Coproduction and Partnership Development Manager

Job summary

This is an exciting, new role with responsibility for leading the operational, day to day delivery of the Trust's co-production and partnership strategy. Working closely with the Head of Co-production, Involvement and Partnerships the Co-production and Partnerships Development Manager will lead the continued development of an organisation-wide approach to ensuring robust and meaningful involvement of service users, patients and carers in all of the Trust's work.

The successful candidate will be passionate about working with patients, carers and the diverse West London Communities that the Trust serves to ensure equitable, compassionate care for all. They will champion the value and importance of co-production and patient and carer involvement, ensuring that patient and carer voice is heard and amplified at every level of the organisation. This is a wide ranging role, further developing the Trust's partnership work with patients and carers, building capacity building around co-production through training, advice, support, and learning, and developing the way we work with partners across the North West London Integrated Care System.

Main duties of the job

Work with people with lived experience of using mental and physical health services.

Lead co-production, involvement and engagement initiatives, Trust-wide.

Lead and facilitate patient, service-user, carer and community listening spaces and develop the range of opportunities for patients, services users and carers to get involved in the Trust's work.

Build co-production and involvement capacity of the organisation through development of training, advice and support, and learning

Deep commitment to reducing health inequalities and have successful ways of ensuring those who face barriers to accessing services and support are able to have their voices heard.

Excellent partnership working skills and experience at leading the development and delivery of strategies that support systematic ways of working well with patients, carers, community and other partners.

Develop and lead the Trust's work with carers, ensuring the Trust is implementing the Triangle of Care, working with carers and staff Trust-wide.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative