Experience

Activate Learning

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intervention Progress Coach Team Lead

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Using government Catch Up Funding (CUP) funding, I am the Team Lead for the Intervention Progress Coaching program across 7 colleges in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Surrey. The program supports students between the ages of 16-19 years who meet the CUP criteria. The criteria includes the student not achieving a grade 5 in maths and/or English after leaving year 11 and living in the 27% of economically deprived areas.The program is a face-to-face service, providing 6-8 week intervention program focusing on areas including developing skills in motivation, growth mindset, communication, respect and responsibility, managing stress and improving sleep. The team works closely with the teachers and support services across the college.The Team has 20 Intervention Progress Coaches. As the Team Lead, working with the team I support the development of the team/program, ensuring there is consistency in the program across all campuses, reviewing the data and program pathway, liaising with other teams across the organisation to deliver the best program to meet the student's needs. Also, ensuring the program meets the CUP funding and organisational requirements. Show less

• Intervention Progress Coach

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Personal development sessions for 16-19 year olds, through 1:1 and group coaching providing individualised support and targeted interventions to a caseload of students relating to their personal development, their learning and their careers, developing positive learning habits, enabling them to progress to the next level of learning or employment thereby improving retention and achievement.



Developmental Coaching

• Gloucester, United Kingdom

• Relaxation and Development Coach for adults and children

  • May 2017 - Jun 2021

  As well as being a qualified coach, I am licensed to practice Relax Kid - children/young people relaxation and Just Relax - adult relaxation classes. Through coaching sessions, I will work on 1:1 either by face to face, telephone or Skype and in groups, with the aim to help recognise goals and identify how to achieve them, as well as developing relaxation skills. Evidence shows that feeling relaxed and calm can increase confidence, resilience, increase happiness, improve health and well-being, lower stress and relieves tiredness. Just Relax teaches adults how to feel calm and relaxed. Participants will learn what stress is and how it affects our bodies. Based on mindfulness Just Relax teaches participants breathing, stress management techniques and coping strategies to create positive daily habits to feel relaxed and calm. Just Relax can be 1:1 or in groups. The Relax Kids sessions use research-based techniques to help children and young people to recognise their strengths and manage their emotional journey through life. Children follow a seven-step programme including, movement, games, stretching, breathing, massage/feel, positive affirmation and visualisation. These techniques provide a toolbox of skills which can be transferred as they grow through life. Relax Kids can be 1:1 or in groups. Research has shown that Relax Kids classes help to improve concentration and memory retention, improve self-confidence and self-esteem, develop resilience, stress anxiety management, develop self-awareness and the ability to self-soothe and improve sleep. Show less



Self-employed

• Cotswolds

• Relaxation and Developmental Coach

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2021

  Due to COVID, I have had to make the difficult decision to stop Relax kids and Just Relax. I am still continuing Life Coaching, so if you need any support during these challenging times, or having a rethink of your work life balance please contact me. Due to COVID, I have had to make the difficult decision to stop Relax kids and Just Relax. I am still continuing Life Coaching, so if you need any support during these challenging times, or having a rethink of your work life balance please contact me.



Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group

• Gloucestershire

• Senior Programme Manager - Clinical Programmes

  • Jun 2016 - May 2017

  Redesigning pathways across healthcare systems, including respiratory and ENT. Redesigning pathways across healthcare systems, including respiratory and ENT.



part of SFW Consulting Ltd

• Business Coaching

  • 2011 - Apr 2017

  Using a flexible coaching approach, including Achieving Communication Excellence (ACE) I will support you to identify your ambitions and self develop through setting goals, achieve your goals, make better decisions, improved communication and building relationships. I have completed a research study to understand if group coaching can be a support mechanism for people with a long term condition to make lifestyle changes. The findings were very positive and indicated that group coaching can be an effective support mechanism for those with a long term conditions. I am very keen to progress this work further, so if you are interested please contact me. Show less



Worcestershire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme Manager, Integrated Health and Social Care Programme-Well Connected

  • Jan 2015 - May 2016

  1. To be responsible for the for the strategic development and implementation of the Integrated Care Programme (ICP) – Well Connected 2. Co-ordinate development of the five year strategy for health and social care 3. Support health and social care commissioning and ensure that it meets the requirements and expectations of the national drive to integrate care including the terms of the Better Care Fund and Pioneer status. 4. Lead development of the 'enablers' required to integrate care – technology, information sharing, performance management, aligned incentives, communications. 5. Support the development and maintenance of health and social care commissioning processes, ensuring that they are robust and applied consistently and that they include adequate clinical. 6. To manage and be accountable for resources assigned to the Programme. Show less



Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager (Interim)

  • Feb 2013 - Oct 2014

  Leading on different projects, following programme management processes, completing project governance and progress reports; 1. Strengthening Integrated Community Teams Project Lead for Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust working in partnership with Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group to strengthen of Integrated Community Teams (ICT) across Gloucestershire by expanding the ICT functions by establishing rapid response and high intensity, who all work closely with the core ICT. The project aims to strengthen and further develop the integrated teams across the county. The outcome is to reduce in-appropriate and un-necessary acute admissions, reduce the length of stay, identify people who are at risk of requiring services in the future, improved communication between professionals and organisations to ensure services are better coordinated and have greater clarity on who is involved in a person's care. The test and learn site has been successfully implemented. The roll out across the county has started with continual learning, reviewing, evaluating progress and taking appropriate actions to change what has not worked. 2. Recruitment of qualified nurses Project lead the recruitment of qualified nurses for community hospitals, integrated community teams and Minor Injuries Units across Gloucestershire. Exploring all options for recruitment and working closely with the Clinical Development team to expand the training and development programmes. 3. Assist in facilitating Accelerated Learning Events for each of the six Business Units across the county, including presenting the 'Change' presentation. Show less



Gloucestershire Care Services

• Gloucester, United Kingdom

• Integrated Health and Social Care Project Manager (Interim)

  • Jul 2012 - Feb 2013

  Leading on two projects, completing project governance and progress reports; 1. Acute Discharge Conducting field trails for an A&E/short stay Integrated Discharge Team, with the aim of facilitating discharge of patients within 48 hours of admission. The project includes carrying out the analysis and benefits realisation from the trial. Making recommendations for future practice including staff mix. Implementation and development of Ward Integrated Discharge Team. With the aim of facilitating discharge in a timely and effective way. The team will include health and social care workers and will support wards offering advice and leading specifically on complex discharges. The work will include benefit realisation and analysis making recommendations for the team to be integrated into 'business as usual'. Assessing the use of external facilities for patients that it is not clear the appropriate discharge pathway. The facilities will provide focused reablement and assessment for a maximum of 4 weeks. 2. Personalisation Working with commissioning and clinical leads on the recalibration of the RAS and implementation of FACE 6.1. Implementing recommended changes following a LEAN review of workflow. Show less



NHS Bristol

• NHS Bristol

• Programme Manager for Mental Health (Interim)

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2012

  1. Commissioning lead for the procurement and implementation of a Crisis House for Men 2. Performance managing the IAPT service and commissioning lead for the implementation of Any Qualified Provider (AQP) for talking therapies 3. Managing day to day commissioning and performance management of providers, including the acute provider and completing a review of voluntary sector contracts and implementation of QIPP 4. Commissioning/project lead for a 3 month stakeholder engagement programme for Modernising Mental Health Services in Bristol. Show less



Zap Carbon

• Project manager

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  Working with schools and community groups across Buckinghamshire to take part in the Race2Reduce energy saving contest, providing support and guidance throughout the contest. Working with schools and community groups across Buckinghamshire to take part in the Race2Reduce energy saving contest, providing support and guidance throughout the contest.



NHS South Birmingham (Primary Care)

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Locality Clinical Commissioning Manager

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2010

  1. Supporting and implementing the development of Practice Based Commissioning to Inter-practice Clinical Commissioning across a locality. Acting as the link between GP practices and the PCT. Supporting and guiding the practices to become fit for purpose for the White Paper; Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS (2010) and developing into a Clinical Commissioning Federation. 2. Supporting and guiding the consortium to analyse activity data to implement a financial recovery plan and reduction in over activity. Performance managing of GP practices, providing support and guidance to ensure effective and appropriate activity at a practice level. 3. Evaluating and developing services across multiple stakeholders, including the development of service specifications. Working closely with GP practices to support and guide them in developing services using Local Enhanced Services (LES) and Freed Up Resources (FURs). Show less



NHS Berkshire West

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Cardiovascular Commissioning Manager

  • Mar 2009 - Nov 2009

  1. Development of new services and service specifications, such as Early Supported Discharge for stroke patients and Heart Care Nursing Team. 2. Analysing the impact of HRG4 for specific cardiovascular services calculating the adjusted savings for financial improvement plan projects. Producing monthly financial and progress reports on specific topics for the Financial Improvement Plan (FIP) and World Class Commissioning monitoring. 3. Lead work relating to the Vascular Prevention Programme Task Group to develop a business case for the community expansion of the vascular programme across the PCT, including mapping of current service, capacity and demand. Show less



NHS England South East

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Consultant

  • Jan 2009 - Apr 2009

  Learning Disabilities Self Assessment - South Central Strategic Health Authority 1. Implement the Learning Disabilities Self Assessment Exercise across the 9 PCT. 2. Provide support to PCT leads to initiate completion of the self assessment. 3. Support organisations and individuals during self assessment process. 4. Produce a summary report on findings. Learning Disabilities Self Assessment - South Central Strategic Health Authority 1. Implement the Learning Disabilities Self Assessment Exercise across the 9 PCT. 2. Provide support to PCT leads to initiate completion of the self assessment. 3. Support organisations and individuals during self assessment process. 4. Produce a summary report on findings.



Care Services Improvement Partnership

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programme Lead for Mental Health in Later Life

  • May 2008 - Dec 2008

  1. Link work with current networks to improve commissioning through using Everybody’s Business toolkit and support organisations to improve training across generic pathways using tools like Let’s Respect.2. Support organisations to service improve and service redesign.

• Development Consultant for Older People

  • Sep 2006 - May 2008

  1. Supporting health and social care organisations to work in partnership to develop, implement and evaluate service improvement plans for older people. Helping to share good practice and linking organisations together to support each other and learn from experience. Assisting organisations to implement national initiatives like Our Health, Our Care, Our Say, dignity in care, OPMH tools like Let’s Respect and Everybody’s Business.2. Supporting three Local Authorities in the south east, on the innovative Partnership for Older People Project pilots focusing on prevention and promoting independence for older people.3. Developed a Whole System Discharge Training programme for health and social care, lead an admission avoidance and discharge planning action learning set and established a south eastadmission avoidance and discharge network. Show less



Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic Health Authority

• Programme Lead for Older People and Adult Mental Health

  • Sep 2005 - Aug 2006

  1. Guide and support organisations across HIOW, working closely with social services to implementnational and local initiatives and targets.2. Complete the review of the NSF for Older People Lead the Older People’s network and review thestructure and membership to ensure it works in partnership across the health and social community toestablish work programmes to fully implement the NSF.3. Complete the review of the NSF for Mental Health. Lead the Adult Mental Health AutumnAssessment and the Durham Mapping. Establish work programmes to meet outstanding standards andtargets. Show less

• Policy and Performance Improvement Manager

  • Aug 2003 - Sep 2005

  1. Leading and supporting Trusts’ and PCTs’ across HIOW in the implementation of Choice at 6months.2. Assisting hospital trusts and PCT’s to meet the end of year government targets.3. Co-ordinating the Local Delivery Plan 2005-2008, across HIOW.4. Policy Lead for Mental Health



North Hampshire Primary Care trust and North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

• Project Manager for Older People’s Services

  • Oct 2001 - Aug 2003

  1 year secondment extended to 2 years. 1. Generated proposal for the development of the Discharge Team-implemented by North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust. 2. Agreed joint system for monitoring delayed transfers of care across the acute trust, primary care trust and social services. 3. Project led the implementation of the Home of Choice policy and single assessment process in the acute trust and primary care trust, working closely with social services and worked with MDT’s on the NSF for Older People Show less



North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

• Assistant General Manager/Senior Nurse

  • Nov 2000 - Oct 2001

  Medical Directorate, 1. Increase recruitment and morale through personal leadership. 2. Increase clinical standards using the Essence of Care and reducing complaints. 3. Implemented directorate system for education and training to enhance skills. Medical Directorate, 1. Increase recruitment and morale through personal leadership. 2. Increase clinical standards using the Essence of Care and reducing complaints. 3. Implemented directorate system for education and training to enhance skills.



Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corp

• Achieving the rank of Captain

  • Sep 1998 - Mar 2001

  Roles included; Assistant to King's Fund Co-Ordinator Tissue Viability Nursing Officer CNST Facilitator Roles included; Assistant to King's Fund Co-Ordinator Tissue Viability Nursing Officer CNST Facilitator