This is an exciting role to develop our IPS (Individual Placement and Support) services by working with primary care teams to identify suitable service users and lead a team of employment specialists who support people with mental health problems to find paid employment.
As an IPS Team Leader you will lead a team of up to 6 Employment Specialists providing supervision, training, mentoring, and role modelling of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach, as part of the holistic recovery plan for mental health service users.
Working directly with all relevant stakeholders - service users, GPs, MINT and EIS teams, consultant psychiatrists, employers and partner agencies – you will play a pivotal role in managing a high-quality service that meets fidelity standards and delivers paid employment for our service users.
Under the direction of the Lead for IPS Quality and Performance, you will ensure that your team provide a high quality IPS service. You will monitor and manage the performance of the IPS Employment Specialists, guiding them individually in best practice and aiming to achieve individual and team job outcome targets, through group and individual supervision.
You will create a culture of continuous improvement, and involve service users in co-producing service developments wherever possible. You will identify training needs of staff and arrange appropriate training to support with continuous professional development.
A key part of the role is the development of co-working with colleagues in primary care to identify suitable referrals for people to engage with the IPS service. You will be responsible for ensuring that there is a good flow of quality referrals into the service and liaising with colleagues and partners to ensure that we provide a seamless IPS service.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anita Addison Job title: Quality and Fidelity Lead for IPS Email address: anita.addison2@nhs.net
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