Employment Specialist

3 months ago


Reading, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

People with severe mental health issues face huge barriers when it comes to employment. Over 80 per cent of them would like paid work, but only 8 per cent achieve it.

Could you be part of the team that’s dedicated to addressing this injustice? Berkshire Healthcare’s Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment service, now in its eighth year, is looking for an employment specialist to champion our mission and support people with severe mental health issues - your clients - to gain, sustain and retain paid work.

Ours is a diverse team and brings many strengths and skills together. We’ll train you in the IPS approach, giving you the tools you need to provide expert support and advice to clients, while also building positive relationships with employers, opening doors, and changing perceptions around mental health. Previous experience working in supported employment and with people with severe mental health issues is an advantage. But above all you'll need empathy, hope and tenacity when working alongside your clients.

This role is full time (37.5 hours per week) and will be based at Prospect Park Hospital, Reading. It’s a highly varied job where you’ll spend most of your week in the community, meeting clients and employers, and making a vital contribution to the team’s activities.
- You’ll support a caseload of up to 20 people with severe mental health issues who are unemployed or struggling in the workplace.
- Working directly with all relevant stakeholders - including clients, clinicians, consultant psychiatrists and employers and Job Centre Plus - you’ll aim to enable your clients to gain, sustain and retain paid employment.
- You’ll have the opportunity to transform the lives of your clients, to give them hope, direction and support their recovery journey. It's also challenging, so you’ll need to be able to demonstrate perseverance, whilst being empathic and dedicated to finding clients a role that’s right for them.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

**Our values at Berkshire Healthcare**:

- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solution

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

**Benefits of working for us include**:

- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites

**The “must haves” for this role**:
1. Degree or equivalent experience
2. Experience of working with and supporting people who have mental health issues (or other disadvantaged groups) into employment
3. Able to demonstrate empathy, tenacity and hope when working alongside people with severe mental health issues
4. Excellent motivational, communication and listening skills
5. A high level of organisation and perseverance

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact our team leads Khadija Hussain (07717 507369) or Claire Blanton (07879815017) who’ll be delighted to help.



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