Community Manager – Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Services

Are you looking for a career where you can make a positive difference to the lives of people with mental health difficulties? Do you believe you have the leadership skills to manage a team of Lead Employment Specialists and Employment Specialists, to support people to retain, find and sustain employment? If so, this role may be just what you're looking for! We are seeking a motivated and experienced individual to manage the IPS Service , which supports people experiencing severe mental health challenges and other barriers to employment, to retain existing employment, return to work, or secure competitive paid employment.

The role combines leadership, service development, partnership working and ensuring high-quality, person-centred interventions that improve employment outcomes. 90% of people with Severe mental illness want to work, but currently only 8% are in work. Getting into employment can be a critical part of a recovery journey, so as a Community Manager, you will be supporting a team of Lead Employment Specialists and Employment Specialists, providing supervision, training and role modelling of the IPS approach.

This is a dynamic and diverse role, where you will also work as part of mental health teams to promote employment and raise expectations around the ability of service users to retain and access paid employment. The ability to network in the local community and build strong relationships is essential. You will be required to: -Provide effective management, leadership and clinical guidance for the IPS Service -Lead on service development and continued expansion to meet ambitious referral/access targets set by NHS England.

-Be responsible for managing the budget and take accountability for service KPIs -Lead the team during IPS Fidelity Reviews and Guided Self Assessments and help build adherence to the IPS model -Promote and nurture a positive team environment with open communication, collaboration and a shared goal -Work within the principles of the IPS model; to monitor the team's performance and collated and submitted data monthly (this will be shared with NHS England, IPS Grow and other stake holders).

-Liaise closely with key internal/external stakeholders -Have experience both in the field of employment support and with clients experiencing mental ill health The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes.

We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.

It was great to hear that: 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Please see the attached job description and person specification i