Do you have lived experience of recovery from an eating disorder? Do you want to shape how our patients voices are heard? The FREedOM Provider Collaborative are looking for a Lived Experience Practitioner to join our small, friendly, and supportive team.
The Provider Collaborative recognises that the Lived Experience Practitioner role is fundamental in ensuring that service users, their families and carers are at the heart of, and have a voice in, the decisions that are made about their care.
Under the guidance of the Quality and Safeguarding Lead and with support from the commissioning team, you will work collaboratively with experts by experience (EBE) and colleagues through models and techniques of participation. You will play an integral role in supporting, developing and embedding co-production principles across the Provider Collaborative and will contribute to the development and implementation of participation and experience plans.
The Lived Experience Practitioner role is a permanent part time post consisting of 30 hours and we would be flexible with how these hours are met. There is an expectation of having a presence across our PC sites, so being a driver is essential for the role. Fundamentally the role is based working from home.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
With support, to lead on the delivery of engagement workshops, training and activities with service users, carers, families and staff to support our service development and quality oversight work.
With support, to organise own workload using independent judgement to prioritise required tasks and duties.
To collaborate with FREedOM PC Providers to establish best practice approaches to service user engagement, which may include face to face or virtual workshops for individuals or groups, and research activities such as surveys.
To guide and inform the implementation of FREedOM PC’s clinical model through personal experience and through collaboration with service users and carers, ensuring that the voice of service users and carers are central to the clinical model.
Across the PC’s footprint you will promote innovative and creative ways of working to improve the experience of those who use adult eating disorder services across Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and their carers and family members.
The successful candidate must be willing and able to undertake training relevant to the role and service needs.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We’re all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.ne

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