Born and raised in Rochdale, Lancashire, I often draw upon my strong working class roots to bring truth to everyday people such as patients and customers. Based in London for many years and drama school trained, I have broadened my range to include a variety of professionals, including nurses, social workers and deputy headteachers.
My role-play work is informed by a forty year career across film, television and theatre, in particular by devising and filming with Mike Leigh on the films Secrets and Lies and Topsy Turvy. She has appeared in several social-issue based dramas, including, EastEnders, Casualty, Doctors and The Bill. As a role-player, I have worked for organisations as diverse as Guy’s Hospital, London Deanery, the Royal Veterinary College, the Prison Service, the Metropolitan Police and the Institute of Education. I have helped to train prison officers, police officers, headteachers, and countless student doctors in simulated medical situations, including OSCEs, physical examinations and extreme psychiatry. The wealth of experience that I bring to the work ranges from acting with imaginary horses for student veterinary surgeons to playing deeply disturbed psychiatric patients. The focus of all my work is a scrupulous attention to the brief and dedication to the emotional truth of the character.
Work includes:
University of East Anglia Medical School 2018 - ongoing – Medical and Pharmacy
OSCEs plus Pharmacy teaching sessions
Michael Browne Associates 2017- ongoing : Day One Recruitment process ... Met Police
Superintendent Interviews….Met Police. Nationwide Building Society
Angela Hall – 2017 – ongoing
PA OSCEs
Frontline – Olivia Corrie – 2017 – ongoing
Advanced Clinical Assessment Royal Marsden School - Final OSCA exam
St George’s Hospital 2010 – ongoing OSCEs and communication skills teaching
SimPatico UK - (Amanda Band)2008- ongoing:
ICCM Bloomsbury Hospital
Royal Free Hospital OSCEs
Royal College of Surgeons
Dental Examinations
Mock CASC
PACEs
Communications Skills Training sessions
Barts Hospital
Extreme Psychiatry OSCEs 2010-2012
teaching sessions, Guys Hospital
Marie Curie 2011 : CBT skills training
Liverpool Marie Curie Hospice
Birmingham Marie Curie Hospice
Direct Personal Management 2005- 2014 :
Client: NCSL training for head teachers, Communication and Leadership skills training
Professional Role Players 2008- 2015 :
OSCE's Guys Hospital…Female Health, Psychiatry, Oncology, Dental, Nurses,
Royal College of Psychiatrist’s final exams CASC (Sheffield)
St Thomas’ Hospital MRCPH Mock exams
ATOS Medical Analysis training
UCH AAR (After Action Review) training
Maudsley Hospital (Rethink training sessions)
Royal Veterinary College OSCEs Potters Bar
Bethlem Hospital (simulated ward situations for secure units)
GMC, PACE, PLABs at various hospitals
GP Training pilots and training sessions
A&E OSCEs
Anna Freud Centre DIT OSCE
London Deanery 2011/2013 GP Training examinations OSCE exams/feedback
Roleplay Solutions 2008-2011: SOIT training Metropolitan Police
TDP Training 2008: Prison service…coaching skills
Manchester metropolitan police…appraisal skills
Institute of Education 2006-2009
Client: NCSL Leadership and Communication skills training for head teachers
Avery Associates 1995-1998: One to one and forum theatre, clients: BT, BBC, Harbourside Arts, Anglia Railways,
Great Western Railways, Environmental Agency
Courses dealing with: redundancy counselling, diversity management, customer service,
sexual harassment, coaching skills, mentoring skills
Consultancy for Corporate Casting placing and briefing actors on
training courses for Avery Associates, Butterworth Ltd and Southwalk Social Services.
Communication skills courses for Act Up in Battersea.
Sessions with long term unemployed young people, building confidence and
improving interview skills.
Teaching presentation and confidence building skills privately