Employment Advisor

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Employment Advisor to join our expanding Talking Therapies team.

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.

Please note: This is a hybrid role, involving both remote work (from home) and on-site work (in clinic). The balance between home and clinic-based work will be determined by service demand and may vary over time. In addition, there is an expectation to attend face-to-face events to promote the service, as well as regular attendance at Job Centres (JCP)

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 4000 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. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

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

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook