Academic staff

King's College London

United Medical and Dental Schools

The Coaching Academy London

The Coaching Academy London

Middlesex University

Middlesex University London

South Bank University London

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

London South Bank University, The School of Law and Social Sciences (LSS)

My main responsibilities were course director for the Mental Health Nursing and CPD in Mental Health Nursing training provision. I line managed academic staff in the Mental Health Faculty (devolved leadership responsibility by the HoD/academic chair). I led the development of professional programmes, mainly the MSc/PGDip Mental Health Nursing, MSc Mental Health and MSc Mental Health and Substance Use programmes, including the MSc in Dual Diagnosis by distance education.

My other roles and responsibilities involved programme and module leadership and teaching, mainly for the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, MSc Mental Health and Substance Use (Dual Diagnosis), MSc Mental Health Studies, PGCert Leadership and Quality Improvement. Professional Lead for Mental Health.

Achievements (not an extensive list):

Led the successful revalidation of two professional programmes, the BSc Mental Health Nursing and the PGDip Mental Health Nursing programmes, coproduced with service users, partner organisation and other faculty members. Please see page 10 for my leadership and achievements during my role https://ourwatercooler.co.uk/Annual-review-2018-19/#page=10

In 2020-2021, worked with the Middlesex University Policy Development Group on the Suicide Postvention Policy with stakeholders.

2016-2019 I coached/mentored the My Care Academy project team and supported the executive board with the project launch in 2017 (BEH NHS, C&I NHS and Middlesex University collaborative project).

2007 - 2022 Faculty staff Mentor and Coach / Supervisor for Advance-HE Fellowship applications

2010 to 2022 - Dual Diagnosis Professional Forum co-lead at BEH NHS Trust for clinical professionals.

2017 - 2022 Faculty Co-panel member for Recruitment and Selection of academic staff. Led on internal induction for new academic staff, conducted staff appraisals/probation reviews and offered coaching to nursing academic staff with the NMC revalidation applications. Also, conducted formal teaching observations of new and existing staff annually.

2014 - 2022 University Validation and Accreditation Panel member/reviewer across the university for L6 and L7 programmes

Head of Division for Mental Health with academic leadership for mental health and line management of academic staff. Faculty Mentor and Coach (across the organisation). Course Director for CPD Mental Health Nursing. Returned to Middlesex University to take the academic and curriculum leadership role of the Mental Health and Social Work Division.

Achievements:

Co-led and supported the change management/(internal) restructuring of the nursing school to meet the college KPIs and mission.

Awarded various educational tenders from HEE NHS and NHS partner Trusts, and via accreditation (approx. 170K)

Led service user involvement and co-production in the mental health nurse curriculum development, delivery, and student assessments.

Led the development of a new curriculum in mental health training programmes in 2016 for delivery in 2017.

Advanced Clinical Nursing Practice Role at Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust

Brief description of duties (not an extensive list):

GP Shared Care Scheme Manager in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (three GP surgeries and A&E Liaison)

Staff line management/supervisor/mentoring and deputy management in the absence of the service manager

Assessment, Care Planning, Implementation, Evaluation of complex needs clients and their care

Risk Assessment and Management /Safeguarding Manager for Vulnerable Adults and Children for the allocated caseload

Dual Diagnosis Training and Supervision coordinator

Joint service user facilitation of teaching sessions for staff on mental health and substance misuse

Clinical caseload management of a diverse client group

Joint therapeutic group work with service users and carers

Motivational Interviewing / Harm minimisation and health promotion counselling

Safe administration and medicine management

Delivering prescribed detoxification treatments and health promotion in the community and GP surgeries

Consultation and Liaison with Psychiatrists and Psychologists and Clinical Nurse Specialists of the Kensington and Chelsea PCT NHS (4.5 hours per week)

Liaison to Charing Cross Hospital Accident and Emergency department

Developing and delivering training on mental health and addictions of clinical staff in the CNWL MH NHS Trust and supervising students on placement

Researcher in Addictions (Honorary)

Responsibilities included managing service users who attended for therapy one day a week, under supervision of a licensed psychotherapist and professors of psychoanalysis.

Researcher at the National Alcohol survey in A&E NHS departments in England. The duration was for six months on collecting data (with ethical approval) at Hammersmith Hospital Accident & Emergency Department.

March 2020 - June 2020

External Subject Expert reviewer for the NMC-approved MSc Mental Health Nursing programme (NMC Validation Preparation and Event)

BSc Nursing Mental Health

Master of Nursing Mental Health (Undergraduate)/ MNurse Integrated Masters (Hons).

External Examiner from 2018 to 2023 for the BSc Mental Health Nursing and MNurse integrated nursing master programme over the five-year duration of my EE tenure.

Batchelor of Nursing – Mental Health - Ranked 1st in Wales and top 5 in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2023.

External Examiner from 2023 to the present day and so far, I have examined coursework samples from eligible modules from the Batchelor of Nursing – Mental Health (Cardiff University)

Programmes and courses externally examined:

MSc Mental Health Practice / Psychiatric Practice (HHMHPPMSC)

Master of Health & Medical Education (HHHMEMSC)

Advanced Approaches in Specialist Mental Health Services (7LMS0185)

Evidence-Based Practice (7LMS0162)

Health Disciplines Project (7LMS0160)

Leadership in Practice (7LMS0158)

Service Improvement (7LMS0189)

Strategies for Identifying and Managing Addictive Behaviours (7LMS0188)

Work Based Learning (7LMS0157)

7SCZ0191-0506 Using Patient Insight & Feedback to Transform Services

7WLM0007-0906 Work-Based Learning in Health and Medical Practice (online)

7SCZ0145-0306 Professional Development Course WHHT

Leadership and Partnership Working (7SCZ0199)

Management Development for Clinical Service & Frontline Leaders (6SCZ0031)

Professional Development Course WHHT (6SCZ0060)

Using Patient Insight & Feedback to Transform Services (7SCZ0191)

West Herts NHS Senior Leaders Development Programme: Stage 1 (7SCZ0007)

West Herts NHS Senior Leaders Development Programme: Stage 2 (7SCZ0031)

7WLM0007-0906 Work-Based Learning in Health and Medical Practice

Senior Leaders Development

Leadership and Partnership working

MSc Dissertations / MSc Evidence-Based Practice Projects

Health Disciplines Project

Mental Health Practice / Psychiatric Practice

Work-Based Learning in Health and Medical Practice

Medical Education

Moderator for Health Education England Online Course 'Safeguarding Adults Level 3' Training at Future Learn.

Mentor / Coach to newly qualified nurses and new academic nurses (UK and USA)

Creating Socially Distanced Campuses and Education Project (SDCE), - Middlesex University SIG on Socially Distance Campus and Student Experience (university project co-lead and active member)

European Commission innovation project #EUvsVirus Corona Virus Pan European Project.

Role: volunteer and contributor on Remote Working and Education, university-specific challenges and E-learning methods and Tools. https://www.euvsvirus.org/

Volunteer - Co-developed a Toolkit on Mental Health and Addictions in the national Coronavirus Handbook to help health and social care professionals and the public access reliable information during the Covid-19 pandemic. https://www.nesta.org.uk/press-release/coronavirus-tech-handbook-technologists-around-the-world-are-crowdsourcing-ideas-to-combat-covid-19/

I supported the launch of the London Women Network at the NHS Leadership Academy.

Learning and Development International Educational Consultant and project co-lead on Train the Trainer Mental Health national project for Turkey.

Link lecturer to Together for Mental Wellbeing is a leading UK Mental Health Charity, formed in 1879. http://www.together-uk.org

Supported the development of a new course for service user on service user and peer leadership