Gemma Cameron

At a glance

A Qualified Social Worker and Clinical Lead with extensive experience across NHS and community settings, dedicated to supporting people and their families through high quality assessment, care coordination and leadership.

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Profile

Gemma is a Qualified Social Worker and Clinical Lead who has worked with adults and children across a wide range of NHS and community settings, as both a practitioner and a manager. She specialised in mental health during her Master’s degree and brings together practical experience and professional knowledge in everything she does.

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Throughout her career, Gemma has focused on assessment, care coordination and safeguarding, working closely with the people she supports, their families and multidisciplinary teams to deliver care that is centred on each person’s needs and goals. She is skilled in risk assessment, the Mental Health Act and Best Interest Assessment, and brings a calm, methodical and organised approach to complex situations.

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Alongside her clinical and social work experience, Gemma has held leadership and management roles, including as a Registered Manager, with responsibility for teams, quality and CQC compliance. She is a Director and Board Member of SAFA (Self Harm Furness Area), and is a creative thinker who thrives in a changing environment and is committed to upholding the values of the organisations she works with.

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Gemma is also a qualified medic. She provides medical cover at private events such as boxing and football fixtures, as well as community events, and volunteers as a First Responder with the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS). Her dedication to this work was recognised with a King’s Award for Service in 2024. Together, her experience in mental health, safeguarding, care coordination and emergency care is particularly valuable in supporting people and families adjusting to life after injury or illness.

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Qualifications and Memberships

• MA Social Work

• BA (Hons)

• Foundation Degree

• HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered Social Worker

• Best Interest Assessor (BIA)

• FREC Level 4 (First Response Emergency Care)

• Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

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Areas of Experience

• Mental Health

• Safeguarding

• Risk Assessment

• Care Coordination

• Leadership and Management

• CQC Compliance

• Emergency and Pre-hospital Care

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Experience

• Clinical Lead, St Mary’s Hospice (2021 to present)

• Director and Board Member, SAFA, Self Harm Furness Area (2010 to present)

• First Responder (volunteer), North West Ambulance Service (NWAS)

• Event Medic, private and community events

• Mental Health Social Worker, NHS Professionals

• Registered Manager, Adult Extra Care Services, Creative Support

• CAMHS Senior Practitioner, Health Care Locums

• Social Worker and Care Coordinator, Complex Care and Treatment Team, plus further experience across the NHS, social services and the private sector in mental health and social care.