About the Role

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre are seeking an MSK Employment Advisor to join our team on a part-time basis for 30 hours per week and is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract. This position is key within our team and will use a person-centred approach, valuing each individual's unique background, strengths and aspirations, including those gained through lived experience to produce action plans and support positive employment outcomes. Training will be given to help support and embed the role.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

Work with patients who are unemployed and/or have challenges with their current employment.
Encourage them to recognise the importance of productive work to good mental health and to help them plan a route into meaningful activity and employment.
Caseload management
Primary care integration - working closely with clinicians and the MDT team to give support to individuals.
Employment support - provide coaching, careers guidance, CV building, interview technique
Health and wellbeing promotion
Service promotion and development
Administration and data management

About the Candidate

To be considered for this position, you will have the following;

Excellent interpersonal skills and work well under pressure
Ability to assess individual strengths in relation to employment and adapt activities to be appropriate for the individual
Ability to build rapport and strong relationships
Ability to use own lived experiences where appropriate
Ability to collect and report data
Ability to negotiate with employers on behalf of service users
Excellent IT skills and previous experience of working with databases
Understanding of data protection and information security

About Us

We believe in delivering high quality primary care services through effective teamwork and constant learning. We are looking for staff who share the same values to join our team.

At NPMC, we learn from experience while embracing new ideas and innovation. When welcoming new staff, we look beyond skills and qualifications alone. We want to hear about your ideas for the future, how you hope to develop professionally and how your growth will positively shape our practice and the care we provide to our patients.

Our benefits include;

NHS Pension Scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Health service discounts
Free parking
Employment Advisory Service - access to Wisdom app for all employees

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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