Anchor Programme Employment Support Officer

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of our friendly team.

We take pride in nurturing a supportive environment in which to work while ensuring we deliver a high quality service.

This Anchor Programme Employment Support Officer vacancy is full time and available as a secondmentwithin the Mid and South Essex area as part of the awarding winning `Anchor Ambition' project.

The project will use the local status and visibility of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

The pilot's primary focus will be moving people living in the most deprived areas in Mid and South Essex who are unemployed or economically inactive, towards work at either Southend, Basildon or Broomfield Hospital or broader health and care sector.

Main duties of the job

As the Anchor Programme Employment Support Officer you will be required to proactively manage a caseload of people who live in the most disadvantaged areas of Essex and who require employment support.

You will work directly with the participants and all relevant stakeholders; community based support, external referring agencies, Job Centre Plus and learning providers to enable participant's to gain and retain employment.

You will be expected to work autonomously to maintain a caseload of participants and to ensure that they are matched, in line with their preferences, to local NHS or health care sector jobs.

You will be required to undertake regular audit of programme and participate in team and programme surveys.

You will generally be expected to undertake your normal duties at the principal place of work, which is a hybrid model of home and community work. However, in the course of your duties you may also be required to work at any of the sites within the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust areas as well as other NHS and partners sites as part of the delivery of the programme.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

390-COR-SO-0163

Job locations

MSE

Prittlewell Chase

Southend

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Ability to work to service outcomes and set targets
An ability to negotiate diplomatically and effectively with staff at all levels and participant's
Proven ability to work to deadlines to work in a complex environment and can demonstrate a high level of perseverance, being committed to seeing plans through to their conclusion with agreed timescales

Desirable

Knowledge of disability and special needs issues in relation to employment/ education Knowledge of the Equality
Knowledge of interpretation of welfare benefits and employment related benefits

Communication Skills

Essential

Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
Good facilitation, presentation and mediation skills
Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information

Desirable

Vocational assessment and profiling skills

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Ability to work to service outcomes and set targets
An ability to negotiate diplomatically and effectively with staff at all levels and participant's
Proven ability to work to deadlines to work in a complex environment and can demonstrate a high level of perseverance, being committed to seeing plans through to their conclusion with agreed timescales

Desirable

Knowledge of disability and special needs issues in relation to employment/ education Knowledge of the Equality
Knowledge of interpretation of welfare benefits and employment related benefits

Communication Skills

Essential

Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
Good facilitation, presentation and mediation skills
Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information

Desirable

Vocational assessment and profiling skills

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