We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
Lived Experience Lead
We are recruiting for a Lived Experience Lead to work across the Hampshire, Sussex and Kent (HSK) Provider Collaborative.
This is a new role and an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively and strategically alongside colleagues and be a visible advocate for lived experience involvement across the organisation.
Lived experience of children's mental health services as a user of services or carer is essential, as well as strong planning, management, leadership and relationship building skills to promote and facilitate co-production across everything that we do.
The ideal candidate will have the capacity to convey hope, a willingness to share their experience with mental health services and the determination and enthusiasm to ensure that people with lived experience are included in all forums where patient voices are needed. You will be a natural communicator, able to engage, challenge and collaborate with a range of stakeholders, including individuals from a variety of backgrounds who have a range of different needs.
If you have a passion to ensure that the voices of those with lived experience are heard and valued within our organisation, then we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Responsible for leading and delivering on Lived Experience programs of work within the CAMHS Tier 4 Provider Collaborative across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent and Medway.
Responsible for planning and managing coproduction across the Provider Collaborative footprint and for leading on or supporting the implementation of specific work streams to embed Lived Experience-informed strategic leadership, peer support, engagement, and training. This post will support a system-wide approach to key mental health priorities, and the post holder will use appropriate project management and quality improvement methodology as well as performance management and risk management skills.
Working for our organisation
As part of our commitment to quality and professionalism, the Trust ensures that all new staff undertake a thorough induction programme. Additional training will be provided at local level and full support is always available as part of ongoing growth and development.
As a mental health trust, we place a large focus on the wellbeing of our staff and ensure our reward packages reflect the important work you do.
As well as knowing you are making a valuable contribution in supporting the care of service users in the community, you can expect to receive:
* Generous holiday entitlement, starting at 27 days + bank holidays per annum.
* Car parking
* Access to a host of discount schemes (e.g. gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars).
* Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes.
* Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development.
* The opportunity to grow professionally in the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible for leading and delivering on Lived Experience programs of work within the CAMHS Tier 4 Provider Collaborative across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent and Medway.
Responsible for planning and managing coproduction across the Provider Collaborative footprint and for leading on or supporting the implementation of specific work streams to embed Lived Experience-informed strategic leadership, peer support, engagement, and training. This post will support a system-wide approach to key mental health priorities, and the post holder will use appropriate project management and quality improvement methodology as well as performance management and risk management skills.
Person specification
Essential and Desirable
* Educated to degree standard or demonstrable equivalent level of experience at a strategic level within a lived experience role.
* Significant knowledge and experience in programme management, including change management, service redesign, financial management and workforce redesign.
* Experience in a service user/ carer strategic leadership role, engagement leadership role or peer leadership role.
* Demonstrable involvement in developing co-production strategies, and ensuring service user engagement.
* Lived experience of children's mental health services as a user of services or carer.
* Experience of developing and maintaining communication networks and materials for engaging service users.
* Experience of leading cross organisational programmes with complex, sensitive and / or contentious information where cross organisational agreement or co-operation is required.
* Experience of facilitating collaborative working across different organisations and encompassing a broad range of complex activities.
* Experience of providing training to multi-disciplinary groups of staff and wider stakeholders at all levels.
* Motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve services and performance where there may be resistance to change.
* Ability to lead on service developments, developing and implementing policy in conjunction with working groups which have wider implications for service wide development.
* Experience and evidence of achievement in managing an ongoing programme of cross organisational improvements
* Experience of working within a health care, local government or third sector setting
* A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Nina Marshall Job title Provider Collaborative Programme Manager Email address nina.marshall@nhs.net
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