Employment Advisor

Job summary

We are offering posts across RDaSH:

Doncaster x1

Rotherham x1

Employment Advisor

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate individuals to join our growing team of Employment Advisors. The role is varied and offers tailored support to people experiencing common mental health difficulties. This is a permanent position, within a flexible hybrid working model.

NHS RDaSH Talking Therapies

An excellent opportunity has arisen for Employment Advisors to join our expanding Talking Therapies teams.

The NHS RDaSH Talking Therapies teams cover Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire and provide psychological interventions to people with common mental health problems in primary care as part of the National Talking Therapies programme.

The post holder will support patients with common mental health problems to gain, return to or retain employment. The role will involve working with patients, clinicians, Job Centre Plus, employers, trade unions and employment agencies to keep people in employment and secure employment opportunities.

Main duties of the job

You will provide tailored employment advice, support and guidance to patients who are experiencing mental health difficulties using evidence-based interventions to support patients to find, return or remain in employment. You will manage a caseload and consider the patients strengths, difficulties, and employment assets in order to offer them most effective support and work towards their goals.

The employment goals could include:

• To find a suitable job
• To return to work from a period of sick leave
• To improve the working environment in which the client is working
• To leave work and find suitable alternative employment.

Employment Advisors will also work collaboratively with step two and step three clinicians within Talking Therapies and where needed, refer patients to other support if they have particularly complex barriers.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/