Do you have lived experience of a disability, neurodevelopmental condition, mental health difficulties, dementia, trauma or distress - either as a patient or a carer - and feel passionate about making sure patient voices are at the heart of services?
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) values the voice of: people who receive care from our services, carers, the community, our staff and our partners when developing, delivering, improving and evaluating the services provided. We are committed to promoting the principles of coproduction in all that we do.
To achieve this, we are looking for a person who has experience in utilising their lived experience of receiving support from health care providers to become our Expert by Experience (EBE) co-ordinator.
As an EBE co-ordinator, you’ll have very strong organisation abilities to work with partner agencies to recruit, train and support EBEs so that they can help to co-create services, systems and Trust materials within our organisation and to ensure that coproduction is embedded in all programmes of work.
You’ll be supported by and work closely with the Expert by Experience Developmental Lead and other programme and project leads to support the designing ofCo-productionopportunities for EBEs to participate in.
If you’re passionate aboutCo-production, we want to hear from you!
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.
Need help with completing your application? There is fully funded application and interview support is available for people living within Coventry, Warwickshire, and surrounding areas through the NHS Health & Social Care Employability Academy.
For more information, please contactemployabilityacademy@uhcw.nhs.uk
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.
This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Apr 2025