Director & Community Lead at Connected Perinatal Peer Support Programme - working in partnership with Maternity Services, Health Visiting, Social Care & VCS at both strategic & community level.

Co-ordinating a Voluntary Perinatal Peer Suppory service which trains volunteers to provide up to date, evidence based peer support to expectant & new parents across Derby. Key responsibilities around increasing Community capacity & ensuring equitable access to safe & effective perinatal peer support for all parents. Training, supervising and managing volunteers.

Building & developing community awareness of the voluntary perinatal peer support programme, Derby Community Parent Programme. Delivering trained perinatal peer support to expectant & new parents across Derby & Derbyshire. Relationship based approach to build & develop trust in the programme & volunteers to enable the support for parents to flourish. Working with parents,volunteers, statutory services & the VCSE sector, the role demanded flexibility, resilience, passion and determination… Show more Building & developing community awareness of the voluntary perinatal peer support programme, Derby Community Parent Programme. Delivering trained perinatal peer support to expectant & new parents across Derby & Derbyshire. Relationship based approach to build & develop trust in the programme & volunteers to enable the support for parents to flourish. Working with parents,volunteers, statutory services & the VCSE sector, the role demanded flexibility, resilience, passion and determination. throughout the role - I developed key partnerships with maternity leaders, front line practitioners, local statutory services & increased national presence. Show less