Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
IPS Employment Service Team Leader
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IPS Team Leader Recruitment
Bradford District Care Foundation Trust IPS Service is expanding.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for BDCFT to recruit two additional IPS Team Leaders to join our existing exemplary, nationally recognised service.
Are you an experienced Employment Specialist looking to step into a leadership role? Are you passionate about leading a team of Employment Specialists to support individuals with enduring mental health needs into competitive paid employment using Individual Placement and Support?
We are looking for individuals who have the desire to use their skills, passion, and experience to help shape, manage, and drive quality within their own IPS team alongside the Service Leadership Group.
You will play a major part in improving the lives of individuals through meaningful paid employment, while coaching, managing, and mentoring your team, supporting employer engagement, finding hidden jobs, and developing excellent practice and Fidelity standards. You will also have a small caseload of your own.
BDCFT IPS Service has attained the IPS Grow Quality Kite Mark, and your role will include driving quality and performance within your team.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in, and you have the passion to change lives through meaningful employment, we would love to hear from you.
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Key Responsibilities
- Effectively manage a high-quality service that adheres to the principles of IPS best practice.
- To provide leadership and supervision for IPS Employment Specialists.
- Responsible for monitoring and managing the performance of the IPS Employment Specialists, guiding them individually in best practice, and achieving individual and team KPIs.
- Provide solution-focused monthly supervisions for each employment specialist within the team, including caseload management.
- Lead the team members to ensure Employment Specialists spend enough time in face-to-face meetings with employers to find the right job match.
- Actively participate in the IPS Service Leadership Team.
Application Details
- Closing Date: 16th August 2026
- Shortlisting Date: 17th August 2026
- Interview Date: w/c 24th August 2026
Core Values
- We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
- We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs.
- We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.
Benefits
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:
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- Increase mileage rates for > 4500
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
- Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jane Bridges
- Job Title: IPS Service Manager
- Email Address: jane.bridges@bdct.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07752065308
If you would like to hear more about this post, role, and our service, we invite you to attend a Teams meeting on the 5th August 12:00 - 12:45, where you will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Please email Jane Bridges for an invite to this meeting: jane.bridges@bdct.nhs.uk
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