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Employment Support (DRAFT)

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Overview

The IPS Primary Care Service is delivered in Partnership, by AWP & Waythrough, formally Richmond Fellowship

IPS is an evidence-based model of supported employment which helps people with mental health conditions into work and provides continued in-work support.

IPS employs dedicated Employment Specialists who will work alongside Recovery and Early Intervention teams to support clients in finding and staying in work.

Employment specialists can support clients by helping:

To overcome setbacks and worries at work
With career progression
Get the right information about benefits to avoid the risks and anxieties of becoming worse off in work where possible
Make contact with employers and offer support when meeting with them, if needed
Provide ongoing in-work support to ensure sustained employment.

Please see the AWP website for further details:

Individual Placement Support (IPS) :: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Referral criteria

To be referred to the IPS service, patients must:

Have mental health conditions which may include psychosis, bipolar disorder, personality disorder diagnosis, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety
Want to gain, re-enter, or retain paid employment.

The IPS service cannot work with clients who:

Only have physical health conditions.
Only want to look at voluntary work or education.

Referral

Patients can self refer. Please see the link to the leaflet in the Resources section below.

GPs can refer...........

Resources

Patients can be directed to the AWP website to see a promotional video about the service: Individual Placement Support (IPS) :: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

A patient leaflet is available with a QR code which can be used for self-referral here: xxxxxxx add link

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