IPS Employment Specialist - Drug and Alcohol Team
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, CB1 3DF
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
Could you help people in recovery build brighter futures through employment? Join CPFT as an Employment Specialist and use the IPS approach to support...
- Building the profile of employment within CGL, and raising expectations around the ability of service users under those teams to find employment.
- Preparing people who have experience drug and alcohol addiction to find paid work and supporting them to the practicalities of job searching and applications.
- Building effective working relationships with external employers to secure employment opportunities for people who have experienced addiction.
- Providing on-going support according to needs of both employer and employee in orders to enable people who have experienced addiction to retain employment.
- Helping those currently employed but struggling to get appropriate support at work.
- Ensuring the service follows evidenced-based Individual Placement and Support (IPS) practice
Please note, this is not an administrative role, it is a client facing role which includes working to achieve set KPIs and targets.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.
To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk
Education / Qualificaltions
Essential
- Educated to degree level Or equivalent experience in the field of supported employment - to degree level
- Or NVQ Level 3/equivalent relevant training to diploma level and/or experience relevant to the duties of the post to degree level
Desirable
- Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Psychology or Employment qualifications
- IPS training
- Motivational interviewing training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of initiating, liaising and collaborating with a wide range of individuals and organisations promoting and developing employment, education and training opportunities on behalf of service users.
- Experience of working with a range of mental health service users (in health, social care and/or voluntary sectors) implementing individual programmes and interventions.
- Experience of actively and regularly engaging with employers and employment providers to seek out employment opportunities on behalf of service users
- Knowledge of vocational assessment & profiling of service users' vocational needs
Desirable
- Recent experience of working with service users to help them meet their employment-related goals
- Experience & knowledge of the benefits agency and all disability employment related benefits
- Personal experience of recovery from addiction
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Enthusiasm and commitment towards supporting people with mental health problems find paid employment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant welfare benefits and benefits rules
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good time management skills to balance the co-ordination of own diary making best use of time, efficiently and effectively.
Other
Desirable
- Ability to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet strict deadlines.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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