Vocational Specialist

New Leaf is a vocational rehabilitation service, supporting people with a history of trauma or a mental health diagnosis to develop their skills and self confidence, with the aim of moving into volunteering or employment.

New Leaf is set in a beautiful, 35 acre site overlooking the Exe estuary with an orchard and allotment, a range of glasshouses and polytunnels and a well equipped wood workshop.

The vocational specialist role is pivotal in the team, supporting our service users to identify and meet their personal goals in order to reach their full potential and we are excited to be able to recruit a full time, experienced, confident but empathic occupational therapist, RMN or social worker to join our service.

As part of your role, you will be responsible for completing assessments, assisting with goal planning, supporting reviews and working closely with people to identify the right volunteering or employment opportunities in line with their aspirations.

You will need to have excellent practical, organisational, communication and IT skills in order to have an oversight of the caseload at New Leaf.

Being able to demonstrate creative thinking and problem solving alongside working effectively as part of this small team are also essential qualities.

You will be offered regular supervision and support by the vocational services manager who will work closely with you to support your induction and ongoing development.

• As the key clinician on site, you will be responsible for showing people who are interested in applying for placements, around the site prior to application.
• Have a good understanding of mental health and associated risks.
• You will complete assessments with applicants, discussing suitability with the team at caseload meetings which you will lead with the service manager.
• You will be ensuring all documentation regarding service users is recorded on the patient notes system in a timely manner and effectively communicate with individuals to support their attendance on placement.
• Supporting individuals to identify person centred SMART goals, ensuring these are updated to reflect achievement and self efficacy.
• An important part of the role is to understand the person and their hopes for the future, assisting them to identify volunteering or employment opportunities which they can transition into at the end of their placement.
• Networking with a range of stakeholders to support the expansion of volunteering opportunities available and raising the profile of the service to support referral rates.

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile;

making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any…