Experience

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  KiaOraKai Nutrition

  • Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Consultant Dietitian & Personal Trainer

    • Dec 2017 - Present
    • Christchurch, New Zealand

    Consultant Dietitian & Personal Trainer for private one to one nutrition consultations &/or personal training sessions, group education at corporate workplaces and sporting facilities, and health & nutrition writing. Available face to face, over telephone and online.

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  ACC

  • Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

  • Community Dietitian

    • Dec 2017 - Present
    • Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

    Contracting as a Dietitian for ACC - Social Rehabilitation Needs Assessment & Training for Independence programmes. Community home assessment & treatment of clients’ injury related rehabilitation needs around the region of Canterbury.

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  Lifecare Ambulance

  • Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Emergency Care - Clinical & Sports Dietitian

    • Mar 2018 - Aug 2019
    • Christchurch, New Zealand

    Contracting as a Qualified First Responder & Dietitian for sporting events & consultation clinics around the South Island.

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  Flight Centre Travel Group (New Zealand)

  • Christchurch

  • International Travel Expert

    • Oct 2016 - Nov 2017
    • Christchurch

    Managing my own commission-based business within the largest travel specialist in NZ, acquiring essential selling and marketing skills, target focus and broadening my insights into the global corporate sector. Writing travel articles & publishing online in conjunction with the Marketing & Communications Team.

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  West Coast District Health Board

  • Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

  • Senior Dietitian - Head of Department

    • Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
    • Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

    Clinical, food service, operational & strategic input to Greymouth Hospital inpatients, outpatients and domiciliary visits to the entire West Coast area. Specialist generalist skills in medical, surgical, orthopaedics, stroke, older persons health, AT&R, dementia, oncology, neurology, mental health, paediatrics. Supervising new graduate dietitian. MUST policy, enteral & parenteral protocol development. Annual reports, budgeting and planning.

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  HT Holidays is now Niseko Central

  • Niseko, Japan

  • Tour Desk – Booking Coordinator & Guest Host

    • Oct 2013 - Mar 2014
    • Niseko, Japan

    Working in Guest Services of a ski holiday specialist company for the winter season, organising & coordinating sales & bookings for guests, collaborating with various agencies and wholesalers, working as a team to ensure exceptional holiday experience.

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  Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

  • Central London

  • Highly Specialist Dietitian for Continuing Care & Community – Band 7 Bank

    • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
    • Central London

    As below, in addition to nutrition support domiciliary visits and clinics.

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  Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

  • Central London

  • Highly Specialist Dietitian for Continuing Care & Rehabilitation – Band 7

    • Mar 2010 - Aug 2011
    • Central London

    Assessment and treatment of residents requiring oral nutrition support, obesity and diabetes advice in care homes & rehabilitation units. Included menu planning, close team-working with catering, nursing & healthcare staff, as well as audit, training, supervision and management of newly-qualified Dietitians & care staff in a fast paced office/admin and healthcare environment.

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  Greenwich Community Health Services

  • The Royal Borough of Greenwich

  • Specialist Community Dietitian

    • Nov 2008 - Mar 2010
    • The Royal Borough of Greenwich

    Dietetic and interdisciplinary team care of clients with varying clinical conditions requiring oral nutrition support through visits to clients at home, in nursing or residential homes and intermediate rehab units.

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  The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

  • Archway, London

  • Specialist Dietitian for Care of Older People & Stroke

    • Jun 2008 - Oct 2008
    • Archway, London

    Assessment and treatment of patients on the Care of Older People ward and the Stroke Unit. Designing educative materials for patient use.

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  St George's Healthcare NHS Trust

  • Tooting, London

  • Graduate Entry Dietitian

    • Jan 2007 - Jun 2008
    • Tooting, London

    Dietetic assessment and treatment of patients including adults & children in an acute clinical care setting on wards and in clinics. Worked in specialties such as trauma & orthopaedic, surgery, HIV & infectious diseases, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, cardiothoracics, diabetes.

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  King George Hospital

  • Goodmayes, Essex

  • Catering Placement

    • Jul 2003 - Aug 2003
    • Goodmayes, Essex

    Worked in the Catering Department, gaining invaluable service experience regarding the whole process of delivering food to the client from initial receipt of stock, in addition to front line serving of food and beverage to customers in the canteen restaurant.

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  Sainsbury's

  • Ilford, United Kingdom

  • Customer Services Assistant

    • Jul 2001 - Jul 2003
    • Ilford, United Kingdom

    Cashier – handled credit cards/large sums of cash and helped customers face to face with answering their queries and providing information. Worked as part of a corporate retail team to achieve in-store targets – developed a diplomatic ability to communicate & deal well with a variety of customers as well as colleagues.