Level 3 Safeguarding: Understanding Autism

Yasmin has been practicing as a GP for 30 years. She currently does one clinical session a week in a Practice in Birmingham. She started her career in safeguarding in 2014 as a “Safeguarding Champion” for Birmingham Cross City CCG. She has been a Named GP for NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB Safeguarding team since 2018 and does 5.5 sessions a week.

As part of this role, she has responsibility for the Learning and Development programme and is therefore very active in providing training for all General Practice Staff- clinical and non- clinical. She designs bespoke presentations depending on the audience and their safeguarding learning requirements. She is also a Clinical Educator for the IRISi Domestic abuse programme, which is a collaboration between Primary Care and local Domestic Abuse services across England, and a trainer for Prevent (radicalisation). She understands the learning needs of General Practice Staff by participating in Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Safeguarding Adult Reviews and keeping up to date with RCGP, GMC and CQC expectations of General Practice in safeguarding.

Angela has various qualifications in Health and Social Care and Autism. Within her daily work Angela is constantly improving her knowledge to keep in line with current research, thinking and developments within the world of autism, recognising the importance of listening to, validating and empowering autistic individuals.

Angela has a very neurodiverse family with her husband and all 4 of her children being diagnosed as autistic along with other co-occurring conditions such as ADHD, BPD, Anxiety Disorders, Depression and ARFID. There are also many extended family members with various diagnoses. Therefore, Angela has a wealth of personal and professional knowledge.

Within her current role Angela currently works delivering training to parents and professionals as well as working closely with families to deliver more targeted support.