Current opportunities to get involved

Two roles for lived experience partners working with NHS England’s People and Communities Division

NHS England’s People and Communities team are looking for two lived experience partners to work with them on some exciting work centred around improving the experience of care for ‘older people living with complex needs’. These roles are open to anyone with either personal lived experience or of being an unpaid carer for someone with lived experience. While the opportunity is initially for 6 months, the roles hold the scope to influence and shape future involvement.

The roles are for a half-day every 2 weeks, up to the end of March 2025. These are expert advisor roles (level 4) and therefore can receive an involvement payment of £75 per half-day and out of pocket expenses, in line with the NHS England patient and public voice expenses policy.

More information about the roles can be found in the information pack. If you have any questions about the roles, please email Sarah Wall sarah.wall14@nhs.net

Application documents:

Closing date: 11pm Sunday 6 October 2024 Interviews: week commencing 7 October 2024

National LGBTQIA+ Sounding Board patient and public voice partners

The LGBTQIA+ Sounding Board is looking for patient and public voice (PPV) partners.

The LGBTQIA+ Sounding Board is a group of approximately 20 people with lived experience of NHS services and being lesbian, gay, bi+, trans, intersex, asexual and other queer identities.

PPV partners bring important views, perspective and challenge into the LGBTQIA+ Sounding Board. This role is essential in championing a service user, patient and/or carer/family viewpoint, ensuring that their needs are met through the outcomes of the programme.

Membership of the group/committee is for 1 year initially, at which point membership will be reviewed. Please note that the maximum tenure for a PPV Partner is 4 years.

You will be required to attend meetings approximately once a month. Meetings will usually take place online via Microsoft Teams. Meetings will normally last for 2 hours.

Please read the application information pack for more information and before completing the application form for this role. It will help you decide if the role is right for you.

If you would like support or this information in another format, please contact england.lgbtadvisor@nhs.net

Application documents:

Closing date: Wednesday 30 October 2024
Interviews: to be confirmed. Will be via MS Teams