Amanda Hall Email & Phone Number

Bristol -South West

Amanda Hall Associates offers Workforce Development Consultancy services across the UK. We are committed to the continuing development of the workforce to ensure that they are able to deliver excellent services to customers and other end users.Examples of what we can offer include: * Strategic workforce planning including service and workforce mapping;* Supervison and Coaching using the principles of solution focused theory;* Training and education development- bespoke to meet organisational need and delivered by experts in their field;* Project Management - No project too large or small;* Evaluation and research;* Clinical case review and Inquiry.Previous clients include NHS Trusts, NHS England, Govenment Sponsored Bodies, Local Authorities, Academic Institutions, Private Industry and the Third Sector. Examples of successful projects include:Ongoing coaching and supervision with individual clients including a Senior Organisational Development Consultant and a Regional Manager of a user led organisation;Co production of a series of commissioning and workforce guidance to support changes and improvements in practice. These include: • "Commissioning better Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the South West"​- a regional guide to aid commissioners focusing upon best practice and illustrating what good CAMHS should look like (NHS England, 2014) http://www.swscn.org.uk/commissioning-better-camhs-south-west-new-report/1945/• "A Positive and Proactive Workforce " a workforce development guide for commissioners and employers on minimising the use of restrictive practices within health and social care. This is one of a suite of documents commissioned by DH as part of the national Positive and Safe programme. (2013-2014) ww.skillsforhealth.org.uk/about-us/news/restrictive-practice-guide-/

Cardiff

Completed an evaluation of the Social Care Induction Framework accredited units in four pilot sites across Wales (2013). This included:Designing and implementing an evaluation process to gather qualitiative and quantative data to meet project outcomes The production of a comprehensive report detailing the results of the pilot against the intended outcomes and recommendations.

United Kingdom

Bristol

Tutor for a group of first year students studying on the BSc Hons Social Work ProgrammeAssessment activities including marking accredited assignments against specified criteria.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Undertook in-depth investigations, including interviews with professionals (clinical and social care) and analysis of complex clinical, medical and social care information and recordsUtilised root cause analysis methodology to investigate the life, diagnosis and treatment that led up to the person’s deathProduced clear and detailed reports with recommendations within agreed timescalesConvened & chaired multi-disciplinary panels to determine agreed local & national recomendations to improve nationwide practice.

Worked in collaboration with partners to develop qualifications to meet the requirements of the changing UK Health Sector.Completed QCF and SCQF units and qualifications. Worked with Higher Education providers and employers to develop flexible packages of education to meet employer need.

Responsible for the development and delivery of a comprehensive Training Strategy to meet Mental Health Trusts Training Standards.Managed a multi professional Learning and Development Team to meet annual work plans.Managed the £300,000 Strategic Health Authority Education contract to ensure a sufficient and quality provision of registration an professional development training opportunities that reflect changing service need.

Responsible for delivering a comprehensive training needs analysis and training plan to meet the needs of health and social care staff working within the integrated Mental Health services.

North Bristol

Managed a team of ten community support workers providing services to people with long term mental health needs.Providing a comprehensive and holisitic social work service to people with severe and enduring mental health needs including assessment under relevant legislation.

Master’S Degree, Public Services Management In The Current Policy Context, Merit

Graduaated with a Master of Science with Merit. Dissertation titled:"Working as an Independent Consultant in the Public Sector. A snapshot.

Post Graduate Diploma In Applied Social Studies With Certificate Qualification In Social Work, Professional Social Work Training

Professional Social Work training with two placements, the first in a Probabtion Team and the final placement on an acute mental health.

Bsc.Honours, Sociology