Amanda is the Director of Operations at Active Assistance and has been with the company since 2006. Amanda has worked in the health and social care sector for over 25 years in a variety of roles and environments.

As part of her current position she is the Registered Manager with the Care Quality Commission and the Care Inspectorate Scotland.

Marc joined the Active Care Group in October 2018 having worked for several market leading healthcare businesses, covering a range of specialisms including complex care, older peoples care, forensic care, GP led services and Nursing. His role is to lead the commercial development and drive the business forward during this exciting growth period.

Marc’s passion for the sector stems from personal experience, and he uses this, coupled with his 13 years of commercial and sales leadership experience across several sectors, to help develop and challenge those around him to achieve.

Sam is the Operations Manager at Active Assistance Complex Care and has worked at Active Assistance since 2007. She has worked in Customer Service and Health Care for 25 years and is also a trained counsellor. Sam also sits on the Safeguarding team for Complex Care.

Liz completed her nurse training at Great Ormond Street Hospital, qualifying as a Registered Children’s Nurse. Liz has worked across a range of paediatric services, in hospitals on general and surgical paediatric wards and a paediatric assessment unit. She has also worked in a Hospice for children and young people and in the community caring for children with complex care needs.

Liz joined Active Assistance as a Care Service Manager for Children and Young People in 2016. She is passionate about caring for children and young people with complex care needs and their families. Her role as Clinical Improvement and Development Manager ensures we continue to provide high quality care to all of our clients and develop the service.

Angie joined Active Assistance in January 2011 as Care Service Manager before developing her career into her current role as Respiratory Nurse consultant.

After completing her general nurse training in 1983, Angie worked within the NHS following her desire to work in intensive care, progressing to the role of Sister in an Intensive Care Unit in Cambridge.

Angie has worked within Complex Specialist Care for 33 years where her commitment to people requiring respiratory support continues.

Natalie is the Field based Operations manager with Active Assistance and has been with the company since 2012, starting as a Care Service manager.

Natalie has worked in health and social care for 20 years in a variety of roles, qualifying as an Adult Nurse in 2006. As part of her current role, Natalie supports the Regional Clinical Managers and field-based operations team.

Leon is Regional Client Manager for the North & Midlands region and joined Active Assistance in 2015. He is a Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse and is also qualified in social work. Leon has a broad range of health and social care experience. His areas of expertise cover the whole life spectrum and working with clients who have complex care needs.

Begonya is Regional Clinical Manager for the East region and has been working for Active Assistance since 2016. She has over 16 years of experience of working in health and social care, particularly in complex care. Begonya is passionate about her work and enjoys new challenges.

Donna is the Regional Clinical Manager for London & the Home Counties and has been with Active Assistance since 2017. She is a qualified Public Health professional with a background in teaching sciences. Donna has previously managed services in the NHS and private sector.

Debbie is Regional Clinical Manager for the South region and has been with Active Assistance since 2014. Debbie has worked in the health and social care sector for over 18 years in a variety of roles and environments.

As part of her current position she is responsible for overseeing and managing a highly skilled team of nurses who in turn manage packages of care for clients both Paediatric and Adults with many different neurological conditions.

Suzanne has worked for Independence Homes since 2008, she had previously gained experience in the Care Sector for seven years, with three years management of a social care recruitment agency and the setup of a Homecare DCA service.

Suzanne is a qualified Registered Manager and has during her career at Independence Homes, managed six of the Independence Homes services both Residential and Supported Living. In 2014, Suzanne became an Operations Manager and implemented the Centralised Scheduling Department and then in 2016 became Referrals Manager alongside her other role. Suzanne was since been promoted to Commercial Director for the Active Care Group Residential and Supported Living services.

Dan Hemsley is Head of Service Development for the Active Care Group Residential and Supported Living services. He has worked as Operations Manager for five years at Independence Homes and previously worked within areas of facilities management across different industries including private healthcare, hospitality and international wholesale. He has enjoyed every sector he has worked within, but he finds working in health and social care by far the most rewarding.

Kate joined Independence Homes in 2007 as a wellbeing Manager for a Supported Living service. Before this, Kate worked for a Specialist Communication College supporting young adults in a residential setting. During her time at Independence Homes, Kate has worked with a number of services and departments and in 2013 took on the role as Wellbeing manager for the company. In January 2019, Kate became an Operations Manager concentrating on Service User Wellbeing.

Shaun joined Independence Homes in 2012 as a Residential manager and has since been promoted to Operations Manager, where he is also involved in supporting the People department.

Shaun has always worked in Health and Social care and enjoyed a diverse career across a range of roles, including Nursing homes, LAS, Day Services for the elderly and the local Council.

Alison has worked in healthcare for 26 years and has experience across all aspects of care, having undertaken a range of roles, from care worker, progressing through to management.

Alison’s previous position, prior to joining Independence Homes, was Registered Manager for a nursing home providing complex care for people following a stroke, or with neurological conditions as well as end of life care. She recently joined Independence Homes as an Operations Manager for the Supported Living services.

Lauren joined Active Care Group in December 2018 as Quality Manager for the Residential and Supported Living Services. Lauren has worked in health and social care for 11 years, starting her career in the NHS working in clinical governance and audit in mental health and learning disabilities services. She then moved into the independent sector, establishing a quality improvement framework in brain injury services. Lauren’s role involves ensuring that services are monitoring the quality of the service they provide, learning from experience and building in a process of continuous improvement.

Sheetal joined the Active Care Group in 2019 as Quality Manager for Independence Homes and the group's Residential & Supported Living Services. Educated to Masters level, Sheetal has extensive experience of working with adults and children with varied health needs and over 10 years’ experience of working in the health care industry in a range of roles. Within her role, Sheetal is committed to supporting others to deliver high quality care.

Heidi is a Clinical Psychologist and her previous role entailed leading a large team of therapists within a neuro rehabilitation facility. She has previous clinical experience working with a range of complex presentations including young people with learning disabilities and autism.

Heidi joined the Active Care Group Residential Services team as Clinical Lead in November 2018 and will use her knowledge and experience to take the lead role in developing a Positive Behaviour Support approach within this division. Heidi is also gaining additional training in Clinical Neuropsychology through the University of Bristol.

Susan has worked for Independence Homes since August 2018. She is a qualified nurse and has extensive experience of working with adults with complex heath needs and learning disabilities. Susan has worked across health, social services, private and voluntary sector in a range of roles.

Julia began her career in healthcare as a qualified Nurse. She worked as a practice nurse for 20 years and specialised in the management of Diabetes. Julia joined Independence Homes as an Epilepsy Specialist Nurse 15 years ago, and has extensive experience with working with patients with multiple health needs.