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Stirling, Gb

Alloa, Scotland, United Kingdom

Working on Shaping Places for Wellbeing programme delivered in partnership with Public Health Scotland, which aims to improve Scotland’s wellbeing by reducing health inequalities by taking a place-based approach. Facilitating link between local decision makers in statutory services to communities and third sector organisations. Collecting qualitative narrative of people’s lived experience to support quantitative health data used to direct the programme.

Supporting patients 16+ referred within GP practices. Delivering early intervention for prevention in physical and mental health, including interventions for anxiety, stress, low mood, pain, fatigue and work related issues. Part of growing service, involved in expansion to new localities and establishing service in new Practices. Advisory role in self-referral working group. Supported 10-week MSc student placement.

Assisting project planning, participant recruitment and data collection for internal research project exploring how co-produced workshops can develop students' mental health literacy.

Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

Thriving Communities Carlisle is delivered by a partnership between Tullie House, Carlisle City Council, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Prism Arts, Susie Tate Projects, NCIC and Carlisle Healthcare. Supported by the national 'Thriving Communities Fund' the partnership aims to promote social prescribing by using social, arts, culture, nature-based and wellbeing activities in the wake of COVID-19. PROGRAMME COORDINATIONOversee development and delivery of a series of 6-week wellbeing programmes, in partnership with community venues. Booking and scheduling local organisations/practitioners to deliver different taster activities each week. Promoting the programme and managing participant sign-ups. Monitoring and evaluation. NETWORKINGI coordinate communication between the partnership. Networking with community & voluntary sector, local authority and NHS stakeholders. Host events to promote social prescribing networks in the city.

London, United Kingdom

I coordinated volunteering opportunities for 16-25 year olds with the UK’s most extensive NHS mental health service provider. PROJECT MANAGEMENTThe Volunteer Service were recipients of 2-year pilot project funding from Pears #iwill Fund. I was responsible for delivering operational targets within the allocated budget. SERVICE DEVELOPMENTDesigned to complement the academic calendar, our Young Persons Volunteer Programme focused on giving local college students the opportunity to volunteer. I worked with staff across the Trust and alongside Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) teams to engage service users, carers and local young people in service development. After this programme successfully involved people under the age of 18 for the first time, the Trust has now embedded volunteering for 16+ into normal practice. Recognising the value of peer support I created our CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) Mentoring Programme. I worked with the Centre for Youth Impact to develop a Theory of Change to guide service expansion. This programme has secured additional funding to continue beyond the pilot funding phase. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENTI recruited, trained and inducted 80-100 new volunteers each year. I was responsible for providing regular support and supervision to these volunteers through both 1-2-1 and group sessions. YOUTH WORKWorking with the lead Occupational Therapists for CAMHS I delivered a series of 'Skills for Work/Volunteering' workshops for inpatients and day-patients. I worked directly with CAMHS users and their families to ensure mentoring relationships are meaningful and effective. I have attended workshops in digital youth work, youth violence prevention and contextual safeguarding. COMMUNICATIONSWithin the Volunteer Service I took responsibility for developing our internal communications. I populated our new intranet site to make more information more accessible for staff and commissioned a promotional film.

St Andrews

CARE PROVISIONUsing a person-centred approach, I built trust with clients by working confidently and efficiently in their own homes. I provided personal care, meal preparation and companionship. I encouraged independence and dignity by giving choice to clients and respecting their boundaries. I communicated with the care team through written reports and medication charts. I completed training including moving and handling; dignity in dying; infection control; and administration of medication.

Elgin, Moray

CUSTOMER SERVICEI took orders, operated till, served meals, prepared food and hot drinks and washed dishes.

Msc, Occupational Therapy, Pass With Distinction

Activities and Societies: #150Leaders Student Leadership Programme participant Organising committee for RCOT Northern and Yorkshire.

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology And Social Anthropology, 2:1

Activities and Societies: St Andrews Nightline; St Andrews Voluntary ServiceJoint honours degree with BPS recognition. Anthropology.

Microcredential, Climate Change: Transforming Your Organisation For Sustainability, Distinction

Microcredential introducing principles of sustainable development and new ways of working. Awarded 10 UK credits at Undergraduate level.

Distance Learning - Cache Level 2

Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health Certificate in the Principles of Care Planning

High School

2014: 2 Advanced Highers (AA), 1 Higher (A) 2013: 5 Highers including Maths and English (AAAAA) 2012: 7 Standard Grades, 1 Intermediate.