Job summary
Band 6 - Senior Employment Advisor - Talk together Bromley
£40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Full-time - 37.5 hours per week
The Senior Employment Advisor works alongside Talk Together Bromley clinicians, providing employment support to clients experiencing primary care mental health concerns.
The role involves working directly with clients, employers, trade unions, Jobcentre Plus and employment agencies to support clients in sustaining health and wellbeing within an employment setting. The post holder will line manage and supervise a team of Employment Advisors (EAs) as well as retaining a small caseload of clients.
Main duties of the job
Please take a look at the attached job description which contains full details of the duties and responsibilities attached to this job role.
About us
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.Being born from NHS Bromley's community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience.
Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice, means that your career with us will be rewarding. Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.
Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point, applicants from outside the NHS will receive the start point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms & conditions.
Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please take a look at the attached job description which contains full details of the duties and responsibilities attached to this job role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please take a look at the attached job description which contains full details of the duties and responsibilities attached to this job role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 or above in Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Trained in the IPS approach
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have experienced mental health problems within healthcare, social services, the voluntary sector or mainstream educational services
- Experience of successfully helping people to obtain or remain in education/work
- Experience of partnership working, negotiation and liaison work with other agencies
- Experience of successfully managing a team
- Experience of providing case management or supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering IPS based support
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of employment/education needs and difficulties for people with disabilities, special needs, and/or mental health issues
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate and a proven understanding of barriers to communication and acceptance
- Understanding of IAPT and how it supports patient care
- A good understanding of the principles and practice of supported employment
- Understanding of relevant employment legislation
Desirable
- Solution focused therapy skills
- Knowledge of government and local funding opportunities regarding learning and employment opportunities
- Basic counselling and coaching skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently, delegating and escalating as appropriate
- Ability to work in a complex environment, demonstrating a high level of perseverance and being committed to seeing plans through to their conclusion with agreed timescales
- Seeks out innovation, with a proactive approach to drive improvement and ensure high quality service delivery to patients
- Punctual & flexible approach to work to ensure continuity of service
Information Technology
Essential
- Extensive experience of using electronic record systems, including understanding of clinical templates and links to KPIs/outcomes
- Strong understanding of MS Office applications
Desirable
- Strong understanding of using Qliksense
- Strong excel skills including formulas and interpreting data
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 or above in Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Trained in the IPS approach
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have experienced mental health problems within healthcare, social services, the voluntary sector or mainstream educational services
- Experience of successfully helping people to obtain or remain in education/work
- Experience of partnership working, negotiation and liaison work with other agencies
- Experience of successfully managing a team
- Experience of providing case management or supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering IPS based support
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of employment/education needs and difficulties for people with disabilities, special needs, and/or mental health issues
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate and a proven understanding of barriers to communication and acceptance
- Understanding of IAPT and how it supports patient care
- A good understanding of the principles and practice of supported employment
- Understanding of relevant employment legislation
Desirable
- Solution focused therapy skills
- Knowledge of government and local funding opportunities regarding learning and employment opportunities
- Basic counselling and coaching skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently, delegating and escalating as appropriate
- Ability to work in a complex environment, demonstrating a high level of perseverance and being committed to seeing plans through to their conclusion with agreed timescales
- Seeks out innovation, with a proactive approach to drive improvement and ensure high quality service delivery to patients
- Punctual & flexible approach to work to ensure continuity of service
Information Technology
Essential
- Extensive experience of using electronic record systems, including understanding of clinical templates and links to KPIs/outcomes
- Strong understanding of MS Office applications
Desirable
- Strong understanding of using Qliksense
- Strong excel skills including formulas and interpreting data
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.
