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IPS Employment Advisor

Working Well TrustEnfield, England, GBPosted 4 Sept 2026

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About Working Well Trust Working Well Trust is a mental health and employment charity in London. All of our projects share the aim of improving the lives of people with mental health support needs, learning disabilities and/or complex issues through training and employment. We are expanding our team of IPS Employment Advisors in our IPS service in the London Borough of Enfield . You will be based in one of NHS mental health treatment teams in Enfield Town and Edmonton areas.

This IPS service at Working Well Trust has been awarded the IPS Grow quality mark and adheres to the principles of the IPS model in supporting people in to employment. This role will be working with clients who have mental health support needs, wanting to gain and sustain paid employment. Experience of employment support is not essential, it is more important that you share our passion and commitment to employment as an integral aspect of wellbeing and supporting people to find the right job for them.

You will receive training on the IPS model and in supporting people with mental health issues. We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, either personally or through a close contact. You need to have a desire to support people to achieve their employment goals, and the ability to multitask and manage your workload effectively. Good organisation skills are essential for this role, in addition to an interest in mental health, and the role it plays in the workplace.

The successful candidate will need to become comfortable in approaching employers, and showcase the advantages of our service in order to work with them to recruit our clients to fill vacancies and sustain employment. We have 2 x full time positions available as we are growing our team. What you’ll be doing You will work with clients (managing a caseload) who have mental health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences.

You will deliver the IPSapproach (for which training will be given); providing person centred support and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment. You will work as part of a mental health team (NHS Trust) maintaining positive and integrated relationships, fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment. You will work closely with clinical teams, providing a coordinated approach thatalways remainsclient led.

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You will be based at one of the following NHS mental health treatment teams: Enfield's Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service, Lucas House Edmonton Community Rehabilitation Team Enfield, Park Avenue, Enfield Town You will spend up to 65% of your week working in the community of Enfield to provide localised support to residents of the Borough. You will also be working to contract targets whilst maintaining a high-quality service.

What you’ll need Experience in employment support is not essential. We are looking for someone who brings: A genuine desire to support people into meaningful employment. Commitment to person-centred work and either experience of or enthusiasm to learn the IPS approach. Confidence engaging with employers and promoting the benefits of our service. Good organisation skills and the ability to manage a caseload effectively.

Beneficial (but not essential): experience working with people with mental health difficulties. Beneficial (but not essential): local knowledge/ experience of the Borough What we offer £33,000 per year 30 days annual leave plus public holidays, (FTE) Employer pension contribution of 6% Supportive environment within a growing, dedicated team Meaningful, rewarding work supporting people into employment Expenses paid for mandatory travel during work hours.

Flexible, paid Wellbeing Hour every fortnight (FTE) What’s next Before you apply, please note the following: We actively recruit and carefully review all applications. Due to rapid service expansion, we have onboarded 20 external hires in the last six months. To ensure we can best support the people and communities we serve, we progress applications only where candidates provide meaningful answers to the screening questions.

Career development is real here : in the past year, 10 colleagues have progressed internally into Senior roles, Project Lead, Team Lead, and Operations Manager positions. We value ambition and celebrate progression. If you require any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage, for example due to a disability, learning difficulty or health condition, please let us know in advance so that we can make appropriate arrangements.

Working Well Trust is an equal opportunities employer and Confident about Disabilities. If you are ready to help us build a service that supports people into meaningful work, click Apply to submit your CV and answer the screening questions. Start your application today and take the next step in a rewarding career. Closing date: Wednesday 30th September 2026 (09:00) . Please note, we may be actively interviewing during this time and may close the vacancy early.

First stage interviews: 5th - 9th October 2026 (subject to change if advert closes early) Final Stage interviews (in person in Edmonton): w/c 12th October 2026 (subject to change if advert closes early) Considerations: Please note: This post involves access to NHS clinical records through RiO. For confidentiality, information-governance and wellbeing reasons, successful candidates cannot be appointed within the same secondary mental health service area in which they are currently receiving care.

We will not ask applicants to disclose health information during the application or interview process. A confidential service-location conflict check will only take place following a conditional offer. Where a conflict is identified, we may explore an equivalent vacancy in another area, but alternative employment cannot be guaranteed.

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