Involvement Coordinator

Job overview

The post holder will be required to work as part of a wider team of multi-disciplinary professionals and health care workers who work to reduce health inequalities in the city of Leeds as part of the Trust’s ongoing commitment to reducing the early mortality rate of people with a Learning Disability. The successful candidate for this role will play a keen interest in the support and development of people with a Learning Disability who are employed in the team, as well as the patients and carers that we work with in order to support work that is rooted within the remit of co-production. The post holder will support and assist in developing and maintaining initiatives to facilitate the involvement of service users at both an individual and collective level within the Learning Disability Service. This will involve working on a broad range of initiatives designed to increase individuals control over their own care, and the ongoing development of services.

Main duties of the job

Day to day the post holder will need to support the daily work schedule of the three co-workers within the team. You will eventually take on a role of supporting supervision and undertaking employment reviews to ensure their wellbeing and ongoing development within the team. You will have an opportunity to develop personally to help you become a proficient practitioner. We will support you to undertake projects that you have an interest with, in order to meet the teams ongoing goals day to day. The post holder is expected to work as part of a wider team. Good team working skills are essential for this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

It will be reflected in a workload which will span working alongside practitioners to develop more inclusive practice, to assisting in the co-ordination of large-scale initiatives seeking to include service users in the wider decision-making processes in healthcare. This is a co-working role; the post holder will be working alongside Involvement co-ordinators with lived experience of a learning disability for most of their working week to ensure that they fulfil their role to give their expertise to projects that the team is undertaking.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued. All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.