Do you hold lived experience of a life altering health condition? Are you an experienced peer/ lived experience leader with a track record of bringing insights from lived experience into strategic contexts? Do you hold expertise in supporting others to understand and apply different engagement methodologies- from coproduction, to involvement and participation? The Deputy Director for Lived Experience will work highly autonomously whilst reporting closely into the Director for Lived Experience. You will be responsible for supporting the operationalisation of Lived Experience Practice (LXP) in MPFT, in line with the vision and strategic direction set by the Director for Lived Experience. They will hold strategic oversight and provide guidance and support across the organisation in regards to Co-production, partnering with our communities and colleagues - including peer workers- across MPFT. You will be responsible for promoting the vision and values of MPFT and for the trust's priorities in regards to Lived Experience, Co-production and Community Voice. They will lead by example and ensure that they demonstrate the trust values in collaborative work with communities and colleagues across the organisation, ensuring support to teams and services who wish to embed lived experience, co-production, involvement and an enhanced focus on user voice and experience in all that we do., You will be responsible for delivering the Trust's Strategy for Lived Experience, Co-production and Community Voice across the organisation, with the support of the Professional Leads for Lived Experience Practice and Co-production as well as the Associate Director for Lived Experience & Corporate Co-production. To provide effective strategic, professional and managerial leadership to all Heads of Lived Experience and Co-production, as well as the broader lived experience workforce across MPFT as agreed; Support the development and articulation of best practice in the lived experience workforce, holding accountability for the provision and oversight of effective governance arrangements for the workforce; Hold responsibility for the direction and strategic development of the Wellbeing and Recovery College including the Lived Experience Learning & Development Team and Coproduction & Involvement Team; To oversee the development of the Coproduction and Involvement team's annual business planning; To oversee the Wellbeing and Recovery College's annual business planning

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.