This document contains a personal statement and work history for Christine Forsyth, who has over 21 years of experience in social care. She has held several leadership roles managing teams and developing social care services. Her most recent roles include associate social care business writer, multi-agency safeguarding manager, and integrated service manager. She has experience managing teams and services across several local authorities and settings, including home working, police stations, health centers, and hospitals.

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Christine Forsyth
chrisforsyth6283@icloud.com
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I have over 21 years’ experience in Social Care, working in a variety of areas’ and
settings. I remain committed to securing the best possible outcomes for families and
the community as a whole.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Social Care Business Writer - August 2015
Insequa Ltd
Home Working
Responsibilities:
 Working flexibly 7 days a week including evenings to meet deadlines
 Completing Reports to deadlines. These Reports include tenders, written on
behalf of Private Providers in order to secure contracts with LA’s.
Multi Agency Safeguarding Manager
Darlington BoroughCouncil – January 2014 to August 2015 (1 year Secondment)
Darlington
This was a Strategic Lead for Adult Children and Young People based in a Multi-
Agency Team in Darlington Police Station with responsibilities for the development and
delivery of safeguarding services in line with both Adult/Children’s Board
priorities/objectives
Responsibilities:
 Representative on all Board Subgroups/Board Development Plans
 Developing Service alongside Safer Community Strategies/Think Family/Care
Act
 Review of Service including MDT Triage/Screening
 Performance Lead for Service
 Developing Adult Provision alongside Making Safeguarding Personal

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 Developing Transitional Support for young people through the introduction of
Multi Agency Weekly Meetings with Statutory Service Providers and
Voluntary Agencies/looking towards additional providers joining the MASH
 Representative on Front of House Transformation Project
 Project Lead for introduction of new IT system – policy and procedure
 Review of Service including CSE MARRAC MAPPA and how to roll out in line
with vulnerable adults and priorities within Care Act
 Case Audit/OFSTED preparedness
 Support with case audits across adults and children’s service
 Ensuring key stakeholders/partners understood the direction of travel
 Attending Regional Events and Meetings as required
 Trained and practicing Deprivation of Liberty Signatory
 Caldecott Guardian Trained
Team Manager – May 2014 to January 2015
Darlington Borough Council
Darlington
Managed two distinct service area’s in three separate environments which included
Adult Safeguarding Services/Adult MASH based in Darlington Police Station, The
Reablement Service based in a Health Resource and The Hospital Discharge Service
based in an Acute Hospital setting.
Responsibilities:
 Supervision and Appraisal
 ASYE support through Induction and links with Lead Social Worker
 Absence Monitoring
 Recruitment and Selection
 Staff and Service Performance
 Decision maker
 Investigating Complaints
 Information Governance
 Multi-Agency working/practice/meetings
 Co-Ordinating and Chairing Meetings including Safeguarding
Strategies/Reviews/Route Cause Analysis
 Supporting the development of Services
 Budget Management
 Risk Management
 Health and Safety

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 Business Continuity Planning
 Development, implementation and monitoring of Winter Pressure Plan
 Participation in Case Reviews associated with Adult Safeguarding/Hospital
Discharge
 Investigating Information Governance Breeches
 Investigation’s linked to Executive Safeguarding concerns/planning
Integrated Service Manager – May 2012 to April 2014 (Secondment)
Darlington Borough Council
Darlington
Managed 35 plus staff including nurses, community matron, occupational therapists,
physiotherapists, social workers and a small health and social care provider. This
integrated the social care Reablement provision with health’s intermediate care
provision and provided a Single Point of Contact for all Health/Social Referrals linked
to the need for short term health/social care. The Service operated a Triage Service 7
days a week from 8 to 8 and offered crisis interventions to support the Acute Trust and
Community Services
Responsibilities:
 Supervision/Appraisal/Induction and Continual Professional Development
 Absence Monitoring
 Recruitment/Selection and staff retention
 Service and Staff Performance for Health and Social Care
 Planning and delivering Staff Development/Service Development Sessions
 Planning and development of Service Launch
 Budget Management
 Reporting to Health & Wellbeing Board
 Risk Management
 Developing Service in line with Integration/Prevention/Enhanced
Independence
 Reducing the need for ongoing Service
 Integrated Lead for co-ordinated hospital discharge/admission
prevention/delayed discharge
 Representing Service at Strategic Developments linked to CCG/Social
Care/Community & Acute Health Care
 Development of service within Voluntary/Private Sector/Delivering Training to
Staff
 Lead on Winter Pressure
 Lead for H&S/IG/CCQ preparedness/BCP/OOHlink as required
 Deputising for Assistant Director/Director at Regional Events/Meetings
 Cabinet Reports

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 Submitting and securing funding through BID applications
 Managing IT/Spreadsheets/Rotas’
 Policy Lead for Intermediate Care Plus
TeamManager-October 2008 to April 2012
Darlington Borough Council
Darlington
Managed the Adult Intake Function, main reception service and Adult Hospital
Discharge Team.
Responsibilities
 Staff Supervision/Appraisal and Development
 Recruitment/Selection
 Introduction of SSAQ
 Attained a Best Performing CQC outcome following a Review of all LA First
Points of Contact
 Supported in the development of Reablement Service/Set up of Performance
Frameworks linked to preventative services
 Completed funding Bids for service development linked to Reablement
 Took part in Rapid Improvement Events to ensure Hospital Discharges were
improved alongside integrated health and social care early intervention
services
 Developed a new Integrated Service for Darlington named RIACT
 Secured an outstanding outcome following a national audit by a consultancy
named Peopltoo linked to the development of the Councils Integration Agenda
 Completed Policy and Procedures for the RIACT Service which included
moving two health and social care community services into one team. This
included planning the move and all associated IT services
 Completed application and was shortlisted for an National Innovation Award
linked to the RIACT Service
 Began developments for all Adult Safeguarding to enter into the Intake Service.
 Investigated all Adult Safeguarding Alerts working closely with Children’s Duty
Service in line with the development of the MASH in order to ensure a seamless
service linked to Safeguarding
 Chaired Safeguarding Strategies and Reviews
 Risk Management/Caseload Management/Allocation/Monitoring
Adult TeamManager August 2008 to October 2008
City of Sunderland

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Sunderland
 Supervision/Appraisal/Team Development
 Allocation of Work
 Work Authorisation in line with Budget Authority
 Recruitment and Selection
 Advising on complex casework
 Safeguarding Issues
 Chairing Meetings
 Performance Management
Adult Senior Social Worker – June 2003 to July 2008
City of Sunderland –Adult Services
Sunderland
 Assessment and Care Management
 Complex Casework
 Allocation of work
 Staff Supervision
 Deputising for Team Manager
 Planning and delivery of changes to Service Delivery in line with Policy change
such as Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Personalisation Agenda/Performance
frameworks
 Chairing Group Supervision/Team Meeting
 Diary Sharing with Team
 Crisis management of casework in staff absence
TeamManager – Secondment – June 2002 to May 2003
City of Sunderland – Adult Services
Sunderland
 Supervision/Appraisal/Team Development
 Allocation of Work
 Work Authorisation in line with Budget Authority
 Recruitment and Selection
 Advising on complex casework
 Safeguarding Issues
 Chairing Meetings
 Performance Management

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Senior Practitioner – July 1999 to May 2002
City of Sunderland - Adult Services
Sunderland
 Assessment and Care Management
 Complex Casework
 Allocation of work
 Staff Supervision
 Deputising for Team Manager
 Planning and delivery of changes to Service Delivery
 Chairing Group Supervision/Team Meeting
 Diary Sharing with Team
 Crisis management of casework in staff absence
Social Worker – June 1994 to June 1999
City of Sunderland-Older People/Physical Disability Team
Sunderland
 Assessment and Care Management
 Assessments/Care Planning/Commissioning Services/Monitoring and Review
 Multi-Disciplinary working
 Working to deadlines
 GP link development
 Duty Social Work/Crisis Intervention
 Attending Case Conferences
 Adult Protection
 Case management
PERSONAL INTERESTS
 Spending time with family and friends
 Gardening
 The history of Politics
References are available on request.