Susannah Layton

Summer Place, **, Sutherland Avenue, Biggin Hill, Kent, TN16 3HE adbm8f@r.postjobfree.com 078******** Hardworking, professional and highly organised Dietitian, dedicated to continuing professional development. My strengths include excellent communication and interpersonal skills, resourcefulness and an empathetic nature; developed during dietetic posts, placements and varied areas of employment. Education and qualifications

University of Surrey - BSc Nutrition and Dietetics:2013 – 2017 Grade obtained:2:1 Modules studied include:

Applied Dietetics, Integration of Physiological Systems, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Advances in Nutrition: Nutrients in Health and Disease, Advances in Nutrition: Energy and Lipid Metabolism, Nutrition Research Methodology, International and Public Health Nutrition. Research Project (2016/17):The influence of nutrition in the manifestation of symptoms in children with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder): is dietary manipulation a viable treatment option in this patient group? Oxted County School:2005-2013

A-levels: A*, A, B, B, D (extended project, food technology, biology, sociology and chemistry) (2010-2013) GCSE’S: 11 A*- C’s (2008-2010)

Employment

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

0.6 FTE Bank Band 6 Community Dietitian Sept 2019 - Nov 2019 0.4 FTE Acute Band 5 & 0.6 FTE Band 6 Community Dietitian Aug 2018 – May 2019 1.0 FTE Acute Band 5 Dietitian Nov 2017 – May 2018

● Delivering acute dietetic service including oral nutrition support and complex enteral feeding on all inpatient wards, these include high dependency unit, surgical, gastroenterology, renal, oncology, orthopaedics, endocrinology, respiratory and care of elderly wards

● Independently managing a community caseload and booking nursing/care/residential home and domiciliary visits

● Well-established with customer/ patient care, liaising with individuals and dealing with any issues and conflict resolution

● Delivering teaching sessions to nursing homes staff e.g. MUST training and patients e.g. cardiac rehab talks

● Transferring the care of home enteral feeding and oral nutrition support patients from the acute setting to community by promptly referring to the appropriate colleagues and providing an adequate handover

● Independently managing outpatient clinics in a general and gastroenterology clinic, supporting patients with IBS, coeliac disease, IBD, PCOS, pregnancy and lactation, vegetarian and vegan diets and those requiring weight management and nutrition support

● Experience in providing advice 1:1 or in group sessions for complications such as gestational diabetes for pregnant women

● Providing food first and holistic advice to patients and weaning oral nutritional supplements appropriately

● Shadowing specialist dietitians e.g. the paediatric team in clinic, the gastroenterology dietitians on the wards to practice parental nutrition and in clinic to build on advice for gastroenterology patients (IBS, IBD, Coeliac disease), stroke dietitian on the ward and the community dietitian to for nutrition training in nursing homes

● Facilitated student training in the community team Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (QEH) - Bank Band 5 Dietitian Oct 2018 – Nov 2018

● Provided acute dietetic service on AMU, elderly care, ready to leave, endocrinology, cardiology, respiratory and maternity wards

● Delivered a “Nutrition & Health” talk to patients with gestational diabetes

● Facilitated student training

The White Bear Country Inn – Waitress/ bar staff - Full time/ Part time Sept 2018 – Ongoing

● Demonstrating my admirable work-ethic, I worked in white bear country inn part-time between September 2018 and April 2019, whilst working full-time as a dietitian and I worked full-time in the white bear between September 2019 and November 2019 whilst working part-time as a bank dietitian. I am now working full-time in the country inn whilst applying for work.

● Provided excellent service to my section, including making drinks, taking orders, serving food and liaising with the kitchen staff to ensure a smooth delivery of service. Extra-Curricular Activities and Volunteering

● Presented my Research Project at the BDA symposium 2017

● Attended an Obesity and bariatric surgery: Complications and progress event with the Royal Society of Medicine in London in May 2017

● Diabetes UK – Attended local Diabetes UK events with other members as a volunteer and providing knowledge and resources to the public throughout 2016 and 2017. Additionally, wrote articles for the local Diabetes UK group newsletter and website

● Attended Diabetes X-PERT courses for 2 sessions in 2017 to understand diabetes further

● Diabetes UK Speaker training scheme - Completed Diabetes UK speaker training scheme in April 2017, to provide talks in many areas of the community and support people living with diabetes.

● British Heart Foundation – Raised £300 through completing the Richmond half Marathon in 2017

● Worked as an art program counsellor in an overnight girl scout camp in Northern California for 3 months

● Climbing Kilimanjaro for charity in September 2020 Other Achievements/ Interests

● Acted as a student mentor and a Food Technology and Art subject captain; organised an art club for lower years whilst in school

● Completed Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh

● Embarked on the World Challenge trip helping to refurbish a school in a remote village in India and trekked the Himalayas. In order to achieve this I had to raise £4000 over 2 years This was done through fund raising such as organising quiz nights and raffles and running craft days with children

● Completed the extended project at school. The title was ‘Why are parents and practitioners more positive about the ketogenic diet than the medical profession?’

● Tough Mudder – Completed 12 mile cross country/obstacle run in September 2017 in aid of Diabetes UK and organised fundraising/ educational events at University and home Additional Skills

IT Fully competent in MS office, Nutritics, SPSS, Dietplan Driving Full, clean UK licence

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