Employment Advisor - Basingstoke, United Kingdom - Solent Mind

Solent Mind

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Basingstoke, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

REQ00372

JOB TITLE:
EMPLOYMENT ADVISOR

Service:
NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire

Contract:
Permanent

Hours: 30 hours per week

Salary Range:
£26,521 to £28,848 pro rata per annum

Location:
Basingstoke (North Hub) (combined with hybrid working)

Closing Date:
Thu 23 May 2024

Interview Date:
TBC

About the role:

The Employment Advisor's role is to deliver the core employment support provision in NHS TT to provide employment advice, skills based interventions, information and practical support to help people who are looking to return to work or to retain their current employment.

The role will involve working with a caseload of clients with common mental health problems to provide interventions to enable them gain or retain their employment, exchange to a more suitable job role, or return to their current employment after a period of sickness absence from work.

You will work directly with Job Centre Plus, employers and employment agencies to keep people in employment and secure employment opportunities.

About you:

This would suit some-one with experience of providing high quality vocational/employment support and/or experience of working within an employee relations environment.

If you have a sound understanding of the employment needs, barriers and difficulties faced by people with Mental Health conditions together with excellent IT skills, communication skills, both written and verbal this could be the role for you.

About us:

The NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire service is run in partnership by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and Solent Mind.

Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation.

Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Pay:
£26,521.00-£28,848.00 per year

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits: