• Led the development of Bexley’s new Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy• Healthy weight and obesity lead – managed a programme of work including commissioning new evidence-based services, coordinating the delivery of the whole-systems obesity strategy and strategic group, and overseeing delivery of the School Superzones programme• Oral Health – designed new evidence-based service specification targeted to at-risk communities aiming to reduce health inequalities• Senior… Show more • Led the development of Bexley’s new Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy• Healthy weight and obesity lead – managed a programme of work including commissioning new evidence-based services, coordinating the delivery of the whole-systems obesity strategy and strategic group, and overseeing delivery of the School Superzones programme• Oral Health – designed new evidence-based service specification targeted to at-risk communities aiming to reduce health inequalities• Senior Leadership Team – part of the Senior Leadership Team in Public Health supporting on the restructure of the Public Health directorate, zero-based budgeting, and line management responsibility• Partnerships – worked in partnership with a range of senior system leaders including within the Council, with other South East London boroughs, with place and regional NHS ICB, the voluntary and community sector, and others, influencing and developing key relationships to support the delivery of local public health strategies. Show less

• Children and young people emotional wellbeing and mental health – developed and wrote a joint strategy to improve CYP emotional wellbeing and mental health outcomes, including conducting a needs analysis, gap analysis, service mapping, stakeholder engagement, and developed priorities for investment• Suicide and self-harm prevention – developed system action plans and implemented strategy, coordinated and helped to develop a forward plan for a multi-agency group• Public mental health… Show more • Children and young people emotional wellbeing and mental health – developed and wrote a joint strategy to improve CYP emotional wellbeing and mental health outcomes, including conducting a needs analysis, gap analysis, service mapping, stakeholder engagement, and developed priorities for investment• Suicide and self-harm prevention – developed system action plans and implemented strategy, coordinated and helped to develop a forward plan for a multi-agency group• Public mental health investment – developed grant/commissioning options for 2021/22 and future spend 2022/23 and commissioned pilot projects and services to support mental health and wellbeing Show less

• Service development and delivery of the COVID-19 acute response • Strategic and service delivery lead for the locally supported contact tracing service• Led on projects to reduce health inequalities related to the pandemic (e.g. isolation support payments)• Provided public health advice and guidance to a range of partners including schools, care homes, other council departments, businesses, and universities• Supported seasonal flu vaccination programme• Supported other… Show more • Service development and delivery of the COVID-19 acute response • Strategic and service delivery lead for the locally supported contact tracing service• Led on projects to reduce health inequalities related to the pandemic (e.g. isolation support payments)• Provided public health advice and guidance to a range of partners including schools, care homes, other council departments, businesses, and universities• Supported seasonal flu vaccination programme• Supported other public health priorities as required Show less

• Strategic lead and programme manager for public mental health and obesity in Hackney• Wrote and developed new local strategies and setting policy for obesity, public mental health, and suicide prevention• Prepared policy reports, and strategic briefings for elected members, senior managers, programme boards and partnerships• Contract and budget management • Led on strategic evidence-based commissioning of services and projects that supported health inequalities… Show more • Strategic lead and programme manager for public mental health and obesity in Hackney• Wrote and developed new local strategies and setting policy for obesity, public mental health, and suicide prevention• Prepared policy reports, and strategic briefings for elected members, senior managers, programme boards and partnerships• Contract and budget management • Led on strategic evidence-based commissioning of services and projects that supported health inequalities reduction• Developed evaluation approaches and conducting evaluations• Community engagement, and communications campaigns.• Collated and analysed relevant demographic information, service trends, user consultation and feedback• Researched effective services to ensure that assessments of need, service development and planning were based on good practice and evidence• Provided specialist public health advice across the Council, and to the local system • Developed and strengthening networks and relationships, influenced internal and external partners to support the delivery of public health objectives• Line management responsibility Show less

Implemented two new healthy eating and obesity services for families with children aged 0-5 and 5-19, working with the new providers on establishing key relationships, implementing communications plans, brokering information governance protocols, negotiating contract terms and delivery outcomes, and ensuring a smooth transition from the outgoing service.• Developed strategy for commissioning of evidence-based public health services, and contract management • Provided specialist… Show more Implemented two new healthy eating and obesity services for families with children aged 0-5 and 5-19, working with the new providers on establishing key relationships, implementing communications plans, brokering information governance protocols, negotiating contract terms and delivery outcomes, and ensuring a smooth transition from the outgoing service.• Developed strategy for commissioning of evidence-based public health services, and contract management • Provided specialist public health advice across the council• Prepared reports, briefings for members senior managers, programme boards and partnerships• Communications and campaigns • Provided options for policy changes within the Council• Project management, and direct health promotion delivery • Developed and strengthened partnership network relationships Show less

Supported the delivery of London regional public health programmes, running discrete projects on childhood obesity. Worked in partnership with the Mayor of London's office on regional strategies, and with London Councils, local government, Public Health England national, charity partners, and NHS Healthy London Partnership. Created a logic model that was used as an iterative tool in the development of a regional childhood obesity strategy. Supported the Mayor of London's office on the… Show more Supported the delivery of London regional public health programmes, running discrete projects on childhood obesity. Worked in partnership with the Mayor of London's office on regional strategies, and with London Councils, local government, Public Health England national, charity partners, and NHS Healthy London Partnership. Created a logic model that was used as an iterative tool in the development of a regional childhood obesity strategy. Supported the Mayor of London's office on the implementation of the London Health and Social Care Devolution deal. Worked with regional food businesses including wholesalers, convenience store and retail member bodies and national supermarket chains to support on the regional childhood obesity agenda. Show less

Worked on key childhood obesity projects and campaigns, including the implementation of the Daily Mile in local primary schools. Project managed annual childhood obesity primary projects to a budget, supporting schools to create healthy weight environments through physical activity, gardening projects, and improving school food. Led the commissioning and implementation of a new Oral Health Preventative and Promotion service, bringing together previous services into a single better value… Show more Worked on key childhood obesity projects and campaigns, including the implementation of the Daily Mile in local primary schools. Project managed annual childhood obesity primary projects to a budget, supporting schools to create healthy weight environments through physical activity, gardening projects, and improving school food. Led the commissioning and implementation of a new Oral Health Preventative and Promotion service, bringing together previous services into a single better value contract, concentrating on reducing health inequalities across the borough. Supported the design and commissioning of key 0-19s children's services, including School Based Nursing Services, the Health Visiting Service, and the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP). Contract management of statutory and non-statutory public health services, including NHS providers, charity and community organisations, and local businesses. Show less

Supported the commissioning of key statutory child public health services including School Nursing services, the Looked After Children Health service and the Family Nurse Partnership. Supported the transfer of public health responsibilities from the NHS into the local authority. Worked on projects providing support to senior executives within children's social care and health services.

Provided administrative support to a busy statutory social work team within children's services.