Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
Volunteering
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Carley Gray

Stoke- on-m Trent,Staffordshire

Summary

A dedicated professional with a strong emphasis on attention to detail and maintaining confidentiality. Demonstrates calm under pressure, effective communication skills, and a talent for team building. Known for initiative taking, strong empathy, patience, diplomacy, and exceptional client relations.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Haematology & NSS Navigatoe

UHNM
Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands
01.2023 - Current

Tracking patients from referral to diagnosis, treatment or discharge depending on the pathway ensuring all government targets are adhered to. Following up medical reports from scans and biopsies both inside UHNM and trusts from outside the area. Liaising with patients, families and district nurses as part of patient care plan. Completing Holistic Needs Assessments to see if patients require any additional support following their diagnosis. This can include sending information out from charities for financial support, family and home adaptations advice or just time to talk to the patients.

Administration assistant

UHNM
Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands
02.2019 - 01.2023

During this period I covered different roles from Child protection to Oncology secretary. General day to day duties were answering calls, typing letters, organising diaries and covering other staff when on annual leave including those who were higher bands. This also involved working alongside many different external agencies including social services, district nurses and GPs.

Sales assistant

Dunelm
Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands
02.2018 - 02.2019

In this role I worked in the store café and covered the shop floor if needed. Served customers, stock rotation and ordering, cash handling and ensuring the café was always clean.

Sales assistant

Tesco Extra
Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands
10.2004 - 02.2018

Starting out on the checkouts, working up to team leader. This involved customer service in many ways including supporting customers with their shopping if required. In the team leader role I supported staff to ensure they were providing customers with the best customer service possible by being there to answer questions or concerns. I also ensured that the staff were up to date with their safe and legal training. From the checkouts I progressed to working in the cash office, this included cash handling, right to work documentation check and all overtime being signed off accordingly and in a timely manner.

Education

GCSEs - Maths

City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College
Stoke-on-Trent
09.1996 - 05.1997

NVQ Level 3 - Health & Social Care

City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College
Stoke-on-Trent
09.1996 - 09.1998

GCSEs - English Literature, English Language, History, IT, D&T

St Peters C of E High School
Stoke-on-Trent
09.1991 - 05.1997

Skills

Attention to detail

Calm under pressure

  • Team building
  • Communication skills
  • Initiative taking
  • Strong empathy
  • Patience and diplomacy
  • Client relations
  • Confidentiality maintenance

Affiliations

  • Hockey player

Accomplishments

Achieved the UHNM Hero award and received a compassion award. These were both nominated by patients.

Certification

I have completed additional training programmes through UHNM to improve my skills including a communications course. I have also trained to be the manual handler assessor in our department. Recently I have set up a well being board in the office to help my colleagues ease the pressure of the work that we do.

Volunteering

I volunteered at one of our local hospitals before working at UHNM. This involved helping members of the public with direction or support and helping the staff with jobs to help them in their role.

Timeline

Haematology & NSS Navigatoe

UHNM
01.2023 - Current

Administration assistant

UHNM
02.2019 - 01.2023

Sales assistant

Dunelm
02.2018 - 02.2019

Sales assistant

Tesco Extra
10.2004 - 02.2018

GCSEs - Maths

City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College
09.1996 - 05.1997

NVQ Level 3 - Health & Social Care

City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College
09.1996 - 09.1998

GCSEs - English Literature, English Language, History, IT, D&T

St Peters C of E High School
09.1991 - 05.1997
Carley Gray