Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
IPS Job Retention Specialist (North & East Herts)
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Job Role: IPS Job Retention Specialist (ES)
About the Role
You will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary Community Team. As an IPS Job Retention Specialist (ES), you will provide a specialist service, autonomously managing a caseload of service users to enable them to retain their employment using the Individual Placement Support (IPS) model, working with colleagues within HPFT community mental health teams and Primary Care.
Responsibilities
- Provide advice and ongoing support on issues including employment rights, reasonable adjustments, and phased return to work plans.
- Support with employment termination applications.
- Provide workplace support to the service user and employer to promote inclusion and reduce discrimination and stigma.
- Deliver the IPS (Individual Placement and Support) approach for those who have been supported out of a job and wish to obtain new employment, for which training will be given should a service user be supported into a new role.
- Work directly with all relevant stakeholders: the service user, Community Services staff, consultant psychiatrists, partner agencies, and employers to support the service users on your caseload to retain their employment.
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Requirements
- Be a fully integrated community team staff member, attending team meetings, etc.
- Supervision will be provided by the IPS Employment Quadrant Lead.
- You will also be part of the Virtual IPS team receiving support from peers in other Community teams.
About Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
- Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout
- Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sarah Pashley
- Job title: IPS Service Lead
- Email address: sarah.pashley7@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07811 476977
Note: While we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.
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