

Background, Experience and Achievements



(Some of a) Set of bespoke cross service needs labels for common use in recording and reporting needs

I'm a highly experienced consultant working in and with ICBs, Local Authorities, providers and multi-professional teams to set up and improve children and young people's mental health services.
I've also written and delivered thousands of hours of training around behaviour management and social, emotional and mental health needs.
Through consultancy and support I have improved services and schools across the north of England and beyond as well as creating some highly regarded products and services in my field of children and young people's social, emotional and mental health.
NHS ICS/ ICB
Independent Consultant
Children and Young People's Mental Health
Norfolk & Waveney ICB
Integrated Front Door Implementation Lead
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Developed ThriveCONNECT SPA model​
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Full pathway co-creation including Thriving website, intelligent digital referral form, trusted triage, provider ready agreements, no rejections, multi-professional working, SNOMED coded needs led service mapping, no rejection pathways
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Bespoke SNOMED code lists and training
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Thrive framework development alongside iThrive national team
Calderdale
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Strategic MHST strategic lead - current
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Wrote successful Calderdale MHST bid, described as 'best they've seen; fully thought through" by NHS England
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Central Point of Contact Improvement Lead - current
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CYP MH system review and improvement
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CAMHS and system wide staff skills strategy, audit and development pla​​n
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Annual workforce survey and analysis
Bradford
One Trusted Referral Pathway development lead
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Governance
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Model development
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Business case creation & sign off
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Thrive framework analysis and training.
DATA1 Neurodiversity Pathway re design: Comms Lead
North Yorkshire
Undertook and wrote Children and Young People’s Mental Health System Scoping and Review including Single Point of Access plan
SEND
West Yorkshire ICB
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Creation of an ICS wide EHCP Health Quality Assessment Framework and Audit Tool to enable good quality EHCP health advice and outcomes.
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Developing SEND Outcomes: A good practice guide to using and improving outcomes in health services
NHS CCG
​​Social, Emotional and Mental Health Consultant: NHS Leeds 2015 - April 2020
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Designed, co-created, oversight and quality assurance of schools' mental health support: MindMate Wellbeing.
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Supported Single Point of Access Development
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Assessments, outputs and outcomes lead including Mental Health Services Dataset
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Bespoke, cross-service, SNOMED compatible needs labels
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Designed and created MindMate Champions and MindMate Lessons​.
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Wrote successful Wave 1 Mental Health Support Team (MHST) bid & led implementation of MHST
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Worked with national Thrive framework team to develop Thrive led systems
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Local Authority
Senior Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Consultant: Leeds 2007 - 2015
- Created and managed Emotional Wellbeing Waved Approach website
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Designed, created and managed Targeted Mental Health in Schools (TaMHS) Leeds​ (counselling in schools)
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Created and delivered training and conferences
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School SEMH support
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Healthy schools support
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Successful bid writing
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Bespoke Excel tools for recording and reporting outputs and outcomes
Behaviour Support Team Senior Support Teacher: Cheshire 2004 -2007
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Inclusion Support to schools for pupils with challenging behaviour​
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Created and delivered behaviour management training
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Co created 'Graduated Response to SEN Code of Practice'
Universities
​Freelance Consultant: Midlands CYP IAPT Collaborative Education Mental Health Practitioner Assurance Project Lead (Northampton University)
April 2019 - Jan 2020
Leading the Trailblazer project in the Midlands with support, planning, partnership working and assurance alongside Health Education England, NHS England, Department for Education and Trailblazer sites
Freelance Consultant: Sheffield University: March 2020
Education Mental Health Practitioner Lecture: Introduction to Low Intensity Working in education settings
Digital
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MYMUP Digital: develop their MHST Function recording and reporting
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BfB labs: develop their data and evidence comms for their innovative, award winning and evidence based mental health video game Luminova
Schools and Education Settings
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Mainstream Primary school teacher, PE coordinator and SENCO: Manchester
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Moderate learning difficulties teacher, PE and ICT coordinator: Manchester
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Significant Learning Difficulties and Challenging Behaviour Teacher: Preston
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Significant Learning Difficulties: Trosly -Breuil, France
Education
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2:1 BSC Hons Psychology and French
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PGCE Primary
Other Things
British Cycling Trained Coach and Ride Leader
Created albaRosa youth section and race team manager 2013 - 2020
Bike rider, occasional triathlete and lover of travel
Trained & Experienced in:
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Thrive Framework implementation and training
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Webster Stratton Classroom Management Group Leader
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Mindfulness Practitioner
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Restorative Practice
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Effective Leadership
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SEND and Code of Practice
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Advanced Microsoft Office
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Bespoke Excel analysis tools
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Data management and analysis (Including NHS MHSDS)
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Website Design
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Safeguarding
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Demand and Capacity
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Service pathways
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Thrive framework
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Coaching
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Jenny Moseley Circle Time
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Developing Effective Behaviour Support
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Classroom Management: Improving Pupil Behaviour
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Emotionally Literate Approach to Anger Management
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Team Teach
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Presentation and Writing