BSW IPS EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICE
Help to find or stay in work in Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon & Wiltshire with Waythrough’s Individual Placement & Support service
Do you want paid work?
Are you using Community Mental Health Services in Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon & Wiltshire?
Employment is an achievable goal for people with mental health issues.
Paid employment can help make you financially better off compared to receiving benefits alone.
With sustained, positive and proactive support, barriers to employment are removed.
The Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire IPS Employment Service is for people using mental health or social care services, who want to find paid employment.
What We Offer You
We will support you as much as you need, every step of the way.
On Referral
- Your Employment Specialist (ES) will contact you and arrange to meet you
- Together, we will explore your options and create your action plan.
Job Searching:
- Search with you only for the sort of work you want
- Provide support and guidance on how and where to look
- Help with writing effective CVs, cover letters and applications
- Actively contact and develop relationships with employers
- Provide employment related benefits advice is available – check how employment may affect your benefits.
On Job Application, we will:
- Help you to get you through interviews
- Attend meetings and interviews as agreed
- Offer confidential advice on how to disclose health matters – when and how best to do it
- Help you identify and request reasonable adjustments from your employer.
Post Employment Start Date, we will:
- Support you when starting a job
- Regularly contact you after your job start to help you sort out any problems, for as long as you need it
- Support you with your new employer – as requested by and agreed with you.
Retention
If you are already in employment but signed off due to mental health issues, we can:
- Work with you to agree reasonable adjustments with your employer to support your return to work.
- Support you to find alternatives to your existing employment where a return to your existing work is not your favoured option.
How Do I Access the Service?
Speak with your Clinician, GP, or Key Worker, or make a self-referral, to
Waythrough BNSSG IPS Employment service – see contact details below.
We cannot accept referrals if you want ONLY voluntary work, education and training.
We need you to...
- Have a genuine motivation to return to or start work
- Be punctual when attending appointments, or otherwise let us know
- Have a willingness to commit to an employment action plan
- Be open and honest when discussing employment issues
- Provide feedback on our service good or bad, to enable us to continually improve
What Are the Benefits of IPS Employment Support?
- Our service is tailored to your needs and preferences
- You work with only one person, dedicated to working with you, so avoid repeatedly
‘telling your story’
- We work quickly. Your job search starts almost immediately, usually within 4 weeks
- We create a comprehensive support package to match your specific needs
- We can provide support for you and your new employer before, during and after
employment
- We can liaise with clinical services on your behalf, as directed by you.
- We do not earn fees from finding jobs for people, so our only aim is to get you the
right job with the right employer
We understand that the first step can be the hardest and that is where we can help.
Let us help start your journey to find the right job with the right employer!
We understand that the first step can be the hardest and that is where we can help.
Let us help start your journey to find the right job with the right employer!
Use the following link to request a referral:
Or scan the QR code:
BSW IPS Employment Service
Waythrough
Green Lane Hospital,
Marshall Road,
Devizes,
SN10 5DS
Office Tel: (01380) 737676
BSWIPS@waythrough.org.uk