Senior Employment Adviser

Would you like to be part of leading and developing our service? We have a role offering exciting opportunities for the right candidate to join us. We are looking for a motivated, compassionate, and enthusiastic individual to join our team and contribute to the innovative work taking place in Talking Therapies. You will be working in a supportive environment, responsible for developing and coordinating the Berkshire Talking Therapies Employment service. Predominantly developing training plans, overseeing service performance and data, and providing supervision and line management to Employment Advisors. You will hold a small caseload helping people that are experiencing low mood and/or anxiety with practical employment matters. If you have the skills and experience and are passionate about supporting and empowering our clients to achieve their goals and aspirations, focusing on their employment journey, come along and join us in Talking Therapies where you will make a difference! Flexibility is essential for this role, with a combination of working remotely from home and travelling across Berkshire as and when required. This position offers excellent training and development opportunities for the right candidate., You will:

• Support the monitoring of the performance and delivery of the Employment Service and keep the Service Managers updated on progress and any emerging issues, and work collaboratively to develop solutions
• Produce and present regular data reports for the service to monitor our performance
• Provide mentoring and coaching to Senior Employment Advisors
• Support a small caseload of clients to find work, stay in work, or return to work after sick leave
• Provide monthly one to one caseload reviews with Employment Advisors to problem solve and identify strategies to help support clients, guiding them individually in best practice
• Offer support via telephone, video calls (Teams), emails, and face-to-face as needed
• Offer varied and tailored support to individuals, using tools and resources to empower clients to resolve practical employment issues
• Research national and local sources of employment support and guidance, adding to the team's bank of resources
  
  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites