# LD Employment Team Leader > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ld-employment-team-leader/71ac91c1-f389-49c4-9723-55ee09351be9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ld-employment-team-leader/71ac91c1-f389-49c4-9723-55ee09351be9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Secondment: 9 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T10:42:19.012Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Enfield/North_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Learning_Disabilities_Employment/Learning_Disabilities_Employment-v8075604 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8075604?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview As Employment Team Leader your role will be to support and develop a strong and innovative employment team to enable Adults with Learning Disabilities living in Enfield to gain person centred valued worker roles, allowing for Employment for All regardless of Disability. You will have responsibility to co-ordinate & evidence the provision of mainly LD employment services into the community. As a clinician you will provide a comprehensive and effective assessment and treatment service to your complex caseload. You will be required to provide specialist intervention primarily in the community. As an OT in Equals – employment for all is the goal. Using personalised interventions, employer relationships and partnerships, to support those with learning difficulties and long-term conditions (pan-disability). The ILDS provides health and social care to adults with learning disabilities living in Enfield. The service consists of health and social care staff which include SW ,Nursing, SLTs, AT, psychology, psychiatry and specialists’ teams including Equals employment team. The role aims to bridge the gap and empower equal opportunities for employment for those vulnerable individuals with learning disabilities. As a core principle in OT is ‘Equality’ this is our ethos in the Equals department of the Integrated Learning Disabilities team (ILDS) of Enfield. The team delivers SEQF -Connect to Work a working knowledge of this would be beneficial ### Main duties of the job To manage the day to day running of the Equals Employment Team to get adults with Learning Disabilities living in Enfield into paid Employment To work with Employers to identify suitable job roles, job carving and making reasonable adjustments in the workplace along with Risk assessments and support me plans, enabling successful placement and maintenance of employment Using a strength based, person-centred approach to identify client skills, support systems required and valued work placements To work with Assessment and Care management to ensure employment goals are reviewed and met. Ensuring the team review all Equals only package clients are reviewed annually. To work creatively with the team to maximise employment opportunities for people with disabilities who are furthest from the job market enabling them to meet their aspirations in worker roles ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To work with the Service manager to ensure that the Employment Service works to its allocated financial resources & accessing and running with further funding streams to maximise the impact of the Team - This role will require the postholder to use and be responsible for a company payment card to use for one of purchases as assessed and in line with direct payment policies and procedures - This role will require the Therapist to be financially aware of the impact that getting a paid job has on an individual’s benefits &livelihood. - You will be required to carry out financial assessments, filling in care and support plans including personal budgets - You will be required to work with DWP enabling Service users to access available funding streams and support - Due to the integrated relationship with the social care team, the nature of the role may occasionally require OT to take case to panel to agree funding for resident/service user. ## Job Details As Employment Team Leader your role will be to support and develop a strong and innovative employment team to enable Adults with Learning Disabilities living in Enfield to gain person centred valued worker roles, allowing for Employment for All regardless of Disability. You will have responsibility to co-ordinate & evidence the provision of mainly LD employment services into the community. As a clinician you will provide a comprehensive and effective assessment and treatment service to your complex caseload. You will be required to provide specialist intervention primarily in the community. As an OT in Equals – employment for all is the goal. Using personalised interventions, employer relationships and partnerships, to support those with learning difficulties and long-term conditions (pan-disability). The ILDS provides health and social care to adults with learning disabilities living in Enfield. The service consists of health and social care staff which include SW ,Nursing, SLTs, AT, psychology, psychiatry and specialists’ teams including Equals employment team. The role aims to bridge the gap and empower equal opportunities for employment for those vulnerable individuals with learning disabilities. As a core principle in OT is ‘Equality’ this is our ethos in the Equals department of the Integrated Learning Disabilities team (ILDS) of Enfield. The team delivers SEQF -Connect to Work a working knowledge of this would be beneficial ## Job Description To manage the day to day running of the Equals Employment Team to get adults with Learning Disabilities living in Enfield into paid Employment To work with Employers to identify suitable job roles, job carving and making reasonable adjustments in the workplace along with Risk assessments and support me plans, enabling successful placement and maintenance of employment Using a strength based, person-centred approach to identify client skills, support systems required and valued work placements To work with Assessment and Care management to ensure employment goals are reviewed and met. Ensuring the team review all Equals only package clients are reviewed annually. To work creatively with the team to maximise employment opportunities for people with disabilities who are furthest from the job market enabling them to meet their aspirations in worker roles ## Responsibilities To work with the Service manager to ensure that the Employment Service works to its allocated financial resources & accessing and running with further funding streams to maximise the impact of the Team This role will require the postholder to use and be responsible for a company payment card to use for one of purchases as assessed and in line with direct payment policies and procedures This role will require the Therapist to be financially aware of the impact that getting a paid job has on an individual’s benefits &livelihood. You will be required to carry out financial assessments, filling in care and support plans including personal budgets You will be required to work with DWP enabling Service users to access available funding streams and support Due to the integrated relationship with the social care team, the nature of the role may occasionally require OT to take case to panel to agree funding for resident/service user. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Advanced clinical practitioner - Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others and effective time management - Ability to demonstrate clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting - Ability to use clinical reasoning/ evaluation skills relating to the needs of the clients in relation to employment goals. - Ability to organise self in terms of prioritisation, Flexible working and working under pressure - Effective written and verbal communication skills including sensitivity to a variety of situations and responding appropriately to challenging and difficult behaviours and emotional distress - Ability to actively promote self, employment and OT profession - Information and technology skills to use a computer, including word processing, excel, email and internet - Willingness to undertake further training and development in OT and employment **Desirable** - Preceptorship training - Student Supervisor training - Talking mats - Creative skill eg gardening, paper folding, jewellery making, baking - Job carving / job creating skills ### Experience **Essential** - 2 years postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level, NHS or Local authority equivalent level - Experience of Working with People with Learning Disabilities – some of whom may have behaviour that challenges &/or Complex physical or mental health needs - Experience of supporting people with disabilities into employment and to work in partnership whilst ensuring that their needs are met through creative solutions to complex situations - Experience of working with clients with autism, sensory or emotional and behavioural needs - Evidence of teaching & supervising less experienced staff & Students - Experience of Multidisciplinary & interagency Working - Experience of leading a team, ensuring clinical goals are met - Healthy, safety and risk management awareness in the workplace - Use of easy read materials to make workplace reasonable adjustments - SEQF -Connect to Work a working knowledge of this would be beneficial **Desirable** - Robust understanding of all aspects of clinical governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit & risk management - Use of Assistive Technology tools and devices in / for the client workplace - Advanced keyboard skills Advanced knowledge of Excel and ability to design data recording systems to support data collection - Awareness of sensory needs ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc Degree in Occupational Therapy or Diploma - Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for profession - Evidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development in specialist clinical area - Working at ‘Masters’ level as demonstrated by ongoing CPD **Desirable** - Member of relevant professional body - Vocational Qualification from BASE or equivalent ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Flexibility is essential to enable ‘Equals’ to meet the employment needs and goals of our service users. - Positive attitude towards work and employment support to service users and family ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 258.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10367257) - [enfield ilds employment team leader (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10367256) - [a comprehensive guide for candidates (pdf, 544.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2959) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.