Services

Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire IPS Employment Service (Avon & Wilts)

Employment Service

Green Lane Hospital
Marshall Road
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 5DS

Tel: 01380 737676
Email: wiltshireips@richmondfellowship.org.uk

Opening Hours

Mon: 9am - 5pm
Tues: 9am - 5pm
Wed: 9am - 5pm
Thurs: 9am - 5pm
Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed

Who we are

Richmond Fellowship’s BSW Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Service specialises in providing support for people living with or recovering from mental ill health to find paid employment, voluntary work, education and training or to retain their current employment.

What we do

BSW Individual Placement and Support is a specialist employment service for adults looking to return to the workplace as part of their recovery from mental ill health.

Who we help

You can access our service if you are aged 18 or over, motivated to get a paid job and willing to start actively job searching and are receiving key-worker support from one of the following:

AWP Community Mental Health Team
AWP Early Intervention Service
Wiltshire Council Mental Health Social Work Team.

Getting referred

On referral:

The Social Work or CMHT team will contact the service or Employment Specialist directly to discuss and complete the referral on behalf of clients.
An Employment Specialist will then contact the client and arrange meetings on a regular basis to provide support with looking for employment, developing a detailed work preference profile to ensure the work is suited to the individual.
You can also self-refer direct to the IPS team and they will contact your designated keyworker from CMHT/EIP or social work team.