Talking Therapies Employment Advisor

The service will assist targeted participants to progress their journey towards gaining, returning to or retaining employment. The service will consist of a variety of skills-mix to ensure that individuals are offered support and advice that meets their needs. The service will provide advice and training to potential employers on reasonable adjustments and retention of employees where necessary. This service will reduce health inequalities as employment is evidenced as a way of maintaining good health and well-being.

Flexibility and adaptability is required due to the unpredictability of the environment and resource availability under which work will need to be carried out.

Staff will work to the Trust's lone worker policy and ensure that they have a mobile phone in working order so that communications can be achieved at all times

This is a brand new service, there will be 4 different teams covering Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley and Sandwell. Each team will comprise of a Senior Employment Advisor and Employment Advisor's.

This service will sit under the wider Employment Services

Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.