Present employment:

July 2016 - Present - Part time: Lay Member for Council and Faculty Board, Clinical Oncology, and Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)

May 2016 - Present - Part time: Chair of Hull and East Riding Equalities Network (HEREN)

November 2012 to present - Part time: East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ERYCCG) - Governing Body Lay Member for Public and Patient Involvement (PPI)

• Lay member on the governing body with a lead role in championing patient and public involvement offering a focus that is strategic and impartial and providing an independent view of the work of the CCG that is external to the day-to-day running of the organisation
• Regular committees include: Governing Body, Council of Members, Service redesign and commissioning , Quality, Performance and Finance, Clinical policy sub group (Chair), Primary Care Co-Commissioning (held in public) (Chair), Research and Development, Involvement Communication and Engagement (Chair), Strategy and specification development, Community Services Steering Group and Urgent Care Strategy Group, Hull and East Yorkshire Pathway Development Group
• Member of NHS England Conflicts of interest training: project board
• NHSCC Mentor

Training in the last 6 months:

• Effective decision making
• Speed reading
• Chairing skills

Registered Self-employed since October 2002 - Current activities include:

Open University - Associate Lecturer, author, monitor and consultant:

• Tutor for, "Dementia Care (K235)" and "Transforming professional practice" - master’s dissertation (K829) and "Enhancing your healthcare practice" (K117) modules and NHS Leadership Academy Mary Seacole Programme
• 2014-present - Delivery of Dementia awareness courses in association with UNISON

Independent lecturer in health and social care:

• 2016 - Developing and delivering a 6 month residential care home Dementia Care training programme
• Topic specific lectures, curriculum and evaluation development, Training Needs Analysis (TNA), workforce development and capacity building initiatives, education programme and curriculum development and delivery, developing flexible and innovative approaches to learning e.g. e-learning, work-based learning and experiential learning opportunities.
• Associate lecturer at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
• Patient and Carers Education - development and delivery of courses for local NHS, and specialist palliative care providers in the voluntary sector.

Management consultancy and research in health care, social care and voluntary and charity sector organisations specialising in health and social care:

• Feasibility studies, reviews, strategy and policy development and independent evaluation, education, support and supervision all provided in a range of topics including administration and personnel management, recruitment and retention, research, volunteer management, financial management, fundraising, events, ITC, quality assurance, education and training.
• Project leadership/management, workshop facilitator, focus group moderator, systems auditor
• Independent Chair
• Speaker

Voluntary roles:

• Member of East Riding Armed Forces Community Covenant
• Member of NHS Clinical Commissioners Lay Member Steering Group
• Member of NHS England Lay Member Reference Group
• Charity Trustee: Trustee (management and finance responsibilities) for the National Gulf Veterans and Families Association (NGVFA). This charity supports ex-service personnel and their families who are veterans from Gulf War 1 (1990-1991), Iraq (2003-2009) and Afghanistan (2001-2014)
• Chair of Hull and East Riding Equalities Network (HEREN)
• OneHumber volunteer

Recently Completed Projects/Contracts

2016

Consultancy for Open University:-

• Mapping OU Nursing foundation degree and against University of Cumbria’s Foundation Degree
• Delivery of Online learning opportunities for NHS Leadership Academy Mary Seacole Programme

2015

Consultancy for Open University:-

• Mapping OU Nursing foundation degree and against Teesside University’s Foundation Degree
• Delivery of Online learning opportunities for NHS Leadership Academy Mary Seacole Programme

2014

Consultancy for Open University:-

• Mapping OU Nursing foundation degree and undergraduate degree against national Core CQC standards
• Mapping OU K235 Dementia Care module against Scottish health and social care core dementia competencies

Development and delivery of training - Involving service users in recruitment and training - MIND

Development and delivery of training to CCG staff - Patient and public engagement, involvement and communication

2013

• Consultancy for Open University - literature review regarding Hospice volunteers in the community
• Open University module K309 - Communication in Health and Social Care

2012

• National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO): Associate Consultant and online tutor and project supervisor for their accredited voluntary sector management course (certificate)
• Client Survey Data Analysis and report for The Volunteer Link Scheme, South Ealing, London
• Recently completed OU contracts - Development and delivery of communication end of life care and documentation workshops HCAs in the Yorkshire region as part of the OU and RCN alliance. Author for online communication CPD unit and contributions to K260 Death and dying. Consultancy includes mapping the national End of Life Care competencies to the Open University’s death and dying course (K260), the K235 dementia course and health care assistants (HCA) workshops to relevant health and social care competencies (NHS KSF, NOS & NVQ national end of life care and dementia competencies).

2011

• July 2011 - CQ3 training Ltd and the West Midlands SHA - Research project and report - Hospital Admissions from West Midlands’ Care Homes at End of Life: Can they be avoided? Development and delivery of an EDEXCEL accredited QCF level 2 EoLC care course for care home staff Funded by the Department of Health
• July 2011 - National End of Life Care project (NEoLCP) - TNA review and development of EoLC TNA tools and guidance from national EoLC communication skills project Funded by the Department of Health
• May 2011 - Hull Churches Home from Hospital (registered charity) "e;Reaching Out to Carers"e; Department of Health Development Fund 2010/2011 - Research and Report - The Needs of Informal Carers of Those Living with Dementia and conference presentation - Funded by the Department of Health Development Fund
• May 2011 - Hull Mind - Service user involvement training
• April 2011 - Doncaster PCT - 3 day communications skills course for registered health care professionals

2010

• Research and report - Training needs analysis, mapping gaps analysis and evaluation of communication courses for LOROS hospice (the Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering) - part of the national end of life care programme for communication skills. Funded by the Department of Health
• End of Life Care Project, East Berkshire Macmillan Palliative Care - developing and hosting online questionnaires for national end of life care programme for communication skills Funded by the Department of Health
• Hull Mind - Recruitment, Selection and Retention Training Day and service user involvement

2009

• 2006 - 2009 Project Manager for the National Gulf Veterans and Families Association (NGVFA) £315,000 Big Lottery funded Development Project and provision of management consultancy
• Education review and feasibility study regarding education development for St Luke’s Hospice Sheffield. Funded by the Hospice
• Feasibility study regarding development of a PgDip/MA in Bereavement studies for St Christopher’s Hospice, Sobell House Hospice Oxford and Help the Hospices - Funded by Help the Hospices
• 2008-2009 Development of a workforce planning and capacity building orientated national education strategy for Help the Hospices - Funded by Help the Hospices

2008

• Consultancy to Hull Churches Home from Hospital Services - evaluation of their telehealth/telecare project, advice and guidance regarding project development re their adult home care project, carers project - supporting informal carers of those with palliative care needs, and their Children’s project - supporting children with a parent having treatment for cancer.
• Open College Network (OCN) - CPD consultancy & external moderator for access to HE and vocational provisions
• 2004 -2008 Peripatetic Lecturer in Oncology and Palliative Care for Marie Curie delivering diploma and degree modules around the country in Palliative Care, Pain Management, Oncology, Symptom Management, Evidence Based Practice, Cancer Policy and Practice, Communication, Therapeutic Approaches and Research Methods I was also tutored and supervised level 5 clinical projects and level 6 research projects/dissertations.
• CRUSE Bereavement Care Volunteer 1998-2008

2006 and before

• 2005- 2006 Palliative Care Education Facilitator - Humber and Yorkshire Coast Cancer Network (HYCCN) - strategic development, strategy implementation regarding cancer and palliative care education, to support of the End of Life Care programme and workforce development
• 2005 - Hull Churches Home from Hospital - needs assessment regarding carers’ respite project
• 2004-2006 Project Co-ordinator/manager and researcher - The Wakefield, Pontefract and Dewsbury Palliative Care Education Project - Mid Yorkshire Training Needs Analysis (TNA). Final report published September 2006 - Funded by Mid Yorkshire Education Consortia
• 2004-2005 Project Co-ordinator and researcher Cancer Services Users Information Project (CSUIP) - For HYCCN reviewing written cancer information provision. Final report published August 2005
• 2004 - Hull Churches Home from Hospital - development & delivery of an accredited induction course and mentor training
• 2003/2004 - Project Manager National Gulf Veterans and Families Association (NGVFA) - conducting needs analysis and feasibility study for the expansion and development of the charity and successful application to the Big Lottery for a £315,000 strategic grant.

Membership of Professional Organisations and Societies

I am a member of:

• The Society and College of Radiographers (ScOR) and Health Professions Council (HPC)
• Higher Education Academy
• University and College Union (UCU)

Insurances etc.

I am fully insured and registered as required:

• Public Liability Insurance
• Professional Indemnity Insurance
• Data protection registration

Publications:

Book chapters

• Chapter in Dimensions of Cancer and Palliative Care Education series Volume 3 - Informational Education - Patient and Carer Courses - co-author Janis Hostad - published by Radcliffe Press in November 2009
• Contributions re end of life care to the OU Death and Dying course workbooks - 2008
• Online Communication CPD unit for the OU
• Chapter in Dimensions of Cancer and Palliative Care Education series Volume 2 - Information for Service Users - Educational Implications - Radcliffe Press, January 2007
• Psychoneuroimmunology and its role in Cancer & Palliative Care Education in Dimensions in Oncology and Palliative Care Education, Volume 1 Radcliffe Press, October 2004
• 2 chapters - Volunteer Training and Volunteer Selection in Volunteers in Hospice and Palliative Care. A Handbook for Volunteer Service Managers, Oxford University Press, first published in October 2002, 2nd edition printed 2009.

Summary of Previous Employment:

2000-2002	Higher Education Lecturer, Dove House Hospice, Hull
1998-2000	Volunteer, Fundraising and Events Manager (Assistant Press Officer) Dove House Hospice, Hull
1996-1998	Clinical Lecturer, Department of Radiography - University of Hertfordshire
1989-1996	Radiographer, Senior and Superintendent Radiographer, Clinical Oncology, Cheltenham General Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital, Hull
1980-1986	Public administration and accountancy - local government and public utilities

Qualifications:

2008	Getting to Grips with Moodle - The Sheffield College, Sheffield
2006	Learning to Teach Online (LeTTOL) - The Sheffield College, Sheffield
2005	MSc Clinical Oncology, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
2002	BSc (Hons) Health Professional Studies (Oncology), University of Hull
2002	Counselling patients with life threatening illnesses
2001	Care of the Dying Patient and Their Family (Formerly the ENB 931)
2000	Auditor Training - Yorkshire Hospices Quality by Peer Review (QPR)
1998	Cruse Bereavement Counselling, Accredited bereavement support worker 2000
1997	Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Certificate of Accreditation. HESA No. 9610606010029
1997	Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGC) University of Hertfordshire
1995	Certificate in Counselling Theory (CSCT)
1994	Certificate in Counselling Skills Central School of Counselling & Therapy (CSCT)
1989	The Diploma of the College of Radiographers (Therapy) DCR (T), Oxford Regional School of Radiography
1981	HNC Public Administration (conversion)
1980	Diploma performing arts & Associate of New Era Academy of Drama & Music