Overview

As Employment Team Leader your role will be to support and develop a strong and innovative employment team to enable Adults with Learning Disabilities living in Enfield to gain person centred valued worker roles, allowing for Employment for All regardless of Disability. You will have responsibility to co-ordinate and evidence the provision of mainly LD employment services into the community.As a clinician you will provide a comprehensive and effective assessment and treatment service to your complex caseload. You will be required to provide specialist intervention primarily in the community.As an OT in Equals - employment for all is the goal. Using personalised interventions, employer relationships and partnerships, to support those with learning difficulties and long-term conditions (pan-disability).The ILDS provides health and social care to adults with learning disabilities living in Enfield. The service consists of health and social care staff which include social work, community nursing, speech and language therapists, arts therapists, psychology, psychiatry and specialists teams including Equals employment team.Main duties

To manage the day to day running of the Equals Employment Team to get adults with Learning Disabilities living in Enfield into paid EmploymentTo work with Employers to identify suitable job roles, job carving and making reasonable adjustments in the workplace along with Risk assessments and support plans, enabling successful placement and maintenance of employmentUsing a strength based, person-centred approach to identify client skills, support systems required and valued work placementsTo work with Assessment and Care management to ensure employment goals are reviewed and met. Ensuring the team review all Equals only package clients are reviewed annually.To work creatively with the team to maximise employment opportunities for people with disabilities who are furthest from the job market enabling them to meet their aspirations in worker rolesAbout Us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy: We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for allWe will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.Role Details

Seniority level: Mid-Senior levelEmployment type: ContractJob function: Information TechnologyIndustries: Information ServicesEmployer details

Employer: North London NHS Foundation TrustAddress: Enfield Highway Carnegie Building, 258 Hertford Road, Enfield, EN3 5BN

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