Mental Health Employment Specialist
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Yeovil, BA20 2BN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9184-25-1034 |
Summary
Clinical To hold a caseload of individuals and work collaboratively with them in the development of their action plan to achieve their employment objectives. To plan and undertake vocational assessment to assist service users to identify vocational goals based on their transferable skills, work readiness, aptitudes and job preferences. To identify the barriers to work and develop appropriate strategies to overcome these barriers for service users who wish to gain open employment, using medical and other relevant information related to their mental health issues. To be able to sensitively deal with confidential and complex information regarding an individuals health, forensic and employment history. To assist service users to explore the pros and cons of disclosure to employers, enabling them to make an informed decision about whether, and how much, to disclose. To assess work related risk and develop risk management plans in collaboration with service users and other stakeholders as appropriate. To identify changed level of risk and mental state, distinguishing critical information that requires urgent action or rapid onward referral and documentation. Analytics To contribute to data collection and analysis as required internally and externally, adhering to Trust information governance policy. To keep comprehensive records in accordance with professional standards and Trust policy, using EPR/appropriate information systems. Supervision, Leadership and Management To provide professional supervision, annual appraisal and clinical leadership for South Somerset Mental Health Employment Support Officers. To co-ordinate with other Band 6 Employment Specialists and the Employment Support Service Manager to provide consistent clinical leadership, supervision and management across the service. To provide expertise, support and advice to ESS colleagues as a senior member of the team and to the CMH Service colleagues in relation to vocational rehabilitation and employment as needed. To take all necessary action to safeguard ones own and others safety and well-being whilst visiting, workplaces, partner agency premises or patients in the community. To advise Employment Service colleagues regarding safe working practices and risk management as a senior member of the Employment Support Service. To take an active part in the supervision, training and assessment of students of ones own profession on clinical practice and negotiate with other employment specialists to co-ordinate student placements within the adult service. To be involved with students of all professions, giving relevant theoretical tuition and practical guidance through sharing opportunities for vocational interventions.