Experience includes being Chief Social Work Officer (accountable for social work across all adult, children and young people and criminal justice), Chief Officer for a health and social care partnership, and working for the Scottish government. In 2016-17 Elaine was president of Social Work Scotland, the leadership body for social work in Scotland. She continues to influence national policy in relation to social work in Scotland including self directed support, mental health, criminal justice as well as the children and young people’s agenda.
In previous roles Elaine has worked for a number of local authorities including Scottish Borders, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Wigan and Lancashire as well as undertaking a lecturing role at Wigan and Leigh College.
Elaine has worked closely in a senior leadership role promoting the successful introduction of community hubs and reimagining day services in her previous local authority.
