Job overview

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Team Leader

The opportunity to change minds. The power to change lives.

Derbyshire Healthcare has an exciting opportunity for a permanent IPS Team Leader to be integrated into the community mental health teams. As Team Leader you will provide a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of IPS, as part of the holistic recovery plan for mental health service users.

As a Team Leader you will supervise the team, providing training, caseload management, support with employer engagement, observe appointments and report to the Service Manager.

We welcome applications from candidates with multiple years’ experience of working with people with mental health support needs and within the employment support services. You will be a confident leader who will provide a vital role in managing a high-quality service that delivers positive outcomes for service users.

Role

What is the role of an IPS Team Leader?

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and rewarding role, where you can develop your leadership skills. As a Team Leader your role will be:

  • Effectively manage a high-quality service that adheres to the principles of IPS
  • Manage performance of the IPS Employment Specialists to guide them individually on best practice and achieving individual and team job outcome targets
  • Support the design and delivery of in-house staff training and development
  • Coordinate the work of Employment Specialists in relation to building relationships with employers to effectively access the hidden labour market
  • Lead the team to ensure Employment Specialists spend enough time in face-to-face meetings with employers to find the right job match.
  • Guide, mentor and coach the team to deliver on employment engagements/job development strategies

Please see job description and person spec for full details

Responsibilities

Monitor and manage performance of the IPS Employment Specialists – guide them individually on best practice and achieving individual and team job outcome targets.
Support the design and delivery of in-house staff training and development (including facilitating peer learning and best practice).
Involve service users in co-production of service developments where possible.
Coordinate the work of Employment Specialists in a region in relation to building relationships with employers to effectively access the hidden labour market, external agencies and delivery of job seeking groups.
Manage a small caseload of between 5-10 service users at any one time.
Identify barriers for service excellence and work with internal and external stakeholders to implement solutions to ensure a high-fidelity service.
Provide solution focused monthly supervisions for each employment specialist within the team, including caseload management.
Lead the team to ensure Employment Specialists spend enough time in face-to-face meetings with employers to find the right job match.
Guide, mentor and coach the team to deliver on employment engagements/job development strategies.
Ensure quality assurance around client satisfaction. Facilitate various feedback opportunities for client to provide feedback on the service and use this to review and develop the service.

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The person

  • Educated to a degree level or equivalent experience, this can include: – Working with people with mental health support needs – Working in employment support services
  • Strong leadership and networking skills
  • Excellent motivational, communication and listening skills
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with a range of people
  • Ability to model recovery focused practice including co-production
  • Natural ability to build close, trusting and productive relationships with people
  • Team orientated and works collaboratively within a mixed disciplinary team
  • Ability to work independently and use initiative to develop and promote a service

Please see job description and person spec for full details