Tutor Forensic Services / Employment Specialist | West London NHS Trust

The post-holder will support unemployed service users in the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) and rehabilitation inpatient wards, helping them explore and achieve personalized vocational goals. They will also assist individuals in retaining employment by working with employers. The role involves both individual and group interventions and close collaboration with the occupational therapy team to review functional capacity and create vocational profiles. Additionally, the post-holder will provide consultation and training to team members, offering guidance on employment-related issues like disclosure and legal rights. The post involves conducting assessments and interventions on a commercial basis to generate income, aligned with the individual's expertise. The role also includes developing a service user apprenticeship program, supporting employment pathways, creating databases, and building connections with local community businesses. A deep understanding of employment barriers, particularly for individuals with disabilities, neurodiversity, and other challenges, is essential. 1) Vocational:Toprovidearangeofvocationalandprofessionspecificinputacross therangeofserviceusersaccessingtheservice. · Ensureallinteractionswithserviceusersshouldbeunderpinnedwithempathyandaclearunderstandingoftheeffectsofdisabilityintheareaofvocationalrehabilitation. · Ensureallinterventionsarerecovery-focused. · Ensureallinteractionsaresensitiveandresponsivetotheserviceusers'ethnic, culturalandsocialbackground,usingarangeofcommunicationandengagement skillsasappropriatetothecontext. · Toassistwithcriticallyevaluatingreferralstothevocationalserviceforintervention,particularlyidentifyingprioritiesforintervention. · Toprovidecomprehensivevocationalassessments,includingfunctionalcapacityevaluations with the support of occupational therapyandjobdemandsandtransferableskillsanalysis,asappropriate. · Interpretarangeofcomplexclinicalfindingstodevelopappropriateinterventionplans,interventionandevaluationofthevocationalprogrammethatincludesrisk assessmentwithparticularreferencetoserviceuserneedwithinthespecialityandtherequirementtopromotepersonalrecovery., The Vocational Support Specialist will assist unemployed service users in the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) and rehabilitation inpatient wards by helping them explore and achieve personalized vocational goals. The role involves individual and group interventions, collaboration with the occupational therapy team, and support for individuals in retaining employment through employer engagement.,

• Conduct individual and group sessions to identify and pursue vocational aspirations.
• Collaborate with occupational therapists to assess functional capacity and create vocational profiles.
• Assist individuals in retaining employment by working with employers.
• Provide consultation and training to team members on employment-related issues, including disclosure and legal rights.
• Monitor and evaluate progress, adjusting strategies as necessary.
  
  West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country. We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units. We're rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve. We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.