{"id":2961,"date":"2025-03-10T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.standguide.co.uk\/?page_id=2961"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:53:22","slug":"nhs-individual-placement-and-support-cheshire-merseyside-for-employers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.standguide.co.uk\/index.php\/nhs-individual-placement-and-support-cheshire-merseyside-for-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS Individual Placement and Support Cheshire &amp; Merseyside &#8211; For Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\">NHS Individual Placement and Support Cheshire &amp; Wirral<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.standguide.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/NHS-Cheshire-and-Merseyside.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2939\" style=\"width:502px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" id=\"jump-employer\">For Employers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"> Why is IPS important for employers?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Now more than ever it is vitally important for businesses to support workforce mental health. Promoting workplace wellbeing can benefit your business by reducing absenteeism and staff turnover, helping you improve productivity and combat increasing recruitment costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our IPS employer partners benefit from the support of our Employment Specialists, who bring a wealth of expertise on disability employment including reasonable adjustments, employee and employer rights, and additional funding available to employers. We can help provide your business with new staff who are passionate about working for you, with ongoing support to make sure that they thrive and perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We provide our employer partners with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Skilled candidates who want to work for your business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guidance on supporting your workforce, their wellbeing and specific mental health conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information on applying for Access to Work funding to further support employees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On-site visits and support phone calls when required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We deliver IPS on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, helping improve workforce health in the region. Working with us as an IPS employer is the ideal opportunity to give something back to your community and support our NHS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Mental Health Awareness Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Helping Cheshire and Wirral employers better understand and support their employees, Standguide has partnered with the <em>Involvement, Recovery and Wellness Centre Team<\/em> to deliver a 3-hour Mental Health Awareness session for employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Training will be delivered via Microsoft Teams, making it easy for you to jump in. Topics include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">What is mental health?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">What affects our mental health? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Creating an employee support culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Starting a mental health conversation <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Confidence in discussing mental health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Support and Signposting <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">What&#8217;s the charge?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">There is none. This training is free of charge to Cheshire and Wirral employers who join our IPS service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.standguide.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wordpress-file-update-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3053\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" id=\"jump-employer\">Get in Touch:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To find out more about our service, call <strong>0333 240 8040<\/strong>, textphone 18001 0161 881 4826 or email <strong>enquiries.ips@standguide.co.uk<\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Deaf or hard of hearing? Relay UK makes chatting to us easy when using the phone is tricky. Download the Relay UK app via the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/relay-uk\/id1483202788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"App Store for Apple devices\">App Store for Apple devices<\/a>, or at<br><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/search?q=relay%20uk&amp;c=apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Google Play for Android devices<\/a>, or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relayuk.bt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">www.relay.uk.bt.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.standguide.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wordpress-file-update-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3042\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\" id=\"jump-EMP\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-midnight-gradient-background has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.standguide.co.uk\/index.php\/nhs-ips\/\">Return to Main Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This service is commissioned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and delivered by Standguide Ltd. and Seetec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.standguide.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3146\" style=\"width:439px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHS Individual Placement and Support Cheshire &amp; Wirral For Employers Why is IPS important for employers? 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