Job summary
The Participation Lead is a key role within the Greater Manchester Child & Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHs) Lead Provider Collaborative (LPC) Commissioning Team (CT). The post holder will play a key role in supporting the collaborative to meet national requirements and deliver the objectives set out in the Business Plan.The post holder will actively develop Children and Young Peoples Specialist Inpatient (and other associated services such as FCAMHS and GMAIC) Mental Health service user and parent/ carer involvement within the Greater Manchester and the CAMHS Lead Provider Collaborative, ensuring that service user participation is an integrated aspect of all work and service development. The post holder will be responsible for managing and developing User Partnership Groups, for both children, young people, families and carers and will also support the GM CAMHS LPC in developing and promoting a partnership approach to working withchildren, young people and parents and carers. The post holder will actively contribute to the strategic and service development of the GMCAMHS LPC through working with the lead provider, providers and collaborating agencies, establishing positive relationships with existing participation organisations across the Greater Manchester and North West footprint. The postholder will play an integral role in supporting the LPC to deliver effective commissioning and transformation programmes.
Main duties of the job
o To lead on and promote the meaningful participation of children and young people and parent / carers across the GM CAMHS Provider Collaborative service development, delivery and evaluation.o Work with children and young people/families/carers/local community groups to build relationships and develop/maintain a strong, vibrant and lasting resources that can help shape our services.o Provide support to children, young people, families and carers to enable them to meaningfully contribute to service improvement.o Work together with existing service user and carer forums and to develop specific feedback around the goals of the GM CAMHS LPC.o To participate in the development and implement of The Participation/Co-Production Manifesto and associated action plans.o Attendance at Leadership Forums and other senior meetings to share the views of service users and carers at these events.o Provide a positive challenge to senior leaders in relation to service user and carer involvement in all aspects of service design and delivery.o Developing new ways of taking feedback from service users and carers and managing these locally where needed.o To ensure that user participation includes a focus and appropriate representation from hard-to-reach groups and minority communities by developing creative and effective ways to encourage participate.o To provide support and training to relevant stakeholders and staff in relation to user participation and public engagement activities.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Im aware of the services available to me, and how to access them when I need them.2. I dont face discrimination based on my illness, physical or mental.3. I can get access, care and support for my health at the right time and right place for me, including late at night and at weekends.4. I can have a say in how the services I use are run.5. I can have an input into decisions regarding my own treatment.6. The places and spaces I get support are safe, welcoming and accessible to me.7. All the staff I meet have the right skills and knowledge to work with me.8. If I have complex situations going on in my life I wont be forgotten or missed.9. The services in my area join up and talk to each other so I dont have to repeat things.10. I know what is happening and whom I am working with, and I know what support is available.11. I am respected and everything I need and say has value, including my right to condentiality.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Im aware of the services available to me, and how to access them when I need them.2. I dont face discrimination based on my illness, physical or mental.3. I can get access, care and support for my health at the right time and right place for me, including late at night and at weekends.4. I can have a say in how the services I use are run.5. I can have an input into decisions regarding my own treatment.6. The places and spaces I get support are safe, welcoming and accessible to me.7. All the staff I meet have the right skills and knowledge to work with me.8. If I have complex situations going on in my life I wont be forgotten or missed.9. The services in my area join up and talk to each other so I dont have to repeat things.10. I know what is happening and whom I am working with, and I know what support is available.11. I am respected and everything I need and say has value, including my right to condentiality.
Person Specification
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Essential
- To provide leadership, oversight and line management of the recently developed Family Ambassador service.
- To lead on and promote the meaningful participation of children and young people and parent / carers across the GM CAMHS Provider Collaborative service development, delivery and evaluation
- Provide support to children, young people, families and carers to enable them to meaningfully contribute to service improvement.
- To provide support and training to relevant stakeholders and staff in relation to user participation and public engagement activities
Desirable
- To generate a quarterly report to the Partnership Board and GM CAMHS Provider Collaborative on the views of children, young people and carers and progress of coproduction process to date.
- Work with children and young people/families/carers/local community groups to build relationships and develop/maintain a strong, vibrant and lasting resources that can help shape our services.
Person Specification
.
Essential
- To provide leadership, oversight and line management of the recently developed Family Ambassador service.
- To lead on and promote the meaningful participation of children and young people and parent / carers across the GM CAMHS Provider Collaborative service development, delivery and evaluation
- Provide support to children, young people, families and carers to enable them to meaningfully contribute to service improvement.
- To provide support and training to relevant stakeholders and staff in relation to user participation and public engagement activities
Desirable
- To generate a quarterly report to the Partnership Board and GM CAMHS Provider Collaborative on the views of children, young people and carers and progress of coproduction process to date.
- Work with children and young people/families/carers/local community groups to build relationships and develop/maintain a strong, vibrant and lasting resources that can help shape our services.
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).
