Experience

NHS Kent & Medway

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

• Deputy Director of Communications and Engagement

  • Mar 2021 - Present

• Associate Director Communications and Engagement

  • Oct 2020 - Mar 2021


Kent and Medway Sustainability and Transformation Partnership
• Senior Communications and Engagement Lead

  • Apr 2019 - Oct 2020


NHS Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley CCG and NHS Swale CCG

• Head of Communications and Engagement

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2020

  I lead all things comms and engagement for two CCGs in Kent. I lead all things comms and engagement for two CCGs in Kent.


NHS Lambeth CCG
• Head of Communications

  • May 2015 - Jan 2017


L8R

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2015

  L8R is a BAFTA award winning interactive online PSHE resource for schools and education settings. L8R is a BAFTA award winning interactive online PSHE resource for schools and education settings.



South East Commissioning Support Unit

• Principal Associate - Communications

  • Feb 2013 - Aug 2015

  I worked on a variety of communications projects for South East CSU. This included: Head of Communications for NHS Lambeth CCG, the communications lead for NHS 111 in South London, and a campaigns manager for CCGs in London and Kent. My work spanned the full communications spectrum, from internal comms through to crisis. I worked on a variety of communications projects for South East CSU. This included: Head of Communications for NHS Lambeth CCG, the communications lead for NHS 111 in South London, and a campaigns manager for CCGs in London and Kent. My work spanned the full communications spectrum, from internal comms through to crisis.



The Publicity House

• Communications Consultant/Owner

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2015

  The Publicity House specialises in all things PR, marketing and photography. The Publicity House specialises in all things PR, marketing and photography.



Local Government Association (LGA)

• Australia
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Consultant

  • 2010 - Jun 2012

  I worked on the Ageing Well programme as a communications consultant, managing all of its communication needs. This involved the creation of a variety of resources for councils including writing and editing publications, filming and editing videos, supporting colleagues and presenting at conferences across the country, commissioning writers, working with organisations such as The Young Foundation to develop animations, briefing and managing the design and print process, and promoting the programme to councils. http://www.local.gov.uk/ageing-well I previously worked on the LGA magazine First writing and editing pages and supporting the editor through its relaunch. Show less



Antenatal Online

• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Communications Consultant

  • 2010 - 2012

  Antenatal Online provides online antenatal education for parents to be around the world. The Publicity House supported the organisation as a communications consultant through its launch period with PR and marketing support. This involved promoting it to local and national media and facilitating partnership working with organisations such as Mumsnet. Antenatal Online provides online antenatal education for parents to be around the world. The Publicity House supported the organisation as a communications consultant through its launch period with PR and marketing support. This involved promoting it to local and national media and facilitating partnership working with organisations such as Mumsnet.



Kent County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Brand and Publications Manager

  • 2007 - May 2009

  I was responsible for producing corporate publications, Around Kent (the council's magazine for residents), and advising staff throughout the council on publications and branding. I managed a small marketing and design team. I was responsible for producing corporate publications, Around Kent (the council's magazine for residents), and advising staff throughout the council on publications and branding. I managed a small marketing and design team.



Mid Kent Living

• Launch Editor

  • 2007 - 2007

  I launched the monthly magazine Mid Kent Living, a glossy lifestyle magazine and wrote and edited it for a year. I launched the monthly magazine Mid Kent Living, a glossy lifestyle magazine and wrote and edited it for a year.



Swale Borough Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • 2005 - 2007

  The council had been without a comms team for four years when I took on this role so I had to build a team and reputation from scratch. I relaunched the council magazine, set up a media monitoring system, built relationships up with the local media, and improved internal comms massively, including the launch of an internal newsletter. This all helped to improve the reputation and good news coverage of the council. The council had been without a comms team for four years when I took on this role so I had to build a team and reputation from scratch. I relaunched the council magazine, set up a media monitoring system, built relationships up with the local media, and improved internal comms massively, including the launch of an internal newsletter. This all helped to improve the reputation and good news coverage of the council.



Kent on Sunday

• United Kingdom

• Supplements and Features Editor

  • 2002 - 2005

  I worked for Kent on Sunday from its launch, firstly on news and features, and then as Supplements and Features Editor where I was responsible for managing a team of journalists and freelancers and put together/edited around 96 features pages/supplement pages each week. This included feature pages within the main newspaper and supplements covering homes, gardens, horse and country, beauty, wellbeing, fashion and style. While working for Kent on Sunday I was named Feature Writer of the Year by the Newspaper Society and won a number of awards for my supplements. Show less



Canterbury Times

• Acting Editor

  • 1999 - 2000

  I worked as the Acting Editor of this newspaper, managing staff and the content and design of the paper. I worked as the Acting Editor of this newspaper, managing staff and the content and design of the paper.



Folkestone Herald

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• News Editor

  • 1997 - 1997

  I worked as news editor, determining the content of the weekly local newspaper and also the Dover Express. I worked as news editor, determining the content of the weekly local newspaper and also the Dover Express.



Kent Messenger Group

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sub Editor and Freelance Features Writer and Women's Editor

  • 1992 - 1996

  I worked on the daily newspaper Kent Evening Post, later known as Kent Today writing features, writing and editing the women's page and as a sub editor.

• Reporter

  • 1988 - 1992

  Senior news journalist working on daily newspaper Kent Evening Post (later known as Kent Today).