Nhs Employment Advisor

The Role: What you will do?

Are you ready to embark on an incredible career opportunity with Vita Health Group? Are you looking to take the next step and develop your skills? Would you like to have the opportunity to grow and develop your skillset within a friendly, established team? If so, this role is perfect for you

**A bit about us**

Hello We are Vita Health Group and have a great opportunity for an Employment Advisor to join our service in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). We have recently been recognised as being one of the UK’s best health care companies to work for, and we want you to become part of that As a people-centred company, we are keen to develop individuals careers where their interests apply. So, if you’re looking to enhance your skill sets, progress your career or focus on your personal growth, please read on.

**What you will do in the role**

You will work within an employment advice service, working closely with clinicians who provide psychological therapies to people with common mental health problems.

You will offer employment support to services users with common mental health problems to gain, return to or retain employment.

The role involves working with job centres (including some face-to-face visits across the region), employers, trade unions and employment agencies to keep people in employment and secure employment opportunities.

You will also create a culture of prevention and early intervention ensuring that people get timely access to health support and suitable employment support to avoid long term unemployment.

**This role involves remote working and approximately one day per week in a local LLR office.**

**Don't miss out**on this amazing chance to join Vita Health Group and embark on a fulfilling role filled with growth and the opportunity to improve people’s day to day lives. If you have these skills and attributes and would like to join us, we’d love to hear from **you**

**Skills and experience**:
**Essential**:

- Grade C GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.
- Experience in providing careers advice, IAG with work-related barriers
- Able to travel around the local West Essex area at least 1 day per week
- Building new relationships that are strategically relevant.
- Working as part of a team and contributing to collective strategies and goals.

**Desirable**:

- Evidence of further study in vocational training, careers advice and job retention.
- Understanding of Talking Therapies and integrated care
- Experience in a target-driven environment
- Proactive in relation to on-going professional development to stay up to date with industry knowledge.
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment.
- Experience of supporting people with mental health conditions into vocational/employment activities

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UK’s largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of **Making People Better**, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as _“Best Company to Work for” at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024._

This is also recognised by current employees - our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:

- Supportive team and management
- Positive work environment
- Wellbeing and mental health support
- Trust and respect
- Autonomy and flexibility

We are committed to being equitable and supporting the wellbeing of all employees.
- We are a Mindful Employer
- Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.
- Our Gender Matters Scheme where all women applicants for senior roles (£60,000+) that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.
- Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant.
- Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
- Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
- Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
- Access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues including Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
- An embedded “speaking up” culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.