Be a Patient and Public Voice Member on Lambeth Together’s Board
Update 24 July 2024: Applications are now closed. To find out about other ways you can use your voice and experience to improve health and care in Lambeth, please visit our Get Involved page.
Do you live in or use health and care services in Lambeth? Are you interested in improving health and wellbeing in our borough? The Lambeth Together partnership is looking for two new Patient and Public Voice Members to join the Board.
Get involved in shaping health and care in Lambeth
Patient and Public Voice Members support us to make better decisions about health and care services. Their connections within our communities make sure we hear about and act on significant issues for local residents.
People who live in Lambeth or who regularly use health and care services in Lambeth can apply. If this is you, and you’re interested in health and care and you have active local networks, the Board wants to hear from you. The application deadline is 24 July.
What is Lambeth Together?
Lambeth Together is a partnership of the NHS, local authority, the voluntary sector and others, focused on improving health and wellbeing in Lambeth and on reducing unfair and avoidable differences in health between different groups of people. We are part of the South East London Integrated Care System, a new way of working to join up health and care for better services and better outcomes for people.
What does the Board do?
Our leadership team, the Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board, meets regularly throughout the year to discuss and reach decisions about priorities and plans for health and care in Lambeth, and to monitor progress. Lambeth Together is looking for two voluntary Patient and Public Voice Members, to join the Board as full voting members. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community. Lambeth Together is especially keen to attract younger adults, disabled people, people from LGBTQ+ communities and people from Black and multi ethnic communities to these roles, to help the Board in its ambition to reflect Lambeth communities.
What will the Patient and Public Voice Member role involve?
You’ll attend monthly Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board meetings to discuss and reach decisions about priorities and plans for health and care in Lambeth, and to monitor progress. You’ll need to maintain your networks and channels for staying in touch with community interests and experience within Lambeth. Potentially, you could also be involved in specific areas of work, such as community sessions or our Public Forum. We anticipate Public Voice Members will need to be available for around 10 to 12 hours per month to fulfil essential responsibilities, with the possibility of more time for development and support. This role is voluntary (unpaid) but provides opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge, build links and to be part of strategic decision-making at Board and borough level over a two-year term. The Board operates a buddy system and is available to new joiners.
Find out more
We have two opportunities to help you decide if this role is for you. These are optional and not part of the recruitment process.
- Come to an online information session to find out more or to ask any questions about the role. This meeting is at 5.30pm to 6.30pm on 11 July – email hello@lambethtogether.net to book your place.
- Observe the next Board meeting or come to the Public Forum – both on 11 July.
Frequently asked questions are available to help with any queries you may have.
How to apply
- Read the role outline
- Fill in the online application form
The deadline for submissions is 11.59pm on Wednesday 24 July 2024.
We aim to hold interviews in the week beginning 12 August 2024.
If you have any questions, please email hello@lambethtogether.net
Read more about Lambeth Together
Our Health and Care Plan sets out how health and care services in Lambeth will work together with residents and communities to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for people of all ages and from all communities over the next five years. Read Our Health Our Lambeth.