Meet the team
Ingrid Meskauske
Field Care Manager
Ingrid joined our team in April 2022 as a Field Care Manager. Ingrid’s strengths lay in her fantastic organisational skills ensuring deadlines are met and our clients and staff needs are met. Ingrid supports a range of clients and has a passion for understanding our clients to make sure that their package is truly person centred and that support is delivered in a way that upholds our clients preferences, likes, dislikes and personal goals.
Did you know?Ingrid is our most travelled office member. Having visited the most amazing places on Earth (22 countries so far) including China, UEA and Thailand. Next on the wish list is New York.
Shantell Washington
Recruitment Consultant
Since joining VP in April 2025, as a Recruitment Consultant, Shantell is responsible for supporting hospitals, secure and residential services with their temporary staffing needs. Having extensive experience in providing Care having first been a carer and then developed to more senior roles, Shantell has a great understanding of the quality of staff needed to effectively support challenging behaviours. Shantell’s keen eye on compliance ensures that all safe recruitment checks are completed to a high standard.
Did you know?Shantell has a keen interest in taking traditional recipes and developing healthier versions, most recently this has included making bagels with Greek Yoghurt and Oat Flour replacing dairy, yeast and gluten filled products.
Amber Breame
Field Care Manager
Amber has been with the VP team since December 2022 and initially started with us as an Assistant Field Care Manager. In 2024 Amber had a proven record for building positive rapport with both our clients and staff teams, and as such was promoted to Field Care Manager. Amber’s sincere drive to always consider her clients personal thoughts and feelings means she has developed a wonderful spirit for how to lead person centered care.
Did you know?Amber loves to attend live music events and can boast seeing 15 individual performers in the last three years.
Wayne Knight
Finance Manager
Wayne joined VP in 2004 as the Finance Manager but during his long service to VP, Wayne has offered a hand in all aspects of the business. Wayne’s knowledge of VP is second to none. He is very committed to his role and his number one priority is to warrant that payroll runs to perfection and that all staff members are treated fairly.
Did you know?Wayne bravely leaped out of a plane to skydive from 13,000 feet, raising money for Headway.
Autumn Brewer
Assistant Field Care Manager
As an Assistant Field Care Manager Autumn’s focus is to support Field Care Managers in overseeing our community based care packages, in which she has shown her enthusiasm for providing compassionate care. Taking pride in making a meaningful difference in people’s lives, Autumn is keen to promoting client independence, advocate for the vulnerable, and build trusting relationships through clear communication and empathy. Taking an active role in recruitment, Autumn diligently focuses on person matching candidates to our client.
Did you know?Autumn is a multi talented member of our team and additional to her career development in care, somehow found the time to also be a qualified hairdresser and beautician.
Dr Shelley Parkin BSc (Hons), MSc, DClinPsy, CPsychol, AFBPsS
Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the British Psychological Society
Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council
Dr Parkin has worked within the NHS for approximately 10 years across a range of environments, and now works solely in private practice. She has worked for VP Forensic Ltd. since 2011. Alongside her work with us she undertakes private work with general members of the public – both children and adults. Her roles are varied and include direct therapeutic work with clients, teaching multi-disciplinary colleagues, consultation, and service development.
Did you know?Shelley has a huge passion for animals but the feeling was not mutual the day she was chased across a Yorkshire field by an aggressive sheep!
Julie Woodward
On call Coordinator
With extensive experience in the customer service sector, Julie joined the VP Team in May 2022 as our On Call Coordinator working out of hours to ensure our service can run 24-hours a day. Julie has become known by our clients and staff as a problem solver, making sure our clients and staff feel heard and valued. Julie has even been known to Facetime one of our clients on Christmas Day whilst they were in hospital to brighten their day.
Did you know?Julie feels that being a Grandmother is the best thing that ever happened to her. Having two Grandson's and a Granddaughter means Julie can spoil three lucky Children until her heart is content.
Olivia Hutsby
Field Care Manager
Olivia joined our team in August 2024 as an Assistant Field Care Manager and has repeatedly demonstrated a keen enthusiasm and motivation to develop her understanding of our clients to ensure that each individual care package reflects the unique needs of our clients. Because of this, Olivia was promoted to Field Care Manager showing to be resourceful and determined, Olivia’s problem solving skills have flourished meaning she positively impacts our recruitment, supervision of field staff and most importantly our client experience.
Did you know?Olivia is one of the most active members of our team and has competed and medaled in trampolining, gained belts in kickboxing whilst also playing in netball and badminton teams on top of which, Olivia is also a qualified in gym instructor.
Magda Szatkowska
Administrator
Joining our team in January 2021 as an Administrator, Magda has taken her strong organisational skills and passion for results to ensure new candidates are recruited swiftly to meet the needs of our clients living in the community. Magda has developed fantastic working relationships with our Field Care Managers and has continued to develop in her role to solve problems and remains always resilient with a keen eye for detail.
Did you know?Magda is our most creative team member enjoying interior design and creative projects using resin pouring.
Lauren Richardson
Field Care Manager
Lauren joined the VP Team in March 2024 progressing her 12-year career in care into a Management. Lauren’s clear passion for the client experience leads her practise and supervision of staff to fully consider our clients wishes, preferences and goals. Since being with VP, Lauren has developed packages of care which have seen us use technology in new ways to support our clients including video diaries from clients to share with our Management Team directly, ensuring our clients voice is always heard.
Did you know?Lauren is the companies Motor Head with a keen interest in cars, she regularly attends car shows. Her Dream car is an Audi RS6.
Amelia Cresswell
Apprentice Administrator
Amelia joined our team in November 2024 and has supported our Field Care Managers to resource, screen and book in interviews swiftly and completing the compliance process. Amelia has demonstrated a keen interest in understanding our clients needs to make sure she can use this knowledge to person match our clients to the right staff that are going to be most effective in meeting needs. Amelia is making great progress in her knowledge and skills seeing her also meeting her goals within her diploma criteria.
Did you know?In July 2025, Amelia raised £250 to complete the "Tough Mudder" challenge raising vital donations to support MacMillian.