Employment Advisor | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	18 August 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£28,860 - £31,671 per annum (inc. of HCAS)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	17 September 2025
Location:	Bracknell, RG12 1BQ
Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7424389/371-MHS807-A

Summary

1 Roles Available - These roles are hybrid, however on the days that you will be working in the office, these will be across London Road, Bracknell & Erlegh House, Reading - 37.5 hours per week.

Following overwhelming demand and success for employment support offered in Talking Therapies, and our successful expansion provision, we are currently looking to recruit additional Employment Advisors to join us as we continue to develop our service.

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our team and contribute to the innovative work taking place in Talking Therapies.

You will be working in a motivated, supportive environment, helping people experiencing low mood and/or anxiety with practical employment related matters.

If you have the skills and experience in supporting and empowering clients to achieve their goals and aspirations, focusing on their employment journey, come along and join us in Talking Therapies where you will make a difference! Client feedback has been truly amazing and the difference we have made to their lives when it comes to employment is evident with excellent client feedback.

We have vacancies supporting clients across Berkshire. Flexibility is essential for this role, with a combination of working remotely, from a base and travelling across our service as and when required.

We welcome applicants who speak additional languages fluently.

You will:

• Hold a caseload of clients

• Support clients to find work, stay in work, or return to work after sick leave

• Offer support via telephone, video calls (Teams), emails, and face-to-face as needed

• Offer varied and tailored support to individuals, using tools and resources to empower clients to resolve practical employment issues

• Be involved in service delivery improvements to support clients’ aspirations and employment goals


There will be a requirement to undertake a short formal study programme.


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 sites

FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role: 
• Experience in mental health and/or vocational/employment advice
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Able to prioritise and plan own caseload
• An empathetic and compassionate approach when working with people with low mood and/or anxiety

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Angela Sheehan on 0118 9042771 or email Angela.Sheehan@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.


This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.