Suite 1, Ground Floor,
North Kiln, The Malt Works,
Felaw Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SJ
Autism
Learning disabilities
Complex needs
As a Registered Manager for over 5 years, I am passionate about providing support to people in a way that they chose. We strive to ensure that people have great opportunities to try new experiences and have the life that they want.
Our teams are well trained to encourage the people they support to make choices and provide care and support in a meaningful and person-centred way. We never shy away from trying to make a person’s dream come true, involving them at very stage of their plans. Involvement with family, loved ones and friends is encouraged so that the person’s potential is strengthened, and positive achievements are made.
My career as a registered nurse for people with a learning disability has allowed me to experience a wide and varied career in hospital setting and community-based services. My passion is to encourage all people despite their complex needs to embrace community life, and with the right support from value-based staff, this has been achievable at Swanton Care.
I very much look forward to the journey ahead, making Every Moment Matter.
My career in care and support has been shaped by a lifelong commitment to supporting people with diverse needs, inspired from an early age by a close friendship with someone with Down syndrome that remains important to me today. I began working in the sector at 16 as a child and young adult outreach worker, which led to roles across mental health, learning disability services, dual diagnosis and adult supported living.
I have held a range of leadership roles, including Deputy Manager and Registered Manager, and later managed a large nursing service supporting adults with complex learning and physical disabilities. Working alongside dedicated teams, I have supported services to significantly improve quality outcomes, including achieving strong CQC ratings. I have since progressed through senior operational roles, including Operations Manager and Head of Quality Assurance, and now serve as a Divisional Director.
Alongside this, I hold a Diploma in Operations Management, further strengthening my leadership capability and strategic focus. Driven by compassion, quality and a deep belief in the potential of the people we support, my career continues to be shaped by the same passion that sparked it in childhood.
Chief Operating Officer Rob McAfee is the Responsible Individual for SCS Suffolk. To find out more, visit our Meet The Team page.
SCS Suffolk is the domiciliary branch in Essex and is an independent provider of a range of flexible services, for people with learning disabilities who have additional complex and challenging needs. It also provides support to neurotypical people including elderly people and people with dementia in their place of residence whether that be home /respite /holiday or hospital environment.
We strives to enhance the lives of individuals through personalised support, enabling them to promote or maintain independence, enjoy a range of educational, vocational or leisure activities, to take advantage of opportunities as they arise and to support them to live in their own homes.
SCS Suffolk has developed a highly skilled team of individuals who are able to help with and have impartial input on some of the more specialist areas of support and care planning. Some such as our PBS specialist, psychotherapist and safety first instructors are full time members of staff.
Others such as our occupational therapist, communication adviser, and mental health first aid consultant are retained by Inroads on a consultancy basis to ensure our staff team have access when it is needed.
We also have a full time trainer allowing us to do bite sized training sessions in-between full training days to ensure our staff remain upskilled in the most important areas of their work such as first aid, medication training and safe guarding.
