Kelly Grimshaw
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate mental health practitioner and social worker with extensive experience in managing complex cases within the NHS, local authorities, and third-sector organisations. Expertise includes risk assessment, care planning, and delivering evidence-based clinical and psychological interventions. Skilled in promoting recovery and well-being, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring the safety and independence of service users. Adept at working in high-pressure environments, including child protection, forensic mental health, and liaison and diversion services, with a proven record of achieving positive outcomes for individuals and families.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work history
Community Practitioner Mental Health Pathway (Band 6)
Northumberland Children and Young Peoples Service (CYPS)
05.2024 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: CNTW NHS Foundation Trust - May 2024, to date
- Assessment and Management of casework of service users who have substantial and complex needs
- Provide specialist clinical advice to Service Users/Carers, staff, statutory agencies, 3rd sector partner agencies and the public
- In collaboration with the Service User and Carer where appropriate, develop Recovery and Wellbeing focused Care Plans, ensuring regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt Care Plan as necessary
- Consider Carer needs and ensure Carer and family are involved in Care Planning where appropriate
- Assess, manage and evaluate risk
- Deliver evidenced based Clinical and Psychologically based Interventions
- Work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence
- Coordinate Treatment Planning & Interventions, Reviews and Discharge Planning
- Provide clinical supervision to staff as delegated by Pathway Clinical Lead and Pathway Manager
- Incorporate a client centred philosophy into practice and client centred collaborative care
- CNTW NHS Foundation Trust - May 2024, to date
Social Worker
Agency Local Authority
05.2022 - 05.2024
- Child & Family Single assessments (Signs of Safety Model); investigate concerns and allegations
- Promote children's rights, safety, and wellbeing
- Manage a caseload of families whose child/children are subject to a Child in Need Plan, a Child Protection Plan, or a Looked After Children
- Chair monthly meetings with families and multi-agency professionals
- Record keeping in the form of case notes and minutes
- Carrying out and writing up of parenting assessments, sibling assessment and SWETS for care proceedings in court
- Giving evidence in court proceedings
- Statutory home and school visits
- 1:1 direct work with children and their families; speak with children, families, and carers to assess their needs using a variety of interventions
- Case and personal supervision with management
- Attend various in-house training on a regular basis
- Make referrals to partner agencies
Mental Health Practitioner and Interventions Manager
Horizons Northeast
05.2019 - 01.2020
- Compile and create group interventions for clients that are tailored to lead and adapt to follow on 1:1 intervention with a holistic and recovery focused approach and outcome
- To support, manage and delegate staff in carrying out group and 1:1 intervention's effectively with clients
- Compile detailed reports of client intervention sessions in order to measure client progress along with
- Refer and signpost clients to relevant external services where appropriate for tailored holistic support and therapies
- Track and record effectiveness of interventions provided for return of social investment purposes
Forensic Mental Health Practitioner/ Life Skills Recovery
NHS City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health
06.2015 - 05.2019
- Work creatively to promote community links, confidence and independence in daily living and have a recovery focused approach
- Working in inpatient acute psychiatric wards which support service users with different degrees and severities of mental health problems
- Physical interventions to manage an individual whose behaviour may be injurious to himself or others and with whom non-physical intervention, for example, when communication, de-escalation and problem-solving skills have been unsuccessful
- Liaise and discuss person centred physical and mental health care with consultant psychiatrists and ward psychologists
- Nursing reports admissions and discharge reports
- Promote healthy living through focus groups
Criminal Justice Forensic Mental Health Practitioner
Together for Mental Wellbeing, London
01.2014 - 07.2015
- Screening referrals and assessing offenders in police custody to identify mental health issues, learning difficulties, head trauma, drug, and alcohol misuse
- Supporting and referring offenders with dual diagnosis to drug intervention programs
- Compiling care plans, formulations and referring to multi-disciplinary team for treatment, formal diagnosis, and mental health act assessment
- Brief and long-term interventions such as Counselling, CBT, Psychotherapy and providing self-help tools to service users
- Advising, supervising, and consulting with members of the London probation team and court staff
- Compiling assessment intake reports, pre-sentence reports and brief pre-sentence reports for Probation, Magistrates and Crown courts
- Providing oral reports in court
- Making recommendations for treatment, interventions and integrate into offender probation conditions to the courts and the probation team regarding offender mental health presentation
- Liaising with Home Treatment teams in service user crisis
- Risk Assessment and safeguarding assessments
- Promote recovery, rehabilitation and prevent relapse using a person-centred approach
- Provide Mental Health Awareness training to the London probation teams
- Improve and enhance the multi-agency approach to reduce crime and improve mental wellbeing
- Provide direct support to vulnerable offenders who have been sentenced to a community order
- Reduce re-offending rates by ensuring people get the support they need after being released from prison or while serving a community sentence
Team Leader Recovery Support
Care UK Forensic Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit, London
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Supporting forensic mental health service users through their recovery and journey from referral to discharge
- Ensure that clear and accurate records and communication systems relating to clinical and care delivery are maintained and effectively used
- Provide leadership and support for care staff and act as a champion for service users' and residents' safety and dignity
- Supervise care staff on a day-to-day basis and through formal supervision processes
- Liaise with and compile reports for GPs and other health professional's part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that residents receive the medical and clinical support they require
- To be responsible for the safe and appropriate management, administration and recording of medication, including controlled drugs and oxygen, in accordance with Care UK Policies and Procedures
- Conduct and document care and risk assessments and develop care plans related to the assessed needs and choices of individual residents
- To be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a wide range of skilled, technical, and creative interventions including the Recovery Star Model with supervision
- To work with service users to challenge behaviours that create risk and establish agreed boundaries and expectations
- To help implement strategies to manage conflict and encourage service users to reduce their risk of involvement within the criminal justice system if appropriate
- Ensure that areas of identified risk are appropriately monitored and outcomes recorded and acted upon e.g., fluid and nutrition charts, blood glucose monitoring
- Ensure that residents are encouraged and supported to remain as independent and active as possible
- Promote the philosophy of activity-based care
- Understand the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2008) in relation to consent and best interest decision-making
- Provide information to residents and relatives in relation to care delivery, being mindful of data protection
- Ensure high standard of record keeping are maintained in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act (2008) and Essential Standards of Quality and Safety (2010) and Company requirements
Education
Master's in Social Work degree -
Northumbria University
Post Graduate Diploma - Mental Health Nursing
London Southbank University
BSc (Hons) - Psychology
London South Bank University
Access to Higher Education - Psychology, Biology, English Literature, Maths and IT
Highlands College
GCSE's -
Les Quennevais Secondary School
Skills
- Comprehensive assessment and management of complex cases
- Development and review of Recovery and Wellbeing-focused Care Plans
- Risk assessment and safeguarding expertise
- Delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions (CBT, psychotherapy & DBT informed)
- Strong knowledge of statutory frameworks and legal proceedings (eg, PLO, care proceedings)
- Skilled in multi-agency collaboration and relationship building
- Leadership, supervision, and mentoring of team members
- Advanced proficiency in case management systems (ICS, RIO)
Additional Training
- Right Gear at the Right Time for the Right Task
- Transitional Safeguarding, 06/20/23
- Trauma: Zoe Lodrick, 03/24/24
- Mind Your Language, 05/23/23
- Talking Toolkit, 04/18/23
- Effective Report Writing Skills, 03/28/23
- NEWST Journal Club, 05/05/23
- IV/Advocates Training, 06/12/23
- Fostering, 06/12/23
- Pathway Planning, 06/14/23
- Placement Game, 06/14/23
- Permeance Team, 06/15/23
- CAFCASS, 06/15/23
- Virtual School (ESLAC), 06/15/23
- Legal Presentation Public Law Outline, 06/16/23
- Fostering, 06/16/23
- Seeking Feedback from those People we Support, 06/20/23
- Transitional Safeguarding, 07/20/23
Timeline
Community Practitioner Mental Health Pathway (Band 6)
Northumberland Children and Young Peoples Service (CYPS)
05.2024 - 12.2024
Social Worker
Agency Local Authority
05.2022 - 05.2024
Mental Health Practitioner and Interventions Manager
Horizons Northeast
05.2019 - 01.2020
Forensic Mental Health Practitioner/ Life Skills Recovery
NHS City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health
06.2015 - 05.2019
Criminal Justice Forensic Mental Health Practitioner
Together for Mental Wellbeing, London
01.2014 - 07.2015
Team Leader Recovery Support
Care UK Forensic Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit, London
01.2013 - 01.2014
Master's in Social Work degree -
Northumbria University
Post Graduate Diploma - Mental Health Nursing
London Southbank University
BSc (Hons) - Psychology
London South Bank University
Access to Higher Education - Psychology, Biology, English Literature, Maths and IT
Highlands College
GCSE's -
Les Quennevais Secondary School
Similar Profiles
Rose NongaihlianRose Nongaihlian
Home Helper and Cleaner at Sir ,ma'am, Newborn Baby , Children And Elderly PeoplesHome Helper and Cleaner at Sir ,ma'am, Newborn Baby , Children And Elderly Peoples
Aurora HowlettAurora Howlett
Stage Manager at Calgary Young Peoples TheatreStage Manager at Calgary Young Peoples Theatre
Sarah JohnstonSarah Johnston
Teacher at Chapelwood School for Young ChildrenTeacher at Chapelwood School for Young Children
Mandlenkosi DubeMandlenkosi Dube
Mental Health Practitioner Band 6 at Avon&Wiltshire TrustMental Health Practitioner Band 6 at Avon&Wiltshire Trust
Rosita FeysieRosita Feysie
Registered Mental Health Nurse (Band 6) at Surrey and Borders PartnershipRegistered Mental Health Nurse (Band 6) at Surrey and Borders Partnership