started work in CAMHS/Family Therapy. She moved to Adult Acute Services as a Senior Staff Nurse when major changes to local services were on the drawing board. She progressed her career in acute and was fortunate to be actively involved in building an acute hospital and radically changing the services delivered to Service Users in North East Lincolnshire. She is the Assistant Director for Acute/Rehabilitation/ Access Team Mental Health Services for NAViGO CIC. She is passionate about mental health and recovery, is a lead reviewer for the Royal College of Psychiatry AIMS accreditation programme, an honouree member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a trustee on the board at Starwards.Dr Gita E Bhutani – Lancashire Care- Joint SIG Lead- Mental Wellbeing of Staff
Gita is a clinical psychologist and has specialised in working
with older people and adults in Glasgow, Salford and now Lancashire. Gita’s current role is as Associate Director for Psychological Professions at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust. She is also Chair of the Psychological Professions Network and an Honorary Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
Gita’s current clinical work is within the Lancashire Traumatic Stress Service. Her current clinical and research interests are in post-traumatic stress and staff health and wellbeing. Gita has developed and delivered a well-being training package for staff – Looking After You, Looking After Me (LAMLAY) and has presented at conferences. She also contributes to national and professional bodies including committee work and roles at NICE, BPS Division of Clinical Psychology and is joint national Staff Wellbeing lead for Positive Practice in Mental Health. She is also joint lead on a regional Schwartz Rounds project aimed at extending Schwartz Rounds across the North West.
Both Ellie and Gita would love to hear from you if you would like to be involved in this group.
Follow Ellie on Twitter at @WalshEllie or email her at ellie.walsh@nhs.net Follow Gita on Twitter at @GitaBhutani or email her at Gita.Bhutani@LancashireCare.nhs.uk