Patient Representative or Carer Representative - London, United Kingdom - Royal College of Psychiatrists

Royal College of Psychiatrists

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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The Royal College of Psychiatrists is seeking patient and carer representatives to join the Quality Network's for Inpatient and Community CAMHS (QNIC/QNCC) as workers.

The successful applicants will have recent lived experience of Child and Adolescent mental health Services (CAMHS) or caring for a young person with mental illness.

As part of this role, you will be closely involved with the Network and particularly with the project team, to engage the wider membership and partner organisations in advocating for the QNIC and QNCC patient group.

The Network is a quality improvement and accreditation project that works with child and adolescent mental health services all around the UK and Ireland.

The views, ideas, skills and experience of people who have used these services are vital for our work.

The Network takes inpatient and community CAMHS teams through a supportive process of self
- and peer-review to assess how the service is performing against an agreed set of quality standards.

The self-review involves completion of a team checklist and gathering of feedback from patients, family, friends and carers, partner agencies and staff.

The peer-review visit takes place over a whole day and involves verifying the self-review data, considering the service in its unique context and exchanging information about best practice.

Peer-review teams comprise CAMHS professionals, a member of the QNIC or QNCC project team and a patient and/or carer representative.

Read more about QNIC
Read more about CAMHS

Patient representatives and carer representatives are expected to contribute by attending and contributing to the peer reviews. Opportunities may also arise for involvement with the Advisory Group, Accreditation Committee, standards development, annual conference other events.

At the RCPsych we have developed a high media profile and we are considered a leading organisation in terms of equality and diversity.

We were a recent winner of Charity of the Year at the European Diversity Awards.

This is an excellent opportunity for patients and carers to help contribute to the positive experience of patients and carers at the College.

How to apply:

For more information and instructions on how to apply, please download the following documents:

Application form (DOC)
Information pack (DOC)
Diversity monitoring form (DOC)

Interview date:
Friday 10 February 2023 via Microsoft Teams via Microsoft teams

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Charity registration no

The College is a proud member of the Disability confident employer scheme.

A Disability confident employer will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria (essential) for the job as defined by the employer.

No agencies or publications please.