Manage a team to deliver infectious disease education and training globally to healthcare professionals and the public, and the delivery of patient public involvement activities. - -Coordinating the global scientific Penta ID Network; implementing structural change, overseeing all meetings and activities. - Coordinating team activities through operational and financial planning, and performance management of staff. - Overseeing the implementation of the organizational scientific strategy by developing new initiatives and taking responsibility for senior-level relationships with clinical research institutes to support the growth and sustainability of the Penta ID Network.- Developing the business plans and delivering against strategic objectives. Implementing new processes to embed quality assurance across all programmes and evaluate impact.- Oversees patient involvement processes and involvement activities.- Development of EU and industry grant applications and contracts, as well as, providing project management for EU funded research projects.- Translating complex material into lay language for dissemination to the non-scientific community.

conect4children is a large collaborative European network that aims to facilitate the development of new drugs and other therapies for the entire paediatric population. Coordinating a team across 21 countries and communication agency to deliver project communications and develop a global research campaign. - Providing strategic and operational leadership and oversight to raise awareness, market the brand and embed the open science agenda.- Operational management to create global visibility, a common narrative, improve awareness of the need for paediatric research- Development of a marketing strategy for future sustainability- Led on the brand development and set up of all key communication channels (e.g. Website, social media channels)- Developed metrics to measure impact of communication and specific campaigns - Translate complex and scientific information into different formats and through different mediums to reach a wide audience (patients, families, industry, regulators, researcher and scientists).

Member of the Board of Trustees, with responsibility for legal ownership of the assets held by the Trust and provide oversight of these management of assets. Role includes strategy development, with specific input into clinical research collaborations, funding strategy and patient involvement.

Clinical guideline methodology - member of the ROP guideline critical appraisal group Areas of work:- Critical appraisal - Literature searching - Evaluation methods- Qualitative research and analysis - Statistical analysis - EU grant application preparation - Drafting scientific papers

Led a research and evaluation team to deliver observational studies, support clinical trials, carry out policy research, clinical guidelines and healthcare services evaluation. Key tasks included; strategy development, budget management, grant submission, protocol development, scientific writing, partnership development, research ethics approvals, patient participation in research, UK capacity building initiatives (i.e., research network, fellowships, research training) and presenting at research findings to the UK government.

Managed the Prevention & Diagnosis team and project managed six health research and evaluation projects, including clinical data management, qualitative research, and analysis, drafting peer review publications, and presenting at national events.

Project manager for the Death by Neurological Criteria clinical guideline and the Sentinel Stroke National Audit. Short term consultancy including project and quality management, coordination of clinical sites across the UK and data collection. Provided direct support to audit teams and development of tools and engagement strategies to aid audit leads entry of data.

Clinical Guideline: Acute management of a child with a decreased conscious level• Carrying out a full update of the 2005 clinical guideline, including constructing clinical questions using PICO, literature searching, abstract screening, critical appraisal and data extraction. • Constructed evidence tables and produced a framework for translating evidence into recommendations. • Graded evidence and guideline recommendations.• Coordinating the Delphi process for areas where no evidence was found, drawing up the Delphi questionnaire, implementing the process onto an electronic platform and coordinating the working group. • Coordinating the guideline development group, Delphi working group, Literature review working group. Providing the groups with training in critical appraisal and advising on the Delphi process.• Ensuring the effective implementation of the clinical guideline through development of thorough communication, dissemination and sustainability plans.• Ensure the ethical and meaningful involvement of children and young people in the development of the guideline from the outset.• Author of the clinical guideline and drew up plans for the development of other outputs associated with the guideline.• Applications for funding and contract negotiations.Clinical guideline: Inspection of the neonatal cleft palate• Project manage the development of a best practice guide.• Provide methodological expertise and support to the working group.• Author of the clinical guideline and parent and carer guide.• Obtained funding for the development of an educational resource in the detection of cleft palate in the neonate.Other duties:• Scoping the update of the 2004 stroke in children and young people guideline• Developed an internship within the clinical standards team. Line managing the intern and providing support and guidance to aid their development.

Researcher on the Child Health Reviews - UK national programme of work, which is examining children and young people with epilepsy who die or have received intensive or high dependency care following a prolonged seizure. • Set up the first national child review project through contributing to the innovative methodological design of the project.• Project managed the data collection processes, including the development and set up of processes, timelines, budget, risk and stakeholder engagement.• Managed the data collection assistant and research administrator.• Designed and developed the data collection tools and implemented these onto the web portal.• Developed links with all four nations of the UK and designed methods to facilitate data collection in each nation.• Obtained CAG 251 approval, Scottish Caldicott Guardian and NI PAC approval for collection of data.• Handled large datasets and carried out quantitative and qualitative analysis.• Managing the multidisciplinary project steering group, presenting and writing reports on project updates, translating data and analysis into a comprehensive format. • Monitored and evaluated the data collection processes and procedures to identify potential issues and opportunities for improvement in order to streamline processes and ensure efficient working.• Produced the final project report and peer review publications. • Oversaw the inclusion of children, young people and carers views into the project and wrote the lay version of the report. • Presented findings at the BPNA 2014 conference.

Providing research support and guidance to the Urban Youth service review to enable them to carry out a needs assessment of their services, organisation and plan for the future.

Volunteered as a befriender to a child with Asperger's Syndrome, who had a sister with low functioning Autism. Part of this volunteer position would involve spending time and interacting with the girls; taking the girls to the park, playing games with the girls, practising reading and social stories.

Research and statistical assistant working in the research unit for the MRCP(UK) and Specialist Certificate Examinations. Analysed candidate exam results, carrying out complex statistical analysis for Part 1 and Part 2 of the MRCP(UK), and specialist certificate examinations. Managed small research projects such as; the annual clinician census and deanery data. As well as carrying out adhoc analysis and producing reports for the General Medical Council, Academic and Quality Research Council and examination boards.

Managed five major supplier accounts, carrying out statement reconciliations, making payments and liaising with external suppliers and internal staff to ensure payments were made in a timely manner.

Voluntary research assistant on study looking at social factors of pain experience

One to one sessions with students who needed extra support.Supporting students to answer questions or carry out experiments in class.Put together a resource and presentation for students on the opportunities available in higher education.