Ips - Senior Employment Specialist

4 months ago

Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are seeking a Senior Employment Specialist to support the Forensic community team.

We welcome people from a range of backgrounds and with a variety of experience -. If you’re resilient, empathetic, and determined to open doors, challenge prejudice, and champion the skills and talents of individuals, a career in IPS could be for you

This post attracts RSU/Forensic lead allowance of £1446 per annum

To work with patients of the Specialist Community Forensic Team using an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach to seek, secure, and maintain sustainable employment in line with individual choice and aspiration.

This role is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate and proactive about building great partnerships in a community setting. The Senior Forensic Employment Specialist (SFES) will join the team working under the direction of an IPS Operational Service Manager to support a caseload of people who have experienced mental health challenges as well as having a forensic history.

The post-holder will be required to manage a caseload of up to 20 people at any one time who are waiting to either gain new employment or retain their current employment. The SFES is expected to deliver the IPS approach. Working directly with all relevant stakeholders: the service user, Oxford Health staff, partner agencies and employers. The expectation is to work with the IPS team leader’s and other IPS Employment specialists to assist in the development of the wider service across multiple counties, as well as promote the cultural change associated with implementing recovery orientated services within Oxford Health.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

**Our values are**: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
- To manage a caseload of up to 20 service users at any one time who are currently off work / unemployed and receiving specialist mental health support from the community forensic team and who wish to return to work.
- To provide Job Retention support to those service users currently under who are at risk of losing their job through supporting with meetings and responses to Managers, Occupational Health Departments and HR departments.
- Meet and exceed job outcome targets for service users.
- To provide weekly 1-2-1 supervisions with the B5 ESs within your designated area as the IPS service expands
- Support the Operational Service Manager to deliver a high-fidelity service by providing monthly in-field mentoring and coaching of Band 5 employment specialist within the designated area as the IPS Service expands.
- To support the Operational Service Manager in the development of the Forensic IPS Pathway
- Build relationships with clinical teams and take responsibility to regularly attend the weekly multi-disciplinary meetings (MDT) to discuss new referrals/ create new referrals and feedback progress of clients to the wider MDT Team.
- Build a multi-disciplinary approach to the return to work. For example, involve clinical staff (where relevant) offering support in managing personal information around forensic history to employers, managing symptoms at work, medication reviews and supporting rehabilitation.
- To prepare individuals for a return to work by supporting service users to understand their skills, aspirations and goals through vocational profiling and action planning.
- Focus on rapid job search with the service user, whilst utilising local support networks to help them overcome their barriers to employment.
- Source job opportunities for service users through tailored job search and regular contact with employers.
- Liaise with employers regarding suitable placements, work experience, work trials, and employment opportunities.
- To provide education and support to employers, as agreed with the individual, which may include negotiating adjustments, return to work strategy and on-going contact with

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