Lived Experience Panel Member

We are looking for volunteers from across the East Midlands.

User Voice, a charity run by and for people with lived experience of the criminal justice system, in partnership with the NHS, have a fantastic opportunity for people with experience of prison and/or NHS Liaison and Diversion services in the last 12 months, currently living in the East Midlands. 

Successful applicants will join our existing Lived Experience Panel, working alongside liked minded peers, working in both prison and community settings, to embed lived experience into the evaluation, design and commissioning of health justice services across the East Midlands.  

Panel members will have full training, which includes Peer Research Skills, Research Methods, Safeguarding Adults, Mental Health Awareness, Equity Diversion & Inclusion and General Data Protection Requirements (GDPR). 

The Panel needs people who are committed, passionate about helping others and looking to gain skills and experience to help them progress. 

Tasks include:
• Attending monthly panel meetings in person or online.
• Undertake a range of activities to support the panels progress.
• Engaging and communicating with service users in prison and the community.
• Collecting information on common issues faced by service users and staff.
• Presenting identified issues and suggested solutions to the NHS.
• Making sure that identified key issues are prioritised.
• Ensuring that the service user population is kept up to date with the panels progress.
• Contribute to the recruitment, onboarding, and training of new panel members.
• Effective, safe, and secure data collection for monitoring purposes
• Promote the value of lived experience to all stakeholders.

Benefits of role
• Full induction and accredited training to help you in your role (and future roles).
• Out of pocket expenses paid (travel and subsistence).
• The opportunity to contribute to making a real change in health and justice services across the East Midlands.
• Support and encouragement from User Voice Staff.
• Peer support from fellow panel members.
• The opportunity to use your skills and learn new ones.
• The chance to engage with other peers.
• Support in your personal and professional development