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EMCC accredited Senior Practitioner. TTISI DISC & Motivators Practitioner. Helping you and your business get from where you are now . . . to where you want to be.1-2-1 Coaching - leadership/performance/executive coaching for leaders of SMEs & Health Professionals working in managerial rolesMastermind Groups – by invitation, maximum of 6 entrepreneurs per group meeting regularly to support and accelerate each other’s successAwaydays for small businesses – strategic… Show more EMCC accredited Senior Practitioner. TTISI DISC & Motivators Practitioner. Helping you and your business get from where you are now . . . to where you want to be.1-2-1 Coaching - leadership/performance/executive coaching for leaders of SMEs & Health Professionals working in managerial rolesMastermind Groups – by invitation, maximum of 6 entrepreneurs per group meeting regularly to support and accelerate each other’s successAwaydays for small businesses – strategic thinking days for sole traders and small business owners to review and develop annual business plansVirtual Board – facilitated business meetings for sole traders and small business owners to track and evaluate progress against agreed performance indicatorsTeam Building – bespoke, facilitated team events to build trust and engagement between team members and agree priorities for the year aheadCoaching workshops – unique thinking events for leaders and managers committed to continuously developing leadership & business skills For more information, or to book your no fee, no obligation, consultation, please visit my website www.karencarpentercoaching.com or call me on 0333 444 9845. You can also follow me on Facebook, www.facebook.com/karencarpentercoaching Show less

Brief interim role to provide leadership & support to pathway during a period of significant change. In addition to day to day operational responsibilities, interim role included project managing the opening of a new 8 bed acute unit offering assessment & treatment to adolescent girls.

Executive Lead for nursing, allied health professionals and patient experience. New post for Cygnet Health Care, reporting directly to the CEO with responsibility for shaping and developing clinical practice across the organisation.

128 bed inpatient provision for men & women requiring secure psychiatric care & locked rehabilitation, including dedicated ward providing specialist services for men with ASD.

Member of Operational Management Team. Operational lead/project facilitator for range of corporate projects encompassing multiple teams and including service reviews, business planning and developments, internal investigations, negotiations with commissioners, etc. Regularly requested to take on projects requiring sensitive relationship management and regularly required to prepare Board level reports.

Operational leadership for Kensington & Chelsea adult mental health service, including full range of inpatient and community services. Corporate face of directorate, responsible for maintaining and developing robust, mutually respectful relationships with other key stakeholders in particular GPs, commissioners, service users and carers. Jointly accountable to Mental Health Foundation Trust and Local Authority for ongoing monitoring of services, systems and performance to ensure compliance with… Show more Operational leadership for Kensington & Chelsea adult mental health service, including full range of inpatient and community services. Corporate face of directorate, responsible for maintaining and developing robust, mutually respectful relationships with other key stakeholders in particular GPs, commissioners, service users and carers. Jointly accountable to Mental Health Foundation Trust and Local Authority for ongoing monitoring of services, systems and performance to ensure compliance with statutory regulations and other mutually agreed objectives. Show less

Broad range of services to statutory and non-statutory mental health and learning disability organisations across the UK, including interim management, service and clinical governance reviews, trouble shooting & turn around, service development, independent care practice advice, risk audits/management, preparation for external inspections, tender submissions, complaints investigations, training and book reviews.

Operational responsibility for all elements of hospital provision including two assessment and treatment units, specialist rehabilitation unit, plus on site day service. Lead responsibility for implementing major change agenda, closing specialist residential services, modernising day services, contributing to multi-agency working groups, consulting with key stakeholders, advising executive colleagues of anticipated risks/benefits associated with proposed new services.

Responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating mental health and risk management strategies raising awareness of mental illness in people with a learning disability and supporting transitional planning for people with complex and challenging needs leaving hospital for ordinary homes in the community.Responsible for drafting Trust tender submissions for the provision of community services for people moving out of existing hospital provision. Member of Trust Bid Team… Show more Responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating mental health and risk management strategies raising awareness of mental illness in people with a learning disability and supporting transitional planning for people with complex and challenging needs leaving hospital for ordinary homes in the community.Responsible for drafting Trust tender submissions for the provision of community services for people moving out of existing hospital provision. Member of Trust Bid Team, collectively responsible for the design and costing of individual schemes for final purchaser approval.Signing off individual risk assessments for all service users prior to discharge to new services and preparing reports for Trust Board regarding actual/potential risks associated with new business investments. Show less

Operational management of community residential services for people with learning disabilities & including hospital based challenging needs unit. Lead responsibility for managing closure of challenging needs unit and simultaneous development of community based alternatives including detailed transitional planning for all services users, complete skill mix review of existing personnel, refurbishment of community premises and commissioning of new group home. Included contract monitoring, case… Show more Operational management of community residential services for people with learning disabilities & including hospital based challenging needs unit. Lead responsibility for managing closure of challenging needs unit and simultaneous development of community based alternatives including detailed transitional planning for all services users, complete skill mix review of existing personnel, refurbishment of community premises and commissioning of new group home. Included contract monitoring, case management and resettlement planning for service users accommodated in low secure facilities out of area. Show less

Day to day management of community residential services for people with learning disabilities including service users with complex and challenging needs. Lead responsibility for group homes. Designated Financial Appointee for all residents. Supervisor/mentor to nurse learners.

Shift Leader inpatient rehabilitation ward (adult mental health), Hellingly Hospital