MAUDSLEY LEARNING - Key Persons
Aleks is a psychology graduate from King's College London who is highly motivated and driven to improve mental health services through psychological research, training, and intervention.
Job Titles:
- Visiting Senior Lecturer
- Writer
Alex Ruck Keene is an experienced barrister, writer and educator. His practice (at 39 Essex Chambers) is focused on mental capacity law (broadly defined). He has appeared in cases involving the Mental Capacity Act 2005 at all levels up to and including the Supreme Court. He also writes extensively in the field, editing and contributing to leading textbooks and (amongst many other publications) the 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, the ‘bible' for solicitors (and others) working in the area.
He is the creator of the website www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk, providing resources and expert commentary on some of the most difficult mental capacity issues.
Alex is a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the Institute, a Visiting Lecturer at the Dickson Poon School of Law, and a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at King's College London, working on the collaborative Mental Health and Justice project for the period 2017-2022. He spent from November 2016 to March 2017 on secondment to the Law Commission as a consultant to their Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Project, and 2018 as legal adviser to the independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983.
Alina is a specialist registrar in general adult psychiatry in SLaM and she works clinically at the Maudsley Hospital. She graduated with honours and distinction in BMBS exams and intercalat
Anita is a registered mental health nurse with several years' experience in various inpatient and community settings across South London. She is particularly interested in Bipolar Disorder,
Carolyn has rich experience in leading digital learning and workforce development in leadership roles and as a consultant, providing programmes nationally and internationally for over 13 ye
Job Titles:
- Administrator
- Personal Assistant
Charlotte is a Technical Moderator, working with Maudsley Learning via NHS Professionals. Charlotte has worked as a Personal Assistant/Administrator within the NHS for 8 years, mainly worki
Chris leads our growing Research & Development team, overseeing the delivery of local and national workforce development projects, as well as our work on staff health and wellbeing.
David has managed a variety of healthcare and education-focused projects on a local, regional and national basis for a number of Civil Service Departments and NHS organisations
Dimeji is responsible for developing and implementing marketing plans for Maudsley Learning to deliver on our vision of being the lead provider of education and training programmes in mental
Camilla is a clinical educator for the team with experience working in Psychiatry, Coaching in the trust and Relationship Counselling for a National charity across South London.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Head of Masterclasses
Greg is a consultant liaison psychiatrist with a special interest in cancer and palliative care. He has worked with ML since 2018, growing the Masterclass portfolio and working across the organisation on quality assurance, marketing and sales, and curriculum development. He has previously worked as Education Projects Lead for the World Psychiatric Association where he successfully developed the world-first online Graduate Diploma of International Psychiatry and Foundations of International Psychiatry. He has an interest in curriculum development and evaluation, learning design, and in online learning in psychiatry.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Iris is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and currently works with the national and specialist service for complex autism and neuro developmental disorders, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Her expertise is in autism with special clinical and academic interests in associated conditions with it such as epilepsy, additional psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders and psychopharmacological treatments.
Iris has expertise in specialist assessments of complex autism particularly when this is associated with additional neuropsychiatric or other mental disorders. She has also developed expertise in pharmacological management of psychiatric disorders and/or problem behaviours when they occur in the presence of autism, ADHD or other neuro developmental disorders.
Iris has extensive experience in developing clinical services for autism and related disorders internationally. She has been an expert with Autism Speaks in setting up services in the Balkan countries. She has contributed with her expertise and local knowledge to raising public awareness of autism and to the country developing a nationwide autism strategy. She was an international expert in the validation studies of gold standard screening and diagnostic tools as well as parent training programmes in a non-English speaking country carried out by the University of Connecticut (funded by Autism Speaks).
Iris leads a team that focuses on specialist assessments and management of challenging behaviours and complex presentations of autism, ADHD, learning disability and other brain related disorders. In October 2019, she was appointed Lead Clinician for the entire National and Specialist Outpatient CAMH services in SLAM.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Clinical Psychologist
- Clinical Psychologist Specialising in Working With Children, Young People and Families.
Dr Joshua Harwood is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with both the British Psychological Society and the Health and Care Professions Council. He is a full member of the Division for Clinical Psychology.
Dr Harwood currently works for the NHS in South London, at the Centre for Parent and Child Support. This is a specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), however Dr Harwood specialises in working with parents with mental health difficulties, meaning he has the experience and qualifications to work with adults, children, teenagers and families as a whole.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr Harwood is a Clinical Research Psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, a department of King's College London. Here he develops and evaluates innovative clinical interventions to help children and their parents deal with a wide range of mental health conditions, in particular conditions that make being a parent even more difficult. He is a lecturer in Clinical Skills at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and an Honorary Lecturer at University College London.
Dr Harwood is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT) and Systemic Therapies, although he is able to integrate learning from a wide range of therapeutic techniques into his clinical work. He believes in forming truly collaborative relationships with clients, taking into account all of their needs, which enables them to make the changes that they desire. He is comfortable in exploring and using psychological principles to develop an understanding of a client's past, and how that impacts on their current behaviour, decisions, and relationships. However, he is also able to conduct an in-depth assessment of his client's current mental health needs and use this information to enable his clients to achieve long term improvements in their mental wellbeing.
Job Titles:
- Honorary Fellow & Specialty Registrar in Forensic Psychiatry
Owen is a specialty registrar in forensic psychiatry in North London. During his fellowship, he worked extensively on the online migration of our simulation courses. He is passionate about innovative mental health training. He has an MSc in cognitive neuroscience and is undertaking an LLM in mental health law. He has also trained as an executive coach. He remains involved in several research and development projects.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Research Fellow
Dr Penny Brown is a consultant forensic psychiatrist and research fellow at SLAM and the Institute of Psychiatry, with expertise and qualifications in mental health law. She has written extensively on mental health laws, and has carried out empirical research exploring the Mental Capacity Act and other mental health laws in practice. She has worked on policy projects with the Law Commission and the Department of Health, and in 2018 was seconded to the Parliamentary Office of Science and technology as a research fellow. She coordinates national training for s12 and Approved Clinician approval with Maudsley Learning and is the Mental Capacity Act lead for SLAM.
Dr Brown is the Programme Lead for the iBSc in Forensic Psychiatry, Criminal Behaviour and Law.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Managing Director
Sean is a consultant liaison psychiatrist in SLaM and works clinically at King's College Hospital. He is Clinical Director for King's Health Partners' Mind and Body programme to improve mental and physical healthcare integration. He founded the nationally award winning Maudsley Simulation with James and is now the Managing Director of Maudsley Learning. He is passionate about delivering high quality education and training to improve the care and experience of service users. He is a past winner of the RCPsych's Trainer of the Year award and proud to be leading the Maudsley Learning team.
Job Titles:
- Consultant, Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults
- Expert
Dr Tony Rao is an international expert on alcohol misuse and co-comorbid mental disorders (dual diagnosis) in older people, with over 20 years of clinical, research and training experience in this clinical area. He has developed a "Training the Trainers" programme on Alcohol Related Cognitive Impairment for Addaction and runs an annual CPD update on substance misuse in older people at The Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Tony is currently dual diagnosis lead for older adults and chairs the PMOA Dual Diagnosis Group. He is a Visiting Lecturer at the IoPPN and was previously Visiting Professor at London South Bank University. Tony was Associate Dean at London Deanery from 2008 to 2012, having helped to set up the School of Psychiatry.
As well as hosting his own website www.alcoholandolderhealth.co.uk, Tony has contributed to policy development and research, with over 600 citations, several book chapters and media involvement to improve public education around alcohol use disorders in older people.
Ellie has joined Maudsley Learning for her first placement on the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme, specialising in HR. Ellie works closely with the R&D team to help optimise the desi View profile
Emily is a BSc Psychology student at King's College London, currently undertaking her professional placement year at Maudsley Learning. She has a keen interest in clinical psychology and hop
Flora is a student studying psychology at King's College London. She is currently on a placement year working with the Research and Development team at Maudsley Learning. She also helps out
Geraldine joined Maudsley Learning as a Trainee from the NHS Graduate Management Scheme. She works closely with the Operations team to help facilitate the seamless delivery of our mental hea
Job Titles:
- Research Assistant
- Training Co - Ordinator
Hannah is involved in a range of educational research delivery of projects bringing strong organisational, research methods/skills. She has expertise in evaluation and overseas the evaluation strategy for the team. Hannah is also involved in bid writing, applying for funding and has recently published a number of academic papers. Hannah has a passion for workplace wellbeing, have recently completed a Masters in Organisational Psychology she applies these skills and knowledge across her role. Hannah is also involved in coordinating masterclasses, working closely with internal and external stakeholders and the core business team. Her role as training coordinator involves conducting financial analysis, supporting the design and development of new educational programs, monitoring and reporting of data in relation to training programmes.
James is the head of operations at Maudsley Learning and has over 10 years' in-depth experience leading mental health education and research teams across the NHS and healthcare.
Jose heads the sales department for Maudsley Learning and is a key contact especially for our organisational clients. He will be very happy to speak with you about a range of issues!
Kalina joined Maudsley Learning after completing a master's degree in Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology from King's College London, and has supported a variety of employee wellbeing and development projects. She is passionate about collaborating with clients and delivering interventions that transform organisations and enable people to thrive at work. Her previous experience includes working in mental health care, education and human factors.
Katy has been working in marketing for 10 years and is a digital marketing, social media and analytical expert. She has had B2B and B2C experience in house and within agencies. She has a pa
Loise is responsible for managing the relationship with our new and existing clients. She takes ownership of the clients' needs and translate them into training solutions. Loise has experien
Job Titles:
- Research Assistant With a Background in Psychology
Marta is a research assistant with a background in Psychology. Her research interests & experience focus on mental health promotion & prevention & wellbeing.
Nikola is a Consultant Psychiatrist in adult eating disorders at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. She also trained as a Psychoanalyst at the Institute of Psychoanalysis and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Systemic Practice with Families and Couples from the Institute of Family Therapy. She is the Curriculum Lead for the Eating Disorders Services for Adults Whole Team Training (EDSA WTT).