Independent Advocate (IMHA, IMCA, pRPR, Lit Friend, 1.2 Rep, NHSCA)Supportting clients detained under the Mental Health Act that are entitled to independent advocacy. Working as an IMHA representing and supporting partners with:Understanding and exercising their rights under the Mental Health Act.Supporting partners to be fully involved in their care planning.Supporting partners to access to Mental Health Review Tribunals, preparing for them and understanding… Show more Independent Advocate (IMHA, IMCA, pRPR, Lit Friend, 1.2 Rep, NHSCA)Supportting clients detained under the Mental Health Act that are entitled to independent advocacy. Working as an IMHA representing and supporting partners with:Understanding and exercising their rights under the Mental Health Act.Supporting partners to be fully involved in their care planning.Supporting partners to access to Mental Health Review Tribunals, preparing for them and understanding decisions made.Enabling partners with access to other support or services, discussing appropriate aftercare and how to raise concerns about your experience/care. Show less

Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)Supportting partners detained under the Mental Health Act that are entitled to an independent advocate. Working as an IMHA representing and supporting partners with:Understanding and exercising their rights under the Mental Health Act.Supporting partners to be fully involved in their care planning.Supporting partners to access to Mental Health Review Tribunals, preparing for them and understanding decisions made.Enabling partners… Show more Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)Supportting partners detained under the Mental Health Act that are entitled to an independent advocate. Working as an IMHA representing and supporting partners with:Understanding and exercising their rights under the Mental Health Act.Supporting partners to be fully involved in their care planning.Supporting partners to access to Mental Health Review Tribunals, preparing for them and understanding decisions made.Enabling partners with access to other support or services, discussing appropriate aftercare andhow to raise concerns about your experience/care. Show less

Providing independent issue-based case advocacy to people experiencing mental health needs. Facilitating and enable people to have their voice heard on decisions affecting their daily lives,promoting self-advocacy throughout all work undertaken.My duties to included:• To provide people with the information they need in order to make informed choices.• To work in partnership with people through the Advocacy Plan process to enable self- empowerment and… Show more Providing independent issue-based case advocacy to people experiencing mental health needs. Facilitating and enable people to have their voice heard on decisions affecting their daily lives,promoting self-advocacy throughout all work undertaken.My duties to included:• To provide people with the information they need in order to make informed choices.• To work in partnership with people through the Advocacy Plan process to enable self- empowerment and self-advocacy. • To empower people to identify and articulate their needs in relation to issues affecting their daily lives.• To facilitate empowerment and enable a person to have control over their own life, but taking up issues on their behalf, if they wish.• To refer or signpost people on to other services and/or agencies, where appropriate.• To keep up to date on relevant changes in the law, policies and procedures both locally and nationally, and as they apply and affect mental health service users.• To work to Safeguarding policy and procedures.• To make contact and liaise with users of mental health services, in line with the service specification, to promote the advocacy and user involvement.• To complete accurate and timely case records, monitoring information and client outcomes. www.mentalhealthmatters.com Show less

Junction 42 creates community, encourages independence and empowers transformation in lives across the North East of England. Working primarily with those in prison and upon their release as well as their family and friends, Junction 42 is a charity with a difference, making a difference. We primarily work with offenders and ex-offenders being experienced providers of support both in custody and in the community. Having a history of offending often creates additional barriers to social… Show more Junction 42 creates community, encourages independence and empowers transformation in lives across the North East of England. Working primarily with those in prison and upon their release as well as their family and friends, Junction 42 is a charity with a difference, making a difference. We primarily work with offenders and ex-offenders being experienced providers of support both in custody and in the community. Having a history of offending often creates additional barriers to social inclusion, employability and independence. Junction 42 exists to help people overcome these barriers, through education, employment, on-going support, developing faith and nurturing supportive communities. The Job Club is a community focussed on overcoming potential barriers to employment, in particular a criminal background, and seeing people enter fulfilling and sustainable employment. We run a 8 week course particularly targeted to ex-offenders to help improve employability whilst helping job search and help people towards training and employment. Show less

I started as the CAD Manger and developed the use of GIS technology for Environmental Impact Assesment work and also to manage and format data for use within Virtual reality work