Experience

Headway - the brain injury association

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

• East of Scotland Network co-ordinator

  • Jun 2012 - Present



Headway

• East of Scotland

• East of Scotland Network Coordinator

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  1. Work closely with Groups, Branches, volunteers and other relevant agencies to ensure high standards of service. 2. Raise the profile of the National Service Framework for long term neurological conditions. 3. To Foster and maintain good working relationships with all relevant agencies to ensure closer coordination of care and support for Brain Injury Survivors. 4. To map and monitor service provision across the area, including start up of new groups where a need has been identified. 5. Organise brain injury awareness events as well as events to support and encourage brain injury survivors with their rehabilitation. 6. Encourage Groups and Branches to participate in events. 7. Deliver interactive prevention and brain injury information presentations to schools. 8. Provide and deliver Brain Injury awareness to Groups, Branches and external organisations. 9. Produce detailed reports for the Director of Services, Chief Executive, Funders and the membership committee and Board of Trustees. 10. Planning and implementing events to raise awareness and funding for Groups and Branches. 11. Support and encourage Groups and Branches to complete and return Annual Information update forms, Annual Returns Trustees Code of Conduct within required timescales. 12. To promote good practice and equal opportunities. 13. Signposting to relevant organisations 14. Liaise with other professionals ie. GP’s/Solicitors/Medical Specialists to ensure correct advice and support for service users. Show less



Momentum

• Galashiels/Berwickshire area

• Rehabilitation and outreach worker

  • Nov 2010 - Jun 2012

  1. Signposting to relevant organisations. 2. Ensure that services users had access to full support and ensuring the correct care packages were in place. 3. Support tutor and Brain Injury Survivors on a weekly basis at Borders College. 4. Attend medical assessments/benefit assessment/Advocacy with service users to ensure the correct advice was given and also that the service user fully understood the information provided. 5. Assist service users in the completion of a variety of forms (such as DLA or Housing applications). 6. Liaise with other professionals i.e. GP’s/Solicitors/Medical Specialists to ensure correct advice and support for service users. 7. Provide in depth reports to management on individual cases. 8. Extensive travel due to large area covered. Show less