Self-Employed Epsom and St Helier Neonatal Chair for the MNVP

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the MNVP Neonatal Lead is key to ensuring women and birthing peoples voices are heard and acted upon, bringing service users and their families voices to the centre of service development and improvement. Supported by South West London and Surrey Heartlands Local Maternity & Neonatal System[1] (LMNS), they work alongside the MNVP Maternity Leads for Epsom and St Helier and maternity and neonatal management teams to ensure service user voices shape maternity and neonatal care, using co-production methods and values. They will champion seldom listened-to voices and address inequalities across all work undertaken.

There is an expectation to attend regular Trust meetings, however the role is largely flexible over 14 hours per week, the successful candidate will be renumerated for their time Working with the MNVP is an opportunity to become part of a vibrant team, improving care for our service users and enabling voices and engagement with our community.

[1] The Local Maternity and Neonatal System is a partnership between care providers, commissioners, service user representatives and other stakeholders including NHS England and public health representatives

Person Specification

Lived Experience

Essential

• Recent Lived experience of using neonatal services at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust.

Desirable

• Lived experience within last ten years of using neonatal services at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust.

IT/Social Media Skills

Essential

• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of, and competence in using social media.

Desirable

• Experience in using Microsoft Teams.

Knowlwdge and Experience

Essential

• Has a good understanding of national and local neonatal issues.
• Has experience with patient/family advocacy.

Desirable

• Is up to date with current NHS plans.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Epsom and St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA

Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)