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IPS Team Leader
Role summary
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The IPS Team Leader oversees an Individual Placement and Support service that helps people with mental health conditions gain and retain paid employment. Requirements typically include relevant experience in employment support, vocational rehabilitation, mental health services or a related field, along with knowledge of the IPS model, safeguarding, risk management and outcome monitoring. The successful candidate is expected to lead and develop a team, coordinate with clinical and community partners, build relationships with employers, support service users into sustainable work and maintain accurate records. Strong communication, leadership, organisation and partnership-working skills are essential. Applicants usually need relevant qualifications or equivalent experience, the ability to travel across service locations, and commitment to equality, recovery-focused care and NHS values.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, community, learning disability and social care services across Northamptonshire. The Trust supports children, adults and older people through hospitals, clinics, community teams and specialist services. Its work includes psychological and psychiatric care, physical health services, rehabilitation, crisis support, community nursing and employment-focused recovery programmes such as Individual Placement and Support. The organisation works closely with patients, carers, local authorities, primary care providers and voluntary-sector partners. As an NHS Foundation Trust, it aims to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care while improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities. Employees are generally expected to demonstrate the NHS values of respect, teamwork, compassion, commitment to quality and continuous improvement. The Trust also promotes inclusion, professional development and recovery-oriented approaches across its workforce.