CAMHS Patient and Family / Carer Involvement Lead for BSW

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Job summary

A health services organization is seeking a part-time CAMHS Patient and Family/Carer Involvement Lead in Swindon. This role involves leading initiatives to enhance patient and carer experiences, promoting co-production within mental health service developments. Candidates should have a passion for collaboration and a commitment to improving care experiences. Flexible working is available, making it an ideal opportunity for those looking to balance work and personal responsibilities.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount across various retailers

Qualifications

• A passion for developing co-production across all areas of Mental Health services.
• Experience working collaboratively with patients, carers, and staff members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote a culture of co-production within BSW mental health services.
• Advocate on behalf of patients/carers within forums and strategic work.
• Integrate feedback from patient experiences into the Directorate's planning.

Skills

Knowledge of co-production/Involvement

Project management

Line management skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Main area Co-production Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours 18.75 hours per week (Many include some evenings/weekends to meet needs of service.) Job ref 267-OC7113018

• Part time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

Employer: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Swindon CAMHS, Town: Swindon

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum | Pro Rata Salary period Yearly

Closing: 16/02/2026 23:59

CAMHS Patient and Family /Carer Involvement Lead for BSW

Band 7

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Job overview

Do you want to improve the quality of healthcare services collaboratively with patients and carers?

We currently have an opportunity to join BSW CAMHS in a part time role working across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to lead the mental health Directorate’s patient/carer experience and involvement work and drive co-production within service developments and transformation work in line with the Trust’s strategy.

The successful applicant will have a passion for developing co-production across all areas of Mental Health services, they may have their own lived experience and they will work collaboratively with patients, carers and staff members on a joint vision to understand and improve the experiences of those who use Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust services.

We have sites across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire and the successful candidate will be able to choose their base.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to lead, innovate and challenge to promote a culture of co-production within the BSW mental health services.

Some of the key elements include:

• To be an advocate on behalf of patients/carers to maximise their opportunities to co-produce within the Directorate and as part of local and national forums.
• To support services to increase and manage engagement opportunities, through innovation work, staff recruitment, forums, project work, business development, stakeholder engagement, communication via media and the development of resources.
• To ensure learning from patient and carer experiences is integrated with feedback from other sources such as complaints and incidents and fed into the strategic work of the Directorate
• To work closely with the established patient/ carer forums to drive change
• To support and deliver feedback mechanisms, helping teams to gather insights and promote an ethos of continuous quality improvement.

This role will work flexibly across BSW to meet the needs of the patient/carers and services involved in the many projects currently in progress and those developing.

A full driving licence and access to a car is desirable for this role alongside excellent communication skills, the ability to work in a team as well as on your own initiative and a genuine passion for patients/ carers to be involved at the heart of everything we do.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person specification

Shortlisting

• Knowledge of co-production/ Involvement
• Project management
• Line management Skills

Knowledge

• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name: Carey Gurd
Job title: Patient Flow Manager
Telephone number: 01865 903422
Additional information:

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.