Senior Employment Specialist

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation is looking for an Employment Team Leader to support individuals with mental health issues in finding employment. Responsibilities include supervising specialists and delivering tailored advice. The role requires effective communication skills and a passion for empowering others to achieve their employment goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support to diverse clients.
• Knowledge of local market trends and employment law.
• Ability to work independently and manage workload.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored advice to clients using various communication methods.
• Supervise employment specialists, helping them to develop.
• Maintain accurate session notes and update databases.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Supervision

Time Management

Job description

To support people with mental health problems into employment and provide supervision for a team of employment specialists.

Key Responsibilities

• Giving individually tailored advice and support to a diverse range of clients, using a range of communication methods including video conferencing, telephone calls, emails, texts and social media.
• Working as part of a team of other employment professionals, sharing knowledge and expertise, and contributing to team meetings and service development activities.
• Providing effective supervision for a team of employment specialists to help them develop in their roles and achieve a high level of performance.
• Typing clear and concise session notes, and entering data onto electronic databases in a timely manner, ensuring that files and systems are always up-to-date and accurate.
• Working independently to manage own time and workload, keeping track of own progress towards targets, and continually reflecting on own performance to improve and develop in the role.
• Keeping up to date with local and national labour market trends, education/training opportunities, welfare benefit changes, and employment law in relation to client group.
  
  

About South London And Maudsley

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust we provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. We also provide substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.

Our staff serve a local population of nearly two million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. We provide inpatient care for over 5,000 people each year and we treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon. As well as serving the communities of south London, we provide more than 50 specialist services for children and adults across the UK and beyond.

About Work Well

Work Well is a department within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust that supports people to find work.

Our mission is to support people who are unemployed in achieving their own career goals. We believe everyone can work, and people should have choice about the type of work they want to do, and when to do it. Our vision for the future is a society where everyone can work, if they want to.

Our Values Are

Person-centred: we don’t tell people what to do, we give them information so they can make their own career decisions.

• Empowering: we don’t do things for people, we give them tools so they can do things themselves.
• Inspiring: we don’t just help people find a job, we help them set long term career goals for the life they want to live.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shellyanne Selwyn-Graham Job title: Employment Team Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07736 497 676