Employment Specialist
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,763.00 to £43,466.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35763.00 - £43466.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0YF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9294-25-0354 |
Summary
To manage a caseload of a maximum of 25 service users at any one time who are currently off work / unemployed and who wish to return to work To be gain referrals from primary care services, being responsible for those service users who want to return to employment. To meet regularly with primary care staff to co-ordinate and integrate employment support into health treatment. To prepare individuals for a return to work through assessing each persons individual employment needs through vocational profiling/assessment. To provide individualised, support to individuals once they have returned to work to assist them in sustaining employment. To proactively engage and work with employers to retain employment opportunities for people who have experienced mental health problems. To provide education and support to employers, as agreed with the individual, which may include negotiating adjustments, return to work strategy and on-going contact with the employer to ensurejob retention. To provide outreach services as necessary to individuals when they appear to disengage from the service. Maintain some contact with individuals even without a vocational focus if necessary tosustain engagement.