Band 8a Co-Production Lead - Hybrid Working

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) so 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 formalised 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 be able to co-ordinate programmes and projects that enable those with lived experience  effectively contribute to the BSol health and care system through planning, reviewing and implementing  service design, reviews and evaluation and 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 level in co production, participation and inclusion activities and must demonstrate a solid understanding reasonable adjustments and their implementation.

Working with existing Co Production leads in the wider BSol system, you will ensure connectivity and co-operation 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 a lead with the co-ordination of 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 organisational 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 user’s and carer’s active involvement with the development of services. This includes further development of Lived Experience roles and Experts by Experience.

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.