The role of the Open Forum Coordinator is to help ensure that the forum attracts people with a severe and enduring mental illness and provides them with a safe space to come together with commissioners and service providers and feel and want to be involved in the discussion about service development and delivery. In addition, that they feel their contribution is helping to shape the services that they use.
Working with the CEO and the Chair of the Open Forum, the post holder is responsible for the strategic development, sustainability and management of Open Forum, in line with stated organisation aims and objectives. Develop innovative ways for service users to get involved and have a say in local mental health service provision and planning.