IPS Team Leader
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area Employment and management Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (or secondment) Hours Full time - hours per week Job ref -ACC-9- Site South Derbyshire Town Derby City Salary £, - £, per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing Today at :
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Team Leader
The opportunity to change minds. The power to change lives.
Due to service expansion, Derbyshire Healthcare has an exciting opportunity for a secondment opportunity for an IPS Team Leader to be 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.
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 specification for full details.
Working for our organisation
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:
1. Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
2. days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years’ service
3. Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
4. Generous NHS pension scheme
5. Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
6. Health service discounts and online benefits
7. Incremental pay progression
8. Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
9. Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
10. Health and wellbeing opportunities
11. Structured learning and development 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
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 criteria
12. Degree or relevant experience
13. Employability experience
14. Management experience
Desirable criteria
15. Motivational interviewing training
16. Working knowledge of IPS
17. Able to plan and prioritise
Skills
Essential criteria
18. Enthusiasm & understanding towards supporting people with mental health problems find employment
19. Understanding of the benefits of work to Recovery for mental health
20. IT literate
21. Able to work autonomously
Desirable criteria
22. Experience of delivering training
23. Able to use Excel for reporting purposes
24. Experience of working with client groups with complex needs
25. Accurate reporting skills
team working
Essential criteria
26. Willing to work as part of a team
27. Excellent negotiating & promotional skills
28. Team integration
29. Able to drive for long periods of time
Desirable criteria
30. Team player
31. Innovative and creative
32. Able to set boundaries
33. Flexible and approachable
Experience
Essential criteria
34. Experience of leading a team
35. Excellent administration skills
36. Confident presenter
37. Experience of collecting outcome data
Desirable criteria
38. Show understanding of the benefits system
39. Flexible and willing to undertake any task required
40. Able to analyse data
41. Able to have difficult conversations
Further details / informal visits contact
NameJerome JohnsonJob titleIPS Service ManagerEmail numberAdditional information
For an informal chat please call the above number.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Recruitment Team
Telephone option 1, option 1 (please note, my normal working days are Mon-Thu)