Participation (Co-Production) Worker | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated individual to amplify the voices of parents and carers in the planning and delivery of mental health services. The role involves collaborating with managers to develop participation strategies and ensure service improvement. Ideal candidates should have a background in social care or mental health, along with strong communication and teamwork skills. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient care and service delivery.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Healthcare benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in a mental health or social care setting.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Strong facilitation and participatory skills.

Responsibilities

• Enable parents and carers' voices to be heard in service design.
• Support implementation of participation strategies across CAMHS.
• Collaborate with service leads to develop participation projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

Relevant social work or health qualification

Job description

This is a brilliant opportunity for a dedicated person to promote and improve the voice of parents and carers in the planning, delivery and improvement of services, working closely with MFT Children and Young People's participation workers

MFT CAMHS sits within Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) and is comprised of 48 separate services, including 5 Core CAMHS services (North, South, Salford, Central & Trafford), Looked After Children/Adoption services, Children with Disabilities Service and Manchester Eating Disorders Service, along with Inpatient Services based at Galaxy House. Wherever your interests lie, we’ll support you to develop your skills to become a key part amplifying the voice of those who use our services.

Let us tell you more about what the job involves and why this could be your next and best career move – you just need the right skills, experience and attitude so you can meet the needs and demands of the critical and life enhancing role for our patients.

The post holder will enable and amplify parent and carers voices to be heard through a participatory model, enabling parents and carers to feel listened to and empowered by actively involving them in design and delivery of CAMH Services

The postholder will achieve this working alongside service participation leads and service managers, developing and supporting service user involvement and participation throughout the CAMHS Directorate. The post holder will contribute to and support the development of a participation strategy across CAMHS and help implement this strategy by supporting and developing service user involvement and participation.

The postholder will work in collaboration with managers, clinical leads and parents and carers to identify projects and work streams where participation is a key factor in service development. The postholder will then support the development and implement these projects and work streams ensuring that children and young people are at the heart of everything that they do

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a 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 Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025