Sharon Atherton
Kirkby in Ashfield,United Kingdom
Summary
Highly skilled professional with exceptional organisational and communication abilities, adept at maintaining composure and delivering results under pressure. Demonstrates strong leadership qualities and thrives both independently and within team environments. A dedicated and hard-working individual committed to achieving excellence in all tasks undertaken.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Independent Civil Celebrant
Your Story With Sharon Atherton
Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
2025.08 - Current
- Create and deliver personalised scripts for services that celebrate life's right of passages.
- Liaise closely with funeral directors, wedding venues, couples and families to create personalized and meaningful services.
- Support grieving families.
- Marketing and social media.
- Accounts and budgeting.
- Responding to emails.
- Continued professional development.
Digital and Transformation Lead
Primary Integrated Care Services
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
2023.07 - 2026.05
- Support to Primary Care Network Clinical Director (PCN).
- Support and train GP Practice Managers within PCN.
- Supervised, line-managed and supported 28 member of staff employed by PCN.
- Arrange mandatory and professional training for clinical and non-clinical staff and ensure staff are up to date with relevant guidelines. This could be online or face to face.
- Liaising with third party agencies, other primary care networks and NHS England.
- Represent PCN at monthly and quarterly required meetings.
- Agree and managed multi-million pound budget.
- Ensured all contractual elements of contracts were achieved by keeping up to date with contract changes and devising and delivering action plan.
- Data entry and reporting.
- Staff rotas.
- Receiving and responding to emails.
- Agenda's and meeting notes.
GP Practice Manager
Churchside Medical Practice
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
2008.11 - 2023.06
- Collaborated closely with other healthcare professionals, nurses, doctors, managers, health care assistants and administration staff enhancing patient care delivery.
- Coordinated and liaised with multidisciplinary team services including social workers, nurses, GP's, physiotherapists, end of life team to ensure holistic patient care provision.
- Compiled agendas and led regular practice meetings fostering environment conducive to teamwork and mutual respect.
- Completed budgets, reports, data collections and reviews accurately and efficiently to meet NHS guidelines whilst reducing administrative costs.
- Managed all HR issues for 20 members of staff including, employment, appraisals, mandatory and and non-mandatory training for clinical and non clinical staff, disciplinary and grievances.
- Wrote, updated and embedded NHS and practice policies and protocols.
- Dealt with all practice finances including, payroll, income, expenditure and budgets.
- Reports and data entry.
- Staff rotas and appointment rotas.
- Ensure all HSE requirements were enforced.
- Ensured that all estates were kept to satisfactory standard and ensured all legal checks and inspections were carried out.
- Liaise with other practices, primary care network, NHS England and other third party agencies.
- Contract changes and adherence to contracts.
- Business Planning and action plans.
- Monitored and enforced medical practice compliance, supporting CQC and NHS/CCG quality monitoring inspections.
- Embodied medical practice mission and values while upholding industry standards for integrity and quality of care.
- Managed a high workload with strong organisational skills.
Minister of Religion / Community Manager
The Salvation Army
Belfast, Northern Ireland
1993.09 - 2006.12
- Collaborated with schools to provide religious education; creating understanding of faith among young minds.
- Led activities at camps, conferences and retreats.
- Trained volunteers in children, young people and youth work.
- Led prayer meetings and bible study groups, fostering spiritual development.
- Facilitated interfaith dialogue with regular public forums.
- Conducted religious ceremonies to commemorate special occasions.
- Provided pastoral care to congregation, resulting in supportive environment.
- Offered spiritual guidance for personal growth and wellbeing.
- Developed sermon topics relevant to current events, bringing awareness amongst congregants.
- Maintained church records and registers systematically for easy access and retrieval.
- Offered grief counselling during bereavements, providing emotional support.
- Established youth groups to engage younger members of community.
- Conducted home visits for elderly or ill parishioners offering pastoral care.
- Performed weddings, baptisms and funerals as per religious customs and traditions.
- Promoted sense of belonging through organising social activities within church.
- Fostered community integration by conducting regular outreach programmes. e.g. mother and baby groups, over 60's groups and luncheon clubs.
- Visited different areas of community to spread awareness of activities and show support.
- Dealt with budgets, finances and other administration requirements.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education Level 5 - Leadership and Management
Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
Dartford 2018.09 - 2019.11
Skills
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Works well under pressure
- Happy to work on own initiative or in a team
- Strong leadership skills
- Calm under pressure
- Exceptionally hard worker
- Reliable and trustworthy
Affiliations
- Spending time with my family.
- Socialising with friends.
- Travelling
- Music
- Reading
- Eating out
Accomplishments
In my most recent 360 degree appraisal my line manager who I am happy to give as a reference, said that in over 25 years it was the best appraisal he had the privilege of doing. All colleagues gave positive feedback, all targets had been met and new ones put in place.
Certification
Full clean UK driving license.
Timeline
Independent Civil Celebrant
Your Story With Sharon Atherton
2025.08 - Current
Digital and Transformation Lead
Primary Integrated Care Services
2023.07 - 2026.05
Diploma of Higher Education Level 5 - Leadership and Management
Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
2018.09 - 2019.11
GP Practice Manager
Churchside Medical Practice
2008.11 - 2023.06
Minister of Religion / Community Manager
The Salvation Army
1993.09 - 2006.12