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This post is open to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Employees Only

Would you like to be part of leading and developing our service? We have a role offering exciting opportunities for the right candidate to join us. We are looking for a motivated, compassionate, and enthusiastic individual to join our team and contribute to the innovative work taking place in Talking Therapies.

You will be working in a supportive environment, providing supervision to Employment Advisors, and will hold a small caseload helping people that are experiencing low mood and/or anxiety with practical employment matters. A key part of this role will include generating and presenting data reports.

If you have the skills and experience and are passionate about supporting and empowering our clients to achieve their goals and aspirations, focusing on their employment journey, come along and join us in Talking Therapies where you will make a difference!

Flexibility is essential for this role, with a combination of working remotely from home and travelling across Berkshire as and when required.

This position offers excellent training and development opportunities for the right candidate.

We welcome applicants who speak additional languages fluently.

Main duties of the job

• Monitor performance of the Employment Advisors and keep the Employment Service Managers updated on progress and any emerging issues, and work collaboratively to develop solutions

• Produce and present regular data reports for the service to monitor our performance

• Provide mentoring and coaching to Employment Advisors

• Support a small caseload of clients to find work, stay in work, or return to work after sick leave

• Provide monthly one to one caseload reviews with Employment Advisors to problem solve and identify strategies to help support clients, guiding them individually in best practice

• Offer support via telephone, video calls (Teams), emails, and face-to-face as needed

• Offer varied and tailored support to individuals, using tools and resources to empower clients to resolve practical employment issues

• Research national and local sources of employment support and guidance, adding to the team's bank of resources

There will be a requirement to undertake a short formal study programme.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The4 must haves for you to be considered for this role:

Ability to run data reports and present data to management.

Ability to monitor performance and outcomes.

Experience in mental health and/or vocational/employment advice.

An empathetic and compassionate approach when working with people with low mood and/or anxiety

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips- see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If you're someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call Katherine McKenzie on 0300 365 2000 or email: katherine.mckenzie@berkshire.nhs.uk.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Coaching or Mentoring Training or equivalent experience
• Evidence of further study in vocational training, careers advice, job retention and presenteeism

Desirable

• Evidence of a good customer services background

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with and supporting people who have experienced mental health problems
• Experience of providing vocational/employment support
• Supervising, mentoring or coaching
• Monitoring performance and outcomes

Desirable

• Experience of partnership working, negotiation and liaison work with other agencies
• Experience of opening up job opportunities with a range of employers
• Understanding of the employment needs barriers and difficulties faced by people with MH conditions
• Experience using patient data capture systems, including running reports

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Ability to collect and report data to support service performance and evaluation
• Good numeracy and information management skills
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Intermediate IT skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Knowledge of disability and special needs issues, policies and legislation in relation to employment
• Good written and verbal communication skills including active listening
• Good interpersonal skills
• A good understanding of the principles and practice of supported employment
• Vocational assessment and profiling skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of Employment law and the Equality Act 2010
• Ability to negotiate with employers on behalf of the service users
• Ability to be flexible open and creative in problem solving
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Awareness of the needs of people with MH conditions. The issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on MH
• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions to support people with common MH problems remain in, return to & gain work

Attitude/Approach

Essential

• Reliable, trustworthy and enthusiastic. Motivated and innovative

Other

Essential

• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Flexibility and willingness to travel independently to other locations throughout the organisation as and when required
• Flexibility and willingness to travel representing Talking Therapies Service at promotional events engaging with members of the public and partner organisations

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

London House

London Road

Bracknell

RG12 2UT

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

371-MHS476