Mentor Profile

Professional Qualifications/Education:

RMN Post grad ENB 612 Drugs and Alcohol Dependency Nursing Post grad Dip in Managing Health and Care

Professional Affiliations:

Vice chair of hidden harm local forum Past vice chair of Northern Ireland Community Addictions Forum Chair of western Drug and Alcohol Co ordination Team Member of Mental health RCN forum

Current Job(s):

Head of Service for Primary Care and Specialist Services Mental Health Western Trust

Past Career Fields/Roles:

Qualified as a Mental Health Nurse in 1985 Worked in various areas across mental health 1986 started in Addictions Team Psychosexual team as therapist part time whilst still working in Addictions Team coordinator of Addictions in 1995 Team lead for DART 1999 Team lead of NYPD project 1999 Team manager of Addictions 2002 Service manager for Addictions Assistant programme manager for Recovery and Addictions Present Role Head of Primary Care and Specialist Services

Mentor Topics:

Aspects of change management and issues arising for new to post managers Positive focus and influencing the wider health environment

Interests/Hobbies:

I love reading, gardening, walking the dogs. I am a lapsed spin enthusiast and also a lapsed Cyclist currently working on motivation to return to both. I enjoy swimming and socialising with friends I am a long serving leader in the Guide movement , I help with some charity work on an as and when basis.

Anticipated Meeting Frequency:

Willing to discuss this on a 1 - 1 basis