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Interests
Yoga teacher
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Jesril Fernando

London

Summary

Dedicated MSc Clinical Psychology graduate with experience in NHS mental health services, specialising in support for individuals with severe mental illness and complex psychosocial needs. Leads a quality improvement project assessing engagement barriers in community mental health. Research interests include mental health inequalities and service-user experiences, with plans to pursue doctoral research on mental health delivery for underserved populations.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Improvement Project Lead

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
01.2025 - Current
  • Leading a service improvement project aimed at understanding barriers and facilitators to engagement.
  • Collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative feedback from service users.
  • Applying Quality Improvement methodologies including PDSA cycles.
  • Collaborating with service users and multidisciplinary professionals to develop and evaluate interventions.
  • Presenting findings to stakeholders to inform service development.

Support Time and Recovery Worker

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
08.2023 - Current
  • Support adults experiencing severe mental illness, including psychosis, anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder.
  • Conduct recovery-focused interventions and facilitate engagement with community resources.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support service users' recovery goals.
  • Facilitate psychoeducational and wellbeing groups.
  • Develop understanding of barriers to service engagement and the impact of social determinants on mental health.

Recovery Worker

Turning Point
09.2022 - 07.2023
  • Supported adults with severe mental illness, forensic histories, learning disabilities, and complex needs.
  • Contributed to risk management, safeguarding, and recovery planning.
  • Facilitated group interventions and behavioural activation activities.

Autism Support Worker

Safehands
01.2022 - 08.2022
  • Applied behavioural and sensory interventions to promote positive behaviour and emotional regulation.
  • Assisted autistic children and young people in developing communication, behavioural, and sensory skills to enhance daily living.
  • Collaborated with families and education providers to create supportive environments tailored to individual needs.

Education

MSc - Clinical Psychology

Swansea University
United Kingdom
01-2022

BSc - Psychology

Madras School of Social Work
Chennai, India
01-2018

Skills

  • Quality improvement
  • Data analysis
  • Quantitative data collection
  • Survey-based research
  • Data interpretation
  • Service evaluation
  • Report writing
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Electronic records
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Leadership skills
  • Research Skills
  • Literature reviewing
  • Risk assessment
  • Project planning

Custom

  • MSc Dissertation Research, Swansea University, 2021-01-01, 2022-01-01, Conducted an independent quantitative research project exploring international students' expectations and experiences of higher education. Performed literature reviews and developed research questions informed by existing evidence. Collected and analysed quantitative data. Examined the relationship between expectation–experience gaps, language competency, online engagement, and student satisfaction. Produced evidence-based recommendations to improve student support and service provision.
  • Quality Improvement Project, NELFT NHS Foundation Trust, 2025-01-01, Present, Leading a service improvement project aimed at understanding barriers and facilitators to engagement. Collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative feedback from service users. Applying Quality Improvement methodologies including PDSA cycles. Collaborating with service users and multidisciplinary professionals to develop and evaluate interventions. Presenting findings to stakeholders to inform service development.

Interests

  • Registered Yoga teacher
  • Cycling
  • Knitting
  • Cooking
  • Baking

Yoga teacher

  • 200 hour registered yoga teacher
  • Mindfulness and Breathing teachniques
  • Yogic Meditation

Timeline

Quality Improvement Project Lead

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
01.2025 - Current

Support Time and Recovery Worker

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
08.2023 - Current

Recovery Worker

Turning Point
09.2022 - 07.2023

Autism Support Worker

Safehands
01.2022 - 08.2022

MSc - Clinical Psychology

Swansea University

BSc - Psychology

Madras School of Social Work
Jesril Fernando