NHS and Healthcare
My career has focused on the NHS, including the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme to reduce unwarranted variation. I’ve worked on a number of issues and projects, including hepatitis C, urology and improving the quality of care for the armed forces community. I’ve also had a few secondments or additional roles, such as supporting families at the NHS Nightingale Hospital London, international visits and as an accredited non-religious pastoral carer (hospital chaplain).
Religion and worldviews
I’m interested in exploring religion as a human creation. I don’t believe in the supernatural, but I’m fascinated by religion and think that religious thought and practice can be meaningful and helpful.
I am the Secretary and a Trustee of the Sea of Faith Network, a UK Charity (Regd 1113177) that explores and promotes religion and worldviews as valuable human creations.
I’m also a member of Humanists UK, and have been a humanist (non-religious) pastoral carer and wedding celebrant. As a wedding celebrant, my specific interest is in ceremonies for friends, LGBTQ+ couples and people interested in incorporating religious tradition without the beliefs.
I attend St Paul’s Bow Common, a progressive and liberal Anglo-Catholic Parish in East London, where I’ve also been on the Parochial Church Council as Secretary and been the Deanery Synod representative. St Paul’s Bow Common has a history and tradition, as well as a present ethos, of being radically loving, inclusive and progressive.
Full CV available on request to [email protected]
Employment
January 2017 – Present
NHS
NHS, Getting It Right First Time
Senior Content Development Manager
Professional Society Relationship Manager.
Digital communications.
Project Manager for the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance.
NHS, Nightingale Hospital London
Temporary redeployment from GIRFT to assist with the Families Support and Liaison Team.
Other secondments within the NHS
Other secondments including to help develop content for the NHS Long Term Plan and to establish the National Outpatients Transformation Programme.
July 2014 – January 2017
Policy, strategy and communications consultancy
JMC Partners
Promoted to Senior Consultant, through Consultant and Associate Consultant roles at award winning policy, strategy and communications consultancy, with a particular expertise in healthcare.
Other roles
Humanists UK
Accredited non-religious pastoral carer.
Wedding Celebrant
Education
Exeter College, University of Oxford 2011-2014
MA Hons in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (2.1)
Methodist College Belfast 2004-2011
A levels: 2 Grade A*, 2 Grade A. GCSEs: 6 grade A*, 5 Grade A
Other experience
The Sunday Times – August 2013
Intern News Reporter (Click here to view portfolio)
President, Exeter College Junior Common Room (Student Union) 2013-2014
National Union of Students (NUS) Delegate, Oxford University 2013-2014
Head of Marketing and PR, Exeter College Ball Committee 2012-2013
Equalities Officer, Exeter College Junior Common Room (Student Union) 2012
President, Oxford Atheists, Secularists and Humanists 2011-2012
Telephone Fundraiser, Exeter College Development Office 2012
Introductory course on Psychotherapy and Counselling skills at the Westminster Pastoral Forum