Employment & Welfare Advisor - London, United Kingdom - East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

1 day ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Newham Talking Therapies (NTT), Centre for Clinical Excellence is looking to recruit an Employment and Welfare Advisor to join a high performing and creative team.

We are part of East London NHS Foundation Trust which has been rated "Outstanding" for the second year by Care Quality Commission (CQC) and are committed to ensuring a healthy work life balance and a positive working environment.

As the Employment Advisor (EA), under the supervision of the manager, the post-holder will manage a caseload of people who have experienced mental health distress who wish to retain and/or gain paid employment as part of their recovery goals, through delivering the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach to vocational rehabilitation.

The post-holder will also be responsible for providing advice around welfare related issues (e.g., benefit claims, housing etc.) and sign-post to external agencies as required for specialist advice and support e.g., for legal and immigration matters.

The post-holder will also provide vocational reablement support to those who wish to pursue voluntary placements or access training relating to expanding confidence, skills and knowledge as part of achieving their preferred vocational choices and goals.

The post-holder will work directly with relevant stakeholders including educational providers to secure education and employers to source employment opportunities, help to solve in-work issues affecting job retention or settling into new employment, whilst providing on-going support.

The post-holder will also prepare individuals for employment through assessing each person's individual educational/ employment needs through vocational profiling.

There are many benefits to working at East London Foundation Trust such as:

Competitive NHS pension
Cycle to work and Car Lease schemes
NHS discounts across a range of brands
Interest free train ticket loan
Wellbeing classes yoga, Pilates etc.
Employee Assistance Programme to help manage difficult times within our own mental health
Get involved in staff networks including LBTQ+, Women's, BAME networks etc.
Reduced childcare i.e. 40% subsidy during school holidays
And much more

If you have any further questions, please contact Malgorzata Marczewska, Counselling Psychologist on for an informal discussion.