Experience

Plan with Care

• United Kingdom
• Services for the Elderly and Disabled
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Wellbeing

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Lead Wellbeing Consultant

  • Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

• Care & Wellbeing Consultant

  • Feb 2019 - Apr 2022

  Plan With Care delivers care and wellbeing planning to support the family, friends and solicitors of vulnerable older people.We want you to have the best care and life experience whatever your circumstance. We work so you can be confident that your choices are underpinned by solid financial foundations. We support you to live your life to the full, whatever your situation, and particularly if you are living with dementia.As a Care and Wellbeing Consultant I provide hands-on support to help reduce stress at home, navigate the clinical landscape and coordinate health professionals, and ensure the best quality of life with a range of therapeutic interventions.



UK Food Systems - Centre for Doctoral Training

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Researcher

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Resilience, wellbeing and food security through local food systems transformation Resilience, wellbeing and food security through local food systems transformation



Freelancer / Independent Consultant

• Culture Change | Practice Development | Research

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Various projects relating to dementia care, older adult health and wellbeing, and community development. Including:- Mental Health Foundation: Co-Author for What Is Truth? An Inquiry about truth and lying in dementia care. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/dementia-truth-inquiry-report.pdf- Dementia Care Training & workshops: bespoke dementia care training workshops for care providers in various settings (eg HCA Hospitals, London; Carers Support Merton, London; St. Raphael’s Hospice, London) and also family & community members- Carehomes, Various in London: Change Management and Practice DevelopmentLeading and facilitating culture change and practice development towards person-centred older adult and dementia care- Centre of Creativity in Professional Practice at City University: Visiting ResearcherDementia and Person-Centred Care SME for App Design - supporting the UX development of digital technologies to enhance person-centred dementia care- Bigger Boat: Co-Author and Lead Researcher for A Bigger Boat for Ageing and Dementia. Mapping the barriers and design principles for innovation and best practice in dementia care- RecommendMe: Interim Chief Operating Officerhttp://www.recommendme.londonProduct development and delivery; Stakeholder Engagement; Project Management; Business Development- Innovations in Dementia: Researcher for 'Care Home Whispers' Report- My Home Life: Researcher for Community Engagement and Care Homes- Dementia Care Mapping, various, LondonDementia Care Mapping (DCM): evaluation of dementia care services through Dementia Care Mapping for various organisations (eg Health Living Club, London; ARCH study, Kingston University)



Songhaven

• United Kingdom
• Music

• Advisory Board Member

  • 2017 - Present

  Professional dementia-friendly music events. http://songhaven.co.uk/ Professional dementia-friendly music events. http://songhaven.co.uk/



The Bearing

• Singer Songwriter

  • 2013 - Present

  www.thebearingmusic.co.uk www.thebearingmusic.co.uk



Dementia Home Consultancy Group

• Founder and Consultant

  • Oct 2016 - Apr 2020

  Expert practical and emotional support to maximise quality of life for families living with dementia Expert practical and emotional support to maximise quality of life for families living with dementia



Nightingale Hammerson

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Change Manager

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2013



LifeBook Memoirs

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • May 2010 - Jun 2011



OxfordJam

• Event Manager

  • Feb 2010 - May 2010

  Social Enterprise Conference - Fringe event to the Skoll World Forum Social Enterprise Conference - Fringe event to the Skoll World Forum



Outback Therapeutic Expeditions

• Wilderness Leader

  • Apr 2009 - Dec 2009

  Wilderness therapy for troubled teenagers Wilderness therapy for troubled teenagers



Moab Music Festival

• Event Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  Classical Music Festival Classical Music Festival



Navtec Expeditions

• Whitewater Rafting Guide

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009



Self Employed

• Piano Teacher

  • Jun 2005 - Jan 2009