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Location
Lewisham, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Clinical Carrying out specialist vocational assessments, helping service users to identify and consider vocational opportunities, set personal vocational goals, and develop appropriate action plans to overcome any barriers. Supporting service users to complete benefits application forms where eligible, such as Personal Independence Payments, Universal Credit, and Employment Support Allowance. Develop and facilitate vocational group work as appropriate. Keeping up to date with local and national education and labour market trends, and informing and educating service users and colleagues about education/training opportunities for our client group. Keeping up to date and informing and educating service users and colleagues about welfare benefit changes relevant to client group Communication & engagement To collaboratively and sensitively work with individuals with a range of mental health needs, adjusting and adapting approach as necessary To use a range of communication methods and being flexible in what is offered - face-to-face appointments, video meetings, telephone calls, emails, texts. To be creative and innovative in engaging sometimes hard to reach service users MDT working and stakeholder engagement Contribute to the EI Pathway vocational strategy by working closely alongside the teams Occupational Therapist, Employment specialist and STaR worker Working with local providers to identify work experience, volunteering, courses and training that meet the needs of service users vocational development Working as part of a team, sharing knowledge and expertise, and contributing to team meetings, service development activities and wider vocational networks Documentation Typing clear and concise event entries, entering data onto electronic databases, ensuring that files and systems are always up-to-date and accurate. Participate in audits and data collection as required Supervision and Appraisal To review, reflect and develop own practice through use of supervision. To carry out annual appraisal with supervisor. To attend appropriate training, both mandatory and to meet development needs identified in supervision/PDP. Service Development To be responsible for keeping up to date with vocational research and service developments within the trust and borough. To participate and take the lead on specialist vocational service development for the team. Demonstrate good working knowledge of legislation effecting benefits, employment rights and disability. To participate and contribute in developing a vocational strategy with the other three teams in the SLAM EI pathway, LEO, STEP and COAST
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Salary
£30.28k - £33.12k per annum
