Lived Experience Facilitator

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
We've been rated 'good' overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our "People First Culture" which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences., Contribute to the development and delivery of the 'Lived Experience' learning across the undergraduate and graduate entry medical student training programme in Derby & Chesterfield with a friendly and caring approach.
Support in further development and delivery of the expert patient programme in Derby & Chesterfield.
Work with educational/training leads to further develop the experiential learning training programme involving expert patients.

Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
The team are made up of a Senior nurse, Lead nurses, registered nurses, specialist support workers, Occupational therapist, a Physiotherapist, a psychologist and Consultant Psychiatrist., Continue to recruit increased numbers of expert patients and carers so that they can share their lived experience to enhance medical students learning.
Provide training, guidance and support to the expert patients & carers who are participating in the medical students' learning experience in old age psychiatry.
Escalate any concerns or issues relating to the expert patient's wellbeing or the impact of their mental ill health upon others, to a more senior member of the team.
Co-ordinate with the expert patients and carers to deliver lived experience teaching.
Develop new links with community statutory and voluntary services and work alongside
Clinical educators and consultants to set up new student placements. Maintain positive working relationships through liaising and establishing feedback with those community services & resources.
Provide support and mentorship to the expert patients and carers who actively participate in teaching. Collect and evaluate feedback from medical students, staff, expert patients, and carers with the teaching team.
Provide written feedback reports on expert patient and carers teaching content and outcomes.
Review teaching materials and provide written feedback from a lived experience perspective to present to the wider team for review.
Contribute to data collection and analysis for audit and research to improve the quality of teaching as a part of academic governance.
Co-facilitate simulation training along with the medical tutors/ clinical educators.
Follow processes and protocols that seek to preserve the well-being and ensure the safety of the expert patients and carers who contribute to our work.

We are seeking a well motivated, compassionate individual with lived experience of mental ill health within old age psychiatry, either through own personal experience or through a caring role. Your function would be to educate medical students from Nottingham University using your lived experience as a tool to aid understanding that can not be found in books. Lived experience is a vital element of our medical education programme which we actively promote and support.

+ Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
+ 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
+ Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
+ Generous NHS pension scheme
+ Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
+ Health service discounts and online benefits
+ Incremental pay progression
+ Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
+ Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
+ Health and wellbeing opportunities
+ Structured learning and development opportunities, Flexible Working
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
Disability Confident Employer
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please let us know.
If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team, , option 1, option 1 or email [email protected] and we will be happy to provide assistance.
DBS Checks
The cost of undertaking a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) disclosure will be met by the individual. The Trust will meet the initial costs of the disclosure which will be deducted from your first month's salary.
This job may close early if a large number of applications are received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid missing your chance to apply.