Consultant in E-Learning - Welsh Women's Aid

​2020 – 2021

 

Adapting all face-to-face training in violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence into e-learning and blended learning.

Mentoring and teaching WWA staff, who are new to e-learning and are moving all their teaching online in response to the pandemic.

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This resulted in:

• A training workforce confident and proactive in e-learning theory and development and comfortable presenting learning and development programmes online

• Conceiving, designing and development of training resources for Chief Executives and very senior staff in addressing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence, its effects on the workplace and supporting survivors. Developed for the Welsh Government

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Transfusion Integration Manager - King's Health Partners

​2018 – 2020

 

Getting the fantastic transfusion services in two huge, busy hospital trusts to align their practices and work together.
It's not a take-over, it's not a "consolidation", it's not imposing the practices of one on the other - it's working as One Team, it's sharing tasks / approaches / workloads / challenges, it's looking outwards, it's making life better for our colleagues and for patients
This position was an 18-month fixed-term contract.

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This resulted in:

• Shared induction process across all four hospitals for small department

• Introduction of first complete set of functional competencies for Transfusion Practitioners which are now spreading across the country

• Introduction of shared Mandatory Transfusion Training across all sites for 10,000+ staff leading to portable training for staff moving between trusts

• A brand new national conference (TP2020) for Transfusion Practitioners - the first devoted completely to TPs and their interests

 

OD Manager – Digital and People Skills

NHS Blood and Transplant

​2015 – 2018

 

Leading on the strategy and development of soft skills, digital learning, and mandatory training (including appraisals) in partnership with staff, managers, directors, and staff side in 90+ sites across the UK.

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This resulted in:

• mandatory training compliance attain highest levels

• reduction of mandatory training from 12 modules to four

• introduction of Human Factors into Health, Safety and Wellbeing training to reduce accidents and improve reporting

• all soft-skills training moved online to improve accessibility and reduce time away from work for training

• introduction of a Management Passport to improve practice and relations between staff and managers

• introduction of values and behaviours into annual appraisals

• making appraisals aspirational and forward-looking to improve effectiveness and engagement

 

 

Learning Design Business Partner

NHS Blood and Transplant

​2013 – 2015

 

Driving the development of strategic, effective and efficient training and development initiatives and resources across NHSBT and the wider NHS. Reviewing, updating, and refreshing existing programmes.

 

 

OD Business Partner for Clinical and R&D

NHS Blood and Transplant

​2013

 

Responsible for, in partnership with senior managers and directors, the development of the post-graduate clinical and research workforce across all NHSBT sites and in the wider international medical community.

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Training Manager – South (Lead Medical)

NHS Blood and Transplant

2004 – 2013

 

Responsible for scientific training across the South of England and Postgraduate Medical Training in Transfusion Science nationally (up to FRCPath / Consultant)