Residents in flood-affected areas have been urged to attend a NSW SES flood forum

With flooding fresh on the minds of residents, businesses and organisations, the SES said it was a good time to let them know how it can best support communities to prepare for a flood, assist them during a flood and help them recover afterwards.

An independent facilitator has been appointed to run a series of NSW State Emergency Service flood forums in a bid to capture the community's experiences and feedback across the entire Maitland area.

"The main aim is to ensure the community has a platform where they can share all of their feedback on the NSW SES and also on other organisations," NSW SES Hunter and Central Coast community capability officer Jake Hoppe said.

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"As an organisation we're trying to refine and improve on the processes we use and also take into account feedback from the March and July events about how we can better assist the community.

"People who are potentially worried about being impacted in future events to people who have been impacted time and time again are who we want to hear from."

The independent facilitator will prepare a report, which will be made public.

Representatives from the council, Resilience NSW, Hunter Local Land Services, police and the Red Cross are expected to attend.

A forum will be held at Hinton School of Arts on Sunday, November 6 from 12.30pm until 3pm.

A forum will be held in Maitland on Saturday, November 12 at 12.30pm. The venue will be publicised closer to the date.