Employment Specialist, IPS Employment Service | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	06 Awst 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£32,602 - £39,686 per annum (Incl. of HCAS)
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	05 Medi 2025
Lleoliad:	Bracknell, RG12 7FR
Cwmni:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7396918/371-MHS725-B

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People with severe mental health issues face huge barriers when it comes to employment. Over80per cent of them would likepaid work, but only 8 per cent achieve it.


Could you be part oftheteamthat’sdedicated to addressing this injustice?Berkshire Healthcare’s Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment service, now in itstenth anniversaryyear,arelooking foranemployment specialistto champion our mission and support people with severe mental health issues–your clients–to gain, sustain andretainpaid work.


Ours is a diverse team and brings many strengths and skills together.We’lltrain you in the IPS approach, giving you the tools you need to provide expert support and advice to clients, while also building positive relationships with employers, opening doors, and changingperceptionsaround mental health.Previousexperience working in supported employment and with people with severe mental health issues is an advantage. Butabove all you'llneed empathy, hope andtenacitywhen working alongside your clients.


There will be atwo-stageinterviewprocess:

1. By telephone–informal discussion

1. Face to Face(pleasenotewedonot offerinterviewsonline)


We have1 full time role available (37.5 hours)withinourEast Berkshire Mental Health Integrated Community Services (MHICS) team,and you would be expected to travel acrossEast Berkshire, to includeWindsor & Maidenhead,Sloughand Bracknell.


It’sa highly varied job whereyou’llspend most of your week in the community, meeting clients and employers, and making a vital contribution to the team’s activities.

• You’ll support a caseload of up to 20 people with severe mental health issues who are unemployed or struggling in the workplace
• Working directly with all relevant stakeholders – including clients, clinicians, consultant psychiatrists and employers and Job Centre Plus – you’ll aim to enable your clients to gain, sustain and retain paid employment.
• You’ll have the opportunity to transform the lives of your clients, to give them hope, direction and support their recovery journey. It's also challenging, so you’ll need to be able to demonstrate perseverance, whilst being empathic and dedicated to finding clients a role that’s right for them.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust site

The“must haves”for this role:

1. Degree or equivalent experience

1. Experienceofworkingwithandsupportingpeoplewhohavemental healthissues(orotherdisadvantagedgroups) intoemployment

1. Abilityto travel acrossEast Berkshire, to includeWindsor & Maidenhead,Sloughand Bracknell.

1. Able todemonstratethrough examples offered at interview -empathy, tenacity and hope when working alongside people with severe mental health issues

1. Able todemonstratethrough examples offered at interview excellent motivational, communication and listening skills

1. Able todemonstratea high levelof organisation and perseverance in the application and at interview



This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025

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