HASCAS are looking for four mental health service users/survivors to become Champions for one of their projects. They must have used direct payments or an individual budget to support recovery/management of their mental health, and who are passionate about the personalisation agenda. They must be willing to travel and able to promote personalisation in mental health.

This is part of the "Putting Us First" Project which is national, initiated by Mind and being managed by the Norah Fry Research Centre, part of Bristol University. Other partners are the Southampton Centre for Independent Living (SCIL).

The project aims to ensure that more people with mental health support needs receive a personalised approach to this. Various products have been developed, and a conference has already been held. This phase concentrates on setting up and supporting four projects in England that will help to push forward personalisation in mental health. This will be done by service user ‘Champions' who will fly the flag for personalisation in mental health.

Please see accompanying Application Form, Job Specification and Person Specification.

Key points:

• Full training/support will be given.
• Expenses and fee for work paid.
• Up to 30 days work over 7 months.
• Period of work Sept 2009 to March 2010.
• Training experience desirable.

Any Application Forms are to be completed and sent to:

Tina Coldham, HASCAS, 11- 13 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN

Or emailed to: T.Coldham@hascas.org.uk  or faxed to: 0207 307 2890

Please ensure that any application is at HASCAS by 5pm on 19/8/09.

A short listing process will follow and successful candidates will be invited to HASCAS for an interview with some of the project team on Thursday 27th August '09.

Please note: The initial training day will be held at HASCAS on Monday 21st September '09.

Any queries with the above, please contact Maureen Harris at SCIL on 023 8020 2641.

09:53:00  2009-08-10