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Appointment to the Psychologists Registration Board
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Following a Public Service Appointments (PAS) campaign, the Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD, has appointed the following as a non-professional member of the Psychologists Registration Board from 20 December 2019 to 20 July 2021:
Ms Vickers has been working in social care for many years progressing from the delivery of direct care to senior management. She is currently self-employed providing information, advice and support to agencies regarding people management, change management, evaluations and reviews and policy development. Ms Vickers is also an accredited workplace investigator.
In her first management role in the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, the organisation was moving from a traditional charity model of service to a professional, person centred, and effective service model. As a member of the national management team she was involved in the strategic process at national level and also at regional level ensuring the engagement of, and effective communication with all stakeholders.
In 2009 Ms Vickers took on a senior management role with Cheshire Ireland. As a member of the senior management team she was involved in strategy and policy development. The shift from traditional institutionalised services to individualised community-based services and an emerging regulatory environment gave her further valuable experience in change management.
From the beginning of her career Ms Vickers had an interest in improving services and initially entered management as a way of influencing change within organisations. She is knowledgeable around the area of corporate governance and understands fully the importance of a skilled, engaged, effective board. As part of her review work Ms Vickers provides support to agencies regarding board governance, ensuring that they have a clear strategy for sustainability and are compliant with the Charities Governance Code, relevant legislation and public policy.
Ms Vickers has also recently been appointed to the board of Rehab Group as a volunteer trustee.