Job summary
Become an Expert by Experience - Share Your Voice and Help Shape Better Care
We are seeking individuals with lived experience of Mental Health, Learning Disability and/or Autism (MHLDA) inpatient settings, or those who have supported someone as a carer or advocate. This role is not suitable for anyone currently receiving inpatient care.
You will join Care, Education and Treatment Review (C(E)TR) panels as an Expert by Experience (EbyE), working alongside Clinical Reviewers and the Delegated Chair to review a person's care, education (if under 18) and treatment in hospital settings.Your insight may come from personal experience as someone with a learning disability and/or autism, or as a family member or carer for someone who uses services, where the system is challenged by complex care needs.
Experts by Experience bring a vital perspective to ensure reviews reflect lived experience, promote accessibility and reasonable adjustments, support communication with the person and family, and uphold equality, diversity and human rights.
Reviews take place over one day, with some preparation beforehand. After the review, you will help check the final report for accuracy. Ongoing involvement is not expected.
If you are passionate about improving services and ensuring people's voices are heard, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will not have employee status.
Care, (Education) and Treatment Review (C(E)TRs) provide the opportunity that the care and treatment are effective and that they are supported to leave hospital as soon as possible. This is through key lines of enquiry (KLOE) and subsequent recommendations.
C(E)TRs are carried out by an independent panel of people. This includes a commissioner who funds the person's care ('Chair' - or a person delegated on behalf of East of England PC), an expert by experience (EbE), who is an autistic person or a person with a learning disability or a family carer with lived experience of services. The panel also includes a clinical expert who is qualified to work in health & care.
The East of England Provider Collaborative (EoEPC) includes six NHS trusts delivering specialised mental health and learning disability, autism inpatient care.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- Be involved as a member of the C(E)TR team and follow rules about C(E)TRs - before, during and after.
- Attend induction training and other specific training/workshops identified.
- Follow all appropriate policies and procedures of Lead Provider Collaborative.
- Take responsibility for their own personal safety, wellbeing, and that of others in both clinical and non-clinical settings.
- Support the C(E)TR team to understand if the service user:Is safe?Is getting good care and treatment now?Has plans for the future?Needs to be in hospital for their care and treatment?
- An Expert by Experience may also be asked to take part in:Consultations, events and to provide feedbackSupport the development of quality and evaluation tools
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- Be involved as a member of the C(E)TR team and follow rules about C(E)TRs - before, during and after.
- Attend induction training and other specific training/workshops identified.
- Follow all appropriate policies and procedures of Lead Provider Collaborative.
- Take responsibility for their own personal safety, wellbeing, and that of others in both clinical and non-clinical settings.
- Support the C(E)TR team to understand if the service user:Is safe?Is getting good care and treatment now?Has plans for the future?Needs to be in hospital for their care and treatment?
- An Expert by Experience may also be asked to take part in:Consultations, events and to provide feedbackSupport the development of quality and evaluation tools
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Bring personal experience of either: oBeing a person with a learning disability and/or autism who is a service user OR oBeing a carer for someone who uses services for people who present with additional needs including a mental health need. This can be either as an inpatient or supported in the community
- Bring personal experience of working with services, commissioners or providers to enable discharge from hospital and I or developing support to live in the community.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Be able to communicate directly with people who use services and their families in a range of ways.
- Be able to recognise what good practices and services look like.
- Be able to directly question issues and practices
Personal attributes and conduct
Essential
- Be flexible in approach and solution focused.
- Be able to reflect on findings and thoughts as part of a team.
- Be prepared to accept support in carrying out a thorough and focused review and in reaching a shared outcome/agreement
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Have an understanding and experience of person-centred approaches and how this shape people's care and support.
- Have an understanding of confidentiality and its importance
- Have an understanding about what good support looks like in the community.
Physical and additional requirements
Essential
- Be able to travel to Reviews (with or without support)
- If attending a virtual Review, access to a laptop with internet connection in a private and confidential environment, being mindful of the fact that confidential patient information is being verbally discussed.
- Be able to communicate using email, & phone to communicate (with or without support
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Bring personal experience of either: oBeing a person with a learning disability and/or autism who is a service user OR oBeing a carer for someone who uses services for people who present with additional needs including a mental health need. This can be either as an inpatient or supported in the community
- Bring personal experience of working with services, commissioners or providers to enable discharge from hospital and I or developing support to live in the community.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Be able to communicate directly with people who use services and their families in a range of ways.
- Be able to recognise what good practices and services look like.
- Be able to directly question issues and practices
Personal attributes and conduct
Essential
- Be flexible in approach and solution focused.
- Be able to reflect on findings and thoughts as part of a team.
- Be prepared to accept support in carrying out a thorough and focused review and in reaching a shared outcome/agreement
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Have an understanding and experience of person-centred approaches and how this shape people's care and support.
- Have an understanding of confidentiality and its importance
- Have an understanding about what good support looks like in the community.
Physical and additional requirements
Essential
- Be able to travel to Reviews (with or without support)
- If attending a virtual Review, access to a laptop with internet connection in a private and confidential environment, being mindful of the fact that confidential patient information is being verbally discussed.
- Be able to communicate using email, & phone to communicate (with or without support
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.
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.
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).
