Project Support Experts by Experience Programme

Project Support Experts by Experience Programme Band 5

Main area Project Support Experts by Experience Programme Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (May be required to attend evening forums and occasional weekend events.) Job
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Site Redesmere Town Chester Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. Travel expenses are reimbursed for offsite visits. Salary period Yearly Closing 04/09/2026 23:59

The post holder will support the Head of Experts by Experience in the co-ordination and administration of the overarching EbE Programme of activities.

The post holder will work closely with people with lived experience of services (Experts by Experience), families and carers, Commissioners and Clinicians to inform and improve specialised mental health services. As a member of the commissioning team the post holder will work closely with commissioned N HS and private sector providers across the North West and partners.

The post holder will also support the Head of Experts by Experience (Commissioning Team) in the co-ordination and administration of the overarching EbE Programme of activities. To support the management and delivery of specific, time bound projects under the direction of the overall EbE Programme, ensuring all outcome measures, metrics and key deliverables are met, within the milestones/deadlines set and resources agreed in the programme scope.

Experts by experience are at the core of the Lead Provider Collaborative Commissioning Team, working together with commissioned NHS and private sector providers of specialised mental health services across the North West, clinicians across the pathway, public and third sector organisations to improve services.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through…