Job summary
This is a brilliant opportunity for a dedicated person to promote and improve the voice of parents and carers in the planning, delivery and improvement of services, working closely with MFT Children and Young People's participation workers
MFTCAMHS sits within Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH)and is comprised of 48 separate services, including 5 Core CAMHS services (North, South, Salford, Central & Trafford),Looked AfterChildren/Adoption services, Children with Disabilities Service andManchester Eating Disorders Service, along with Inpatient Servicesbased at Galaxy House.Wherever your interests lie, we'll supportyou to develop your skills to become a key part amplifying the voice of those who use our services.
Let us tell you more about what the job involves and why thiscould be your next and best career move - you just need the rightskills, experience and attitude so you can meet the needs anddemands of the critical and life enhancing role for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will enable and amplify parent and carers voices to be heard through a participatory model, enabling parents and carers to feel listened to and empowered by actively involving them in design and delivery of CAMH Services
The postholder will achieve this working alongside service participation leads and service managers, developing and supporting service user involvement and participation throughout the CAMHS Directorate. The post holder will contribute to and support the development of a participation strategy across CAMHS and help implement this strategy by supporting and developing service user involvement and participation.
The postholder will work in collaboration with managers, clinical leads and parents and carers to identify projects and work streams where participation is a key factor in service development. The postholder will then support the development and implement these projects and work streams ensuring that children and young people are at the heart of everything that they do
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in psychology or Social Sciences (Dip HE /JNC level) or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting parents/carers in a healthcare setting or equivalent setting.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Understanding the purpose of participation within a health setting
- Experience of working with parents/carers in a wide variety of settings
- Proven ability in project work involving parent/carer participation/engagement
- Time management skills, able to work on own initiative
- Knowledge of issues relating to consent and confidentiality
- Experience of working with other agencies (multi agency working)
- Experience of working autonomously and managing own workload
- Experience of supporting and working as part of a team
- Experience of working with IT systems
Desirable
- Experience of multidisciplinary working in mental health care with complex cases
- Presentation and training skills
- Experience of working in a child and adolescent mental health setting
- Lived Experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in psychology or Social Sciences (Dip HE /JNC level) or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting parents/carers in a healthcare setting or equivalent setting.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Understanding the purpose of participation within a health setting
- Experience of working with parents/carers in a wide variety of settings
- Proven ability in project work involving parent/carer participation/engagement
- Time management skills, able to work on own initiative
- Knowledge of issues relating to consent and confidentiality
- Experience of working with other agencies (multi agency working)
- Experience of working autonomously and managing own workload
- Experience of supporting and working as part of a team
- Experience of working with IT systems
Desirable
- Experience of multidisciplinary working in mental health care with complex cases
- Presentation and training skills
- Experience of working in a child and adolescent mental health setting
- Lived Experience
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.
