Personal Statement
I am a highly experienced interpreter with 25 years of professional practice. My particular strength is working with Deaf professionals in the corporate sector. I have extensive experience of working alongside Deaf clinicians in psychological, psychiatric and general medical settings. I have worked in specialist Deaf mental health services for over 20 years. In addition, I have solid experience of working in TV/media, police, VRS & VRI, LGBTQIA events, the disability sector, social services, platform / conference, academia, and local and national government.
In recent years, I have also transitioned my services online in order to meet the high demand of remote interpreting. I am able to provide these services via platforms such as Zoom, MS-Teams, Webex and various remote conference platforms.
I completed my initial interpreting training at the University of Wolverhampton and graduated with a 2:1 from the BA(hons) BSL/English interpreting programme in 1999. I gained my full professional status (RSLI) in 2002.
- I am a registered interpreter with the NRCPD and a full member of ASLI.
- I have full professional indemnity insurance
- I undergo regular supervision in order to reflect and develop my professional practice and I submit annual CPD to maintain my registration and professional development
- I have Enhanced DBS clearance