Service User and Carer Involvement Ambassador | West London NHS Trust

As a Patient and Carer Involvement Ambassador you will be part of the Co-production and Partnership Team supporting the Head of Co-production and Partnerships and the Co-production and Partnerships Development Manager in their work. You will champion the needs of service users and carers using our services and ensure their views are heard across the Trust. You will need to be confident, engaging and compassionate, able to extend warm and welcoming invitations to people using our services and those who support and care for them, encouraging them to be involved, and working with them to shape and influence service development, provision and design based on their lived experience. This post has opportunities to positively shape and influence the role and build and develop important relationships with patients, carers, staff, stakeholders and partners. Being a key member of the Co-production and Partnerships Team including providing administrative support, being a key point of contact for the team, developing communications, communicating messages and supporting co-production projects.

Responsibilities

• Co‑ordinating and co‑facilitating groups and forums for service users, patients and carers and supporting the Co‑Production and Partnership Team to develop increased and more diverse engagement in the forums, groups and meetings we offer.
• Working with service users, patients, carers, staff, local community groups and system partners to build relationships and develop strong, vibrant and lasting resources that can help shape our services.
• Working with, and supporting service users, patients and carers to be involved in the work of the Trust and contribute to service development and service improvement. This includes supporting with managing the Trust Involvement Register and payment system for service users and carers.
• Mapping out existing opportunities to connect with service users and carers across our three boroughs to support this work and develop further networks.
• Participating in relevant Trust meetings and forums as required and representing the Co-production and Partnership team both internally/externally at a local and national level where relevant.

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.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.