The post holder will be part of the Greater Manchester Talking Therapies (previously IAPT) service which supports people with common mental health problems by providing psychological therapies. This role will manage and support a team of EA’s who are employed to provide employment support to people to help them gain, return to, or stay in work.
The role will work with people that are unemployed and/or have challenges with their current employment. To encourage them to recognise the importance of productive work to good mental health and to help them plan a route into meaningful activity and employment. To identify support mechanisms with Employers, Education and Training services, Employment Support Services and Third Sector Organisations for people with a mental health problem who are seeking employment. Promote the service through work with employment and training agencies and assist with the collection of data and service KPI’s.
To support Employment Advisors to demonstrate the value of the service through positively promoting the role and the collection and collation of data in line with reporting requirements.
- To support people with common mental health problems to gain, return to or retain employment. The role will involve working directly with Jobcentre Plus, employers, trade unions and employment agencies to keep people in employment and secure employment opportunities.
- The post holder will be responsible for managing a team of EA’s
- To prepare training materials, facilitate training sessions and lead training sessions involving clinical and non-clinical staff
- Implements policies and propose changes to practices for own area and to update procedures
- To be an active member of the Talking Therapies Senior Team
- To build and develop strong relationships and enable effective links between employers and other agencies to support delivery of a personalised client focused service
- To provide a service which is non-discriminatory in terms of age, gender,
sexuality, ethnicity, neurodiversity, and disability
- To support the Talking Therapies Clinical Team and primary care colleagues in making appropriate referrals through meaningful employment conversations before any referral is considered.
- To develop a ‘knowledge’ of the locality and its services and facilities,
- Liaise as appropriate with primary care and secondary care mental health services and social care departments
- Working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff, to support efficient
operational practice contributing to the achievement of key performance
indicator, activity, and compliance targets
To undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager.
To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
To understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how you can support them.
To understand the need to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding.
To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity and dignity in care/work policies and principles.
To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with the colleagues, services user, members of the public and all stakeholders.
To access only information, where paper, electronic, or, in another media, which is authorised to you as part of the duties of your role.
Confidentiality is of prime importance. In the normal course of duties, the
post holder will have access to confidential documents and information
relating to patients, service users, staff and contractors, as well as information of a commercially sensitive nature. Such information should not be communicated to anyone outside or inside the NHS unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post. Disciplinary action will be considered where a breach of confidence has been established.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leila Nayebi Job title: Team Manager Email address: leila.nayebi@nhs.net Telephone number: 01617164242
