Michelle Ward was joined by Cheryl Huggins, Engagement Officer and Rachel Horton-Smyth, Communications Lead from Healthwatch Essex.
If you have experienced cancer care or used maternity services (you or a partner) in the last five years in Essex, please get in contact as Healthwatch Essex want to hear from you about your experiences.
INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
FIND OUT MORE HERE https://www.healthwatchessex.org.uk/get-involved/healthwatch-essex-ambassadors/
We have a range of volunteers who are involved in collecting and representing the voice of the people of Essex, known as Healthwatch Essex Ambassadors. These are voluntary positions and we provide free training and support to successful applicants and help them choose the volunteering opportunity that are right for them.
We are currently recruiting for the following Ambassadors:
Cancer Patient Partners
Post Title: Cancer Patient Partner (Mid and South Essex STP)
Location: Mid and South Essex STP footprint which includes the boroughs and districts of: Braintree; Maldon; City of Chelmsford; Castle Point; Rochford; Southend-on-Sea; Thurrock; Basildon and Brentwood
Duration: 18 months (flexible but on average 1 to 2 hours per week) – starting from October 2018
Place of work: Home based (via email, phone), with occasional meetings or potential desk based exercises at the office.
Type of Role: This is a voluntary, unpaid role. Reasonable travel expenses will be paid.
Healthwatch Essex is working with the Mid and South Essex Sustainability Transformation Partnership (STP) to support a number of Patient Partner volunteers which will have a direct input into the transformation of cancer services in this area.
We are looking for people who have experience of cancer services; in particular people affected by lung, colorectal, prostate and breast cancer within the past five years, as a patient, carer or relative. You will be passionate about wanting to improve the quality of services for people affected by cancer and should be willing to share your experiences and opinions. You should also be capable of listening to, valuing and gathering the views and experiences of other people.
Our Patient Partners will work directly with clinicians and NHS managers to ensure that the voice and lived experience of services users, carers and the wider community is used to inform and improve local services. We want co-production to be at the centre of the transformation and cancer pathway reviews. The Patient Partners may also be involved in supporting contract monitoring of cancer services.
For more information, click the links below:
Cancer Patient Partner role – pdf
The four prioritised cancer pathways – pdf
Patient Partner Application form – word doc
Deadline for applications: 31st August 2018
Maternity Patient Partners
Post Title: Maternity Patient Partner (Mid and South Essex STP)
Location: Mid and South Essex STP footprint which includes the boroughs and districts of: Braintree; Maldon; City of Chelmsford; Castle Point; Rochford; Southend-on-Sea; Thurrock; Basildon and Brentwood
Duration: 18 months (flexible but on average 1 to 2 hours per week) – starting from October 2018
Place of work: Home based (via email, phone), with occasional meetings or potential desk based exercises at the office.
Type of Role: This is a voluntary, unpaid role. Reasonable travel expenses will be paid.
Healthwatch Essex is working with the Mid and South Essex Sustainability Transformation Partnership (STP) to support a number of Patient Partner volunteers which will have a direct input into the transformation of maternity services in this area.
We are looking for people who have experience of maternity services within the past five years, as a patient, carer or relative. You will be passionate about wanting to improve the quality of maternity services provided and should be willing to share your experiences and opinions. You should also be capable of listening to, valuing and gathering the views and experiences of other people.
Our Patient Partners will work directly with clinicians and NHS managers to ensure that the voice and lived experience of services users, carers and the wider community is used to inform and improve local services. We want co-production to be at the centre of the transformation and maternity pathway reviews. The Patient Partners may also be involved in supporting contract monitoring of maternity services.
For more information, click the links below:
Maternity Patient Partner role – pdf
Seven themes of better births – word doc
Ambassador Maternity Patient Partner Application form – word doc
Deadline for applications: 31st August 2018
Who are Healthwatch Essex
Healthwatch Essex is an independent voice for the people of Essex. We gather and represent your views about health and care services in the county to help improve them.
Good or bad, we’d like to hear your views on the care you receive in Essex. We undertake high-quality academic research and public engagement to uncover your lived experience of services.
We also help people to find out about, access and navigate health and social care services through our Information Service. You can share your experience or ask questions by calling us on 0300 500 1895.
You can also use this website to rate, review and improve services for your local community. Visit our Feedback Centre now!
Would you like to get involved?
Our volunteers, known as Ambassadors, are our ‘eyes and ears’ in communities across Essex. If you’d like to help us gather people’s lived experience of services, sign up to become an Ambassador.
If you’d like regular updates about our work and how you can get involved, sign up to our fortnightly Bitesize e-bulletin.
Healthwatch Essex – Why local radio is so important
Cheryl and Rachel from Healthwatch Essex on why local radio is so important.
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