Experience

Tŷ Hafan

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Family Wellbeing and Outreach Services

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Head of Community Services and Partnerships

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2022

• Lead practitioner community palliative care

  • Sep 2012 - Jul 2022

• Lead practitioner community palliative care services

  • Feb 2009 - Jul 2022

  To lead on the delivery of needs led, family centred care to life limited children and their families including family support, bereavement support, end of life planning, complementary therapy, specialist play, music therapy and group work.



RCT CBC

• Senior Practitioner / social worker

  • Jun 2006 - Jan 2009

  Social worker on Disabled Children's team and then Senior Practitioner for the Family Link Scheme -short break foster care for disabled children. Using previous experience recruited the first Professional Short Break Foster Carer for the scheme. Recruited, trained, assessed and supported foster carers and assessed children and families needs to ensure good matches were found. Social worker on Disabled Children's team and then Senior Practitioner for the Family Link Scheme -short break foster care for disabled children. Using previous experience recruited the first Professional Short Break Foster Carer for the scheme. Recruited, trained, assessed and supported foster carers and assessed children and families needs to ensure good matches were found.



Leeds Social Services

• Leeds

• Senior Practitioner

  • Oct 2000 - May 2006

  Senior Practitioner on the Leeds Family Placement Scheme -specialist fostering scheme for complex disabled children. Involved in setting up and supervising emergency, short term, long term fostering placements and adoption and Special Guardianship placements. Senior Practitioner on the Leeds Family Placement Scheme -specialist fostering scheme for complex disabled children. Involved in setting up and supervising emergency, short term, long term fostering placements and adoption and Special Guardianship placements.



City of York Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Short break foster carer

  • Mar 1995 - Sep 2005

  Provided short break care for three amazing and inspirational children over ten year period. First link child died in 1996 and his death and courage of his family inspired my passion in palliative care. Provided short break care for three amazing and inspirational children over ten year period. First link child died in 1996 and his death and courage of his family inspired my passion in palliative care.



North Yorkshire Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Worker

  • Jun 1998 - Oct 2000

  Social work caseload of complex, disabled children covering child protection, safeguarding and looked after children. Responsible for setting up inclusive, community based play scheme provision and sustainable sibling support services. Social work caseload of complex, disabled children covering child protection, safeguarding and looked after children. Responsible for setting up inclusive, community based play scheme provision and sustainable sibling support services.