EmpowerED Lived Experience Volunteer

What can EmpowerED Lived Experience Volunteers become involved with?

Collaborate with the LPC Communications Manager - Dave Williamson and other forum members to review and support content for the EmpowerED LPC newsletter and EmpowerED LPC website.

Support the LPC Commissioning Team at local and national events i.e. delivery of joint presentations.

Attend community events to raise the profile of local and national ED awareness events.

Attend the EmpowerED Clinical Delivery Group (CDG) as an EmpowerED forum representative (application process).

Attend the EmpowerED Partnership Boards (PB) as an EmpowerED forum representative (application process)

The CDG and PB are solution focused and where decisions are made. Dates and times to be confirmed. The agenda for these meetings will always be sent at least seven days in advance. The CDG is for 2 hours, PB for 1.5 hours (Dates TBC). Representatives will feedback to the EmpowerED forum. This is where topics, ideas and solutions are discussed with support from the Chair Fiona Jenkins - EmpowerED Specialist Mental Health Project Manager - Expert by Experience Lead and member of the Commissioning Team. Also, Deputy Chair EmpowerED Lead for Clinical Care Duncan Campbell. This is fed back to the CDG and PB.

This role requires a commitment to attend the 1.5 hours monthly EmpowerED Lived Experience Forum. The Lived Experience reps will support in the development of plans for change and make recommendations from a lived experience perspective.