IPS Lead

Job summary

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of individuals struggling with drug and alcohol addiction? Do you possess a drive to empower individuals through employment support? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our innovative new employment advice service at One Recovery Bucks.

This role is part of an innovative new employment advice service aligned and working within One Recovery Bucks Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services to support people with drug and alcohol problems with employment needs. Evidence based supported employment, Individual Support and Placement (IPS) is the model. The IPS Lead will be the key to its design and implementation.

Please refer the to below website for information:

https://ipsgrow.org.uk

IPS Fidelity Reviews - IPS Grow

Main duties of the job

• Coach and mentor the IPS Employment Specialists to effectively deliver high-quality service that adheres to principles of IPS best practice.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of all aspects of the IPS Model proposed changes to ensure an effective and informed first point of contact to all stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate the allocation and re-allocation of workload within the Team aligning team resources according to the needs of the service to meet deadlines and in line with agreed KPIs, whilst ensuring work is allocated in a fair and consistent manner.
• To monitor and manage the performance of the IPS Employment Specialists, guiding them individually in best practice and aiming to achieve individual and team job outcome targets.
• To create a culture of continuous improvement, and involve service users in co-producing service developments wherever possible.
• To complete weekly case management supervision to Employment Specialist (ES).
• To complete monthly 1:1 supervision with each ES; focusing on well-being and performance, in line with MPFT Supervision Policy.
• To complete annual Personal Development Conversation (PDC) with each ES; setting service related performance goals: progress to be reviewed at regular intervals.
• To identify training needs of staff and arrange appropriate training to support with continuous professional development.
• To support recruitment for vacant roles within the team in partnership with the clinical team.

About us

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.

We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.

Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!