Job Retention Specialist

Job overview

This post is open to internal applications only

Mental Health IPS Job Retention Specialist

Do you want to be part of a friendly and dynamic team whilst making a genuine difference and transform someone’s life?

We are looking a motivated, passionate self-starter who wants to develop a career in the mental health sector. This position, with on-the-job training, is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference and support those with mental health needs across the Peterborough and Cambridge area. 

As an Job Retention Specialist you will play a rewarding and vital role in helping people with mental health needs maintain and sustain employment. 

We are looking for an individual who is passionate in joining us to develop the service and transform someone’s life. This role calls for empathy and the ability to initiate and develop relationships with a variety of individuals and be able to engage employers using a variety of methods such as via the telephone or face-to-face in the community. Alongside having strong and persuasive communication skills, excellent time management, and exceptional organisational and administrative skills.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines.

Main duties of the job

What is a Mental Health IPS Job Retention Specialist?

This is an exciting and dynamic role, where no one day is the same and you’ll be making a genuine difference to people’s lives. Using the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model you’ll be:

Providing a specialist service, autonomously managing a caseload of service users to enable them to retain their employment working with colleagues within CPFT community mental health teams and Primary Care across the county.

Supporting and advocating on behalf of mental health service users who are at risk of losing their job due to a serious mental illness.

Providing advice and ongoing support on issues including employment rights, reasonable adjustments, and phased return to work plans. 

Supporting with tribunals and employment termination applications.

Providing workplace support to the service user and employer to promote inclusion and reduce discrimination and stigma.

Promoting recovery, financial independence and social inclusion of mental health service users. 

Please note, this is not an administrative role, it is client facing role which includes working to achieve set KPIs and targets.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.