Georgie

My Summary

Oxford Educated And Mental Health Trained, Warm Babysitter

My Experience

I am more than happy to attach my CV when we speak but my relevant experience comprises:

Assistant Psychologist in CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services), NHS Fife Feb 2024-25
• Delivering individual interventions to young people and their caregivers, such as administer- ing cognitive assessments to contribute to assessment of whether children have an intellectual disability or neurodevelopmental disorders, scoring and conveying results to network and child/carers
• Writing comprehensive reports for school observations and cognitive assessments, as well as organising adaptive and executive function assessments
• Creating and gaining ethical approval for a grounded theory research study in a very small team of 2, exploring young people’s views on what a successful journey with mental health services looks like, including CAMHS
• Supporting creation of parenting resources for primary care psychology therapeutic groups
• Data analysis of our services’ interventions, e.g. Solihull group pre and post measures
• Completing school observations and FNDQs with carers to gauge neurodevelopmental differ- ences
• Contributing to team formulations and care plans, risk assessment, outcome measures

Agency Healthcare Assistant at NHS Lothian hospitals 2023
• Whilst completing psychology conversion Masters, worked flexible shifts with a healthcare agency in various adult and CAHMS inpatient settings, e.g. Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
• Developed my experience working with adults with a variety of differing mental health condi- tions, some with neurological conditions.
• Demonstrated great flexibility and initiative, proactively recognising needs of each ward/pa- tient and refining my compassionate care and supporting their care plan to suit differing en- vironments, e.g. acute inpatient wards, rehab wards, CAHMS and learning disability

Healthcare Assistant at NHS Oxford Health CAHMS inpatient ward, Warneford Hospital Aug 2021-22
• Utilised verbal de-escalation & crisis DBT skills on a daily basis in managing young people’s distress and incidents of self harm. Thus, gained significant experience in crisis management within an acute setting
• Part of several case teams, in which I was the allocated HCA for a specific young person, work- ing collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team of primary nurse, linkworker, psycholo- gists.
• Completed CBT-e online training, specialised CBT therapy for individuals with eating dis- orders, created by Oxford University’s Centre for Research on Eating Disorders Oxford (CREDO), studying this therapy in my own time
• Assisted with a trainee clinical psychologist’s research study on restrictive practices in our in- patient ward, recruiting patients, gaining verbal consent & transcribing some of the interviews
• Delivered weekly 1:1 sessions with above patient supporting their care plan for eg practising chain analyses, self worth work, check the facts DBT techniques to combat compulsive exercise
• Also supported families as part of an allocated case team, provided therapeutic support and teaching parents relevant DBT skills

Teaching Assistant & SEN Support Worker, part-time Jan- March 2020
• Agency work in a specialist school for young people with autism and a severe learning disabili-
ty in Oxford, Endeavour Academy.
• Due to this school's exceptional resources e.g. Sensory room, Music for Autism etc, I worked there continuously until the pandemic, getting to know the children's needs and developed an astute understanding of PECS, Makaton and alternative communication/behaviour manage- ment strategies not only for autistic children but also for those with severe intellectual disabili- ty and communication barriers, many non-verbal students here.
• I also worked sustained agency shifts at City of Oxford College as a teaching assistant to a stu- dent with epilepsy and additional learning needs, supporting him in lessons and empowering him in exam preparation and further education applications.
• Was credited highly by the college for my positive, therapeutic work in boosting my student’s confidence

My Qualifications

2 degrees (as stated above), training in various therapeutic modalities, e.g.
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (very useful, practical skills to apply in the moment with children e.g. modules such as Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation Skills, Mindfulness, Interpersonal Skills
- Decider Skills trained, a blend of CBT and DBT
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training for Eating Disorders (CBT-e)
- Have completed numerous courses in working with children and adults with autism and learning disabilities, familiar with Makaton, PECS
- Solihull Approach foundation training for practitioners (particularly on children with developmental and complex trauma, on child’s emotional development etc)
• PEACE training (physical interventions), Oxford Health NHS Trust
• Resuscitation ABLS and AED including Paediatric Modifiers, online and in person as- sessment

My Availability

From 03/02/2025, I am fully available and flexible to fit your childcare needs and looking for as many hours as possible

My Fees

• Babysitting from £12.00 per hour