1. Barry Stanley-Wilkinson
CORE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
I have worked for the Care Quality Commission and the predecessor
organisation Commission for Social Care Inspection for over eight years.
Whilst working for the Commission I have worked as a Legal Advisor,
Regulation Manager (Quality and Risk) and a specialist mental health
inspector. In all of my roles I have been responsible for managing projects
and leading teams with a primary focus of improving the lives of people who
use services through effective regulation.
Throughout my time at CQC I have developed my interest in mental health,
learning disability and autism. I have delivered a series of presentations to
external stakeholders such as Royal College of Psychiatry, North East
Consortium for Autism, Rethink Mental Health and also local authorities. My
presentations have included a range of topics such as Regulation of services
who provide care to adults with intellectual disabilities, developing person
centred care and health promotion for people with learning disabilities.
I have continued to update my own professional development through
research and taught study to increase my knowledge and skills within the
fields of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities and/or autism and through
this I have contributed to the improvement of services that have failed to meet
regulatory standards.
My skills are good communication, good people management, good listening
and have a positive personality with a “can do attitude”. I look for solutions to
problems in an innovative manner that keeps people who use services at the
centre focus of improvement. I continually strive to be the very best I can with
a focus on improving the lives of others.
PERSONAL DETAILS
ADDRESS 1 West View, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0AJ
EMAIL barry.wilkinson@cqc.org.uk
TELEPHONE 07429 383 144
2. EMPLOYMENT
Employer- Care Quality Commission
DATE: OCT 2010-Present
JOB TITLE: Specialist Mental Health Inspector
RESPONSIBILITIES
In my role as a specialist inspector I am responsible for managing and
regulating a portfolio of independent healthcare and NHS Mental Health care
providers that provide care to patients’ with mental disorders, learning
disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. I am also responsible for regulating
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Each inspection consists of a multi-disciplinary approach where I will manage
a team of professionals of up to 15 people to deliver a comprehensive review
of the service, considering elements of best practice and also identifying ways
in which services can improve ensuring people with mental health, learning
disabilities and autism receive care that optimizes their skills and abilities
ensuring better futures for people.
It is important within my role to have a good knowledge of the Health and
Social Care Act 2008 and the associated Regulated Activities Regulations in
order to regulate care providers effectively, ensuring to drive and sustain good
levels of care provision.
Within my role I plan inspections and report on judgments about services,
equally within my role I work closely with multi-agencies when we have
concerns about care providers that are failing to comply with regulations. I
spend some of my time attending safeguarding and strategy meetings as well
as carrying out special reviews. It is important within my role that I have a
good sound knowledge of safeguarding and knowing what the regulatory
response should be in relation to identified areas of concern.
I am also responsible for updating and reviewing the Quality Risk Profile for
each of the provider locations in my portfolio, ensuring its accuracy and
sufficiency of judgment audit trail.
I am also responsible for the identification, initiation and pursuit of
enforcement activity as well as using our enforcement and compliance
methodology and legislated powers to drive improvement. In using the tools
3. available requires a good understanding of our methodology and the
legislation.
The major aspect of my role was taking ownership of my portfolio in that I
have autonomy in relation to risk-based scheduling of compliance activity.
Employer- Care Quality Commission
DATE: OCT 2011-2013
JOB TITLE: Quality and Risk Manager
RESPONSIBILITIES
In my role as Quality and Risk Manager I have been responsible for the
strategic overview of managing and implementing a quality assurance
processes and other processes to manage and identify risk within the
organisations operation structure.
I have been responsible for providing management support and advice to the
Heads of inspections and inspection managers with particular focus on risk,
safeguarding and enforcement.
I have been responsible for managing specialist in-depth reviews of
compliance as part of a multi-disciplinary team and delivering against the
commissions vision of improving quality of care in the Health and Social Care
Sector.
Employer- Care Quality Commission
DATE: APRIL 2007- OCT 2010
JOB TITLE: Legal Advisor
RESPONSIBILITIES:
In my role as legal advisor I was responsible for advising on all legal matters
that effect CQC and where necessary I would be responsible for seeking
further specialist legal advice.
My main duties were to manage a caseload advising on legal matters and
also be responsible for managing and advising on enforcement activity. When
advising it was essential to be able to advice in an adaptable format where
each person seeking advice could easily understand.
4. Employer- NOMADE5
DATE: March 2005- September 2005
JOB TITLE: Legal Advisor
RESPONSIBILITIES:
During my time I worked for a charity representing people with mental health
issues who were detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. I equally
supported people to set up their own tenancies, manage debt and other
housing related legal matters.
Employer- National Probation Service
DATE: May 2004- March 2005
JOB TITLE: Legal Advisor
RESPONSIBILITIES:
In my role as legal advisor for the national probation service I was responsible
for making decisions to prosecute offenders for breaching their probation
orders. I held a caseload of over 200 and had full responsibility for the
management of my portfolio.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
I consider myself ambitions and a good team player. I have a willingness to
succeed and I dedicate myself to my work completely, ensuring to strive and
work in the best interests for people who use services.
I have worked on national learning disability projects and taken responsibility
for designing and piloting new methodology in CQC new ways of working. I
consider myself a champion for people with learning disabilities and autism
and ensure my own skills are up to date to ensure improvements within
service design and delivery.
EDUCATION
2014 University of Northumbria.
MA Autism (PGcert Completed)
October 2004 University of Teesside
QUALIFICATIONS: LLB Single Hons Law 2:2
September 2005 University of Northumbria
QUALIFICATIONS: BSc Hons Nursing (Learning Disabilities) Studied 2 Years
but did not complete.
