NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB CYP participation and co-production Offer

Norfolk & Waveney is committed to ensuring Children, Young People and their families have a voice and inform the development and delivery of the support they receive for their physical and mental health. This offer (‘the offer’) aims to:<br/>1. Build on and coordinate existing participation and engagement networks across all age groups 0-25 yrs<br/>2. Focus on under 11s and CYP experiencing health inequalities which represent identified participation and engagement gaps existing across our system<br/><br/>To integrate ‘the offer’ into existing local participation and coproduction networks and add value to existing offers<br/>To maintain and embed the Youth Governance Group – continue prioritising YGG members input in all aspects of the Integrated Care Board’s CYPMH team’s work<br/>To provide CYP participation and coproduction support to the whole range of physical and mental health services e.g. paediatrics, asthma, epilepsy<br/>To give particular focus to engaging CYP who experience health inequalities, these may include, but are not restricted to: SEND, CYP with long term conditions, BAME, EAL (English as an Additional Language) communities, LGBTQ+, Gypsy Roma communities, refugee and immigrant communities, CYP open to social care, and CYP with physical disabilities.<br/>To uphold the CYP Mental Health Charter as a key tool in bringing the voice of children and young people into CYPMH system and service development and improvement<br/>Work with education setting’s ‘school councils’ to involve the broadest range of voices in participation and co-production work support.<br/>Collaborate with the adult/all-age participation and co-production initiatives to support partnership working, shared community access points, and less risk of duplication.<br/>Support health service’s staff recruitment processes with CYP participation.<br/>Proactively enable CYP and families to support service improvements by testing and piloting new service tools, processes or forms etc.<br/><br/>Service Specific Outcomes<br/><br/>Increase in numbers of CYP and families 0-25yrs who are supported to be involved in co-production opportunities to shape and improve health services<br/>Increase number of under 11s (including engagement with parent / carers) to be involved in co-production opportunities<br/>Improve numbers of CYP from disadvantaged groups to be proportionately involved in co-production and participation.<br/>Improve numbers of CYP who experience or are more likely to experience health inequalities that are supported to engage with co-production opportunities with local communities and services.<br/>Provide practical guidance and support for organisations to understand and actively use the CYP Mental Health Charter in their service design and developments.<br/>Increase the range of digital and face to face opportunities for CYP engagement<br/>Ensure there is equity of co-production reach across Norfolk and Waveney and across all age groups and disadvantaged groups.<br/><br/>The contract period will be for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to a further year, commencing 1st April 2024. The indicative contract value is £200,000 per annum, £600,000 over the full 3 years. This is subject to review following the early engagement. <br/><br/>To express your interest in this opportunity please register using the following link - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Project Reference C229351.