IPS Employment Specialist
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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust IPS Employment Specialist
The closing date is 12 November 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Employment Support Service as an Employment Specialist in Chesterfield & Killamarsh
This is a opportunity to support people receiving mental health services to achieve their employment goals through the Individual Placement and Support model.
As an Employment Specialist, you will be embedded within a CMHT and work alongside clinical colleagues to support individuals to identify, secure and retain employment that matches their aspirations, strengths and preferences.
A understanding of recovery-focused practice, vocational rehabilitation or employment support would be advantageous.
You will manage a caseload of clients and work directly with them to understand their strengths, skills and career goals. Using IPS principles, you will support individuals with every stage of their employment journey, from career planning and job searching through to interview preparation, in work support and career development.
You will work collaboratively with members of the CMHT, ensuring employment support is fully integrated into recovery planning and care provision.
A key part of the role involves developing relationships with local employers and understanding local labour market opportunities.
Main duties of the job
What is a Mental Health IPS Employment 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:
- Supporting and motivating individuals with mental health needs to access and sustain paid employment.
- Regularly meeting with clients to listen, help them identify their best job match, reflecting on their skills and aspirations, providing support including CV production, interview techniques
- Provide in-work support, assessing each client's work-related needs, designing a return-to-work strategy, and ensuring job retention with ongoing contact.
- Advocating for your clients by educating and engaging with employers regarding the IPS service.
- Sourcing job opportunities for your clients through regular contact with local employers within the community.
- Work as part of the Derbyshire Healthcare mental health team to promote employment and raise expectations around the ability of service users to access paid employment, breaking down the barriers for them.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
- 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
- Free car parking
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- 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
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Details
Date posted
30 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
383-ACC-7881-26
Job locations
Derbyshire
201 London Road
Chesterfield / Killamarsh
DE22 3LZ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an individual who is passionate in joining us to develop the service and transforms someones 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 IT and administration skills.
It is essential, to have experience of working with people with mental health support needs or similar groups, OR experience working in employment support services or equivalent, including working with people on a one-to-one basis, offering motivation and support.
We are also actively interested in individuals with transferrable skills for this role such as experience in using a persuasive communication style, data collection, motivational interviewing or promoting a service to a variety of audiences, this can include, but not limited to, coaching, recruitment, sales, education, training, mentoring, or sales roles.
If youve got any questions about the role, feel free to email [email protected] and well be happy to discuss it with you.
To see what other Employment specialists think about working in IPS visit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tonTZ1W0Xc
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an individual who is passionate in joining us to develop the service and transforms someones 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 IT and administration skills.
It is essential, to have experience of working with people with mental health support needs or similar groups, OR experience working in employment support services or equivalent, including working with people on a one-to-one basis, offering motivation and support.
We are also actively interested in individuals with transferrable skills for this role such as experience in using a persuasive communication style, data collection, motivational interviewing or promoting a service to a variety of audiences, this can include, but not limited to, coaching, recruitment, sales, education, training, mentoring, or sales roles.
If youve got any questions about the role, feel free to email [email protected] and well be happy to discuss it with you.
To see what other Employment specialists think about working in IPS visit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tonTZ1W0Xc
Person Specification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Employment advisory experience
- Understanding of the impact of work as a recovery tool
- Working knowledge of IPS
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems implementing individual programmes and interventions
- Experience of working with employers and DWP
- Excellent admin skills
- Able to work autonomously
Desirable
- IPS training
- Mental health knowledge
- Employability experience
- Supporting disadvantaged people into employment
- Accurately recording data
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent presentation skills
Skills
Essential
- Enthusiasm & understanding towards supporting people with mental health problems find employment
- Engage service users towards vocational goals
- Strong administrator
- Ability to plan and prioritise
- People person who builds rapport
- Understands the importance of audits
- Full UK Driving Licence & Access to a vehicle
Desirable
- Able to build rapport
- Able to demonstrate empathy
- Record data in a timely manner
- Uses tools for organisation
- Accurate data collection
- Understanding of MH services
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Employment advisory experience
- Understanding of the impact of work as a recovery tool
- Working knowledge of IPS
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems implementing individual programmes and interventions
- Experience of working with employers and DWP
- Excellent admin skills
- Able to work autonomously
Desirable
- IPS training
- Mental health knowledge
- Employability experience
- Supporting disadvantaged people into employment
- Accurately recording data
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent presentation skills
Skills
Essential
- Enthusiasm & understanding towards supporting people with mental health problems find employment
- Engage service users towards vocational goals
- Strong administrator
- Ability to plan and prioritise
- People person who builds rapport
- Understands the importance of audits
- Full UK Driving Licence & Access to a vehicle
Desirable
- Able to build rapport
- Able to demonstrate empathy
- Record data in a timely manner
- Uses tools for organisation
- Accurate data collection
- Understanding of MH services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Derbyshire
201 London Road
Chesterfield / Killamarsh
DE22 3LZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Derbyshire
201 London Road
Chesterfield / Killamarsh
DE22 3LZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
IPS Service Manager
Jerome Johnson
07769366541
Details
Date posted
30 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
383-ACC-7881-26
Job locations
Derbyshire
201 London Road
Chesterfield / Killamarsh
DE22 3LZ
United Kingdom
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