Lived Experience Partner: Sponsorship Available

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London supports the spread and adoption of innovation in health and social care, and we are looking to recruit two Lived Experience Partners to join our Involvement team.

The post holders will support meaningful patient and public involvement and provide expertise how to involve people with lived experience. They will not be expected to share their own lived experience unless they choose to do so. The post-holders will work with a wide range of people including healthcare professionals and other people with lived experience.

We are looking for two people with excellent interpersonal skills, a track record of using their own lived experience of healthcare to develop and improve services, and strong connections to the South London community.

The award-winning HIN is a vibrant and exciting place to work. We are hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust, so staff enjoy the benefits of being part of the NHS. Our office is near Tower Bridge, and we offer great health and wellbeing support including book clubs, lunchtime walks, and social events. Our HIN Academy provides fantastic training to upskill staff. We also offer regular opportunities for staff to work from home.

To find out more about our Involvement work, including our Involvement Strategy, click here: HIN Involvement Strategy 2026-2030 – Health Innovation Network

Working Pattern – Hybrid

Proposed Interview Dates – Monday 30th November (in person where possible)

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has demonstrable lived experience of healthcare improvement with evidence of affecting change within a health and/ or care setting.
  • Is well connected to the local community particularly with those who have experience of using health and care services in south London.
  • Can work flexibly and prioritise in response to changing demands and requirements.
  • Has excellent interpersonal skills and is comfortable working with a wide range of people at different levels of seniority and from different organisations.
  • Has strong organisational skills, reliability and the ability to work to deadlines and communicate effectively.
  • Is IT literate, including competency in Microsoft Office programmes and willing to learn new IT systems.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable lived experience of healthcare improvement with evidence of affecting change within a health/care setting
  • Well connected to the local community particularly with those who have experience of using health and care services in south London

Skills

Essential

  • Work flexibly and prioritise in response to changing demands and requirements
  • Have excellent interpersonal skills and be comfortable working with a wide range of people at different levels of seniority and from different organisations
  • Strong organisational skills, reliability and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively
  • IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 15 November 2026

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