Paramedical experience, Emergency response, immediate relief
Operations, and post conflict
Humanitarian aid operations
Occupational health and safety
Career Objective
I am outgoing, dedicated team worker who is not afraid to go the extra mile in proving myself worthy to be called a hard worker. I am obedient, efficient and enthusiastic man seeking a position where I can apply my paramedical and training skills to provide exceptional health services to patients and students.
FACT SHEET
Fam. Name: Mwanjira Date of birth: 11/04/1987 Gender: male
Rest Name: Leon Civil Status: married Nationality: Zimbabwean
ADDRESSES
Permanent: 28 Munetsi road Mbare National Harare, Mobile: +263-*********
Address: Zimbabwe Email: ************@*****.***
Emergency: +263********* Note: use email more if no mobile contact
Contact
CORRESPONDENCE EMAIL: *********@*****.***
REFERENCES
Professional Tawanda Tarakini Mobile: +263*********
Reference 33 Tsuro road Email: *********@*****.***
Tafara
Harare
Professional Shadreck Kalongonda Mobile: +614********
Reference 27 Esperance terrace valley view SA 5093 Email: ***********@*****.***
Australia
+61, valley view
Australia
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English Reading (excellent) writing (excellent) Talking (Fluent)
Arabic Reading nil writing nil Talking (Basic)
EMT Skills
Emergency Medicine
First Aid & CPR
Airway Management
Shock and Resuscitation
Patient Assessment & Vitals
Medication & IV Administration
Emergency Vehicle Operations
Trauma and Burns care
Pre-Hospital Trauma Care
Patient Care Documentation
Environmental Emergencies Recognition and Management
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Dates Institution/Place Area of Study Degree Obtained
2020/04 Trauma Centre IPC COVID-19 COVID-19 Testing
2019/07 ACEP-AAOS Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS
2019/01 ATA International Trauma management International trauma life Support
2018/07 IOSH –SHEilds Managing Safely Health and Safety
2018/05 ACEP-AAOS Health care provider CPR BLS Training
2017/01 Hand Hygiene Australia Hygiene Health Practices Continuous Education
2017/08 UNAMID Sudan SSAFE Training Field security training
2016/17 UNAMID Sudan Advanced Life Support Accreditation
Dates Institution/Place Area of Study Degree Obtained
2016/03 UNAMID Sudan Trauma Management refresher Continuous Education
2014/06 NETCARE Education Trauma management International Trauma Life Support
Midrand, South Africa
2013/10 American health and safety council CPR Basic Life Support
2010/07- City of Harare fire and Ambulance Emergency and trauma Intermediate Life Support and Advanced Life
2010/10 Harare, Zimbabwe healthcare Support level. Anatomy traumatology and
Physiology. Emergency healthcare and
Primary Healthcare.
2010/05 Emergency Medical Rescue Train of Trainers Mentoring a class. Preparation of lectures.
Ambulance Service (EMRAS) Use of power point and other electrical teaching
Ads
2010/04 Emergency Medical Rescue Advanced Life Support Continuous Education
Ambulance Service (EMRAS)
2007/10 Emergency Medical Rescue Basic Trauma Management Continuous Education
Ambulance Service (EMRAS)
2004/03- J SATS Emergency Science and Rescue Ambulance technician. Ambulance
2004/04 Ambulance service operation anatomy traumatology and physiology
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dates Establishment/Place Functional Title/Description of Work
2019/10 Cimas rescue service EMT and trainer COVID-19 Clinician FOR Rapid Response Team
To date 60 Baines Avenue, Harare Responding to Trauma, Medical cases and national disasters
Full patient assessment, History taking checking vital signs monitoring and
Documentation.
Processing of flight calls. Ground stabilization of patient before, during and
after flight.
Training of a number of courses i.e. BLS/CPR, EMT-B, First aid training, ALS
Administration of emergency Drugs
COVID-19 response,donning and doffing,Polymerase chain reactor swabbing
RDT Testing Covid response case management and infection control practices
Increase levels of knowledge and community participation in covid-19
Prevention and control.
Principals of infection prevention and control procedures when donning and
Doffing.
Improved clinical outcomes of patients infected with COVID-19,
2017/09 Tetra tech construction Raqqa Syria/Iraq Trauma Medic and trainer
2019.01 Under US Dept. of State Trauma medic for teams accessing and dealing with IEDs, BIEDs, BBIEDs
1230 Columbia st IEDD, Mechanical and PSD teams
Ste. 750 Hazard identification and risk assessment, report writing, disaster plan and
San Diego, CA 92101 evacuation route.
Safety and first aid training of staff, management of all IED’s accidents or
Incidence, treatment of all minor ailments, health education to all members
Stopping work when safety in compromised and give solutions in line with SHE
Running a level one clinic in camp and referring complicated cases to other
Facilities for further treatment.
Spearheading the decontamination drills on chemical exposer and contact.
CASEVAC and treatment of casualties from IEDs and Mine accidents.
2017/03 Algamin international Kuwait (KOC) Advance Life Support Field Medic
2017/07 Under Mechem Pre-employment examinations
368B Selbourne Avenue Safety and first aid training of staff, management of all accidents or
Lyttelton incidence, treatment of all minor ailments, health education to all members of
Pretoria staff.
Hazard identification and risk assessment, report writing, disaster plan and
evacuation route.
Pre-hospital care of all trauma cases.
Monitoring Health and safety when people are working.
Stopping work when safety in compromised and give solutions in line with SHE
and the ISO standard
Dates Establishment/Place Functional Title/Description of Work
2015/11- UNITED NATION MINE ACTION OFFICE Advance Life Support Field Medic
2017/02 SUDAN under Dynasafe International Trauma medic for team carrying out general mine action assessment (GEHA)
The Granary Medical cover during spot E.O.D tasks on UXO left out during the war.
Hildersley Business Park CASEVAC, Air evacuation cover from accident scene to next level of medical
Ross-On-Wye care as per united Nation level of care.
Herefordshire HR9 7NW Route mapping medical cover.
United Kingdom Management of a number of tropical diseases e.g. (complicated malaria,
Cholera, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, tropical skin allergies, broad spectrum of
Abdominal complication)
Operation of high frequency radio per UN standard as well as maintaining the
Records of communications.
Monitoring camp hygiene including sanitation, food and stress management.
Briefing team on priorities of safety as well as personal hygiene
First aid training for deminers.
Team logistics, including food and nutrition, maintaining team accounts as well
as multiple logistical reconciliations.
Outstanding ability to prioritize and juggle multiple tasks, including patient care and Golden period, survival technical and administrative tasks.
2015/08- Emergency Rooms 24 ambulance service EMT and trainer
2015/11 (ER24 ZIMBABWE) Responding to Trauma, Medical cases and national disasters
19 Blackstone road Full patient assessment, History taking checking vital signs monitoring and
Harare documentation
Zimbabwe Providing basic and advanced life support
Practicing infection control at all times
Keeping patient’s condition private and confidential
Responding to inter-hospital procedure and transfer
Allocating duties to crews and supervising them
Reporting to the medical director anything above my scope of practice
Reporting defective equipment and restocking.
First aid training for companies, schools and elderly home
Road safety first aid training
Mining basic life support training
Basic life support for healthcare providers training
Advance life support training.
Non-communicable diseases awareness and advice on good health
Successfully assisted the training department in giving trainings and advices to students and workmates. Quickly adapted to the dynamics of a private ambulance and hospital environment
2014/08- Events Medics Zimbabwe Ambulance Manager
2015/08 57 airport road running day to day operations for an emergency ambulance service with a flit
Hatfield of three ILS ambulances.
Harare Ambulances were responding to emergency and trauma in and around
Zimbabwe Harare.
Dealing with the demand for ambulances against the number of ambulances
Available. Assess calls to make sure that the right type of ambulance
(Advanced Life Support, Intermediate life support, Basic life support) and
right number of ambulances is sent.
Training of Ambulance Technicians.
Preparation of weekly, monthly and annual reports.
Sitting in the board of directors meeting.
Putting action plan in place
Mentor of juniors and trainees on ride along
Adapted quickly to a fast-paced and demanding position thus elevating the standard of management and mentoring. Managed to bust the monthly call outs of the ambulances and making sure standards a maintained all the time.
2012/07- United Nations Support Mission in Libya Field Medic
2014/07 under MECHEM Field medical support to staff conducting battle area clearance, demining and
368B Selbourne Avenue explosive ordinance disposal.
Lyttelton Safety training and first aid training of all staff on project, manage day to day
Pretoria illness or incidence for staff at work.
0157 Pre-hospital care of all mine accidents.
South Africa Periodic examinations of staff checking of vital signs.
Hazard identification and risk assessment, documentation
2012/01- Mechem sub contracted by SASOL for a Gas Medical Officer/Safety Officer
2012/05 line in Mozambique Pre-employment examinations of demining personnel,
368B Selbourne Avenue Safety and first aid training of staff, management of all mine accidents or
Lyttelton incidence, treatment of all minor ailments, health education to all members of
Pretoria staff.
0157 Hazard identification and risk assessment, report writing, disaster plan and
South Africa evacuation route.
Pre-hospital care of all trauma cases.
Monitoring Health and safety when people are working.
Stopping work when safety in compromised and give solutions in line with SHE
and the ISO standards
Adapted and understanding the broad complex of Hazard identification risk assessment and the implication of ISO through toolbox talks and ground monitoring of events. Issued a number of stop card when safety is broken.
2011/07- St John ambulance EMT, Advance Life Support, AMBULANCE SUPERVISOR (volunteer
2011/12 102 Baines Avenue Trauma rescues)
Harare Running day to day operations for an emergency ambulance service with a flit
Zimbabwe of four BLS ambulances.
Ambulances were responding to emergency and trauma in and around
Harare.
Dealing with the demand for ambulances against the number of ambulances
available. Assess calls to make sure that the right type of ambulance
(Advanced Life Support, Intermediate life support, Basic life support) and
right number of ambulances is sent.
Training of Ambulance Technicians.
Managed to transform an Ambulance service with was about to close raised the call out in the first month to a 72 from 10-16 per month was my biggest achievement, giving gratitude to the team that listened and gave me a chance to work with them.
2010/12- G4S Advanced life support medic
2011/06 billpam Trauma medic for team carrying out general mine action assessment (GMAA)
Juba Medical cover during spot E.O.D tasks on UXO left out during the war.
South Sudan Casvac, Air evacuation cover from accident scene to next level of medical
Care as per united Nation level of care.
Route mapping medical cover.
Management of a number of tropical diseases e.g. (complicated malaria,
Cholera, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, tropical skin allergies, broad spectrum of
Abdominal complication.)
Operation of high frequency radio per UN standard as well as maintaining the
records of communications.
Dates Establishment/Place Functional Title/Description of Work
Monitoring camp hygiene, sanitation and food.
Briefing team on priorities of safety as well as personal hygiene
First aid training for deminers.
Team logistics, including food and nutrition, maintaining team accounts as well
As multiple logistical reconciliations
2007/07- EMRAS Ambulance Emergency Medical Technician
2010/11 81 Mazoe st Responding to Trauma, Medical cases and national disasters
Harare. Full patient assessment, History taking checking vital signs monitoring and
Zimbabwe documentation
Providing basic and advanced life support
Practicing infection control
Keeping patient’s condition private and confidential
Responding to inter-hospital procedure and transfer
Allocating duties to crews and supervising them
Reporting to the medical director anything above my scope of practice
Reporting defective equipment and restocking.
2004/07- St John ambulance Ambulance Technician
2007/07 102 Baines avenue responding to Trauma, Medical cases and national disasters
Harare, Full patient assessment, History taking checking vital signs monitoring and
Zimbabwe documentation
Providing basic life support
Practicing infection control
Keeping patient’s condition private and confidential
Responding to inter-hospital procedure and transfer
Reporting to the medical director anything above my scope of practice
Reporting defective equipment and restocking.
2002/01- St John ambulance First responder and First aid trainer
2004/07 102 Baines avenue responding to Trauma, Medical cases and national disasters.
Harare Helping the elderly in nursing homes.
Zimbabwe Events cover with fully trained paramedics
National duties and coverage
First aid training in schools and mentoring of kids and young adults.
Keeping patient’s condition private and confidential
Practicing infection control
DRIVING LICENSE: Yes
MOTIVATION STATEMENT: Helping comes from the heart it’s never a mind thing, giving my time to the less privileged
Makes my heart clean and happy .A life saved without asking for money or favor means the
World
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE: Microsoft word, Excel spreadsheets, Power point
Windows 7, 8 and 10, Fulcrum patient record keeping
Use of different email sites e.g. Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, and outlook
Google, Bing search
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: I have done this every year since 2002 when i am on leave or end of contracts. My
Heart feels happier when i help someone medically and socially. Ambulance work and
Helping in old people’s home are some of the duties i do.
TEACHING/TRAINING EXP: i am training hygiene and sanitation at my work place. HIV and
Aids awareness. No stigma and discrimination.
ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Emergency Medical Technician Basic trainer, First aid trainer, BLS trainer
Demining safety and UXO safety