Band 8a Co-Production Lead - Hybrid Working

Band 8a Co-Production Lead - Hybrid Working Band 8a

Main area: Co-Production
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: 12 months (fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 314

Site: Uffculme Centre - expected to be a mix of home, community, and office working
Town: Birmingham and Solihull
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/:59
Interview date: 06/03/2025

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

Our dynamic and forward-looking Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Commissioning team are recruiting a Co-Production Lead to increase and enhance the input of Experts by Experience (EBEs) to be an integral part of our commissioning activity.

The post holder will develop and embed a LDA-specific Co-Production strategy, developing infrastructure, processes, and formalized policies as a foundation for a long-term accessible model of citizen participation across the priorities of the BSol Learning Disability and Autism programme.

You will coordinate programmes and projects that enable those with lived experience to effectively contribute to the BSol health and care system through planning, reviewing, and implementing service design, reviews, and evaluation, being partners in system improvements in LDA.

The post holder must have experience working with people with Learning Disabilities and/or who are autistic, both at individual and system levels, in co-production, participation, and inclusion activities and must demonstrate a solid understanding of reasonable adjustments and their implementation.

Working with existing Co-Production leads in the wider BSol system, you will ensure connectivity and cooperation with Local Authority and Third Sector partners to expand EBE networks, especially with those whose voices are less often heard.

Main duties of the job

We are recruiting for a committed Co-Production Lead - preferably with experience of working within the field of Learning Disability or Autism to work on developing the co-production agenda within the Learning Disability and Autism Commissioning Team.

The post holder will take the lead in coordinating programmes, projects, training, and activities that build partnerships between learning disabled and/or autistic patients/service users, their carers/families, and service providers to bring about changes to services that they use. They will work closely with the LD&A Commissioning team to influence change.

They will support positive changes to organizational culture and individual lives and demonstrate the principles of the developing Mental Health Provider Collaborative Co-Production Strategy.

The post holder will work with teams across all the providers of care across the Birmingham and Solihull footprint to enable service users, carers, and members to be listened to and responded to, as well as developing partnerships to plan, review, and design service changes and improvements. This will include supporting the work around reducing health inequalities and inclusion of harder-to-reach groups of people.

The role will lead and build on the innovative approach to engaging, supporting, and developing patients/service users and carers' active involvement with the development of services. This includes further development of Lived Experience roles and Experts by Experience.

Working for our organization

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialized services nationally.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterized in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive, and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities, please view the attached job description and person specification.

This role gives the opportunity for hybrid working, and you will typically be asked to work in a hybrid way, working from your home and also from Trust HQ The Uffculme Centre, or any other agreed site.

Person specification

• Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level
• Evidence of knowledge of specialist mental health / Learning Disability / Autism acquired through experience or training
• Proven track record and experience of working with patients/service users and carers, on an individual level and in co-production, participation, and inclusion activities
• Experience of working with individuals with a learning disability and/or autism
• Project management experience including facilitating and managing transformation

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfill their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust's induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on the post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process, we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.