Rebecca Fecitt
Summary
As an innovative leader with extensive experience in the criminal justice system, I bring a unique blend of
expertise in operational management; strategic leadership and extensive experience working directly with those in custody. Ensuring a person centred trauma informed approach is at the heart of what I do. Passionate about the health and justice sector, I am driven by a creative approach to addressing challenges in this dynamic field. As a senior leader, I am adept at balancing business acumen with a commitment to service excellence, overseeing governance, audits, and team performance with precision. Furthermore, my hands-on experience in frontline prison services across
various custodial settings provides a solid foundation for tackling the complexities of this role.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work history
Head of Young Adult Health
Spectrum
HMP Styal
10.2024 - Current
- Strategic Lead for Young Adult Health within HMP Styal, developing operational guidance for working with 18-25 year olds.
- Delivering sessions with between 40-50 young adults, offering health education, awareness and advocacy around health and well-being
- Ensuring staff awareness around young adults, building knowledge and understanding of the health needs of young adults in custody
- Managing the day to day running of the young adult hub with operational staff, providing a safe, trauma informed space for young adults in custody
- Working closely with senior leaders within the prison to ensure the smooth running of the hub
- Maintained secure environment by enforcing prison regulations and procedures.
- Built respectful but assertive relationships with prisoners, utilising innate negotiation abilities to maintain peace and promote positive environments.
Service Manager Criminal Justice Patient Engagement
ABL Health
Bolton
04.2019 - 10.2024
- Spearheaded the mobilisation, management, and coordination of the Criminal Justice Patient Engagement across multiple regions, encompassing 51 prisons and Immigration Removal Centres in the Northwest, Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Southeast, and West Midlands.
- Collaborated with NHS England to leverage patient feedback for the implementation of new policies, white papers, and service specifications, ensuring alignment with evolving healthcare standards within the Health & Justice Sector
- Managed all governance processes meticulously, ensuring CQC accreditation to exemplary standards and overseeing the successful bid writing and mobilisation of service retenders, demonstrated by winning the HSJ Partnership award in 2020 for "Procurement of the Year."
- Proactively supported business development initiatives, playing a pivotal role in securing new opportunities, including the West Midlands framework, while fostering partnerships and generating substantial additional revenue exceeding £200,000 for the business.
- Championed service user engagement across the NHSE Health & Justice sector, driving cohesion and facilitating transformative change by integrating feedback into all aspects of the commissioning cycle.
- Acted as the company-wide lead for diversity and inclusion, chairing monthly forums and leading initiatives within the workplace
- Presented comprehensive service outcomes at contract monitoring meetings, adeptly negotiating targets and KPIs, and cultivating relationships with external agencies to enhance social value within contracts.
- Conducted thorough data analysis from Patient Engagement activities, producing high-quality reports for Commissioners, Governors, and healthcare staff, and presented findings at key stakeholder events.
- Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders including senior NHS Directors, Commissioning managers, Prison Group Directors, Governors, and frontline staff, demonstrating adept networking skills and fostering collaboration.
- Provided effective management and inspiration to delivery assistants and volunteers, ensuring cohesive teamwork and optimal project delivery.
Recovery Practitioner
Delphi Medical
HMP Manchester
09.2017 - 04.2019
- Managing a caseload of 50-60 clients, provided 1:1 interventions around substance misuse.
- Running group work sessions, mainly creative therapy groups on a weekly basis.
- Supporting the management of the Recovery Peer programme within the prison, recruiting recovery peers, and matching them with clients wanting peer support.
- Keeping up to date with local and national policy within the field, alerting service users to problematic drug trends, changes in the law, and providing harm reduction advice if alerts are received of new substances causing serious harm.
Recovery Interventions Coordinator
Spectrum CIC
HMP Styal
08.2016 - 09.2017
- Conducting initial triage assessment upon entering custody
- Facilitating all group work programmes around substance misuse across the prison
- Managing a small caseload of complex women in custody, conducting 1:1 sessions, and building strong rapport with the service users.
- Signposting women to relevant agencies; including housing agencies, benefit agencies
- Providing training to colleges across the North in a variety of areas including new policy, changing drug trends and changes to the law.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology
Lancaster University
Lancaster 09/2011 - 09/2014
A-Levels - Psychology (A) Applied Science (A) Sports Science (A)
St Nicholas Catholic High School Sixth Form
09/2009 - 07/2011
GCSEs - Maths (B) English (A) Applied Science (A*)
St Nicholas Catholic High School Sixth Form
09/2008 - 09/2009
NVQ Level 5 - Operational Management
ILM
01/2023 - 10/2025
Skills
- Communication skills
- Public speaking
- Stakeholder Management
- Influencing and Negotiation
- Strategic planning
- Leadership
- Public Relations
Affiliations
- Netball
- Drums
- Travelling
Timeline
Head of Young Adult Health
Spectrum
10.2024 - Current
Service Manager Criminal Justice Patient Engagement
ABL Health
04.2019 - 10.2024
Recovery Practitioner
Delphi Medical
09.2017 - 04.2019
Recovery Interventions Coordinator
Spectrum CIC
08.2016 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology
Lancaster University
09/2011 - 09/2014
A-Levels - Psychology (A) Applied Science (A) Sports Science (A)
St Nicholas Catholic High School Sixth Form
09/2009 - 07/2011
GCSEs - Maths (B) English (A) Applied Science (A*)
St Nicholas Catholic High School Sixth Form
09/2008 - 09/2009
NVQ Level 5 - Operational Management
ILM
01/2023 - 10/2025
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