Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Team Leader

The opportunity to change minds. The power to change lives.

Derbyshire Healthcare has an exciting opportunity for a permanent IPS Team Leader integrated into the community mental health teams. As Team Leader you will provide a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of IPS, as part of the holistic recovery plan for mental health service users.

You will be managing Employment Specialists and Peer support workers based in North Derbyshire

As a Team Leader you will supervise the team, providing training, caseload management, support with employer engagement, observe appointments and report to the Service Manager.

We welcome applications from candidates with multiple years' experience of working with people with mental health support needs and within the employment support services. You will be a confident leader who will provide a vital role in managing a high-quality service that delivers positive outcomes for service users.

Main duties of the job

What is the role of an IPS Team Leader?

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and rewarding role, where you can develop your leadership skills. As a Team Leader your role will be:

Effectively manage a high-quality service that adheres to the principles of IPS

Manage performance of the IPS Employment Specialists to guide them individually on best practice and achieving individual and team job outcome targets

Support the design and delivery of in-house staff training and development

Coordinate the work of Employment Specialists in relation to building relationships with employers to effectively access the hidden labour market

Lead the team to ensure Employment Specialists spend enough time in face-to-face meetings with employers to find the right job match.

Guide, mentor and coach the team to deliver on employment engagements/job development strategies

Please see job description and person spec for full details

About us

Why join us?

Derbyshire Healthcare is an organisation committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives. By becoming an IPS Team Leader at our Work Your Way employment service you will be making a genuine impact to the lives of people using our services, with clients using our service twice as likely to remain in the workplace.

Furthermore, you will receive an excellent structured learning and development opportunity, and all the support you need to take on the role and advance your skills. You will also get a number of staff benefits working for Derbyshire Healthcare, this includes:

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service pro rata for part time

Free car parking

Generous NHS pension scheme, with good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

Health service discounts and online benefits

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network

Health and wellbeing opportunities

This role is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within the mental health sector, gain strong leadership and management skills, and you can access the vast number of opportunities within Derbyshire Healthcare.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an individual who is personable, engaging, and approachable, with the ability to network and build strong relationships and show initiative and innovation. You will have excellent communication and listening skills and have the ability to motivate and empower your team.

It is essential that you are educated to degree level or have equivalent experience, which can include working in employment services with people with mental health support needs. Also, that you have supervisory or mentoring experience, it is desirable to have direct management experience.

Person Specification

Qualification /experience

Essential

• Degree or relevant experience
• Employability experience
• Management experience

Desirable

• Motivational interviewing training
• Working knowledge of IPS
• Able to plan and prioritise

Skills

Essential

• Enthusiasm & understanding towards supporting people with mental health problems find employment
• Understanding of the benefits of work to Recovery for mental health
• IT literate
• Able to work autonomously

Desirable

• Experience of delivering training
• Able to use Excel for reporting purposes
• Experience of working with client groups with complex needs
• Accurate reporting skills

team working

Essential

• Willing to work as part of a team
• Excellent negotiating & promotional skills
• Team integration
• Able to drive for long periods of time

Desirable

• Team player
• Innovative and creative
• Able to set boundaries
• Flexible and approachable

Experience

Essential

• Experience of leading a team
• Excellent administration skills
• Confident presenter
• Experience of collecting outcome data

Desirable

• Show understanding of the benefits system
• Flexible and willing to undertake any task required
• Able to analyse data
• Able to have difficult conversations

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Derbyshire

Bolsover

Derbyshire

S44 6HF

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383-ACC-4726-24