IPS Service Lead

A rare opportunity has arisen to join an Individual Placement Support Team as an operational team manager to support with the expansion of the service. The post will be covering the Northumberland and North Cumbria area of Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS foundation trust, working alongside the IPS service lead for Central and South locality. This is an exciting time to join the team as we develop the service and as part of this we have created an additional operational team manager post.

Main Duties of the Job

• Lead and oversee the implementation of the IPS Model and ensuring fidelity to the model.
• The ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with clinical teams and employers, identifying and addressing any barriers.
• Manage and support a team of Employment Supervisors and Specialists, providing training, coaching, supervision, and appraisals.
• Chair business meetings.
• Track and monitor performance against KPIs, such as job placement, access rates, service user feedback.
• Implement trust operational policies.

About Us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career. The integrated service not only works with CNTW clinicians but other professions from differing organisations.

Person Specification

Knowledge And Experience

• Demonstrable leadership or management experience.
• Experience working in a service where agreed targets are in place and demonstrating outcomes.
• Experience of leading service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Substantial experience of providing vocational/employment support.
• Experience of supporting people with MH conditions into vocational/employment activities.
• Experience of assessing, planning, and facilitating activities that focus on recovery and vocational skills.
• Experience of partnership working, negotiation, and liaison work with other agencies.
• Experience of staff supervision and coaching.
• Experience of opening up job opportunities with a range of employers.
• Significant evidence-based knowledge of best practice in providing support to a range of clients in accessing employment and/or employment-related activities.
• Research and development methodology.
• Substantial understanding of return to work planning.
• Understanding of the employment needs and barriers faced by people with mental health conditions in relation to employment.
• Experience of line managing staff.

Desirable

• Use of quality improvement systems.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of delivering training.
• Lived experience.

Skills and Competencies

• Lead/manage a team effectively including to deadlines without compromising standards.
• Lead/manage change effectively.
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
• Work positively and collaboratively in partnership with external agencies.
• Provide effective supervision, teaching, training, and assessing in practice.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
• Undertake basic statistical analysis using IT and tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Personal Characteristics

• Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances.
• Able to work flexibly (including evenings if required) and cooperatively as part of a team.
• Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently.

Education and Qualification

• A degree in a relevant area or equivalent experience in supporting people into employment with specialist knowledge to postgraduate level.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Leadership or management qualification or willingness to work towards.
• Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Quality Improvement Systems for Leaders or willing to undertake within agreed timescale.

Desirable

• Level 3 Diploma in employability services sector qualification.
• Trained in IPS.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St Nicholas Hospital, Jubilee Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3XT