Kate is the commissioned Clinical Supervisor for Sense Inclusion, providing regular independent group clinical supervision to support safe, reflective and high-quality practice across the team.
She is a Consultant Nurse in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and a national trainer for Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA), with extensive experience across child and adolescent mental health, autism and complex needs.
Kate's career has included work across CAMHS, early years, schools, forensic services and specialist provision. During her work with CAMHS on the Isle of Wight, she was seconded across a range of services for eight years and was Clinical Lead for the Targeted Mental Health in Schools (TaMHS) project.
She has also worked as a Consultant Nurse within an Autism Diagnostic Research Centre, undertaking autism assessments, and established and led a specialist service for children with life-limiting conditions at Mountbatten Hospice.
Her particular areas of expertise include child and adolescent mental health, autism, complex and profound needs, clinical supervision, multidisciplinary assessment, early intervention, workforce development and clinical leadership.
Kate has extensive experience supervising psychologists, nurses, social workers and multidisciplinary teams. At Sense Inclusion, she provides an important layer of independent clinical oversight, reflective supervision and professional challenge around the complex needs of the children and young people we support.