Share this page Home About Us Our services Get involved Work for us News and events Contact us Thinking about work? Contact usSupportThinking about work? Our Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Service offers encouragement and practical support to help you find suitable paid work, apply for a job and stay employed. We do this by working with you right from the start of the whole process and supporting you all the way, including helping you to: Decide on the job that’s right for you Find a suitable job Fill in forms and apply for jobs Use computers to assist you Prepare for and do well at interviews Settle into your job Get the right benefits Once you’ve got a job, we can support both you and your employer to tackle any problems, if that is what you want. Who we can help We are here to help anyone receiving secondary mental health services, who would like to get a job and be in paid work. Just ask your care coordinator to refer you to us. What the ‘right’ work gives you It can help you develop new social networks and contacts Helps you to build an identity for yourself Boosts your self-esteem Gives you a structure to your day and purpose Helps you to develop new skills Helps you to earn money for yourself Can help you improve both your physical and mental activity "Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment." Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Client stories & testimonials You can read testimonials from those who have accessed the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Service on our client stories and testimonials page. Useful contacts Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Service The Gatehouse Gervas House Long Leys Road Lincoln LN1 1EJ Telephone: 01522 518500 Email: sara.brewin@nhs.net Related links Volunteering Useful websites Gov.uk - Working, jobs and pensions Department for Work & Pensions Citizens Advice Centre for Mental Health - IPS & Employment IPS Grow - start a career in IPS Publications Read 'A day in the life of the IPS Employment Service' in Better Together Issue 35 What is IPS employment support? - An animation from Health Education England Latest Tweets Tweets by LPFTNHS Follow @LPFTNHS CQC Rating Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust CQC overall rating Good 22 June 2020 See the report Trust Headquarters Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust St George's, Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 1FS Telephone: 01522 309200 If you have a query about your appointment call 0303 123 4000 Useful Links Contact us Accessibility Privacy notice Terms of use Show accessibility tools