A senior corporate communications specialist and CIPR Accredited Practitioner with over 25 years’ experience in a variety of NHS, local government, third sector and statutory organisations. Key operational, management and leadership skills and experience include:• strategic and operational communications advice, support and planning• proven highly proficient leadership skills• Continuous Improvement (Lean) Yellow Belt accreditation• stakeholder relationship management• crisis, issues and reputation planning and management• internal communications and staff engagement• campaign planning and implementation• engagement and consultation• strategy creation for organisations, memberships and projects• proactive and reactive media relations• copy writing, editing and proof-reading• digital communications• producing and facilitating customer care, patient experience and communications training.