Join the team

Contract: Fixed-term contract until 31st March 2026

Salary: £20.60 per hour. Travel expenses will be covered

Location: Flexible home-based role with the ability to regularly attend groups and meetings within the South Lakes area

Time Commitment: Up to 40 working hours per month pro-rata

Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships (MNVPs) are independently led NHS working groups made up of women, birthing people, and their families, as well as community groups, supporting organisations and members of the public.

The Bay-Wide MNVP works collaboratively with the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) alongside University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) to review local maternity and neonatal services, listen to the voices of the local communities, co-produce the design and implementation of services, and support with quality assurance of maternity and neonatal services.

MNVPs across Lancashire and South Cumbria are hosted by Healthwatch Lancashire. Healthwatch Lancashire is an independent organisation set up to champion the views of people accessing health and social care in Lancashire, with the goal of making services better and improving health and well-being.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and enthusiastic person, with lived experiences of maternity/neonatal services, to work alongside and support the Bay-Wide MNVP Lead.

Along with supporting the MNVP Lead to fulfil the MNVP function, as the South Lakes Engagement Lead, you will engage with women, birthing people and families to listen to their recent experiences of services and ensure that their voices are represented to influence and shape maternity and neonatal services at UMBHT and the wider LMNS.

Time commitment

This is a flexible role, but it is anticipated that it would be approximately 10 hours per week. There is an expectation that this time will be used to engage with women and families within South Lakes, support with data collection following these conversations, attend and contribute to meetings if required and report feedback themes back to the MNVP, LMNS and UHMBT.

Duties will include

· Undertake activities and attend engagement events to gather feedback and personal experiences from individuals and groups

· Actively encourage/recruit people with lived experience of maternity and neonatal services to be involved in the MNVP

· Build relationships with local communities and organisations

· Support with providing information about the MNVP to women and families, and signpost to services available

· Work alongside the Bay-Wide MNVP Lead in championing the involvement of people with lived experience in the development, implementation, and evaluation of services

· Undertake detailed case studies where possible to gather greater insight

· Support the MNVP Lead in attending and contributing to strategic meetings if required

· Support with communicating and promoting the MNVP to people through social media

· Ensure that all feedback is gathered with sensitivity in line with GDPR regulations, and respecting confidentially where required

· Ensure that all feedback and activities are recorded weekly for monthly reporting

· Feedback is analysed regularly to identify themes which will be report to the MNVP, LMNS and UMBHT

The person

You will be a confident people person who is a good listener, sensitive to people’s needs and life experiences, and able to connect with communities who may not always have their voices heard.

You will have lived experiences of using maternity and/or neonatal services and have knowledge and understanding of South Lakes and communities within.

To apply

To apply for this position, please email a copy of your CV including details of two references, along with a covering letter explaining your reason for applying and how you believe you are suitable for this role based on the above requirements to recruitment@wearepeoplefirst.co.uk

Application closing date:

15th September TBC

Interview date:

18th September TBC

All applications should be clearly marked:

Confidential – South Lakes Lead, Bay-Wide Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership