fiona jones

children and young people's participation officer

About

Experienced Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Young People, Youth Work, Event Management, Healthcare, and Community Engagement. Strong professional with a youth and community work focused in youth participation from University of Cumbria.

Country

united kingdom

City

london

Industry

hospital & health care

Skill

training, quality assurance, young people, youth engagement, commissioning, decision making, consultation, empower, child health, participation, hospitals, creative writing, events coordination, youth work, public speaking, event management, customer service, public sector, healthcare, community engagement, project management, teaching, social media

Experience

written content contributor and writer

altblackpool.co.uk

2013-7 - 2015-5 · 1 yr 11 mos

Volunteer contributor/writer with altblackpool.co.uk writing opinion pieces, reviews and previews of local issues, shows and events. Although a voluntary position this encouraged and supported me to improve and enjoy writing for pleasure and professionally.

patient experience officer - child health

blackpool fylde and wyre hospitals nhs foundation trust

2012-10 - 2016-1 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Building a culture of child and youth engagement. Lead on projects to empower, engage and involve children and young people in decision making and improvement for childrens services.

sessional youth worker

blackpool council

2012-8 - 2013-5 · 10 mos

Providing positive activity, personal development and brief interventions in line with the Youth Work curriculum both within a youth centre and outreach based interaction. Encouraging and supporting young people to take action on local issues and to seek appropriate support and build positive relationships.

creche assistant

powder byrne international

2011-11 - 2011-12 · 2 mos

kids club assistant

worldwide kids

2011-5 - 2011-11 · 7 mos

participation youth worker

blackpool council

2007-11 - 2011-5 · 3 yrs 7 mos

* Local Authority Participation Unit * Lead on engagement in projects including You're Welcome * young assesors, CAMHS Participation, Hear By Right training and Engagement, Young people led commisioning project, Local Childrens Plan Quality Assurance and consultation with 3000+ children and young people for 2009/2012 plan. Blackpool Young People's Council

children and young people's participation officer

great ormond street hospital for children nhs foundation trust

2016-1 - Present · 10 yrs 9 mos

* In this new role at GOSH I am focused on the engagement and participation of children and young people * I lead on the GOSH Young People's Forum (YPF) and will be rolling out many initiatives and projects for the involvement of children and young people in trust business and their individual care and experience. Recent projects include; Hosting an event for NHS collegues on behalf of NHS England * providing support and insight to those wanting to set up or grow their young patient engagement projects. Nutrition and Hydration Week * in trust celebration of NHW * relaying messages of food improvement and consulting with children, young people, parents and staff regarding food and drink. and