Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

  • Full time songwriter, musician and community singing project leader

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

    Writing, recording and producing original and traditional folk songs. Currently working on my fourth album. Delivering community singing projects under the name of The Songwriting Project. Currently working with people who have dementia and/or Parkinsons, through the Forget-me-not Singing Club.

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  Sustainability Partners (Charity)

  • Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

  • Trustee

    • Apr 2010 - Present
    • Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

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  The Songwriting Project

  • Project Leader

    • Apr 2021 - Mar 2024

    We deliver fun group songwriting and singing projects online and in the community. Each project is bespoke and designed to help build creativity, confidence and social connection; supporting overall health and wellbeing. www.amyhopwood.co.uk/thesongwritingproject

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  Care Quality Commission

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

  • Policy Manager

    • Oct 2017 - Mar 2024

  • Developmental Projects Manager (part-time)

    • Apr 2015 - Oct 2017

    Scoping, investigating and designing proposals to meet specific business problems - particularly focused on the collection, storage and analysis of data and intelligence.

  • Intelligence Manager (part-time)

    • Mar 2014 - Apr 2015

    Working on various intelligence related projects. Currently focused on the concept of 'well-led' - how to ensure robust inspection judgements for this domain and how to properly manage the evidence.

  • Organisational Development Manager

    • Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

    Seconded to be business owner for CQC's culture change programme

  • Data Reporting and Quality Manager

    • Jan 2011 - Oct 2013

  • Analytics Manager

    • Apr 2009 - Jan 2011

    Continuation of Lead Analyst role in CSCI, which merged with HCC and MHAC to become CQC.

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  Wessex Folk Festival

  • Weymouth

  • Chair

    • Jul 2015 - Jul 2017
    • Weymouth

    Chair of the committee which delivers the annual Wessex Folk Festival - two music stages, dancing, pub sessions and workshops, set alongside Weymouth's picturesque harbour.

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  Bounce Back Arts CIC

  • Weymouth

  • Director

    • May 2015 - Apr 2016
    • Weymouth

    Helped to launch a new community interest company aimed at the regeneration of Weymouth and Portland through arts and culture.

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  N/A

  • Weymouth

  • Local history project leader (part-time)

    • Mar 2014 - Oct 2014
    • Weymouth

    Leading the 'If Walls Could Talk' local history project. Working with local residents to map out the prior uses of commercial buildings in the Park District estate of Weymouth, collecting people's memories and stories of everyday life as it was in the 1930s to 60s. Engaging with older people in the area. Writing a booklet, map, running guided tours and community events. The project is delivered through the charity Digital:Works and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. More information available at www.IfWallsCouldTalk.org.uk

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  Commission for Social Care Inspection

  • Lead Analyst

    • Feb 2008 - Apr 2009

    Responsible for a team of analysts reporting and interpreting data about trends and quality of social care services in England to government, the media and the general public. Collating and analysing data about CSCI's performance in delivering its statutory duties.

  • Senior Analyst

    • Nov 2006 - Feb 2008

  • Analyst

    • Aug 2005 - Nov 2006

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  Sussex Probation

  • Performance Analyst

    • Feb 2004 - Aug 2005

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  Sussex Careers Services

  • Quality Assurance Co-ordinator

    • Aug 2001 - Feb 2004