IPS Employment Specialist

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and skilled, who can be creative and sensitive while supporting our clients back into the workplace or support those who are already in employment to both maintain their roles and to thrive, This role is part of an innovative, dynamic, IPS employment service, aligned and working closely with Inclusion Thurrock Services, Adult Community Mental Health Teams, Early Intervention in Psychosis, and Recovery College to support people with mental health problems with employment needs. Evidence-based supported employment, Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is the model being used and the post holder will be instrumental in its implementation guided by the IPS team leader.

+ A strong conviction that anyone can work and build hopeful relationships if given the right support and encouragement. The person will be enthusiastic and skilled, can be creative and sensitive while supporting our clients back into the workplace or support those who are already in employment to both maintain their roles and thrive
+ Determination to work towards ensuring service users' chosen occupation is honoured
+ Self-starter with minimal supervision required but strong team awareness.
+ Able to build relationships with service users and internal and external relationships in the community
+ Proactive in job-seeking
+ Dynamic and good at marketing skills
+ Able to work assertively and diplomatically to influence the clinical team and significant others

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
+ Putting people at the heart of what we do
+ Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
+ Delivering better health, better care in partnership
The IPS team itself is small compared to some other Inclusion services but its outputs and achievements in helping clients turn their lives around are massive. This is a very friendly team who work incredibly closely within our partners in other Trusts , specifically EPUT and the EIP service but also with our many other partners in agencies such as DWP and third sector providers., The post holder will support service users within the community framework as part of their clinical care team to gain, return to or retain employment. The role will involve working directly with care coordinators, Jobcentre Plus, employers, trade unions, and employment agencies to keep people in employment and secure employment opportunities. The post holder will work closely with practitioners in Thurrock
Community Mental Health teams, Recovery College as well as more specialist services such as Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) and other secondary care services serving Thurrock. This is an exciting & dynamic partnership between a number of NHS providers and local voluntary sector, keen to make a real difference to the vocational outcomes of people
accessing our services.