Policy Officer – Lived Experience Specialist
7 days ago
This is a Policy Officer – Lived Experience role with NSW Health, a leading company in AU, with an amazing team. They are continuing to grow rapidly. This is the chance to join right as the mental health and wellbeing reform program takes off.
**About the Role at NSW Health**
The Mental Health Commission of NSW is a statutory agency, working to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the community. We are committed to ensuring people live well on their own terms, having the services and supports they need. We undertake research, strategic planning, systemic monitoring and reviews, and advocacy, guided by the lived experience of people with mental health issues and caring, families and kinship groups. The Commission works with government agencies, peak bodies, community-managed organisations, academics, advocacy groups and service providers. We believe this approach, with close collaboration in all aspects of our work, will achieve stronger services and better outcomes for all people in NSW.
**Key Responsibilities**
The Policy Officer – Lived Experience will provide lived experience perspectives and input into the mental health and wellbeing reform program of work undertaken each year by the Advocacy and Reform team. This includes providing well researched advice, efficient project and secretariat support to the Manager and high quality project outputs (e.g. summaries, briefs, submissions, correspondence, speech notes, meeting papers etc.). This role requires a resilient, highly energised individual who is capable of engaging with people with lived experience and caring, families and kinship groups and other stakeholders through their highly developed written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
**Requirements**
Personal lived experience of mental health issues and recovery, and ability to meaningfully and purposefully use lived experience to influence system reform. Demonstrated experience working in designated lived experience (peer - workforce) roles, and ability to draw on understanding of the peer workforce and consumer and carer movements to inform work. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to organise and present complex information in a clear, logical and systematic way. Ability to engage with key stakeholders, including government agencies, community-managed organisations and people with lived experience, carers and kinship groups, on a range of Commission priority areas. Ability to display initiative, have sound organisational and project management skills, capacity to multi-task and meet deadlines. Demonstrated ability to work independently or as a member of an effective, multi-disciplinary team. Knowledge and understanding of the role of the NSW Mental Health Commission and experience working in the mental health sector.
**NSW Health is an equal opportunity employer**
We do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural identity, disability, age, or any other non-merit factors. To put it simply, NSW Health is for everyone.
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