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Mental Health IPS Employment Specialist



Do you want to make a genuine difference and transform someone's life?



As a result of service expansion, we have 1 full time vacancy for IPS employment specialists to work in one of several locations in Derbyshire including:



Chesterfield, Erewash, Amber Valley, derby City, South Derbyshire



We are looking for motivated, passionate self-starters who wants to kickstart a career in the mental health sector. This position, with on-the-job training, is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference and support those with mental health needs.



As an Employment Specialist you will play a vital role in helping people with mental health needs find meaningful and fulfilling employment. You'll receive all the training and support you need to take on the role, develop your skills and have access to a broad range of opportunities within Derbyshire Healthcare.



We welcome applications from a range of backgrounds and with all kinds of life experience. What you will need is the ability to empathise and build relationships with clients, strong organisational skills, the resilience and confidence to communicate and engage with a range of employers, and a fundamental belief that anyone with a mental health condition can work.



Please state which area you would like to work in



Able to drive for long periods of time



What is a Mental Health IPS Employment Specialist?



This is an exciting and dynamic role, where no one day is the same and you'll be making a genuine difference to people's lives. Using the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model you'll be:



Supporting and motivating individuals with mental health needs to access and sustain paid employment.

Regularly meeting with clients to listen, help them identify their best job match, reflecting on their skills and aspirations, providing support including CV production, interview techniques

Provide in-work support, assessing each client's work-related needs, designing a return-to-work strategy, and ensuring job retention with ongoing contact.

Advocating for your clients by educating and engaging with employers regarding the IPS service.

Sourcing job opportunities for your clients through regular contact with local employers within the community.

Work as part of the Derbyshire Healthcare mental health team to promote employment and raise expectations around the ability of service users to access paid employment, breaking down the barriers for them.



Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.



CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service pro rata for part time



Free car parking



Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training



Generous NHS pension scheme



Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits



Health service discounts and online benefits



Incremental pay progression



Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7



Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network



Health and wellbeing opportunities



Structured learning and development opportunities



Who are we looking for?



We are looking for an individual who is passionate in joining us to develop the service and transform's someone's life. This role calls for empathy and the ability to initiate and develop relationships with a variety of individuals and be able to engage employers using a variety of methods such as via the telephone or face-to-face in the community. Alongside having strong and persuasive communication skills, excellent time management, and exceptional IT and administration skills.



It is desirable, to have experience of working with people with mental health support needs or similar groups, OR experience working in employment support services or equivalent, including working with people on a one-to-one basis, offering motivation and support.



We are also actively interested in individuals with transferrable skills for this role such as experience in using a persuasive communication style, data collection, motivational interviewing or promoting a service to a variety of audiences, this can include, but not limited to, coaching, recruitment, sales, education, training, mentoring, or sales roles.



If you've got any questions about the role, feel free to email samantha.parr1@nhs.net and we'll be happy to discuss it with you.



To see what other Employment specialists thinkabout working in IPS visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tonTZ1W0Xc