Meet our team

I joined Swanton Care in August 2018 as Chief Financial Officer before becoming Chief Executive Officer in February 2022. I have over 20 years of experience in the Care Sector following 15 years working in Industry.

I am extremely passionate about Swanton Care and the person-centred care and support we provide to help people have great lives and achieve their individual goals.

It is a pleasure to lead a team of talented and dedicated individuals creating fantastic opportunities for the people we support and our colleagues.
We pride ourselves on working together delivering great quality services to more and more people, growing in diversity and expertise.

Our aim is to make all Swanton services a great place to live and a great place to work.

Every Moment Matters let’s make that a reality for everyone in the Swanton family.

I have been working in social care for over 30 years, starting my career as a Support Worker, I have since undertaken various roles in the sector with several providers, covering both Adults and Childrens services. I am a qualified Social Worker and for the last 20 years I have been operating within senior management teams overseeing both operations and development functions.

I joined Swanton Care in 2017 and until recently was the Executive Director for Quality & Ethos, having previously been the Chief Operating Officer and Responsible Individual.

I am extremely committed to ensuring that the people using our services receive the highest quality of support provision possible, and that they, along with all of our teams, are given opportunities and support to develop and succeed.

I joined the finance team at Swanton Care in September 2021 as Chief Financial Officer. My experience before that was in companies providing domiciliary and complex care at home. The transition to Swanton Care has given me the opportunity to be embedded in the ethos in our residential and support living services, not just a finance figure in head office! I am passionate about empowering our teams to deliver our person-centred, high quality service. We can do this via personalised pricing models to achieve our goal that Every Moment Matters.

My extensive people management experience, both in an HR advisory capacity and within operations includes Financial Services, Manufacturing, Technology, Education and Public Services. However, I have found the past 15 years in Health and Social care the most rewarding.

As HR Director for Swanton since 2015 I take pride in making a difference to peoples’ lives. I am fortunate to lead an incredibly talented team who demonstrate their skills and values, especially honesty and integrity, on a day-to-day basis as they guide employees through their journey with Swanton. From the beginning of this journey, we are seeking colleagues who share our values. We aim to give them the right encouragement, guidance, and training to reach their full potential and enable them to create a safe and meaningful culture for the people we support ultimately allowing everyone to reach their full potential.

As we aspire to become an employer of choice It is key that we provide an inclusive environment where individuals can grow and develop their skills and make the most of every moment, this applies to everyone involved in Swanton.

Working together we can make a difference.

I have enjoyed over 20 years delivering and managing information technology systems and services in the health and social care sectors. I have worked across a number of different disciplines include mental health, maternity, endoscopy, GP & walk-in centre primary care services along with outpatient scheduling in NHS Trusts.

When I joined Swanton Care is 2015, I saw a huge opportunity to transform the organisation and deliver a range of up-to-date IT services that would empower the people we support and my care colleagues alike.

My goal is to make technology available in a seamless way that is secure, reliable and easy-to-understand. I am motivated by how these services can enable all that use them to learn, grow and develop.

When I am not sat in front of a laptop screen you will normally find me walking in either South Downs or Peak District national parks.

I have held similar roles as the Estates lead in a variety of national care operators for more than 2 decades and have now enjoyed almost 4 very lively years with Swanton. Throughout my time with Swanton, I have been constantly impressed by the dedicated efforts of colleagues at all levels in responding to the challenges of growing from 27 to over 100 operational homes while making sure that every moment really does matter for all the people we support.

While my team and I will always be supporting players, with only an indirect overlap with the main caring activities, we all have a strong understanding of the environmental factors necessary to provide a positive care experience. We all aim to contribute towards improving the wider operational service wherever the opportunity arises.

The quality and range of our homes has undoubtedly now reached a high-level and along with my team and other colleagues, I am keen to play an active ongoing part in developing and maintaining the opportunities it provides to continue to improve the people we support lives.

I started my career in the armed forces as a combat medical technician before moving into Health and Social care in 2002. During my time in Health and Social care I have held the titles of Team Leader, Deputy Manager, Home Manager, Area Manager, Regional Director to the position I now hold Within Swanton Care, Group Development Director. My previous experiences allows me to make informed decisions that I know will truly make a difference to the lives of the people we support.

As Group Development Director I am passionate in delivering high quality environments for the adults and children we support, creating homely, sustainable, and flexible environments that meet the needs for the people we support.

Every day we look at how we can make a difference across our services new and existing, I am passionate & dedicated in making a difference and making every moment matter for someone, it’s a privilege to do what we do in this amazing sector.

I started my career as a Support Worker when I graduated university in 2004, progressing my way through Deputy Manager and Home Manager, eventually joining Swanton in 2018 working as a Locality Manager covering services in and around Hull. I have successfully held registrations for, and worked in, a full range of services from Supported Living to challenging Residential homes.

Since then, I have progressed through to Regional Director and most recently Chief Operating Officer for England. I share Swanton Care’s passion for ensuring that the vulnerable people in our care have the best life and opportunities possible. I believe this is achieved by making sure the people we support have their voices heard and that our teams are appropriately trained ad supported to provide this care.

I feel privileged to work in such a rewarding sector with a fantastic team, I look forward to what the future will bring for the people we support and our organization.

I became a Chief Operating Officer in July 2022, prior to this I was Regional Director to Values In Care for 2 years. During my time in the social care sector, I have gained a wealth of experience, starting my career as a young Support Worker in 2003, progressing through roles such as Keyworker, Manager and Area Manager.

I have loved gaining qualifications along the way, including a Level 5 in Leadership and Management and an ILM Level 5 (The Institute of Leadership and Management), this has helped me to support the people in our care to have a better quality of life. I also have a keen interest in Positive Behavioural Support and am continuing my learning by undertaking a Diploma in this specialist area.

During my 19 years in the social care sector, I have always worked in complex homes for people with learning Disabilities and autism, leading and directing teams to ensure we offer the best care possible to the people we support. Growing organically has ensured that I have great knowledge, experience and understanding in the care sector.

In my spare time I really enjoy horse riding, spending time with my family and pets.

I joined Swanton in 2018 as Regional Director for South Wales to grow and develop our Ethos across the services. Working in a company that places quality, openness, empathy, and integrity above all else has been inspirational. Leading the Region to grow in developing these skills has been an exciting journey.

Within my role as Operations Project Director, I am in a position across the UK to work with new Acquisitions and development to help cement our Ethos and introduce the ‘Swanton’ way to all new acquired and internal developments.

Having worked within social care for over 25 years, following growing up in a home for people with learning disabilities, its fair to say that Social Care is a part of who I am. ‘Every Moment Matters’ with the people we support, and the support team are at the heart of everything we do.

My social care career journey from Support Worker/Team Leader/ Registered Manager/ Regional Director/Project Director and now Operations Project Director ensures I understand that the role of support can be the most challenging yet rewarding of all roles. I trust that I am in a position to make a difference and help all that joins us have a positive experience.

I joined Swanton in 2018 as a Quality Partnership Manager as a way of fulfilling my passion of empowering people we support to become more involved in the provision of their own care, and to provide quality assurance. Since then, my role has expanded to become the Quality Assurance Lead, with national oversight of the quality of our services and engagement with people we support.

I began work in social care in 1994 and have thoroughly enjoyed my journey alongside adults and children, supporting them to thrive. We hold ourselves to a high level of accountability, working in line with our ethos and celebrating the amazing journeys people go on. We embrace diversity at every opportunity, and really went to town during 50 years of PRIDE to celebrate LGBTQI+. It was a fun, informative and joyous month that is a true reflection of our unity and strength and our dedication to inclusivity.

We all care about people and strive for the best for people we support and each other.

I joined Swanton in 2017 as a service manager and worked with the team to expand supported living services as well as manage residential homes. In time, I became regional director for the North-East in 2021. I learned very early on in my career with Swanton that the company is very passionate about the people we support, their homes and enriching their quality of life, which aligns with my own values.

I moved to England from Mumbai, India, in 2005 for education which I continued to do for several years. During this time, I integrated with people from many countries and cultures, and this helped broaden my viewpoints massively. I firmly believe this helped me to embrace diversity and value varied inputs throughout my career, which I have been in since 2006.

I understand that being in a support environment can be difficult. Together, the team and I are here to help in empowering and supporting those in our care to feel safe and live the lives they wish to lead.

I joined Swanton Care and Community in July 2019 as Interim Regional Director and became Registered Manager of Southfields a short time later. I have over 18 years operational management experience across all sectors of health and social care in Scotland. Professionally, I remain a Registered Mental Health nurse and as such I also lead and coordinate our Mental Health First Aiders across all of our services nationally.

My drive is to lead and support my team to provide person led care through empowering the people we support to achieve their potential and aspirations in life. We work in collaboration with all our partners in order to provide the very best service we can. As a former Scots Guardsman, I feel it is important to make a difference in young people’s lives and have been an Adult Volunteer with the Army Cadet Force for several years.

I joined Swanton Care in September 2006 as a Support Worker at Maesteilo care home, since then I have gradually progressed through to Team Leader, Deputy Manager, Home Manager and most recently progressing to Regional Director of Wales in July 2022. Throughout my time with Swanton care, they have supported me through my level 3 and level 5 management qualification in Health and Social Care.

I have supported people with Learning Disabilities and Autism for over 16 years, the knowledge and skills gained during this time is invaluable and has supported my progression through to my current role. My philosophy is to provide person-centred care that embraces safe and meaningful care for the people we support, encouraging growth and opportunity. I am a strong believer that working together works best and working in partnership with the people we support brings more positive and meaningful outcomes.
During my seven years of being a Manager, I have helped developed 4 members of my team who then progressed to Deputy or Managers.

Encouraging my team to develop and grow always bring smile to my face and I look forward to continuing this throughout my role as Regional Director.

I started my career in 2003 as a bank support worker and I have worked hard to progress, I was promoted within a year to a Team Leader, then a Registered Manager, I make it my mission to ensure that every person has a voice and a person-centred plan in place.

I joined Emerald Care Services as a Registered Manager in 2019 and I was delighted in 2022 to be promoted to the Regional Operations Director for the Central and Yorkshire Region for Swanton Care.

It’s my passion to ensure that I provide the guidance to my teams to enable them to care for people we support at an outstanding level. I am committed to making a difference to the lives of the people we support and my team whilst being present in each area of my region, making the time to visit each home as much as possible.

I joined Swanton Care & Community in September 2021, as the Regional Director for the East Anglian Region. I have been a Registered Nurse (RNLD) for over 25 years, and during that time have enjoyed a varied career within a range of settings and services at a senior level.

I have an MBA and APMP qualification.

I am proud of the team that I work with & the passion that they have for their roles and the people we support. I embrace being able to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support and our team members.

I have been working in residential care and special needs school/services since 1999. My Previous roles include consultancy work, supporting failing homes and schools to improve. I then became a Registered Manager for 5 years, during this time, the team and myself had an Ofsted Judgment of ‘outstanding’ for 5 years.

My more recent roles progressed to Operational Manager supporting 13 homes and most recently In November 2015 I joined Courtyard Care as Regional Director.

I am a qualified Social Worker who is passionate and driven to provide the best possible outcomes for children and young people we support. Myself and my team have a keen interest in ensuring our services are ‘fit for purpose’ and meet all regulatory frameworks/requirements. We are very child-centred and believe every child should be given the opportunity to grow and succeed. Barriers can be overcome by working together to achieve the best outcomes.

We celebrate all achievements as every step is a milestone for the children / young people we support.

I have 10+ years’ experience in the care sector, with both young adults and children. I have had the pleasure of working with multiple registered services where we offered support and care for children with learning disabilities, mental health, emotional behavioural difficulties, sexual harmful behaviours and complex health needs.

I started my working career in the British Army where I formed an aptitude for teamwork and leading from the front. After a career change in 2010 I found myself in my first role supporting young people/adults in a supported living environment, whilst still linked to the British Army as a reservist. I then supported in a children’s residential care setting in 2013 where I progressed through varying roles to become the Regional Operations Manager for the east & southeast Anglia covering 13 Good and Outstanding services.

I am very passionate about improving lives by providing the best possible care whilst helping them to reach their full potential. I’m a driven and strategic individual with proven success in this industry.

I joined Values in Care in February of 2012, being new to care and support I was keen to understand all of the training that I was being provided to ensure that I was delivering the best quality of care possible. This led me to further my career and start moving through the different roles such as Team Leader, Deputy Manager and Registered Manager. Whilst doing this, I complete both my Level 3 and 5 qualification in Social Care, my Trainers Qualification and become a Positive Behavioural Management Trainer. In recent years I was successful in the role of Operational Manager and this year I have been successful in precuring the role of Regional Director for Values in Care.

I have always been driven by the people we support and seeing the success and development in which they can achieve when the correct support is given. I believe this is developed by instilling good values within the team, and by fostering a great culture. Swanton Care has provided me with many opportunities, and I am passionate in ensuring these opportunities are available to all of our teams.

I have successfully registered and managed children’s provisions since 1999 and have in total 23 years’ experience working within this sector. I have worked in education as a Registered Manager from 1999. Following on from this, I took a change of direction into residential social care for children in 2010 and held a Registered Managers’ position from 2012 for 6 years. During these 17 years as a Registered Manager, these provisions were rated either Good or Outstanding with Ofsted.

I was promoted in 2015 and subsequently held the position of Head of Business Operations for 6 years until more recently where I now hold the position of Regional Director.

I am a committed and passionate individual and believe that every young person should be provided with the opportunity to achieve their full potential and aspirations meaning ‘every moment matters’.

I began working in Social Care sector since January 1996, this was soon after I finished my degree in BSc Behavioural sciences. I commenced employment as a support worker with a not-for-profit organisation working with adults with learning disabilities. This was during the time when Ely hospital in South Wales was in the process transitioning people from hospital to resettle in the community into supported living accommodation.
I continued my employment with the organisation, developing in my career with various roles across the organisation, working with different models of support including supported living, respite, community support and residential manager roles.
I have worked in senior management roles for the last 15 years mainly in operations and quality assurance. I have been a Registered Manager since 2014 with two providers in the last 27 years.
I am a trainer and been the organisational lead for person centred practise, ensuring that people supported live lives to their full potential and are encouraged to have greater choice and control. I feel passionate that people are at the forefront of their own support provision ensuring that the quality-of-service provision is exceptional.

I have recently joined Swanton Care, Values in Care as the Regional Director in August 2023 and look forward to working within this organisation to continue my career development supporting people and staff to reach their goals and aspirations.