Experience

Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Development Officer- BBO Reaching Out Across Durham

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  I currently work as a Project Development Officer on the BBO Reaching Out Across Durham Project. This Project is hosted by the Pioneering care Partnership, a pioneering charity with a focus on health & wellbeing for all. The aim of the Project is to support Participants to break down any barriers they have which are currently prohibiting them from gaining employment or accessing training. The role involves travelling across the breadth of the County and working remotely. I manage a small team of Health & Wellbeing Practitioners alongside a caseload of my own. My key responsibilities are:-Target management, setting SMART goals and ensuring they are met.-Developing the Health & Wellbeing offer inline with progressive funding requirements.-Budget and Staff management.-Report writing, data management and feeding back to the senior management team to fit into the wider development of the Project. -Designing, researching and delivery a wide range of health and wellbeing courses.

• Senior Health & Wellbeing Trainer- Reaching out across Durham

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  In my current role I work as a Senior Health & Wellbeing Trainer, having qualified in 2019, on the BBO Reaching out across Durham Project. This Project is hosted by the Pioneering care Partnership, a pioneering charity with a focus on health & wellbeing for all. I independently manage a caseload of up to 25 participants all of whom wish to break down any barriers they have which are prohibiting them from gaining employment or accessing training. The role involves travelling across the breadth of the County and working remotely. I work on a 1:1 basis with each participant, creating a bespoke action plan (structured using SMART goals). Overtime myself and the participant working closely to break down any barriers relating to their health and wellbeing this can range from any physical barriers they have to barriers relating to their mental health.The end goal of the process being the participant has moved closer towards the job market or feels ready to access training.

• Advocacy Support Officer- Stockton Independent Complaints Advocacy Service

  • Nov 2016 - Sep 2018

  After graduating, I worked as a Advocacy Support Officer for the Stockton Independent Complaints Advocacy Service was a Project ran under the Pioneering Care Partnership which ensures the development of the mental and physical health of the residents in the Teesside and Durham locality. I acted as the first point of contact for a client who required advocacy support within the Stockton-On-Tees Borough. I would discuss with the client their issues, confirm legal action is the best course of action to take or I would sign post them to a more appropriate service. I provided them with a self help pack which encourages clients to self advocate where possible. I ensured that the registration process was complete to enable the client to pursue their complaint and then I guided them through the advocacy process. At the end of each quarter i produced a quarterly report which was sent to my senior manager.



Northumbria University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Student Legal Advisor

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

  The Student Law Office is a award winning pro bono legal clinic located in Northumbria university and available to anyone in the North East region. It is ran by students who are supervised by qualified solicitors.I worked in a family firm of 6 students, working approximately 20-25 hours a week in the firm. We worked in pairs within the firm, i dealt with 4 clients during my time in the office. I managed my own caseload and i was subject to the SRA code of conduct which included carrying out the relative formalities such as client confidentiality checks. It is through the office that i developed an interest in the importance of client care further linking to an interest in pro bono. Having written two pieces on both subjects and also delivering a seminar on the subjects, my seminar was based on the key link between client care and how if a lawyer can develop excellent client care skills it can aid each firm win and retain business. Part of the seminar also touched on the importance of pro bono in the fight for access to justice and how also if done properly it can actually win business for the firm via the pro bono client suggesting the firm to their peers. On a daily basis i interviewed clients, conversed with legal professionals, carried out in depth legal research, complied with my professional duties under the SRA code of conduct and delivered advice to clients both in person and via written correspondents. The Student Law office has led me to have excellent time management skills, allowed me to develop client care skills that i can use in practice and allowed me to experience life in a live law office for a year.



Walker Morris LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vacation Scheme

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2015

  I gained a place of the vacation scheme at Walker Morris LLP, i was placed in the Real Estate Department. My role included carrying out tasks in relation to conveyancing such as checking deeds and working with the Land Registry office. I found this benefited me as it allowed me to put the LPC elements of the degree into practice.



Walker Morris LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Placement Student

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2014

  I spent a week with the firm in the Sport law department. I shadowed partners in the department working on a dispute case within a English football club. I spent two days in Manchester attending the Global Football Conference where i was able to sit on lectures in relation to the development of the law surrounding football.