Dr Rebekah Eglinton

Dr Rebekah Eglinton is an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with an extensive background in working with survivors of trauma across multiple service settings, safeguarding adults and children and service design.

Having served as Chief Psychologist to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and Head of Support and Safeguarding and Police Referrals Teams, Rebekah is now in independent practice, specialising in supporting public inquiries, commissions and other public bodies in implementing strategic trauma informed systems that centralise the voice of people with lived experience.

Rebekah has a particular interest in organisational process and change, creating trauma-informed workplace cultures that seek to nurture staff health and wellbeing whilst delivering excellence for external stakeholders, customers and patients.

Members' Register of Interests

In addition to providing the following declaration of private interests, the Council member has undertaken to abide by the Code of Conduct for Council members (pdf).

Relationship, either personal or professional (outside of HCPC business) with any HCPC registrant, Council or Committee member, employee, partner or supplier:

No

Summary of employment (current or in last 2 years) including remunerated and unremunerated (voluntary) work, permanent and temporary roles, self-employment, consultancy work, Non-Executive Directorships of public or private companies:

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - Chief Psychologist and Head of Support and Safeguarding, and Police Referral Teams ending January 2024 at the Inquiry's conclusion
Locum Clinical Lead, Acute Care, Elysium Healthcare, February to April 2023
Full time independent practice from Summer 2024

Details of membership or management of bodies that exercise functions of a public nature (including any public appointments)(current or in last two years):

None

Details of membership or management of bodies directed to charitable purposes (current or in last two years):

Nightline Trustee - ended December 2023.

Details of membership or management of bodies that aim to influence public opinion or policy (including any political party or trade union (current or in last two years):

None

Details of membership or management of bodies that the Council member has been appointed to by the HCPC (current or in last two years):

None

Details of any shareholdings which give a majority or controlling interest in any undertaking:

Eglinton Consultancy Limited

Description of any contracts for goods, services or works made between the HCPC and the Council member or an organisation from which the Council member or their partner/close family member receive remuneration:

None

Details of any significant political activity undertaken in the last five years. This includes activities that are a matter of public record i.e. office holding in, public speaking in support of, or candidate on behalf of, any political party (or affiliated body) which fields candidates at local or general elections in any part of the UK or in elections to the European Parliament:

None