Senior Co-production Officer - Working for Essex

About the role

Senior Co-production Officer

Fixed Term, Part Time

Up to £33,078 per annum Full Time Equivalent

Location: Chelmsford

Please note this is a fixed term contract opportunity for a period of 12 months working 22.2 hours per week (3 days), pro rata salary of up to £19,846 per annum.

You will be required to attend the office once every two weeks and you will need to be flexible as there may be some evening and weekend working

Adult Mental Health Services are undergoing significant transformation. We have identified that we need a whole system change to support people to manage their mental health and recover and we have ambitious plans to enable us to achieve this.We want to embed a strengths-based model of delivery so that people achieve good outcomes, can remain settled in their communities and become as well as they can be.

We are committed to working with and involving people with lived experience to shape and design our services (Co-production).

This role will work alongside the Mental Health Commissioners to bring lived experience to the design of Mental Health services and to ensure that lived experience informs the commissioning cycle in order to make a difference.

Service/Functional Accountabilities

Work with people who use services, are experts by experience and their families and carers to support existing user-led groups and develop new peer support user-led groups to embed and maintain co-production in the design, delivery and evaluation of services Mental health services
Work with partnership with internal and external colleagues across ECC, EPUT and ICBs, VCS to develop a joint co-production approach.
Facilitate the development of locality networks, through engagement with local social care and health commissioners, voluntary sector, and third sector providers. This will include volunteer service networks, service-user networks, and stakeholder engagement.
Champion the voice of those using services. You will use feedback and suggestions from those using services to advise the Mental Health Commissioners, and will share with stakeholders, commissioners, operational managers and clinicians throughout Essex to ensure that key messages are shared within the system.
Develop, implement and manage a plan around co-production which effectively aligns to our mental health commissioning programme.
Collate information and prepare high quality reports.
Take lead for co-production within the Mental Health team, driving our approach to co-production and service user involvement/consultation.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

RFQ level 2 (GCSEs) or equivalent by experience.
Evidence of continuing professional development
Excellent IT/Computer Skills and be able to produce reports and presentations
Advanced oral and written communication skills
Experience of working in Adult Social Care services
Skills and experience in setting up and delivering small projects and proven organisational skills
Excellent adaptable communication and influencing skills
Be personable, approachable and have good listening skills
A good understanding of adult social care and the current national social care and health agenda in Mental Health

To read more about us please visit: Adult Social Care

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email ami.fosker@essex.gov.uk

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