Recovery & Wellbeing College Deputy Manager (lived experience lead)

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Do you have lived experience of mental distress with use of secondary care mental health services and have you previously worked in a range of settings as a peer support worker, lived experience worker or equivalent role? Are you looking to use this experience to coproduce a Recovery & Wellbeing College Centre of Excellence in London?
If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Recovery & Wellbeing College Deputy Manager (Lived Experience Lead. The post will lead the operational running and service developments of the London CNWL Recovery & Wellbeing College along with the Recovery & Wellbeing College Deputy Manager (Clinical Lead) and Manager.
The successful candidate will lead the co-production of a new model of Recovery & Wellbeing College delivery in line with the transformation of community services and Health & Social Care Act 2022. This will involve developing the operational structures and processes to ensure delivery of high-quality recovery education in partnership with our communities, ensuring fidelity to the Recovery College approach and role modelling the recovery principles (hope, control, opportunities) to our staff, students and partners.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who can lead, inspire and empower others from their lived experience and passion for recovery. They will need to be able to work flexibly to manage the demands of a busy College undergoing transformation. Regular supervision including profession-specific with our Lived Experience Workforce will be provided.
The post holder will act as an ambassador of Recovery & Wellbeing College for the Trust alongside others, and should aim to inspire others, challenge stigma and discrimination and promote recovery.
There will be an opportunity to work closely with the colleagues and stakeholders across CNWL to promote, develop and embed the principles of recovery-orientated practice across the organisation, as well as developing strong relationships with partner agencies and local communities.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
The successful candidate will possess the leadership skills required to work alongside and empower colleagues to work to their optimum, have experience of group facilitation skills, presentation skills, and a positive attitude which can support the delivery of the new model of a community-based Recovery& Wellbeing College offer

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