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Assistant Health

Location:
Warwick, Warks, United Kingdom
Posted:
January 30, 2014

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Resume:

Catherine Louise Gallagher

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Warwick

CV34 5AT

019**-******

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Profile

I have worked as a Healthcare Assistant for several years, mainly within the Sexual

Health Service. During this time I have gained extensive knowledge whilst acquiring a

w ide range of skills and experience and as a result of this was promoted from a Band 2

to a Band 3 in 2012.

Work Experience

City of Coventry Health Centre. In tegrated Sexual Health Services. 2009-2013

• Team Leader and management of Band 2 HCA’s – Appraisals, off duty rostering,

sickness monitoring.

• To chaperone and assist the clinicians during intimate examinations and

p rocedures.

• To check and provide the correct stock for the clinics.

• To work unsupervised on the H IV clinic, obtaining multiple blood samples and

monitoring patient’s observations.

• Urinalysis and pregnancy tests.

• To process samples and specimens.

• Routine phlebotomy procedures.

• To access and input patient information.

• To ensure that the clinical areas are kept clean and t idy at all t imes.

• To perform Fast Track Screening on asymptomatic patients.

• To input results on to the computer and correspond with patients regarding the

details of their results.

Prestige Nursing 2007-2009

• To care for and mentor a young man with an Acquired Brain Injury

Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital. G.U.Medicine. 2003-2005

• Band 2 Healthcare Assistant

Skills

• Excellent social and communication skills

• Venepuncture

• Organisational skills

• Computer skills

• Routine observation

• Mul ti-tasking

• Health Promotion

Personal Att r ibutes

• Calm

• Compassionate

• Caring

• Sympathetic

• Empathic

• Confident

• Reliable

• Non-judgmental

Interests

• Singing

• Reading

• I enjoy going to the gym

• I collect vintage and retro pieces

Education

• Access to H igher Education. Pass

• O Level English Li terature. Grade C

• O Level English Language. Grade C

• O Level Mathematics. Grade C

• O Level Biology. Grade C

• O Level Religious Education. Grade C



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