Essex IPS Employment Service provides specialist support for people who have experienced mental and physical illness, to find employment at a pace that works for them including:
1) Helping those unemployed to gain paid work (Individual Placement and Support Employment Specialists Service)
2) Helping those in work retain their existing job or achieve a planned exit (Essex Retention Service)
Essex Partnership University NHS Trust (EPUT) directly provides this service in North East Essex and Mid Essex, including Harwich.
If you, or someone you know, is thinking about full or part-time work, or would like more information around employment, you can self-refer to your local Employment Specialist by emailing epunft.ipsinprimarycare@nhs.net (for North and Mid Essex residents).