Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Individual Placement & Support Team Leader

The closing date is 10 March 2026

Job summary

Would you like to support mental health team service users to achieve recovery through paid work?

An exciting opportunity for experienced Team Lead has arisen within the Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust's Individual Placement & Support (IPS) team.

The post holder will lead a team of up to 10 Employment Specialists in East Riding, providing supervision, training, caseload management, mentoring, and role modelling of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach. They will manage a high-quality service that meets Fidelity standards, specified targets, and delivers positive outcomes for service users.

Main duties of the job

Effectively manage a high-quality service that adheres to the principles of IPS methodology.

Monitor and manage performance of the IPS Employment Specialists - guide them individually on best practice and achieving individual and team job outcome targets.

Coordinate the work of Employment Specialists in a region in relation to building relationships with employers to effectively access the hidden labour market, external agencies and delivery of job seeking groups.

Lead the team to ensure Employment Specialists spend enough time in face-to-face meetings with employers to find the right job match.

Lead the team to focus on rapid job search with the service users, whilst utilising local support networks to help them overcome barriers to employment.

Guide, mentor and coach the team to deliver on employment engagements/job development strategies.

Produce regular monitoring reports for internal and external stakeholders.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Details

Date posted

24 February 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

338-7820473-26

Job locations

Trust HQ

Willerby Hill

HU10 6FE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the roles, duties and responsibilities can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the roles, duties and responsibilities can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Trained in IPS Approach
  • Educated to Post Grad level or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/ experience in service development, managing change, leading and managing staff, plus specialist training and short courses to Diploma level relevant to area of practice.

Desirable

  • Accredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced level

Skills, Competencies & Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate effective communication skills with service users, carers and at all levels of staff/managers in the organisation

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Good understanding of the principles and practice of supported employment
  • Experience of staff supervision and coaching
  • Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field
  • Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of Trust IT systems if relevant to area of work
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Trained in IPS Approach
  • Educated to Post Grad level or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/ experience in service development, managing change, leading and managing staff, plus specialist training and short courses to Diploma level relevant to area of practice.

Desirable

  • Accredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced level

Skills, Competencies & Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate effective communication skills with service users, carers and at all levels of staff/managers in the organisation

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Good understanding of the principles and practice of supported employment
  • Experience of staff supervision and coaching
  • Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field
  • Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of Trust IT systems if relevant to area of work

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ

Willerby Hill

HU10 6FE


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ

Willerby Hill

HU10 6FE


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager - IPS

Val Higo

valerie.higo@nhs.net

07970966124

Details

Date posted

24 February 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

338-7820473-26

Job locations

Trust HQ

Willerby Hill

HU10 6FE


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