Job summary Are you a Service user or Carer of Oxleas who would like a role in the staff recruitment process? We are seeking to find Oxleas service users and carers to participate in job selection panels for staff for all physical and mental health directorates. This includes services for children, adults and older adults in Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich. Oxleas believes that to recruit the right staff it will benefit from having service users/carers on the interview panel. To undertake this role you will need express an interest and undergo an informal interview process if successful you will be required to attend and complete a half day of training which will be provided by Oxleas staff. You will also need to have the right to work in the UK and be prepared to undergo all recruitment checks including a DBS. Service users and carers will be paid for participating on the interview panels (London Living Wage/hr), but not the training. We will also cover your travel expenses and lunch. Main duties of the job Join other staff in the selection process ( interview or group discussion). Work as part of the interview panel to devise appropriate questions, and answers Participate in the shortlisting process if requested Follow and participate in the recruitment process Ask questions to candidates Work as a member of the interview panel to come to a joint decision about appointments Oxleas will need to be able to book service users for interview panels promptly, therefore you will need to have access to email communication to receive and give information about your availability to be on recruitment panels. About us Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care Date posted 23 January 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary Depending on experience adhoc paid involvement London Minimum Wage Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 277-6953163-VOL Job locations Trustwide Bexley Bromley Greenwich Bexleyheath DA6 8DX Job description Job responsibilities Experience of using Oxleas services Communication and literacy skills: Reading, verbal and written. Must have access to and regularly check a working e-mail address Willingness to participate in training and to learn about the role of becoming a panel member Good time-keeping. Panel members must respect the input of others as well as contributing to the panel and listen to other panel members Have the ability to concentrate for up to an hour at a time, and longer on occasions. Job description Job responsibilities Experience of using Oxleas services Communication and literacy skills: Reading, verbal and written. Must have access to and regularly check a working e-mail address Willingness to participate in training and to learn about the role of becoming a panel member Good time-keeping. Panel members must respect the input of others as well as contributing to the panel and listen to other panel members Have the ability to concentrate for up to an hour at a time, and longer on occasions. Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of using Oxleas Services Communication and literacy skills Essential Reading, verbal and written. Must have access to and regularly check a working e-mail address. Training Essential Willingness to participate in training and to learn about the role of becoming a panel member. Trustwide Essential Be willing and able to travel to all sites for interviews Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of using Oxleas Services Communication and literacy skills Essential Reading, verbal and written. Must have access to and regularly check a working e-mail address. Training Essential Willingness to participate in training and to learn about the role of becoming a panel member. Trustwide Essential Be willing and able to travel to all sites for interviews Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Address Trustwide Bexley Bromley Greenwich Bexleyheath DA6 8DX Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)