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Self-Employed Epsom and St Helier Neonatal Chair for the MNVP
The closing date is 11 November 2025
Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership ('MNVP') - Self Employed Opportunity this is not a direct report to ESTH
£18.75 per hour incl HCAS Outer pro rata, with reimbursement of childcare and travel expenses.
We are recruiting an MNVP Neonatal Lead who brings the expertise of women/birthing people with lived experience of neonatal services at ESTH into the heart of the development of every aspect of neonatal and maternity services at the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The role of MNVP Neonatal Lead is key to providing inclusive and collaborative leadership and ways of working, ensuring that all women and birthing people and their families' views are heard and acted on. This is an exciting opportunity to review, shape and improve services and make a real difference to women, birthing people and their families.
About us
Epsom and St Helier Hospital (ESTH) provides maternity and neonatal care for approx. 3200 women and birthing people and their babies each year, providing all aspects of obstetrics and midwifery care in our labour ward, midwife-led birth centre and home birthing service.
Job responsibilities
The role of the MNVP Neonatal Lead is key to ensuring women and birthing peoples voices are heard and acted upon, bringing service users and their families voices to the centre of service development and improvement. Supported by South West London and Surrey Heartlands Local Maternity & Neonatal System[1] (LMNS), they work alongside the MNVP Maternity Leads for Epsom and St Helier and maternity and neonatal management teams to ensure service user voices shape maternity and neonatal care, using co-production methods and values. They will champion seldom listened-to voices and address inequalities across all work undertaken.
There is an expectation to attend regular Trust meetings, however the role is largely flexible over 14 hours per week, the successful candidate will be renumerated for their time Working with the MNVP is an opportunity to become part of a vibrant team, improving care for our service users and enabling voices and engagement with our community.
[1] The Local Maternity and Neonatal System is a partnership between care providers, commissioners, service user representatives and other stakeholders including NHS England and public health representatives
Person Specification
Lived Experience
* Recent Lived experience of using neonatal services at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust.
* Lived experience within last ten years of using neonatal services at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust.
IT/Social Media Skills
* Basic understanding of Microsoft Office.
* Understanding of, and competence in using social media.
* Experience in using Microsoft Teams.
Knowlwdge and Experience
* Has a good understanding of national and local neonatal issues.
* Has experience with patient/family advocacy.
* Is up to date with current NHS plans.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
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