IPS Team Leader

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Team Leader

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.

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 IPS principles.
• Manage the performance of IPS Employment Specialists, guiding 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 building relationships with employers to 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 and job development strategies.

Derbyshire Healthcare is an organisation committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives. By becoming an IPS Team Leader at our Work Your Way employment service you will make a genuine impact to the lives of people using our services, with clients twice as likely to remain in the workplace.

Furthermore, you will receive excellent structured learning and development opportunities, and all the support you need to take on the role and advance your skills. You will also benefit from:

• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service pro rata for part time.
• Generous NHS pension scheme, with good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits.
• Health service discounts and online benefits.
• Incremental pay progression.
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7.
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities.

This role is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within the mental health sector, gain strong leadership and management skills, and access the vast number of opportunities within Derbyshire Healthcare.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an individual who is personable, engaging, and approachable, with the ability to network and build strong relationships, and show initiative and innovation. You will have excellent communication and listening skills and the ability to motivate and empower your team.

It is essential that you are educated to degree level or have equivalent experience, which can include working in employment services with people with mental health support needs. Also, that you have supervisory or mentoring experience; it is desirable to have direct management experience.

• Degree or relevant experience.
• Employability experience.
• Motivational interviewing training.
• Working knowledge of IPS.
• Able to plan and prioritise.

• Enthusiasm & understanding towards supporting people with mental health problems find employment.
• Understanding of the benefits of work to recovery for mental health.
• IT literate.
• Able to work autonomously.
• Experience of delivering training.
• Able to use Excel for reporting purposes.
• Experience of working with client groups with complex needs.
• Willing to work as part of a team.
• Team integration.
• Able to drive for long periods of time.
• Team player.
• Innovative and creative.
• Able to set boundaries.
• Flexible and approachable.

• Experience of leading a team.
• Experience of collecting outcome data.
• Show understanding of the benefits system.
• Flexible and willing to undertake any task required.
• Able to analyse data.
• Able to have difficult conversations.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.