South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the new position of Clinical Lead for Learning Disability and Neurodiversity.
Ema-Mae West, who started with the Trust on 1 May 2024, has joined on a secondment from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), where she held the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist.
At GOSH, Ema-Mae was instrumental in creating comprehensive care plans, ensuring reasonable adjustments were in place for patients and colleagues, as well as facilitating multi-disciplinary team admissions.
As part of this new role, Ema-Mae will look to enhance our current practice to ensure we’re meeting the specific needs of the Trust, its patients, and colleagues. As part of her work, Ema-Mae has exciting plans to improve accessibility, allocate network champions across the organisation, and improve the range of communication resources in ambulances, such as introducing sensory pouches including include fidget toys and ear defenders, all to make them more accessible.
Ema-Mae said: “I’m thrilled to have joined SECAmb in what is a brand-new role for the Trust. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity, and I am looking forward to enhancing our approach to patients and colleagues with learning disabilities and neurodiversity.”
Deputy Director for Patient Safety & Care, Giovanni Mazza said: “We are thrilled to welcome Ema-Mae as our new Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity Lead, a role we have been very excited to appoint. Among Ema-Mae's priorities will be evaluating our current services against best practices, identifying gaps, and collaborating with our internal teams and external stakeholders to enhance patient care and ensure our staff are genuinely supported. Welcome, Ema-Mae!”