# Head of Lived Experience & Co-Production (STW) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-lived-experience-and-co-production-stw/276aa0a0-17b9-4ea6-948f-944b7c8337fe - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-lived-experience-and-co-production-stw/276aa0a0-17b9-4ea6-948f-944b7c8337fe.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stafford - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-23T14:40:53.298Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Staffordshire/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Lived_Experience_CoProduction/Lived_Experience_CoProduction-v8164388 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8164388?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you hold lived experience of a life altering health condition or lived experience of caring for a family member or friend who has 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 co-production to involvement and participation? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity to join our passion team who truly believe that patient, carer, and family experience is central to delivering outstanding care. You will need to travel independently over a large geographical area and will require suitable transport ### Main duties of the job - The Head of Lived Experience and Co-Production for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin will work highly autonomously within the care group, whilst reporting closely into the Deputy Director for Lived Experience and care group senior leadership. - Responsible for ensuring that lived experience & co-production is embedded in the care group, developing relationships and programmes of work to support MPFTs Co-Production, Lived Experience & Community Voice Strategy (CLEVES) - Identify and lead cross-cutting initiatives that reflect and amplify the voices of people who use services, improving outcomes and strengthening person-centred approaches across MPFT, thereby supporting the care group to realise its strategic aims. - You will also spend a portion of time considering the central activities and work programmes which pertain to MPFT as a whole and is based in the Lived Experience and Co-Production Directorate, holding a specialised lens on the agenda as it pertains to the communities served by the care group with which you link. - Responsible for promoting the vision and values of MPFT and for MPFT’s priorities regarding Lived Experience, Co-production and Community Voice. - Lead by example and ensure that you demonstrate the trust’s values in collaborative work with communities and colleagues across the organisation, playing a critical role in ensuring service developments are inclusive, responsive, and aligned with the NHS 10 Year Plan. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System: - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service. - Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board Before applying for his unique and challenging role we encourage you to view the full job description and person specification Please note that we are advertising for three Heads of Co-Production & Lived Experience, each will work closely with either Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, Specialist, or Children & Families care group. If you feel you have the lived experience required for one or more of the other care groups, as well as this one, please do refer to this explicitly in your supporting statement The recruitment process for these roles will include an online presentation, planned for 23rd and 25th September and panel interview/stakeholder group on 29th and 30th September. Candidates will only be required to attend a timed slot on one of the presentation days and either the 29th OR 30th September for interview. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Lived experience of managing a long-term health condition or caring for someone with complex health and social care needs - Proven leadership experience in co-production, lived experience roles, patient and public involvement, or community engagement within health or social care settings - Experience designing, implementing, and embedding co-production approaches into service development and transformation. **Desirable** - Proven track record of leading an implementation process including completing complex, multi-faceted implementation plans and workstreams ### Qualifications **Essential** - Certification or accredited training in co-production, patient and public involvement (PPI), or community engagement (or equivalent level of demonstrable experience) - Formal training or qualification in leadership, management, or project management (e.g., ILM Level 5/7, Prince2, MBA (or equivalent level of experience). - Qualification or experiential learning related to peer support, recovery education, trauma-informed care, and/or mental health advocacy or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Research methods or evaluation qualification/training, particularly in participatory action research or community-based research methodologies. ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - In-depth knowledge of health and care services, recovery principles, trauma-informed care, peer support models, and co-production best practices **Desirable** - Familiarity with research methods, including participatory and community-based approaches ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [jd and person spec. (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10465605) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.