About me…….

In my 35+ years as a qualified Nurse, I have worked with many different disciplines providing services to children, young people, families, adults and carers.

I have undertaken and developed many independent and autonomous roles. These have included work within education, health and the independent sector.

My skill set has always been at its best in assessment and observation. I am currently an accomplished Clinical Reviewer for the Death in Custody service; a Clinical Assessor for the Leeds Learning Disability CHC team- undertaking DST assessments, FNC assessments and reviews of care and support.

I also contract with the NE Primary Area Inclusion Partnership assessing the needs of primary school aged children who are having difficulty accessing mainstream education. This role includes the school observations and parent interviews which feed into wider Autism assessments. These assessments are undertaken using the ADI-R framework.

This role also includes some sensory preference work which looks at an individuals sensory needs and identifies ways professionals can make reasonable adjustments to environments to better support the individual. Each child engages in an interactive game and parents complete a questionnaire to identify some sensory preferences. The information is then collated into a one page plan which identifies individual preferences and ways to support these in the school environment.

I am also trained administration and coding of the ADOS2 assessments for children and adults. These assessments are used to inform a wider panel of professionals who are assessing a person for Autism. The ADOS2 is not a diagnostic tool but is regarded as a Gold Standard Indicator for deciding whether a person has Autism. Findings and suggestions from the ADOS2 assessment are used as an indicator when diagnostic decisions are being made.

My skills are diverse and varied and I am always looking for opportunities to develop further strings to add to my bow!

I continue to develop associations and networks with other practitioners on a daily basis. I combine their expertise with my own resulting in enhanced assessment work, comprehensive and robust report writing and delivery, social prescribing and signposting in a meaningful and outcome focused manner.

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