Meet the team

Julie – Service Manager

I’m in my 6^th year with Carers Information & Support Service following my return to CHCP and thoroughly enjoy my role as Service Manager.  I am passionate about delivering a service that meets the needs of unpaid carers ensuring that we promote a ‘think carer’ approach across within all services, communities and families to raise awareness of unpaid caring to ensure that carers can access support in their own right.  I am dedicated to continually improve the support to unpaid carers and have played a pivotal role in the successful Carers Champion Training, Carers Card and Hull Carers Strategy.  

Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, dog walking, going to the cinema, listening to music and a spot of gardening.

Lianne – Integrated CISS Worker

My name is Lianne, and I am one of the Carer Support workers for the Carers Information and Support Service, I have been in this role for 10years and have been part of the development of the service during this time.

I have been part of supporting Carers on the Memory assessment Pathway and established the Carers Service as part of this pathway. I would like to establish the Carers service in other existing pathways to support our carers

I enjoy meeting carers and trying to find long and short-term solutions to empower carers to help to make their caring role more manageable and making their caring role a more positive experience.

I enjoy working as part of a very supportive team.

Outside of work I enjoy live music, travelling and have supported Hull FC for many years.

Grace – Administrative Assistant.

I am the Administration Assistant and first point of contact for dealing with enquiries that our carers may have. I joined the team in October 2021. I am very quirky and have a great sense of humour, I love to make people feel very welcome and safe when they come into our office at Calvert.

I have just recently joined the CHCP CISS team, I am loving every minute of it. I am hoping to stay for a very long time 😊

I am CISS’s qualified First Aider and Fire Warden.

In my spare time I love spending time with my family and partner, Gaming, the cinema and walking our dog Odin.

Michelle– Integrated CISS Worker

I am a Care Support workers, I have been in my role for two years.  I enjoyed sharing my skills and knowledge with new team members, watching the service expand and develop into a truly supportive team for carers.I have spent the last 15 years working for CHCP in support of both peoples physical and mental health.

I enjoy sharing my knowledge and understanding with carers to enable them to carry on caring when they may feel at a low point this is very rewarding, and I hope to continue being part of this evolving service that helps to support so many people with their caring roles.

Personally, I enjoy spending my time with family and friends, and walking in the local countryside.  I also enjoy listening to live bands.

Trisha – Senior Administrator

I work as part of the admin team for CISS, my role is to oversee all the administration tasks in relation to CISS and ensure that everything is kept up to date and nothing gets missed.

I have worked for CHCP and have been part of the CISS Team since December2019.  Before that I worked at the Hull Daily Mail as a PA to the Managing Director there.

I have always worked in admin since leaving school and prior to me working at the Hull daily Mail I worked in Solicitors Offices as a Conveyancing Assistant, even working 5 years in Manchester.  However, I missed all my family and friends and HULL and returned to the place I know.

I love socialising with my family and friends, travelling, walking and cycling, I also love a bit of Netflix especially the dramas.

Rebecca – Employment Support Worker

The focus of my role is to support carers who are balancing a caring role and employment and offer flexible appointments to enable carers to access much needed support, this can we do over the telephone, face to face appointments at multiple sites across the city or in the workplace. I also attend Health and Wellbeing Events within the workplace to raise awareness of unpaid carers and also promote the information, advice and support available.  I am available to work with local employers to support the carers within their own workforce.

I am passionate about supporting unpaid carers.

I love spending my time with family, partner and friends. I enjoy camping, watching real-life documentaries; anything with dogs or elephants. I support Hull FC and go to both home and away games, as I thoroughly enjoy watching them play. 

Jamie - Integrated CISS Worker

My previous work was working in residential settings for people with complex dementia needs and supporting both the person and their families with their ongoing care and pathway of dementia. Through this career path, I completed Dementia Care Mapping training, which enhanced how I looked at providing the best person-centred care that I could.

I needed a change after 27 years, but still wished to help people. That is when I found CISS and I was determined to work for them, which worked out for me. I strive to support unpaid carers out there to have the best that they can have in their lives as they juggle numerous roles and emotions.

I am a carer too, so I support carers how I would like to be supported and then tailor their support around what is best for them.

I am very proud to be a part of this team, who are carer led and we share our combined knowledge to provide the best service that we can.

In my spare time I am co-event director for Humber Bridge parkrun and I love to write books. 

Jen Farnes - Integrated Support Worker

I have worked in CHCP for 2 years, working with service users in several different roles.  I feel that I have reached my ‘place’ within the CISS team as I love to be able to help and support carers, offer guidance and signpost them to services to enhance the support they need. I feel rewarded when I have helped someone and given them the acknowledgement they deserve for their caring roles.  I have recently joined and loving the role I feel very welcomed by an already great team.In my personal life, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, I enjoy walking / hiking and getting outside with my dog. 

Danielle McGowran-Care Support Workers 

At CISS I ensuring that all unpaid carers have access to information, advice and support within a system that can be difficult to navigate. I am based at the Jean Bishop Centre. I work with patients’ families by offering support through assessments.  Caring for a loved one comes with many different challenges and I aim to provide the maximum support to carers through empathy and empowerment.

I use my knowledge from previous experiences and my degree in Social Work by supporting families and carers in Hull.