Experience

CAYP Psychology

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Psychologist

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Psychologist

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2022

  Working with children and young people with physical health conditions, and their families. Based within the Department of Clinical Health Psychology. Working with children and young people with physical health conditions, and their families. Based within the Department of Clinical Health Psychology.



Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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

• Trainee Clinical Psychologist

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2020

  Placements included Adult Eating Disorders, CAMHS, Adult Physical Health, Adult Learning Disability and specialist placement in Paediatrics. Thesis title: Investigating Emotion Regulation and Shame in a Self-Injuring Population. Both systematic review and empirical papers published. Placements included Adult Eating Disorders, CAMHS, Adult Physical Health, Adult Learning Disability and specialist placement in Paediatrics. Thesis title: Investigating Emotion Regulation and Shame in a Self-Injuring Population. Both systematic review and empirical papers published.



Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Assistant Clinical Psychologist

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2016

  This role was a split role until December 2015. 75% of my time was dedicated to the First Year Together study across Greater Manchester. This involved developing and delivering training sessions to midwives, health visitors and research and development teams across 7 GM councils and 9 NHS trusts. I also attended meetings and acted as the liaison point between the National Centre for Social Research and front line staff. I assisted with the ethics process, using the IRAS system to help complete and co-ordinate the REC, NHS R&D, CRN Portfolio Adoption and SSI forms. I was going to be responsible for data entry, maintenance and transfer, and communicating with study participants. However, we were unfortunately unable to proceed with this study- see the following link for the project insight- http://natcen.ac.uk/media/1216021/Baby-Express-Trial-Project-Insights.pdf. Until December 2016, 25% of my time was dedicated to carrying out duties for the South Manchester Children and Parents Service (CAPS, 0-5 CAMHS), this then became my full time position until September 2016. This involved conducting clinical assessments, writing clinical notes, completing and scoring measures, managing risk, designing sleep charts/routines, writing social stories/life stories and co-facilitating Webster-Stratton Incredible Years Parenting Programmes. I was also responsible for data collection, audit, entry and analysis and producing reports for commissioners/Sure Start centres. Furthermore, I assisted the team in delivering training to healthcare/social care professionals. Show less



Lifeline Project Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Client Evaluation of Self and Treatment Rollout Co-Ordinator for the Lifeline Prison Directorate

  • Jun 2014 - Feb 2015

  A Lifeline colleague introduced the Client Evaluation of Self and Treatment (CEST) psychometric assessment tool, developed by the Texas Christian University, to our service, and implemented its use. The CEST assesses where a substance misuser is "at" in terms of their psychological and social functioning, motivation levels, treatment engagement and criminal thinking styles at any given moment. While working as an administrator, I developed a basic system and database for administering the tool and tracking results across time. A position was then created to roll this system out to all adult and YO prison institutions across the Lifeline prison directorate (UK-wide). This role involved developing and delivering training sessions for prison staff, liaising with Lifeline prison staff and service users, providing site support, data entry and analysis and the production of written reports for service users, staff, teams, managers and commissioners. These reports indicated that our programmes were effective in reducing psychological distress, improving social functioning and motivation, increasing treatment engagement and reducing levels of criminal thinking. This role also involved a literature review of our existing drug and alcohol leaflets and in-cell workbooks. Show less

• Office Administrator

  • Apr 2013 - Nov 2014

  My responsibilities include correspondence, maintaining and updating databases, maintaining and updating the DET for NDTMS, shredding, filing, production of monthly figures, sorting incoming and outgoing post, CEST data entry and analysis, carrying out and analysing service reviews and offender surveys and creating and sorting service user files.



The Postgraduate Medical Education Council of Tasmania

• Tasmania, Australia

• Communication Skills Coach

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  This position required role-playing patients for overseas-trained doctors in preparation for their Australian Medical Council examinations. This has involved acting as patients with anorexia nervosa, depression and kidney disorders. During training for this position, I was trained to assess the interpersonal skills of each candidate, and to provide detailed feedback on their verbal and physical communication skills. I was also trained to provide points of improvement for the candidates. This position required role-playing patients for overseas-trained doctors in preparation for their Australian Medical Council examinations. This has involved acting as patients with anorexia nervosa, depression and kidney disorders. During training for this position, I was trained to assess the interpersonal skills of each candidate, and to provide detailed feedback on their verbal and physical communication skills. I was also trained to provide points of improvement for the candidates.



University of Tasmania

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Note-Taker/Typist

  • Jul 2009 - Nov 2011

  In my position as a note-taker, I provided detailed, typed transcripts of lectures for students with disabilities such as dyslexia or deafness. I can type at a speed of 110 words per minute. As part of this role, I was trained to the needs and sensitivities of the students with disabilities. In my position as a note-taker, I provided detailed, typed transcripts of lectures for students with disabilities such as dyslexia or deafness. I can type at a speed of 110 words per minute. As part of this role, I was trained to the needs and sensitivities of the students with disabilities.



Officeworks

• Australia
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Front-End Co-Ordinator

  • Aug 2009 - Apr 2011

  This role involved POS, cash-handling and counting, banking, rostering breaks for staff members and opening and closing the registers each day. This role involved POS, cash-handling and counting, banking, rostering breaks for staff members and opening and closing the registers each day.