Individual Placement Support (IPS) Employment

Empower service users to find the employment.

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Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Support available
  3. Who can access the service
  4. How to access the service
  5. Contact

Overview

The Individual Placement Support (IPS) Service are full-time members of NHS staff, working across the entire Trust area.

They use the evidence-based model of IPS employment support, to empower service users to find the employment of their choosing and enjoy the bio-psycho-social benefits that good employment brings.

Support available

Specialising in:

  • employment opportunities
  • help getting or keeping a job
  • employment rights
  • benefit entitlement

Who can access the service

Anyone struggling with mental health issues who would like to get into employment.

How to access the service

Contact the service directly. 

Contact

Hartside Management Offices
St Nicholas Hospital
Jubilee Road
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3XT

Phone: 0191 246 6800
Email: ips@cntw.nhs.uk
Website: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust: Individual Placement Support Ips Employment Service