Amran Ahmed
Bristol,United Kingdom
Summary
A dedicated professional with a strong foundation in relationship building, behavioural management, and conflict resolution. Demonstrates exceptional skills in independent work, team collaboration, and effective communication. Adept at delivering engaging presentations and achieving targets while adapting teaching styles to meet diverse needs. Possesses a solid understanding of medical nutrition therapy, epidemiology, and biochemistry. Confident in public speaking and committed to patient-focused care through interdisciplinary collaboration. Career goals include advancing expertise in research and critical thinking within the healthcare sector.
Experienced Dietitian with six years of experience helping patients handle chronic medical problems through effective nutrition. Successfully educated patients and families, planned menus and completed assessments. Strong communicator with outstanding active listening skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Gastroenterology and Surgical Dietitian
NHS Wales
Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan
08.2022 - 04.2025
- Gastroenterology and Surgical Dietitian, with experience working with variety of professions
- Able to effectively communicate with clinical, non-clinical, medical doctors, and nursing staff on daily basis
- Strong clinical judgment and confidence to give patients safe solutions to enhance their nutritional intake
- Support development of some nutritional supplements and work with various businesses to support and provide best goods to meet patients' nutritional needs
- Work with researchers and stakeholders, to create protocols in dietetics department to track usage of nutritional feeds and promote sustainability
- Collaborate to ensure best possible treatment and recovery for patients suffering from gastrointestinal disorders and chronic conditions
- Extensive knowledge in managing various gut disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatic insufficiency, stoma care, and cancer
- Strong background in providing and delivering educational sessions, this includes gestational diabetes clinic and healthy heart sessions for cardiology patients participating in cardiac rehab
- Professional training to deliver short carbohydrate counting sessions with patients who have type 1 diabetes
- Expertise in student training, creating resources to assist students in their development within dietetic department
- Conduct training sessions aimed at assessing and enhancing students' progress
- Promoted healthy eating habits through informative leaflets and presentations.
- Ensured dietary compliance in patients with food allergies or intolerances.
- Evaluated effects of certain diets on chronic diseases such as diabetes or heart disease.
Research Portfolio Facilitator
National Institute for Health Research
Bristol, England
11.2019 - 09.2020
- Support researchers and clinicians to deliver NIHR portfolio studies to time and target
- Work with different stakeholders and organisations delivering research and increase number of research studies within region
- Leading identification, interpretation and resolution of problems in order to communicate complex information about progress of studies and resulting eligibility decisions to customers and stakeholders
- Ability to facilitate and lead delivery of projects to improve national performance of Clinical Research Network Portfolio with focus on eligibility service
- Identifying issues / topics which would benefit from focused project work, and preparing relevant project initiation and implementation documents
- Delivery and screening of covid 19 vaccine trial supported by Oxford university
- Project management skills and strong event organising skills and learned how to use right approach when dealing with stakeholders.
- Coordinated logistics for successful workshops and events.
Project Networker
NHS
Bristol, Bristol
07.2018 - 01.2020
- Support and network pro-actively with range of community, equalities and faith based organisations across Bristol to promote access to mental health services
- Delivered co-produced accessible and appropriate communication materials about services provided by Bristol Mental Health
- Signposting across and within community, faith and equality groups, and support groups to assess and improve their risk management protocols and policies
- Acted as key link between range of stakeholders and community groups and designed campaigns to support wellbeing of community and breakdown mental health stigma
- Delivered over 35 workshops and training to community leaders, students and health professionals, these including mindfulness, mental health conversation and wellbeing tips
- Participated in 10 research projects by ensuring that highest levels of customer/patient care are maintained at all times,
- Deliver up to 10 sessions at University of Bristol mainly for medical students as part of their diversity, disadvantage and disability module
- Developed tailored network security measures for enhanced data protection.
- Troubleshot complex networking issues to restore optimal functionality swiftly.
- Designed comprehensive data recovery plans to minimise downtime during unforeseen circumstances.
Nutritionist
Everyone Health
Bristol, Bristol
06.2017 - 09.2019
- Delivered over 8 healthy lifestyles programmes to helps overweight children and young people and their families to reach and maintain healthier weight
- Interviewed and recruit children and parents into programme
- Ensured that children are receiving and consuming proper nourishment and reports progress of all children and informs staff about special diet problems
- Collected and calculated data needed for evaluating nutritional status of children and provide basic nutritional and dietary instructions to children and parents
- Assessed preparing materials used in presenting current nutrition and management instruction to students, healthcare facility personnel, or outside groups
- Assembled information for nutrition and/or dietetic related studies performed by staff and assist with on ob training of new employees
- Attended professional development courses regularly for continuous improvement in practice methods and techniques.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Oversaw daily operations to achieve high productivity levels.
- Delivered exceptional customer service by proactively listening to concerns and answering questions.
Screening Coordinator
Bowel cancer screening programme Bristol(BCSP)
Bristol, Bristol
11.2015 - 09.2016
- Developed ability to provide nutrition information to patients regarding their diet before undertaking procedure, which includes advising patients about low residue diet
- Provided administrative service to BCSP management team to support effective delivery of programme
- Supported BCSP administrative manager in development of performance reporting to National Screening Programme, strategic groups and wider health community
- Worked on electronic patient administration systems such as Medway, Lorenzo.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Delivered exceptional customer service by proactively listening to concerns and answering questions.
Health Link Worker
Bristol Community Health
Bristol, Bristol
12.2013 - 03.2016
- Translation, advocacy, visiting new mothers, and conducting over 50 health assessments for patients
- Engaged with patients both individually and in group settings to provide health services in various languages
- Collaborated within multi-disciplinary team that operated both in hospital and community, which included health visitors, diabetes nurses, midwives, and dietitians
- Contributed to 8 projects such as diabetes education for ethnic minorities, weaning education at baby clinics for new mothers, and promoting benefits of breastfeeding.
- Upheld company reputation by consistently delivering excellent service.
- Complied with all health and safety regulations for worker welfare.
- Boosted productivity with efficient task delegation and supervision.
- Assisted in training new hires for quick acclimatisation to work environment.
- Ensured adherence to safety protocols for safe working environment.
- Fostered positive relationships with clients through professional interactions.
- Met project deadlines through diligent time management practices.
Education
PgD - Dietetics
School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University
01.2020 - 01.2022
Masters - Public Health
School of Medicine, Cardiff University
01.2016 - 01.2017
Bachelor - Science, Nutrition
South Wales University
Newport 01.2011 - 01.2012
Science Degree (foundation) - Science
South Wales University
Newport 01.2011 - 01.2012
BTEC National certificate - Health Studies
Filton College
Cardiff 01.2011 - 01.2012
BTEC First diploma - Health and Social Care
Filton College
Bristol 01.2009 - 01.2010
BTEC Introductory - Health and Social Care
Filton College
Bristol 01.2008 - 01.2009
GSCEs - Maths, science, geography
Sound Well College School
Bristol 01.2007 - 01.2008
Skills
- Relationship Building
- Behavioural Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Independent Work
- Team Collaboration
- Communication
- Presentation
- Target Achievement
- Adaptability in Teaching Styles
- Research Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Medical nutrition therapy understanding
- Epidemiology awareness
- Biochemistry understanding
Languages
English
Arabic
Personal Information
Hobbies: I am interested in fashion and reading magazine to know the latest fashion. I like to spend my time on reading books and stories from real life and listen to different music as well.
Custom
- Short Carbohydrate Counting, Roche Diabetes Care UK & Ireland, 01/2023
- Nutrition Skills for Life, NHS Wales, 01/2022
- Practice-Based Educator, British Dietetic Association, 01/2022
- Good Clinical Practice, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), 01/2020
- Training for Trainers, Training Exchange Bristol, 01/2019
- Enhancing Facilitation Skills Training, Wellspring Surgery, 01/2019
- Food Labelling and Health Claims, British Nutrition Foundation, 01/2018
- Mental Health First Aid, Rethink, 01/2018
- Matter of Fat, British Nutrition Foundation, 01/2018
- Health Improvement, Royal Society for Public Health, 01/2014
Affiliations
- I like to spend my time on reading books and stories from real life and listen to different music as well.
Certification
Health and Care Professions Council(HCPC) Registration: 2022
Timeline
Gastroenterology and Surgical Dietitian
NHS Wales
08.2022 - 04.2025
PgD - Dietetics
School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University
01.2020 - 01.2022
Research Portfolio Facilitator
National Institute for Health Research
11.2019 - 09.2020
Project Networker
NHS
07.2018 - 01.2020
Nutritionist
Everyone Health
06.2017 - 09.2019
Masters - Public Health
School of Medicine, Cardiff University
01.2016 - 01.2017
Screening Coordinator
Bowel cancer screening programme Bristol(BCSP)
11.2015 - 09.2016
Health Link Worker
Bristol Community Health
12.2013 - 03.2016
Bachelor - Science, Nutrition
South Wales University
01.2011 - 01.2012
Science Degree (foundation) - Science
South Wales University
01.2011 - 01.2012
BTEC National certificate - Health Studies
Filton College
01.2011 - 01.2012
BTEC First diploma - Health and Social Care
Filton College
01.2009 - 01.2010
BTEC Introductory - Health and Social Care
Filton College
01.2008 - 01.2009
GSCEs - Maths, science, geography
Sound Well College School
01.2007 - 01.2008
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