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Sean Meehan

Senior Associate

Sean is a positive, proactive health and civil service experienced professional with a highly regarded national profile and expertise in substance misuse and public health delivery.

Sean Meehan

 

Monkshatch, Plains Lane, Blackbrook, DE56 2DD

Telephone: 01773 825838 (home); 07706588532 (mobile)

Email: sean.meehan@tonicconsultants.com

 

 

Professional Profile

 

A positive, proactive health and civil service experienced professional with a highly regarded national profile and expertise in substance misuse and public health delivery.

Key Achievements

 

·       National profile and expertise in substance misuse

·       Advising on national policy direction

·       Integral to 29 successful diagnostic alcohol harm reduction visits to local areas and lead contact in supporting 16 local areas

·       Developed, implemented and delivered support packages and materials to local partnerships

·       Presented at national conferences

·       Proven project manager

·       Evidence based gathering and research experience

Career Summary

 

TONIC

Associate                                                                                    April 2011 – Present

 

·       Delivery of an alcohol treatment system and pathway workshop for Essex DAAT

·       Review and advice on the Essex Alcohol Needs Assessment for Essex DAAT

·       Developed ‘Alcohol: A case for secondary care change pilot area case studies’, ‘Alcohol: A case for secondary care change implementation plan’ for Drink Wise North West and organised and delivered an associated workshop for Drink Wise North West

 

UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST                        July 2011 - Present

Honorary Research Contract

 

·       Investigating factors influencing infant mortality rate in Lincolnshire case control study, University of Nottingham

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Associate Delivery Manager, National Support Teams            Sept 2008 – March 2011

 

·          Working in partnership with Health Improvement Policy colleagues in the Department of Health, Government Offices in the Regions and Strategic Health Authorities to identify and support health economies in England that are facing the greatest challenge achieving their local priorities

·       Lead for alcohol treatment/ interventions within the public health national support teams

·       Active contribution to establishing the team and developing its programme, processes and functions

·       Major Contribution to the development of published national guidance documents

·       Developed robust and significant working relationships with Chief Officers and Directors across local partnerships, securing and using buy-in

·       Instigator of evidence based and good practice

·       Translating policy and research into practical challenge

·       Expert systems diagnostician

·       Public health behaviour change expert

·       Organisational change catalyst and Illustrates potential for scaling-up

·       Expert in using theoretical principles that describe change processes and also practical applications of this theory to the working environment

·       Proficient in principles and application of Appreciative Inquiry

·       Providing expert input into and consulting on documents developed and produced by the national Alcohol Policy Team

·       Contributing to the development of tools and resources that help support local delivery on the public health agenda

·       Providing the Department of Health Alcohol Policy Team (and other key departments) with intelligence on issues from local areas

·       Acting as a conduit between local areas and central government to convey issues, messages and questions

·       Contributing to the development of cross-government ‘field’ support on alcohol by working with other Government Department support teams

·       Delivery of successful care pathway and process mapping workshops

·       Up to date knowledge on adult and children’s substance misuse research evidence

 

DERBYSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST

Service Manager, Specialist Substance Misuse Service            Sept 2004 – Aug 2008                       

·       Successful project managing and implementation of a large scale service re-design programme to improve performance and align to models of care

·       Developed effective, collaborative and robust working relationships with senior Trust staff, Commissioners and other key partners

·       Leading on 2 and 3 person investigations

·       Successful introduction of non-medical prescribing to maximise resources

·       Reduction of waiting times to within national and local targets

 

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Team Manager, Community Drug Team                                    Jan 2001 – Sept 2004

 

·       Achieved a rapid turn around in performance through the introduction of  improvement plans

·       Successful implementation of strategies and tools to monitor performance

·       Establishing and introducing agreed care pathways in partnership with other agencies

·       Introducing a satellite clinic structure to improve service user access

 

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, Primary Care Liaison            Jan 1999 – Dec 2001

 

·       Lead on the development of an innovative primary care alcohol service to improve access to treatment

·       Piloted training programmes for GPs and primary care teams

·       Developed and implemented clinical evidence based protocols

 

SHEFFEILD HEALTH NHS TRUST

Team Leader/ Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist                        June 1996 – Dec 1998

 

·       Clinical and operational leadership to a large City wide Substance Misuse Service

·       Establishing new service, base and staff

·       Successful in attracting an additional 100% in funding levels


 

Qualifications

 

MSc Public Health            University of Nottingham (to complete 2012)

 

Post Graduate Diploma                         St Georges Medical School           

Addictive Behaviour                                    University of London

 

Registered Mental                                    University of South Manchester           

Nurse

 

Registered General                                      Derby School of Nursing                       

Nurse

References Are Available on Request