Sue Dexter

• Statutory Volunteer Role undertaken since 2010.
• To provide unannounced inspections of police custody suites, with checks on the welfare of detainees across Kent area, providing written reports to Kent Police & Crime Commissioners Office.
• To attend regular meetings, in-person and online training and offer support to new ICVs.
• To maintain DBS security Vetting Level 2.

Teeside University Certificate in Postgraduate Professional Development.

Statutory specialist Role under Mental Capacity Act 2005, commissioned by Local Authority.

To carry out assessments of individuals located in residential, nursing or supported accommodation.

Statutory Social Work role commissioned by Kent County Council.

• To carry out assessments and legal process under Mental Health Act 1983 and associated legislation.
• Specialist Court Work under s26 MHA 1983.
• Training Assessor and Supervisor to AMHP Trainees
• Training Provider to external agencies including NHS.

Specialist Statutory Social Worker across East Kent area.

Monitoring and Care Plan reviews of KCC residential and hospital placements across UK.

Practice Teacher and Assessor for Social Work students.

Practice Supervisor for colleagues.

Training Provider for in-house and external agencies.

Liaison with client families, voluntary and statutory bodies.

Management of KCC Community Support Service.

• Assessment, Care Planning and Monitoring of client base.
• Liaison with allocated social workers and care managers within Mental Health and Adult Services teams.
• Provision of training and supervision to team staff.

Care Management for Thanet area within Adult Services.

• First CM to trial combining Older Persons and Disability team services.
• Provision of KCC Duty services, referral screening.
• Provision of assessment, individual care planning and monitoring of services to allocated caseload.

Management of KCC's first specialist Adult Mental Health Day Centre.

Development of referral process, assessment criteria, service planning and provision.

Development of timetables and service input.

Development of Family Support groups and provision.

Liaison with referring social work team, psychiatry and psychology services to develop individual care plans.

Liaison with medical services.

Development and provision of training to service colleagues and external agencies.

OT Technician based in

Princess Marys Psychiatric Day Hospital, Cliftonville

for 2 years until unit closure, then

Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Westbrook.

Rehabilitation and specialist service provision for:

- Orthopaedic

- Head Trauma/CVA

- Rheumatology

- Provision of Assessments of Activities of Daily Living

- Provision of individual rehabiliation plans.

- Provision of training to OT students and agencies.