Recovery College Lead

at  Powys Teaching Health Board

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO FUNDING

Powys Teaching Health Board are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Mental Health Partnership Team and lead the Recovery College agenda. Recovery colleges aim to support people’s recovery through learning and education, which is co-produced by people with lived experience and people with professional experience.
The Local Recovery College, Peer Support, Lived Experience Lead is a 12-month fixed term position funded by Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW). The role will be responsible for undertaking a feasibility and scoping exercise to consider the case for introducing a recovery college, identifying potential benefits and opportunities for Powys.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
The Lead will be required to,
Using the resources Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW) has developed, undertake a feasibility/scoping exercise in the Health Board, to consider the case for having a recovery college, identifying potential benefits and opportunities for the local organisation.
Support the implementation of the Strategic Mental Health Workforce Plan
Apply quality Improvement approaches and methodologies to implement change and improvement in priority areas
Actively engage with the HEIW, participating in the national Recovery College Community of Practice, sharing best practice and evaluating the impact of local recovery college progress and plans.
Promote good practice across the organisation including resources of the recovery college national Hub.
Share as appropriate, local recovery college plans with the HEIW National Strategic Lead for Lived Experience, for visibility of plans and to identify and inform the development of national resources based on interventions that have achieved tangible impact and results.
Complete organisational reporting as required against the agreed metrics and data standards, providing visibility and assurance.
Align local activities with the national work on development of compassionate cultures and the non-pay elements of the pay award, to support and motivate staff to stay in NHS Wales.
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ . There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.

Contribute to workforce development and service improvements and embed lived experience perspectives into relevant policies and procedures. Implement policies and propose changes to practices, procedures for own area/propose policy or service changes, impact beyond own area. Develops policies and protocols for own work area/proposes project changes which impact across the sector.

• The role will be expected to ensure that local models adhere to national and UK legislation such as the Social Services & Wellbeing Act, Future Generations Act, Mental Health Act and any relevant Care/Health Inspectorate guidelines.
• Expected to be mindful of national strategic direction in the application of their local policy, particularly with respect of the national Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy that will supersede Together for Mental Health.
• Responsible for using National Recovery College model guidance and applying learning from the National Recovery College team in the creation of guidance and policy for a local level model.
• Able to consider the strategic context of the local Recovery College mode

authorities, education institutions and the voluntary sector.

• Implementing a local Recovery College model will involve an element of service change and the postholder should be already familiar with, or when in post seek guidance and training on, the principles of service change within a health and social care setting

JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE:

Support the development of business case and readiness assessment for the introduction of a Recovery College locally.
Manage the programme of work to develop and implement a local Recovery College in line with the national HEIW Recovery College model.
Lead and support implementation of the suite of national Recovery College
resources developed by the national team in HEIW.
Manage the development and delivery of education and development
programmes to staff at all levels.
Work collaboratively as part of an All-Wales Peer-led Recovery College
community of practice network with HEIW to capture and share good practice, supported by a Quality Improvement approach.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder will use their lived experience, knowledge, and expertise to
lead the lived experience program in the Health Board. This could include the development of a Recovery College business case and oversight of its
implementation and establishing and supporting the Peer Support/Lived
experience workforce. Responsibilities include leading a team, maintaining
partnerships, and oversight of key tasks related to taking this agenda forward.
Planning and Design
Map out local roles, responsibilities and mechanisms involved in Recovery
College activities at organisational level.
Lead the development, planning, delivery and evaluation of a high-quality,
accessible and responsive peer led Recovery College.
Drive progress on Recovery College priorities using a QI approach to
demonstrate improvements in results.
Manage operational delivery of new lived experience roles.
Coordinate and report on local implementation of the Recovery College Plan in conjunction with National Recovery College lead and local service leads.
Improvement and Monitoring
Collect and collate a range of qualitative and quantitative metrics and provide regular reports locally to promote visibility and awareness at Board level.
Undertake surveys or audits as necessary to own work/complex surveys
relating to project.
Review and analyse baseline metrics and information related to Recovery
College at organisational level.

Contribute to workforce development and service improvements and embed lived experience perspectives into relevant policies and procedures. Implement policies and propose changes to practices, procedures for own area/propose policy or service changes, impact beyond own area. Develops policies and protocols for own work area/proposes project changes which impact across the sector.

• The role will be expected to ensure that local models adhere to national and UK legislation such as the Social Services & Wellbeing Act, Future Generations Act, Mental Health Act and any relevant Care/Health Inspectorate guidelines.
• Expected to be mindful of national strategic direction in the application of their local policy, particularly with respect of the national Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy that will supersede Together for Mental Health.
• Responsible for using National Recovery College model guidance and applying learning from the National Recovery College team in the creation of guidance and policy for a local level model.
• Able to consider the strategic context of the local Recovery College model

against all the involved stakeholders outside of the NHS for example local

authorities, education institutions and the voluntary sector.

• Implementing a local Recovery College model will involve an element of service change and the postholder should be already familiar with, or when in post seek guidance and training on, the principles of service change within a health and social care setting.

Communications
Act as a focal point for Recovery College activities at organisational level,
working with leaders, line managers and staff to promote good practice,
resources, and standards and establish staff and stakeholder engagement in the Recovery College Programme.
Effectively communicate complex information. Provide and receive highly
complex, sensitive or contentious information; agreement or co-operation
required. Present highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to
groups. Motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve
services/performance where there may be resistance to change; Presents
workshops to large groups of staff.
Expected to update a wide range of stakeholders on the progress of their local model, and these could be at a variety of levels from support staff up to Directors and Executives.