Nadia Bowes

As sole carer of young person with complex health issues and physical and learning disabilities, there have been periods through my life that I have not been able to attend paid employment due to my caring responsibilities.

Throughout my daughter's life, I have lived experience, of supporting and advocating for her and others to promote inclusion, independence and quality of life. I have obtained a wealth of experience in collaborating and working in partnership with all sectors and external agencies, including health, education and social care, tasked with supporting her.

I have endeavoured to maintain my professional development through completion of MSc Psychology, CBT Essentials course and RAID ( positive behaviour support) training. For the past eight years, I have held volunteer position of Chair of a small, registered charity, fundraising through grant applications and organising and adapting provision of inclusive sports and social activities to young members that use wheelchairs (Upside Down Sports Club). More recently I have begun volunteering as a family support worker for Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign.

Unfortunately, I had to resign shortly after being successful in securing position due to Covid and the health risks it posed to my daughter, who was severely vulnerable and needed to shield.

My duties would include diagnostic assessments, tailored interventions, medication monitoring, family and education support, multi-agency collaboration and care coordination to assess, support and manage care for young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and learning disabilities.

• Managing caseload as lead professional within Unit model of Social Work to support and safeguard Children with disabilities and their families facing diverse and often complex circumstances.
• Developing assessment, investigative, analytical, reporting and presentation skills to deliver accurate and appropriate information to multi-disciplinary agencies and identifying best methods and interventions to safeguard and support child and family.
• Building professional and effective relationships with children, young people and families and working in partnership to improve situations.
• Advocating on behalf of children, young people and vulnerable adults to ensure their views are expressed and voices are heard.
• Working with complex family situations which are affected by adult mental ill health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, physical ill health and disability.

• Fund raised, designed and implemented a sustainable farming / agricultural project
• Improve knowledge and nutrition for 14 rural communities
• Provide tools, seeds and equipment loans to become self sufficient operators
• Managed complete project within one of poorest countries in World
• Designed and built training farm to be able to deliver project efficiently and effectively
• Recruited, employed and managed between eight to thirty local personnel for project
• Overcoming huge cultural and lingual barriers to gain trust, authority and partnership
• Promoting agricultural solutions to allow communities to generate their own income and economic opportunities for villagers
• Offered leadership, knowledge, support and complete determination to make difference
• Delivered successful project which contributed to becoming award winning eco tourism World destination which benefited local communities of Niassa Province.

• Member of a multi-disciplinary team delivering holistic care to patients
• Up to 20 patients within the hospice with a range of illnesses from HIV, Cancer & MND
• Providing support to those with terminal illness during their end of life phase
• Offering the patient’s family empathy, sympathy and support during this distressful time
• Utilising training as a masseur therapist to increases people’s wellbeing

• Provided on call support to older people within their own homes
• Supporting and enabling them to have an independent living
• Liaise with all the necessary services such as GP, Emergency & Medical
• Improve their active and social activities within their community

• Provide personal and social care to older people living in the residential home
• Be part of the team to continuously offer the best care possible to all residents