Overview
The Role: What you will do?
Are you ready to embark on a career opportunity with Vita Health Group? We are seeking an Employment Advisor to join our Newcastle service. If you’re looking to develop your skills within a friendly, established team, this role may be a strong fit.
A bit about us…
Hello! We are Vita Health Group and have a great opportunity for an Employment Advisor to join our Newcastle service. We have recently been recognised as one of the UK’s best health care companies to work for, and we want you to become part of that. As a people-centred company, we are keen to develop individuals’ careers where their interests apply. If you’re looking to enhance your skill sets, progress your career or focus on your personal growth, please read on.
What you will do in the role
You will work within an employment advice service, collaborating with clinicians who provide psychological therapies to people with common mental health problems. You will offer employment support to service users with common mental health problems to gain, return to or retain employment.
The role involves working with job centres (including some face-to-face visits across the region), employers, trade unions and employment agencies to keep people in employment and secure employment opportunities. You will also create a culture of prevention and early intervention ensuring that people get timely access to health support and suitable employment support to avoid long-term unemployment. This role involves remote working and approximately one day in the Newcastle locality per week.
Don’t miss out on this amazing chance to join Vita Health Group and embark on a fulfilling role filled with growth and the opportunity to improve people’s day-to-day lives. If you have these skills and attributes and would like to join us, we’d love to hear from you!
Skills and experience
Essential:
- Grade C GCSE English and maths or equivalent.
- Experience in providing careers advice, IAG with work-related barriers
- Able to travel around the local Newcastle area at least 1 day per week
- Building new relationships that are strategically relevant
- Working as part of a team and contributing to collective strategies and goals
Desirable:
- Evidence of further study in vocational training, careers advice and job retention
- Understanding of Talking Therapies and integrated care
- Experience in a target-driven environment
- Proactive in relation to ongoing professional development to stay up to date with industry knowledge
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Experience of supporting people with mental health conditions into vocational/employment activities
Why Vita Health Group?
Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc, we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UK’s largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.
To achieve our mission of Making People Better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as Best Company to Work for at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024.
This is also reflected in our current Employee Survey results, which show the top reasons to work here as:
- Supportive team and management
- Positive work environment
- Wellbeing and mental health support
- Trust and respect
- Autonomy and flexibility
We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development with regular Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a flexible work-life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view at your convenience.
Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice. We encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. For further information on our EDI commitments please refer to Vita Health Group’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of all employees.
- We are Mindful Employer
- Disability Confident Leader: all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria will be considered for interview
- Ethnicity Matters Scheme: minority ethnic applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) who meet essential criteria will be considered for interview
- Gender Matters Scheme: women applicants for senior roles (£60,000+) who meet essential criteria will be considered for interview
- Armed Forces Covenant sign-up
- Menopause Friendly employer
- Employer with Heart Charter
- Commitment to NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS), WRES and WDES
- Access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues including Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Freedom to Speak Up Guardians to support a speaking-up culture
- We encourage applicants to contact HR at to discuss or amend how we manage references
Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you need in the application or interview process please contact and we will facilitate.
Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.
Any data shared with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and accessible only by staff who require it. If your application is unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months.
Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.
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