An accomplished Senior Health & Social Care Director and Clinician (Physiotherapy and Mental Health/ Psychotherapy) with board level leadership, strategy, business & service development and turnaround experience. Overseen the governance and performance of organisations & team/people developments.Extensive health & social care services operational knowledge gained across children, young people and adult services in the Voluntary Sector, NHS (primary and secondary care), Community Services.Champion of peer support models for mental wellbeing that empower people to transform their lives.Founder Director of a community Interest company promoting mental wellbeing in Suffolk. Trustee for 2 Charities. Chair for the HGI. Entrepreneurial Psychotherapy Private Practice & Consultancy Owner. Researcher, Trainer /Workshop leader and Education Programme developer. • Proven track record of business & service development, exploiting change, strategic planning and delivering organisational change in operations leadership roles at Suffolk Mind, EastsidePrimeTimers Consultancy, Sue Ryder Care and as a board level Clinical Services Director of an NHS Foundation Trust Hospital. • London University Qualified Physiotherapist with an MSc. in Rehabilitation Psychotherapy and Diploma in Human Givens Psychotherapy.• Long term passion to improve the quality of life and capacity for empowerment of users of health & social care services of all types and society as a whole. • Research, Trainer & Developer at Co-counselling International (CCI) & the self-directed network Peer Support Network (PSN). Human Givens Trainer and workshop facilitator.• Psychotherapist, trainer and researcher for improved mental health & wellbeing, particularly peer to peer supportAREAS OF EXPERTISE• Constructive and independent challenge and scrutiny – Independent assessor for national Mind. Chair of the Human Givens Institute, Trustee for a charity Jetty Lane to build a Community Youth & Arts cross generational Centre. Keeping Executive teams on track, encouraging them & advising on challenges. • Vision & Breakthrough Strategic Thinking, Business Development & Facilitating Innovative Service Developments.• Research, evaluation, onsite reviews and training: Co-operative enquiries and action learning, qualitative and quantitative research. • Leadership & Stakeholder Management: well-developed interpersonal & communication skills to understand multiple stakeholders, influence at board level and on national committees, inspiring trust and motivating action throughout the organisation.