Participation and Engagement Co-ordinator
Band 5
Main area: Participation and Engagement Grade: Band 5 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job ref: 350-CC6869679 Site: Hollins Park Hospital, Hollins Lane, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8WA Town: Warrington Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 pro rata per annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59 Interview date: 29/01/2025 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of participation and engagement lead within Cheshire & Merseyside Specialist Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health Service (C&M SPMMHS) . The C&M SPMMHS is jointly provided by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP), providing specialist assessment and treatment to mums, birthing people, babies, and families from pregnancy through to 24 months. The post holder will be responsible for developing and implementing a strategy of engagement and involvement of people with lived experience of perinatal mental health services in the growth, learning, and delivery of services across Cheshire and Merseyside. Main duties of the job
The post holder will promote effective relationships with a range of C&M SPMMHS partners and stakeholders, including our communities by working collaboratively to ensure services are fit for purpose in meeting the needs of the community now and into the future. The post holder will be expected to travel around C&M SPMMHS in a timely manner, with a focus on Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Warrington & Halton. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification; this provides a detailed overview of the main responsibilities of the role. Person specification
Qualifications
Educated to a Degree level or equivalent education or ability to demonstrate competency at this level gained through experience or training. Demonstrate commitment to ongoing training and development applicable to the role. Good standard of general education including English and Maths to GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent. Post Graduate qualification relevant to role. Project Management Qualification. Knowledge and Experience
Experience in community engagement & development work. Personal lived experience of mental health challenges. Willing to positively share life experiences of ill health or caring role with service users and carers. Recent experience of working with adults and families in health or social care setting. Understanding of issues relating to safeguarding of vulnerable groups. Awareness of clinical governance. Understanding of confidentiality and diversity issues. Experience of working with clients in recovery from serious mental health issues. Experience in a health-related care setting with service users experiencing severe and enduring mental health. Values
Accountability Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Skills
High level interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to form working relationships with staff and service users. Presentation skills, to both internal and external audiences. Ability to support and respond appropriately to clients in distress. Record keeping & report writing skills, including IT skills to manage electronic patient notes where necessary. Able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Ability to deliver training to other professionals, service users, and carers. Knowledge and understanding of child development. Other
Demonstrates motivation, reliability, and commitment to team working and the development of others. Excellent organisational skills and time management. Confident and professional. Demonstrates an ability to value the opinions of others. Flexibility to respond to urgent client needs or the needs of the service. Willingness to undergo education and training for both service and professional development needs. Able to work flexible hours as required. Ability to travel around the service footprint in a timely manner. Application Process
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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Band 5
Main area: Participation and Engagement Grade: Band 5 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job ref: 350-CC6869679 Site: Hollins Park Hospital, Hollins Lane, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8WA Town: Warrington Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 pro rata per annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59 Interview date: 29/01/2025 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of participation and engagement lead within Cheshire & Merseyside Specialist Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health Service (C&M SPMMHS) . The C&M SPMMHS is jointly provided by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP), providing specialist assessment and treatment to mums, birthing people, babies, and families from pregnancy through to 24 months. The post holder will be responsible for developing and implementing a strategy of engagement and involvement of people with lived experience of perinatal mental health services in the growth, learning, and delivery of services across Cheshire and Merseyside. Main duties of the job
The post holder will promote effective relationships with a range of C&M SPMMHS partners and stakeholders, including our communities by working collaboratively to ensure services are fit for purpose in meeting the needs of the community now and into the future. The post holder will be expected to travel around C&M SPMMHS in a timely manner, with a focus on Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Warrington & Halton. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification; this provides a detailed overview of the main responsibilities of the role. Person specification
Qualifications
Educated to a Degree level or equivalent education or ability to demonstrate competency at this level gained through experience or training. Demonstrate commitment to ongoing training and development applicable to the role. Good standard of general education including English and Maths to GCSE Grade C or above or equivalent. Post Graduate qualification relevant to role. Project Management Qualification. Knowledge and Experience
Experience in community engagement & development work. Personal lived experience of mental health challenges. Willing to positively share life experiences of ill health or caring role with service users and carers. Recent experience of working with adults and families in health or social care setting. Understanding of issues relating to safeguarding of vulnerable groups. Awareness of clinical governance. Understanding of confidentiality and diversity issues. Experience of working with clients in recovery from serious mental health issues. Experience in a health-related care setting with service users experiencing severe and enduring mental health. Values
Accountability Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change oriented Skills
High level interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to form working relationships with staff and service users. Presentation skills, to both internal and external audiences. Ability to support and respond appropriately to clients in distress. Record keeping & report writing skills, including IT skills to manage electronic patient notes where necessary. Able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Ability to deliver training to other professionals, service users, and carers. Knowledge and understanding of child development. Other
Demonstrates motivation, reliability, and commitment to team working and the development of others. Excellent organisational skills and time management. Confident and professional. Demonstrates an ability to value the opinions of others. Flexibility to respond to urgent client needs or the needs of the service. Willingness to undergo education and training for both service and professional development needs. Able to work flexible hours as required. Ability to travel around the service footprint in a timely manner. Application Process
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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