Lived Experience Lead for Commissioning

Job title:

Lived Experience Lead for Commissioning

Company

NHS

Job description

We have an exciting and unique opportunity for the right person to help us strengthen and embed the voice of lived experience in strategic commissioning. This 18-month, Band 8a, fixed term role sits within the Lived Experience Service working directly to the Associate Director for Lived Experience. An appropriate base will be considered with the successful candidate.The Lived Experience Lead for Commissioning will work strategically at a senior level to fulfil statutory obligations to involve patients and carers in commissioning of the North East North Cumbria Provider Collaboratives.We are looking for an authentic individual who is motivated and passionate to help us achieve strong co-production in strategic commissioning processes and decision making. The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator, with strong interpersonal skills which enable them to quickly establish constructive relationships with a wide range of people. Your own lived experience of services as a service user or carer are desirable but not essential.They will be responsible and accountable for the design and delivery of data systems and a robust governance framework, specifically in relation to lived experience wellbeing support, involvement monitoring, progression, and reporting.Demonstrative experience of project management skills, as well as experience of working in an involvement or commissioning setting will support your application.Main duties of the jobWill work strategically at a senior level to support Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) and Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) to fulfil statutory obligations to involve patients and carers in Provider Collaborative commissioning and, ensure that patient and carer involvement requirements under the Trust’s Strategy are delivered through effective leadership and partnership working.To work directly alongside service users and carers in the design and delivery of a lived experience co-commissioning framework in order to support the Provider Collaborative Partnership by developing ways for service users and carers to have their voices heard and acted upon in a strategic commissioning context.Implement the recruitment, induction and support structure for Lived Experience Commissioning Partners who will provide specialist representation in respect of each Provider Collaborative as members of the Commissioning Group, Partnership Board and respective Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) ‘Insight Tables’.Coordinate and Chair the Insight Tables to ensure they are undertaken in a timely and productive manner in order to ensure current themes are fed back by Lived Experience Commissioning Partners into the Provider Collaborative Commissioning Group and Partnership Board.Co-create a support network and training offer for LEAGs (and wider) and staff within partnership commissioning infrastructure.About usProvider Collaboratives were introduced as part of the NHS Long Term Plan to formalise a fundamental shift in expectations from providers working autonomously to working collaboratively, in partnership. Their ambition is to ensure that people with specialist mental health, learning disability and autism needs experience high quality, specialist care, as close to home as appropriately possible, and connected with local teams and support networks. Provider Collaboratives also bring needed focus on tackling inequalities for their local population and increasing the voice of people with lived experience in improving the quality of care provided. More information can be found here https://youtu.be/V4J0FX_Ifk4Date posted19 December 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annumContractFixed termDuration18 monthsWorking patternFull-timeReference number263-SS24-111-EWJob locationsSt Georges Park HospitalMorpethNE61 2NUJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe role will supportAdult Secure Services, Adult Eating Disorder Services, Children and Young Peoples (inpatient and specialised community) Services, and inpatient Perinatal Services. The post holder will be responsible for recruiting and supporting our Lived Experience Commissioning Partners, co-ordinating and delivering inclusive insight tables and providing wider training, support and scaffolding to the Lived Experience Advisory Groups and the wider commissioning and operational provider teams.This role is also aligned to Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trusts Lived Experience Director. As the post will cover the full North East North Cumbria geographical area, the ability to travel is essential for this role.Interviews will take place for successful applicants, face to face in Newcastle upon Tyne on the 18th February 2025.Please find attached job description for full details.Advertising date : 17th December 2024Closing date : 28th January 2025We welcome your application. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe role will supportAdult Secure Services, Adult Eating Disorder Services, Children and Young Peoples (inpatient and specialised community) Services, and inpatient Perinatal Services. The post holder will be responsible for recruiting and supporting our Lived Experience Commissioning Partners, co-ordinating and delivering inclusive insight tables and providing wider training, support and scaffolding to the Lived Experience Advisory Groups and the wider commissioning and operational provider teams.This role is also aligned to Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trusts Lived Experience Director. As the post will cover the full North East North Cumbria geographical area, the ability to travel is essential for this role.Interviews will take place for successful applicants, face to face in Newcastle upon Tyne on the 18th February 2025.Please find attached job description for full details.Advertising date : 17th December 2024Closing date : 28th January 2025We welcome your application.Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationsEssential

• Highly developed specialist professional knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience, plus additional specialist management knowledge acquired through training and experience, to Masters level equivalent.
• Knowledge and practical experience in change management and equivalent by practical experience of involving patients and the public and management at a senior level.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and learning in a relevant field.

Skills and CompetenciesEssential

• Effective communication skills for internal and external reports as required, presentations, data, and other corporate information, in a prompt and professional way which meets the highest standards of accuracy, reliability and readability.
• Highly developed interpersonal, negotiation, influencing and conflict management skills. With motivational skills to support collaborative working to improve services and performance.
• Ability to interpret complex information and explaining it in an understandable way to a wide variety of audiences including members of the public.
• Able to resolve complex problems and achieve positive results despite conflicting opinions and anxiety from partners.
• Be innovative and ‘think differently’ and challenge current behaviours and mind sets

Knowledge and ExperienceEssential

• Significant experience of supporting senior members of staff, to ensure the smooth handling of high profile (patient and carer involvement) matters across the Trust.
• Continual development and refining of (patient and carer) feedback mechanisms.
• Review, analysis, and audit of data, making proactive improvements and ensuring learning is shared and taken forward from work.
• Strategic transformation, at senior level with proven track record of using professional knowledge (managerial and/or clinical) to influence and bring about change.
• Setting and delivering (patient and carer involvement) improvement programmes within a service or organisation.

Desirable

• Own lived experience
• Knowledge and experience of commissioning processes and activities

Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationsEssential

• Highly developed specialist professional knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience, plus additional specialist management knowledge acquired through training and experience, to Masters level equivalent.
• Knowledge and practical experience in change management and equivalent by practical experience of involving patients and the public and management at a senior level.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and learning in a relevant field.

Skills and CompetenciesEssential

• Effective communication skills for internal and external reports as required, presentations, data, and other corporate information, in a prompt and professional way which meets the highest standards of accuracy, reliability and readability.
• Highly developed interpersonal, negotiation, influencing and conflict management skills. With motivational skills to support collaborative working to improve services and performance.
• Ability to interpret complex information and explaining it in an understandable way to a wide variety of audiences including members of the public.
• Able to resolve complex problems and achieve positive results despite conflicting opinions and anxiety from partners.
• Be innovative and ‘think differently’ and challenge current behaviours and mind sets

Knowledge and ExperienceEssential

• Significant experience of supporting senior members of staff, to ensure the smooth handling of high profile (patient and carer involvement) matters across the Trust.
• Continual development and refining of (patient and carer) feedback mechanisms.
• Review, analysis, and audit of data, making proactive improvements and ensuring learning is shared and taken forward from work.
• Strategic transformation, at senior level with proven track record of using professional knowledge (managerial and/or clinical) to influence and bring about change.
• Setting and delivering (patient and carer involvement) improvement programmes within a service or organisation.

Desirable

• Own lived experience
• Knowledge and experience of commissioning processes and activities

Expected salary

£53755 – 60504 per year

Location

Morpeth, Northumberland

Job date

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 08:13:10 GMT

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