IPS Employment Specialist

Interested in a new challenge? Want to help people thrive?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the CNTW Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Support Service.

We are excited to be recruiting for a new IPS Employment Specialist to work within the brilliant Secondary Care Mental Health pathways across Sunderland.

The role requires building strong relationships with people using Community Treatment Team services, using our evidence-based tools to identify their ambitions and then use employer engagement techniques to gain or retain employment on their behalf.

This is an exciting, varied and hugely gratifying role that rewards tenaciousness, creativity and excellent communication skills.

We help anyone with serious mental health problems pursue their employment ambitions in a highly person-centred way using an evidence-based approach that is proven to work.

We are recruiting for a new member of staff to join our service in Sunderland, based out of Monkwearmouth Hospital.

This Job Would Be Perfect For Anyone Who

• Can build strong therapeutic relationships.
• Has a passion for overcoming obstacles for others.
• Truly values inclusivity and a rights-based approach to supporting others.
• Lives and breathes our Trust values.
• Has lived experience of mental health difficulties or employment challenges.
  
  

We don’t expect you:

• To know the IPS method inside out, as we will train you.
• Have specific qualifications, as we welcome equivalent experience.
• To have a specific employment support background - you will receive training and ongoing mentoring and tuition.
  
  

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat, please get in touch as soon as possible.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

We’ve supported dozens and dozens of service users secure paid employment that has helped them thrive! We’re fantastic to work for and can guarantee an exciting and varied role that rewards creativity and an action-orientated attitude.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jonny Blythe Job title: Team Lead for Sunderland IPS Service Email address: [email protected]