Research Capacity Manager

• Nov 2020 - Present

Research Interpretation Manager

• Sep 2016 - Nov 2020

- Key member of the WCRF/AICR scientific secretariat, working on the Continuous Update Project (CUP) investigating diet, nutrition, physical activity and cancer prevention and survival.- Leading on three workstreams for the new CUP strategy, coordinating input from international experts, as well as providing technical guidance from the WCRF perspective.- Project management of ongoing scientific programmes of work. This has previously included a report on energy balance, where I led on the data collection, extraction, and interpretation, as well as writing the final report.- Regularly draft, submit, and present content on WCRF work at national and international conferences.- Provide scientific support and dietetic expertise to other teams and charities within the WCRF network, including on global policy, communications, and health information.- Lead supervisor for students on placement; planning and coordinating projects in liaison with the university.- Preparation of technical papers and presentation at expert panel meetings.- Coordinate and facilitate a successful workplace journal club.- Deliver training on WCRF outputs and other topics to staff.

Healthy Living Advisor (Dietetics Specialist)

• Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

• Delivering a range of health improvement programmes with an overall objective of empowering homeless young people to live healthier lifestyles.• Developing and delivering health and wellbeing interventions in nutrition, sexual health, and physical activity, as group workshops, a caseload of 1:1 sessions, and health promotion activities.• Working with a young person-centred approach and ensuring participation at all levels of programme innovation and development.• Responsible for maintaining external partnerships and working collaboratively with community healthcare professionals to improve access to health services for homeless young people.• Undertaking high quality holistic health assessments, making autonomous decisions in relations to risk and health management planning.• Working effectively in a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, incorporating new learning through peer-reflection.• Responsible for directly providing education, advice and support to staff and outside agencies to raise awareness, and improve, the health and wellbeing of homeless young people.

Acute and Community Dietitian

• Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

• Working autonomously in a variety of settings, completing nutritional assessments and developing appropriate, effective care plans, with a client-centred focus• Responsible for domicillary home visits; clinics at GP surgeries; management of nursing home caseload; group education programmes in type 2 diabetes mellitus• Building on broad range of post-graduate clinical nutrition experience across community and acute settings, including: infectious disease, neurological disorders, mental health, diabetes types 1 and 2, cardiovascular disease, stroke, oncology, paediatrics, weight management, allergy and food intolerance, gastrointestinal disorders, enteral tube feeding, oral nutritional support with appropriate prescribing, orthopaedics, eating disorders, micronutrient deficiencies, pregnancy, substance mis-use, and intermediate care units• Adaptable approach, covering additional roles as required, including 6 weeks acute cover at Queen's Hospital managing nutritional caseload across diverse wards: endocrinology, renal, orthopaedic, gastroenterology, care of the elderly• Supervision of student dietitians across a range of settings such as group work, healthcare professional training, outpatient clinics, residential care, and domicillary visits, providing guidance, support and feedback in a constructive and nurturing manner

Nutrition Support Community Dietitian

• Jul 2013 - May 2014

• Independent management of large clinical caseload, with senior staff support as appropriate• Working autonomously in a variety of community settings, completing nutritional assessments and developing appropriate, effective care plans• KEY DUTIES: Domicillary home visits; Nutrition support clinics at GP surgeries; Management of nursing home caseload; Specialist MUST training for allied healthcare professionals• Communication with wider community and acute multi-disciplinary team members via RiO clinical systems, email, telephone, letter, fax and face to face• Maintaining up-to-date practice through continued professional development activities in personal time• Applying professional judgement and clinical experience in socially and medically complex cases• Prescription of oral nutritional supplements in line with ACBS criteria, NICE (2006) guidance, departmental policy, appropriateness to the client and with a sound evidence base• Prompt provision of informative and legible patient reports to GPs, other health and social care professionals and the client• Supervision of student dietitians, providing guidance, support and feedback

Paediatric Nutrition Assistant

• Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

• Database creation and management including Microsoft ExCel, Abbott eRegistration, RiO clinical systems and Outlook Calendars for multiple parties• Management of outcome-recording• Telephone-based organisation of dietetic home visits• Home enteral tube feeding ancillary equipment management• Liaising with patients and their families, school nurses, dietitians, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, and GPs via telephone, email, face-to-face and fax• Conducting patient experience surveys

Botanical Field Research Assistant

• Jul 2009 - Nov 2009

• Fixed term contract, based between Oxford (UK), Dakar (Senegal) and Sabodala (Senegal)• Living on-site when in Senegal, sharing with fellow employees in challenging environmental conditions• Daily coordination of sub-group of local researchers in the field using a mixture of English, French and non-verbal communication• Practical organisation of field data collection, coordinating equipment, personnel, transport and specimens in rural Senegal• Identification of over 500 individual plant specimens to genus and/or species level• Creation of large database of local plant specimens requiring long periods of concentration and attention to detail• Development of practical field guide to identifying local species of Ficus (fig trees)• Engagement with a variety of academic professionals from UK, Senegal, Ghana and Benin• Problem-solving approach to practical and academic problems arising in the field and based in the UK