At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and enhance IPS services across London, mentoring teams and improving performance.
- Company: Join a dynamic not-for-profit organisation tackling complex social issues.
- Benefits: Enjoy a supportive environment with training, development, and career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid working with travel across London; applications from diverse backgrounds encouraged.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives by improving employment outcomes.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership experience in IPS services and strong stakeholder engagement skills.
The predicted salary is between 44236 - 54066 £ per year.
We are seeking an experienced IPS professional with strong leadership experience to support the quality, performance and development of IPS services across London.
About the Role
This is an opportunity for an experienced IPS Team Leader, Senior Employment Specialist or Service Manager to use their expertise to improve the quality and impact of Individual Placement and Support services. Working with IPS teams, commissioners, health system leaders and national stakeholders, you will provide practical support, mentoring and quality assurance to help services deliver high-fidelity IPS and achieve strong employment outcomes. The role involves significant travel across London, alongside remote working.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting regular in-person and virtual visits to IPS services
- Coaching and mentoring IPS Team Leaders and Employment Specialists
- Supporting services to improve performance, quality and fidelity to the IPS model
- Leading IPS fidelity reviews, guided self-assessments and follow-up action planning
- Working with commissioners and health leaders to identify barriers and improve service delivery
- Supporting workforce planning, performance management and outcome forecasting
- Building strong relationships with regional and national stakeholders
- Supporting services to improve data quality and reporting
- Facilitating learning networks, workshops, webinars and communities of practice
- Supporting the delivery of racially equitable IPS services and measurable improvement plans
About You
You will have recent leadership experience within an IPS service at Team Leader, Senior Employment Specialist or Service Manager level, alongside comprehensive knowledge of the IPS model and its practical application. You will also bring:
- A strong track record of improving IPS performance and employment outcomes
- Experience working with stakeholders at both operational and strategic levels
- Strong knowledge of IPS fidelity, implementation challenges and best practice
- Experience supporting positive change within services or systems
- Confidence navigating performance and quality conversations
- Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- A structured approach to problem solving and the ability to develop practical solutions
- A commitment to race equity and evidence-based employment support
- The flexibility and willingness to travel regularly across London
About the Organisation
Join an ambitious not for profit organisation working to design, fund and scale better solutions to complex social problems. The organisation works in partnership with governments, funders, communities and the social sector to create lasting change across areas including employment and skills, health and social care, children and young people, housing and homelessness. This role sits within IPS Grow, a national programme supporting the expansion and quality of Individual Placement and Support services across England. The programme works with mental health, primary care and drug and alcohol services, providing expert support to improve fidelity to the IPS model and employment outcomes. The organisation offers a supportive and collaborative working environment, alongside high-quality training, development and opportunities for career progression. Applications are actively encouraged from under-represented and minoritised groups, including people with lived experience of the social issues the organisation works to address.
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