Experience

The Health and Care Professions Council

• United Kingdom
• Public Safety
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Case Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Accountabilities:· Plan and investigate varied case load and effective case progression.· Working constructively with all stakeholders in line with policies, guidance, and processes.· Accurate risk assessments and progressing high risk cases to Interim Order (if appropriate).· Anaylse information and make sound evidence-based decisions.· Working as part of a team and supporting colleagues as needed to achieve goals.· Understand information security and confidentiality requirements.· Prioritise key tasks and complete them to a high standard and timeliness.· Effectively drawing up a training plan and recording training videos for new starters. Show less

• Case Officer

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

  Accountabilities:· Dealing with non-fitness to practise matters such as:- Admission/ readmission/ renewal applications and considering health and/or character declarations made in line with the Health and Character Declarations Policy.- Protection of Title and Protection of function matters and ensuring compliance with the Health Professions Order 2001.· Preparing hearing bundles and redacting of information in a timely manner for Health and Character hearings.· Working closely with the Administrative Team to ensure timely distribution of information.· Triaging/screening Fitness to Practise cases and conducting risk assessments.· Identifying cases suitable for Interim order (IO) and preparing IO applications. Show less

• Quality Compliance Officer (fixed term contract)

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  Accountabilities:· Identify areas of improvement within fitness to practise policies and procedures.· Lead on FTP audits and gather raw data for sampling to analyse and report on the finding to senior management.· Conduct monthly status audits to ensure accuracy of Register.· Provide my perspective on the learning points issued by the Professional Standards Authority.· Dealing with Freedom of Information request and liaising with our Information Governance Officer.· Identifying training needs and organised training interventions to meet quality standards.· Disclosure and Barring service referrals.· Reporting on data incidents/ data breach.· Delivering Panel training in relation to Quality Compliance/ Assurance. Show less

• Case Officer

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2017

  Accountabilities:· Dealing with non-fitness to practise matters such as:- Admission/ readmission/ renewal applications and considering health and/or character declarations made in line with the Health and Character Declarations Policy.- Protection of Title and Protection of function matters and ensuring compliance with the Health Professions Order 2001.· Preparing hearing bundles and redacting of information in a timely manner for Health and Character hearings.· Working closely with the Administrative Team to ensure timely distribution of information.· Triaging/screening Fitness to Practise cases and conducting risk assessments.· Identifying cases suitable for Interim order (IO) and preparing IO applications. Show less

• Case Support Officer

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2016

  Accountabilities:· Prepare correspondence at all stages of a case to a variety of parties including the complainant, registrant, lawyers and other stakeholders.· Provide appropriate case support to the case management teams in terms of preparing hearing bundles in a timely manner for a variety of panel hearings including interim order review, article 30 review, registration appeal bundles.· Working closely with the Administrative Team to ensure timely distribution of information.· Completing the relevant follow up actions on behalf of the Case Managers after the Investigating Committee Panel.· Provide assistance with scanning, photocopying, redaction of case documentation and preparation of FOI bundles.· Dealing with miscellaneous cases and liaising with relevant teams such as Fitness to Practise or Protection of Title as deemed necessary. Show less



Shah Law Chambers

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Paralegal

  • Sep 2010 - Jul 2013

  Accountabilities: · Heading Immigration department and managing junior paralegals/ trainee solicitors. · Tier 1 and 2 applications under the new points-based system / Sponsorship Licenses. · Further Leave to Remain applications for e. g. FLR (O), FLR (M). · Settlement applications for e.g. on the basis of marriage, long residence, article 8 of ECHR. · Entry Clearance applications. · Appeals e.g. Entry Clearance – spouse/ visitor, EEA, Student/ EEA applications. · British Citizenship and Nationality applications. · Applications under compassionate grounds/ humanitarian grounds/ asylum/ Human Rights Act 1998. · Judicial Review applications. · Detention/ Removal directions casework. · Bail applications/ No time limit/Transfer of condition applications. · Drafting miscellaneous documents such as forms of consent, statutory declaration, change of name deeds etc. · Also undertaking some Criminal/ Family and miscellaneous cases from time to time. · Preparing for Lexcel audit for legal aid work. Show less



Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Immigration Paralegal

  • Aug 2008 - Apr 2010

  Accountabilities: · Work Permits. · Further Leave to Remain/ Entry Clearance applications and appeals/ Private appeals · EEA permits/ British Citizenship and Nationality applications. · Extension of Discretionary Leave. · Student applications/ student dependent applications. · Tier 1, 2, 4 applications under the new points-based system including applications falling outside the Immigration Rules. · Sponsorship Licenses/ Sole Representative applications. · Bail applications. · Asylum work – which has included initial asylum claims, applications under ECHR, fresh asylum claims/ Detained clients. · Settlement applications – including domestic violence, long residency, marriage, legacy and other compassionate/ compelling circumstances. · Also dealt a wide range of childcare work such as contact/ residence order (for 3 months). Show less



Harrow College

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Nov 2007 - Jul 2009

  Accountabilities: · Planning and delivering lectures to a class in various areas including Business Law, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Conveyancing, Family, Wills and Succession, and Tribunals and Administrative Practice. · Liaising with head of department to organise additional revision classes near exam times. Accountabilities: · Planning and delivering lectures to a class in various areas including Business Law, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Conveyancing, Family, Wills and Succession, and Tribunals and Administrative Practice. · Liaising with head of department to organise additional revision classes near exam times.



Indra Sebastian Solicitors

• Legal Secretary/Paralegal

  • Feb 2007 - Jul 2008

  Accountabilities: · Preparation and drafting of work permit applications and HSMP applications. · Appeals to the Home Office following any refusal of the above-mentioned applications. · Assisting in preparing judicial review applications and hearings. · Drafting work permit adverts for immigration purposes. · Liaising with the Home Office from time to time. · Making applications for an invalid trademark registration/ Liaising with the UK Intellectual Property Office/ Applying for trademark registration (form TM3). · Drafting standard letters such as client care letters to be used as a template for the firm. · Liaising with other solicitors/ agencies in relation to conveyancing matters. Show less