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Lead our IPS service and help transform lives through employment.
We're looking for an ambitious and values driven leader to develop a talented team, drive excellent outcomes and shape the future of mental health employment support in Islington.
About the Role
Hillside Clubhouse is looking for an experienced IPS Team Leader to lead our Individual Placement and Support (IPS) SMI service across Islington and as part of the newly merged North West London NHS Trust. You'll provide leadership, coaching and support to a team of Employment Specialists, ensuring high-quality, recovery focused employment support for people with mental health conditions.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to make a lasting impact. You'll work closely with NHS partners, employers and local stakeholders while helping to strengthen and develop the service, improve performance and deliver excellent employment outcomes.
Why Join Hillside?
Hillside Clubhouse is a co-produced mental health employment support charity working across Islington. We believe employment is a powerful part of recovery and support people to achieve their goals through our Clubhouse and community-based services.
As a small, ambitious charity, you'll have genuine opportunities to influence decision-making, shape services and work closely with senior leaders. We offer flexible and hybrid working, generous annual leave, pension contributions and ongoing professional development opportunities.
Please answer screening questions using examples from your own experience. We are interested in specific situations, actions and outcomes, so generic or theoretical responses may not be shortlisted.
The attached Job Description and Job Advert provide further information about the role, our expectations and what it's like to work at Hillside.
Candidates shortlisted for the next stage will be invited to a short telephone conversation before a final interview shortlist is agreed.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We run a varied programme of activities and support to rebuild confidence, re-engage with your community and rediscover a sense of purpose.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
IPS Grow Regional Lead
We are seeking an experienced IPS professional with strong leadership experience to support the quality, performance and development of IPS services across London.
Position: IPS Grow Regional Lead
Salary: £49,000 plus £5,000 London Market Premium
Location: London/Hybrid, with a mix of remote and onsite working across London
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 11 September 2026 at 9am
First stage interviews: 23 September 2026, via Zoom
Final interviews: 1 October 2026, face to face
About the Role
This is an opportunity for an experienced IPS Team Leader, Senior Employment Specialist or Service Manager to use their expertise to improve the quality and impact of Individual Placement and Support services.
Working with IPS teams, commissioners, health system leaders and national stakeholders, you will provide practical support, mentoring and quality assurance to help services deliver high-fidelity IPS and achieve strong employment outcomes.
The role involves significant travel across London, alongside remote working.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting regular in-person and virtual visits to IPS services
- Coaching and mentoring IPS Team Leaders and Employment Specialists
- Supporting services to improve performance, quality and fidelity to the IPS model
- Leading IPS fidelity reviews, guided self-assessments and follow-up action planning
- Working with commissioners and health leaders to identify barriers and improve service delivery
- Supporting workforce planning, performance management and outcome forecasting
- Building strong relationships with regional and national stakeholders
- Supporting services to improve data quality and reporting
- Facilitating learning networks, workshops, webinars and communities of practice
- Supporting the delivery of racially equitable IPS services and measurable improvement plans
About You
You will have recent leadership experience within an IPS service at Team Leader, Senior Employment Specialist or Service Manager level, alongside comprehensive knowledge of the IPS model and its practical application.
You will also bring:
A strong track record of improving IPS performance and employment outcomes
- Experience working with stakeholders at both operational and strategic levels
- Strong knowledge of IPS fidelity, implementation challenges and best practice
- Experience supporting positive change within services or systems
- Confidence navigating performance and quality conversations
- Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- A structured approach to problem solving and the ability to develop practical solutions
- A commitment to race equity and evidence-based employment support
- The flexibility and willingness to travel regularly across London
About the Organisation
Join an ambitious not for profit organisation working to design, fund and scale better solutions to complex social problems.
The organisation works in partnership with governments, funders, communities and the social sector to create lasting change across areas including employment and skills, health and social care, children and young people, housing and homelessness.
This role sits within IPS Grow, a national programme supporting the expansion and quality of Individual Placement and Support services across England. The programme works with mental health, primary care and drug and alcohol services, providing expert support to improve fidelity to the IPS model and employment outcomes.
The organisation offers a supportive and collaborative working environment, alongside high-quality training, development and opportunities for career progression. Applications are actively encouraged from under-represented and minoritised groups, including people with lived experience of the social issues the organisation works to address.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: IPS Team Leader, Senior Employment Specialist, IPS Service Manager, Employment Services Manager, IPS Programme Manager, Supported Employment Manager, Employment Support Manager, IPS Lead, Regional Employment Lead or Employment Programme Lead.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP
