• Job Description

  Req#: C9285-23-0895?language=en&page=1776&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting 1 WTE Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Vocational Specialists to be based across a range of our community secondary care mental health services within our Dudley Step Up team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing team who provide specialist provision to our service users. This role will support the national ambition of increasing access to IPS employment services as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.

  The role will support service users in the Black Country and will form an integral part of individuals' recovery and care plans by working collaboratively with clinicians, service users, families and employers. The successful candidates will support a caseload of individuals who have experienced severe and enduring mental health problems who are unemployed. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a well-established expanding IPS team, and a robust induction plan will be delivered for the successful candidates.

  Main duties of the job

  Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting 1 WTE Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Vocational Specialists to be based across a range of our community secondary care mental health services within our Dudley Step Up team.

  The role will support service users in the community to form a key part of individuals' recovery and care plans by focusing on employment. Getting back into employment can help to provide structure, social networks as well as improved mental health, self esteem and financial independence. The successful candidates will support a caseload of individuals who have experienced severe and enduring mental health problems to help them identify and achieve their career goals.

  A career in IPS (Individual Placement and Support) gives you the opportunity tochange minds and change lives.

  About us

  Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

  Across the whole of the region we provide:

  • Adult and older adult mental health services
  • Specialist learning disability services
  • CAMHS

  Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, after NHS England and NHS Improvement approved the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

  Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

  We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.

  Date posted

  13 September 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £28,407 to £34,581 a year Per annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  18 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  285-8241-CORP

  Job locations

  Trafalgar House, Community Based

  King Street

  Dudley

  DY2 8PS

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To manage a caseload of people with severe and enduring mental health problems who require employment support; using the Individual Placement and Support approach to gain benefits advice, overcome barriers to work, developing close relationships with clinical teams and completing rapid job search. The post holder will work to the IPS model and will adhere to the Fidelity Scale ensuring that the service operates as close to the 25 principles as possible.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To manage a caseload of people with severe and enduring mental health problems who require employment support; using the Individual Placement and Support approach to gain benefits advice, overcome barriers to work, developing close relationships with clinical teams and completing rapid job search. The post holder will work to the IPS model and will adhere to the Fidelity Scale ensuring that the service operates as close to the 25 principles as possible.

  Person Specification

  Person Specification

  Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Able to build relationships with participants and partners
  • Experience of supporting people with mental health problems into work
  • Knowledge of the barriers faced by individuals who may be socially excluded and furthest from the labour market.
  • Good report writing skills

  Desirable

  • L4 IAG
  • Intermediate IT skills

  Person Specification

  Person Specification

  Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Able to build relationships with participants and partners
  • Experience of supporting people with mental health problems into work
  • Knowledge of the barriers faced by individuals who may be socially excluded and furthest from the labour market.
  • Good report writing skills

  Desirable

  • L4 IAG
  • Intermediate IT skills

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Trafalgar House, Community Based

  King Street

  Dudley

  DY2 8PS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Trafalgar House, Community Based

  King Street

  Dudley

  DY2 8PS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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