North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

IPS Team Supervisor

The closing date is 10 February 2026

Job summary

Join Our Team as an IPS Employment Team Supervisor!

We're excited to announce a new opportunity to join our well-established and high-performing Individual Placement and Support (IPS) service in North Staffordshire, following additional funding. IPS is a proven, evidence-based approach that transforms lives by helping people with mental health challenges gain and sustain meaningful employment. Work is a key factor in recovery, improving wellbeing, confidence, and social inclusion. By supporting individuals into competitive jobs, IPS tackles stigma and promotes independence--making it a key health outcome. Our service is delivered in line with the 8 principles of IPS that are fundamental to our core values.

Main duties of the job

The IPS Employment Team Supervisor will lead Employment Specialists providing supervision, training, mentoring and role modelling of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach, as part of the holistic recovery plan for mental health service users.

they will provide a pivotal role in managing a high-quality service that meets high fidelity standards and delivers positive outcomes for service users.

You will be required to manage a small caseload of people who have experienced mental health problems and who are unemployed. Working directly with all relevant stakeholders: the service user, primary care staff, clinicians, social prescribers, consultant psychiatrists, employers and partner agencies - you will support the service users on your caseload to gain and retain paid employment.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.

Date posted

27 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-CMT-7733933

Job locations

The Hope Centre

Hanley

ST1 2BX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Effectively manage a high-quality service that adheres to principles of IPS best practice
Meet regularly with the Service Manager to agree priorities and work plans and deputise for the Manager as required
To monitor and manage the performance of the IPS Employment Specialists, guiding them individually in best practice and aiming to achieve individual and team job outcome targets
To create a culture of continuous improvement and involve service users in co-producing service developments wherever possible.
To identify training needs of staff and arrange appropriate training to support with continuous professional development.
To support the design and delivery of in-house staff training, coaching and field mentoring and observations to ensure continuous improvement in key areas of service provision.
To support recruitment for vacant roles within the team in partnership with the clinical team.
Coordinate the work of Employment Specialists in relation to building relationships with employers to effectively access the hidden labour market, external agencies and the delivery of job seeking groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Effectively manage a high-quality service that adheres to principles of IPS best practice
Meet regularly with the Service Manager to agree priorities and work plans and deputise for the Manager as required
To monitor and manage the performance of the IPS Employment Specialists, guiding them individually in best practice and aiming to achieve individual and team job outcome targets
To create a culture of continuous improvement and involve service users in co-producing service developments wherever possible.
To identify training needs of staff and arrange appropriate training to support with continuous professional development.
To support the design and delivery of in-house staff training, coaching and field mentoring and observations to ensure continuous improvement in key areas of service provision.
To support recruitment for vacant roles within the team in partnership with the clinical team.
Coordinate the work of Employment Specialists in relation to building relationships with employers to effectively access the hidden labour market, external agencies and the delivery of job seeking groups.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent industry experience or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
Post graduate experience of working in partnership with establishments that provide vocational services

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working with people with mental health problems or a similar client group within health, social services or the voluntary sector.
Experience of helping people to obtain or keep work.

Knowledge

Essential

An in depth understanding of the principals and practices of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model.
Excellent marketing skills for promoting service to employers, service users and staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent industry experience or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
Post graduate experience of working in partnership with establishments that provide vocational services

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working with people with mental health problems or a similar client group within health, social services or the voluntary sector.
Experience of helping people to obtain or keep work.

Knowledge

Essential

An in depth understanding of the principals and practices of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model.
Excellent marketing skills for promoting service to employers, service users and staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Hope Centre

Hanley

ST1 2BX

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Hope Centre

Hanley

ST1 2BX

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)