.
• Ability to manage a team and ensure effective service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Promote the Employment Advice Service with clinicians.
• Supervise a team of Employment Advisors.
• Manage a caseload of clients with employment challenges.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent

NVQ Level 3 in Information, Advice and Guidance

Tools

MS Office

Electronic patient record systems

Job description

Overview

Senior Employment Advisor - Band 6

£44,485 - £52,521 Inclusive of HCAS (dependant on NHS experience)

Permanent

Full-time: 37.5 hours per week (1 late shift per week)

Hybrid Working: 4 days remote/1 day in the office per week

Salary is dependent on experience

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual dedicated to the principles of social inclusion to work with adults who have mild to moderate mental health needs.

Working in Bromley Talking Therapies in conjunction with the DWP, the role supports people accessing primary care therapy provision with their employment challenges.

The Senior Employment Advisor will manage a team of Employment Advisors to support service users with common mental health problems to gain, return to, or retain employment. The Senior Employment Advisor will work closely with the psychological therapy clinicians and other agencies.

The role is a hybrid position that involves working with clients through a combination of home-based and clinic-based work. Appointments are conducted via telephone, online, and face-to-face.

The proposed interview date is the week commencing 27th October 2025

Responsibilities

The Senior Employment Advisor will be responsible for:

• Promoting the Employment Advice Service and working with senior clinicians to ensure that Employment Advisors (EAs) are fully embedded in services.
• Responsible for managing and supervising a team of EAs.
• Ensuring the effective delivery of all work-focused and non-work-focused interventions through effective leadership and management.
• Carry a caseload of clients who have complex employment difficulties.
• Develop good working relationships with local employers, trade unions, Job Centre Plus and other organisations within the local labour market.

About us

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people, and adults. Being born from NHS Bromley\'s community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience.

Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice means that your career with us will be rewarding. Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.

Details

Date posted: 29 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a year Inclusive of HCAS

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number: 848-BHC-267-25

Job locations: Beckenham Beacon, 367 Croydon Road, Bromley, BR3 3QL

Job responsibilities

Please see the detailed job description, person specification, and main responsibilities in the attached documentation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• NVQ Level 3 or above in Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of working with people who have experienced mental health problems
• Experience of successfully helping people to obtain or remain in work
• Experience of partnership working, negotiation and liaison work with other agencies
• Experience of providing line management and case management
• Experience of working in a service where agreed targets are in place, demonstrating specific outcomes

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of employment/education needs and difficulties for people with disabilities, special needs, and/or mental health issues
• Knowledge of welfare/ disability/ employment related benefits
• Understanding of relevant disability and employment policy and legislation
• Demonstrable understanding of the principles of confidentiality and information governance
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

Desirable

• Basic counselling, coaching or solution focused therapy skills
• Knowledge of NHS Talking Therapies

Information Technology

• Experience of using electronic patient record systems
• Experience of monitoring and reporting on performance and outcomes
• Proficient with MS Office applications

Desirable (IT)

• Experience of using business intelligence tools and Excel

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Bromley Healthcare CIC

Address: Beckenham Beacon, 367 Croydon Road, Bromley, BR3 3QL

Employer\'s website: http://www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk/