Experience

The Big Life group

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Trainee High Intensity Therapist

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  This is a training role within an adult improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) service. Main duties include:- Completing a programme of study with the University of Chester-Delivering high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions with adults experiencing anxiety or low mood.

• Clinical Locality Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Nov 2022

  This a management role with an adult step 2 improving access to psychological therapy (IAPT) service.My main duties include:To work with the service manager to support team members to deliver the service to a high standardTo supervise staff including facilitating line management and case management supervision To ensure that relevant data and information is collected and where necessary collated for reports and recording. To manage risk and safeguarding concerns To triage referrals Show less

• Senior Perinatal Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

  • Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

  This a senior role with an adult step 2 improving access to psychological therapy (IAPT) service. This role has a specific focus on improving access for perinatal clients.My main duties include:-To lead and work within a step 2 pathway for perinatal clients- To complete brief mental health assessments with perinatal clients wishing to access psychological therapy.- To deliver low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) informed interventions with perinatal clients with anxiety or low mood. This is delivered face to face, over the telephone and video calls.- To manage a varied caseload of perinatal clients- To develop effective relationships with a range of external organisations and agencies; with a particular focus on perinatal services. -To triage referrals into the service, managing risk and identifying appropriate client care pathway- To identify training and continued professional development (CPD) opportunities for step 2 staff and offer support and advice to the team. Show less

• Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

  This a role with an adult step 2 improving access to psychological therapy (IAPT) service. My main duties include:- To complete brief mental health assessments with clients wishing to access psychological therapy. - To deliver low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) informed interventions with adults with anxiety or low mood. This is delivered face to face, over the telephone and video calls. - To manage a caseload of clients - To support events promoting positive mental health and the service within the community Show less



Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• CYP MH trainee wellbeing practitioner

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  This was a training role within the child and young people’s mental health service (CYP MH). Main duties include: - completing a programme of study with the University of Reading- delivering low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) informed interventions with young people with anxiety or low mood.

• Clinical Coordinator

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  This was a role within the child and young people’s mental health service (CYP MH). Responsibilities include: - organising and coordinating group therapeutic interventions for the service to support children and young people and their parents to manage difficulties with anxiety and low mood. - co-facilitating therapeutic groups - Supporting the treatment lead with the review of group content and group materials



MacIntyre Academies

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning Lead

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

  This was a role in a school for children and young people aged 9-19 year olds who have an education, health and care plan for autism spectrum condition or a social, emotional or mental health need. Responsibilities include - Pastoral responsibility for a class of 8 students. - Planning and teaching a portion of the curriculum including life skills and wellbeing.- Covering lessons in a teachers absence - Implementing a positive behaviour support model by completing behaviour analysis work - Maintaining regular contact with families and other professionals involved in the care of the young people.- Setting and monitoring academic and wellbeing targets with the lung people - Line manage teaching assistants- Organising the schools therapeutic horse riding and grooming programme. Show less

• Higher level teaching assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  This was a role in a school for children and young people aged 9-19 year olds who have an education, health and care plan for autism spectrum condition or a social, emotional or mental health need. Responsibilities include:-Supporting the class teacher to deliver a curriculum and support overall wellbeing of the young people.- Planning and Delivering a portion of the curriculum including life skills, well being and food technology. - Delivering lessons in the teachers absence.- Implementing a positive behaviour support model by completing behaviour analysis work - Maintaining regular contact with families and other professionals involved in the care of the young people.- Setting and monitoring academic and wellbeing targets with the lung people - Line manage teaching assistants- Organising the schools therapeutic horse riding and grooming programme. Show less

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

  This was a role in a school for children and young people aged 9-19 year olds who have an education, health and care plan for autism spectrum condition or a social, emotional or mental health need. Responsibilities include:-Supporting the class teacher to deliver a curriculum and support overall wellbeing of the young people.- Delivering the lesson on a 1-1 or small groups. -Preparing resources and the learning environment. -Organising the schools therapeutic horse riding and grooming programme. Show less



The Challenge

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Support Worker

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

  This was a role with NCS the challenge which is a 3 week programme which works with young people aged 15-17 to build life skills. Responsibilities include: - Working on a 1-1 basis with an individual with additional needs to support them to access the programme. - Identifying barriers preventing the young person from fully engaging in the programme and working collaboratively with the young person to create solutions. - Maintaining regular contact with the family of the young person - Undertaking the 2 week residential portion of the programme with the young person to support their needs. Show less



University of Warwick

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Sep 2016

  This was a role with the language development lab at Warwick University which completes research with a focus on how and when children's first language develops Responsibilities include: - Organising and facilitating research projects. The main study I worked on was an eye tracking study to test implicit sentence comprehension in 4 and 5 year olds using a 'looking while listening' task. - Contacting families who had demonstrated an interest in taking part in studies with the lab and organising their visit to the lab - Completing baseline tests with children including the 'day and night' inhibition and working memory task, the 'number span' memory task and 'the expressive one word picture vocabulary test' - Scoring baseline tests - Facilitating the main study by setting up and monitoring the eye tracking equipment. - Transcribing and scoring qualitative data in the form of voice recordings Show less