Employment Specialist

As part of the NHS England initiative , Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Future's Positive Team as an Employment Specialist to deliver employment support to individuals with mental health conditions across Nottinghamshire . Getting into employment can be a critical part of a recovery journey, so a you will be focusing on providing motivational, supportive and person centred support to enable people to secure employment
We have an exciting opportunity for individuals to join our Future's Positive Team as community-based Employment Specialists. You will provide individual support to people faced with barriers into employment, using a strength-based approach to gain sustainable paid work. You will feel comfortable working with a caseload of 20-30 people (FTE) from a wide geography, and across different projects in a fast-paced environment. We get to work quickly, and you will too., You will provide support and guidance to people who have experienced mental health challenges in exploring their interest and opportunities to find and retain employment
You will have an individual caseload, complete vocational profiles, support service users with interviews and actions plans, and support people when they are in employment.
You will proactively engage with employers to open up and secure employment opportunities and you will network with Job Centres and Employment Schemes in the local area., The Future's Positive Employment Service (IPS) work across the Local Mental Health Team's (LMHT's) in Nottinghamshire
You will have a caseload of people who have experienced mental health challenges and want to find or return to employment . You will support them by assessing their specific employment needs through vocational profiling
You will co locate in the LMHT's and meet regularly with the care team to promote employment and raise expectations around the ability of service users to access employment
You will proactively work with employers and network with community organisations, A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

You will have experience of working with people with mental health challenges , have an understanding of working with the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) evidence base / principles .

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