Employment Specialist

2 weeks ago


Barnstaple, United Kingdom Devon Partnership NHS Trust Full time

**Job summary**

An exciting opportunity has arisen to the join the IPS Supported Employment team to within North Devon.

Workways are recruiting an Employment Specialist to work in North Devon. Workways admin base is in Exminster, near Exeter, but day to day work for the postholder will be based within Mental Health teams within North Devon. The postholders will receive management and clinical supervision from Workways.

The post holder will be involved in assisting Workways clients to find and receive support while in paid employment using the evidenced based Individual Placement &Support (IPS) approach.

Experience of supporting employers and helping people with a health condition (preferably mental health-related) to find employment are essential to the role.

Links with the well established Workways service offers excellent team support and supervision.

**Main duties of the job**
- Supporting a caseload to find paid employment.
- Working with the Core Community Mental Health services
- Flexible working - working within community, working from home and working within the mental health team.
- Working in the Community to engage with local employers to seek employment opportunities
- Use an evidence-based model of practice - IPS that has become embedded in mental health practice across England
- Opportunities to develop skills and link with Supported Employment services across the country

**About us**

**About Devon Partnership Trust**

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

**Our values**

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

**Salary**: £28,407.00-£34,581.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Barnstaple, EX31 1QL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 28/07/2023
Reference ID: C9369-23-4210-4


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