Senior Lived Experience Worker - Chester, United Kingdom - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Chester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone with lived experience of the criminal justice system alongside experience of working in an explicit lived experience role to join MPFT Health and Justice services in the Midlands and Cheshire

This role involves supporting the professional lead for lived experience in Health & Justice to professionally supervise Lived Experience Workers and to grow, develop and embed LEWs within Health and Justice Services across the Midlands and Cheshire.

Collaborating with leadership, LEWs and the local community's is at the heart of the role.

Embedding Lived Experience Practice in this newly commissioned service are offers an opportunity to contribute to establishing a truly recovery-oriented service through using your own experiences.

To take a transformational role in embedding peer/lived experience workers across the Trust

To collate and report on service provision impacts of utilising peer/lived experience workers

Create pathways for peer/live experience workers across the Trust including development pathways for peer/live experience workers

Champion peer/lived experience workers and promote a positive culture within the Trust

Lead on supporting teams when integrating peer/lived experience roles into their teams

To identify, record and raise peer/lived experience integration issues and drive forward improvements

Ensure peer/lived experience workers are heard and experiences are acted upon to ensure continuing improvement

Identify external drivers that may impact on clinical services and advise on the implementation of national and local policies relevant to peer support across health and justice teams

Support Professional Lead and Team Leads in the recruitment and selection of peer/lived experience support workers, taking into account workforce plans, career progression frameworks and new ways of working

Monitor and report on risks/incidents related to peer/lived experience roles, escalating where necessary.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Supporting your career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more.

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Responsible for supporting the organisation, planning, delivery of peer support across health and justice services, in keeping with Trust operational and strategic plans and policies, ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient and high-quality services for service users.

To challenge, support and work in partnership with health and justice teams (using personal lived experience) in delivering the strategic direction of the peer recovery working approach.

Identify and monitor peer/lived experience integration issues, bring this to the forefront for open dialogue and discussions.

Championing peer support across the Trust, inter-organisationally and nationally.

Provide training, presentation and representation of peer support as appropriate.

To take responsibility to supporting peer/lived experience workers within Health and Justice Services.

Complete key peer/lived experience support project work as agreed including initiating, researching, liaison with others, developing and delivery.

To monitor and report on peer/lived experience support development and delivery.