South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Individual Placement Support (IPS)/Employment Support Project Lead

The closing date is 21 July 2025

Job summary

Work Well is a department within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust that supports people to find work.

Our mission is to support people who are unemployed in achieving their own career goals. We believe everyone can work, and people should have choice about the type of work they want to do, and when to do it. Our vision for the future is a society where everyone can work, if they want to.

Our values are:

Person-centred: we don't tell people what to do, we give them information so they can make their own career decisions.

Empowering: we don't do things for people, we give them tools so they can do things themselves.

Inspiring: we don't just help people find a job, we help them set long term career goals for the life they want to live.

Main duties of the job

o To lead on all Work Well projects including IPS expansion plan under supervision of the Trust IPS & Employment Support Lead

o To support the Trust IPS and Employment Support Lead on specific tasks and responsibilities where required.

About us

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust we provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. We also provide substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.Our staff serve a local population ofnearly two million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. We provide inpatient care forover 5,000 people each year and we treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon. As well as serving the communities of south London, we provide more than 50 specialist services for children and adults across the UK and beyond.

Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NCL-7295883

Job locations

Maudsley Hospital

London

SE5 8AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Carrying out regular service evaluations, analysing data and presenting reports for senior managers, staff, partner organisations and service users.

Taking lead on all IPS and employment support projects in the service, including the IPS expansion plan, under supervision and guidance of The Trust IPS and Employment Support Lead.

Liaising with Communications and Engagement Officer on a regular basis as directed by the Trust IPS and Employment Support Lead to ensure coherent and consistent communication with the rest of the Trust and external organisations.

Supporting with recruitment and selection process for any vacancies within the service as required, and supporting with the retention, training and career development of staff.

Ensuring that all staff receive adequate training and support to carry out their roles effectively; identifying training needs and addressing any gaps in skill development. Carrying out personal development reviews with staff and ensuring that all staff have an effective personal development plan in place.

Developing and maintaining strong working partnerships with IPS and employment support team managers and departments within the Trust, and with external organisations such as Jobcentre Plus, GP practices, employment services, training providers, and community organisations.

Motivating and supporting the teams to achieve high levels of performance against targets.

Ensuring that all service data is collected, stored and audited effectively, in line with relevant policies. Carrying out regular quality checks to ensure that all staff are adhering to data management protocols.

Using initiative to set up effective systems to ensure the service is managed efficiently and high standards of service provision are met.

Keeping up to date with all organisational policies (e.g. HR, health and safety, IT, finance, etc), and ensuring that all staff understand and follow relevant policies throughout their day-to-day work.

To support the Trust IPS and Employment Support Lead with the Work Well Culture Change Project (alongside Maudsley Learning) and other upcoming projects.

To be responsible for monitoring the performance of the Recovery College Workshops project.

Project manage the Employ Well Project linking the Trust into external networks of employers and supporting the aim to increase job outcomes and sustainments for SLaM patients.

Support the IPS and Employment Support team leaders as needed on an ad hoc basis.