Deekshi Siyambalapitiyage

Foundation Year 2 doctor with full GMC registration, holding two years of broad NHS clinical experience across medicine, surgery, and psychiatry. Skilled in clinical prioritisation, acute presentations, and multidisciplinary teamwork. Committed to patient-centred care, evidence-based practice, and continuous professional development. A proactive, dependable clinician with a growing interest in emergency education and quality improvement.

• Advanced Life Support (ALS) – Resuscitation Council UK, 2026
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – Resuscitation Council UK, 2025
• Simulation Training (SIM) – Buckinghamshire NHS Trust & MKUH NHS Foundation Trust, 2025/2026
• Teach the Teacher Course – Oxford Medical Training, 2026
• Exam Question Writing Workshop – University of Buckingham, October 2025
• Introduction to Surgery Skills course – Royal College of Ophthalmologists, October 2025
• EyeSi Surgical Training – Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 2025 (1 month)

National-level competitive swimmer; represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Age Group Games, Thailand (2015) Merit awards for swimming: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; 'Most Promising Sports Person of the Year' award (2010) Volunteered at Health Camp, Malaysia (2024); community service initiatives (2015 & 2018) National-level competitive swimmer; represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Age Group Games, Thailand (2015) Merit awards for swimming: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; 'Most Promising Sports Person of the Year' award (2010) Volunteered at Health Camp, Malaysia (2024); community service initiatives (2015 & 2018)

Effect of Magtrace Injection Duration on Sentinel Lymph Node Yield in Breast Surgery  2026

Milton Keynes University Hospital  |  Led independently under consultant supervision

Conducted a retrospective audit to check whether longer injection-to-surgery intervals are associated with increased lymph node removal and, whether extra nodes taken were diagnostically necessary.

Key finding: longer intervals significantly increased node removal (Kruskal-Wallis p=0.019; 0–1 vs ≥7 days p=0.007) without improving diagnostic yield — the ≥7-day group had the highest node removal but the lowest positive node ratio. Recommended an optimal injection-to-surgery window of 0–5 days to minimise unnecessary node removal and patient morbidity

Optimising FIT Thresholds for Panenteric Capsule Endoscopy in Iron Deficiency Anaemia  2025

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Identified the most cost-effective FIT threshold (9–17 µg/g) for stratifying IDA patients, with the aim of reducing unnecessary colonoscopies and improving resource utilisation

Courses - Teach the Teacher Course – Oxford Medical Training (2026)

Formal Teaching

• Delivered structured teaching sessions to medical students, junior doctors, and MDT staff: External Ear Infections (2026), Vertigo (2026), Charles Bonnet Syndrome (2025), First-Rank Symptoms of Schizophrenia (2025)
• OSCE Examiner – University of Buckingham mock OSCE examinations, assessing approximately 30 students (2025)

Exam Question Writing

• Contributed to University of Buckingham question bank (October 2025)

Informal Teaching

• Provided regular bedside and ward-based teaching to medical students during on-call and SDEC shifts

Mentorship

• Mentored two final-year medical students during 3-month undergraduate assistantship placements

• Surgical SHO (2026): led referral triage from ED, GPs, and medical teams; managed complex acute presentations including a time-critical presentations requiring immediate surgical coordination
• OSCE Examiner: assessed and provided structured feedback to 30 undergraduate medical students (2025)
• Medical Student Representative (2012–2013): liaised between students and academic staff
• School Prefect (2015–2016): guided peers and led student-led initiatives
• Public speaking: addressed audiences of 100+ students at school assemblies (2015 & 2018)

• Rated highly for professionalism, patient-centred care, maintaining trust, confidentiality, and appropriate professional boundaries at all times
• Praised for clear, empathetic verbal communication with patients and colleagues, including effective handovers and management of difficult conversations
• Recognised as a strong team player, valuing and respecting the roles of all MDT professionals and contributing positively to team morale
• Described as approachable, reliable, proactive, and dependable, frequently going above and beyond during busy periods and responding promptly to clinical needs

Ms Rachel Soulsby

Breast Surgeon Consultant / Educational Supervisor

MKUH NHS Foundation Trust

Rachel.Soulsby@mkuh.nhs.uk

GMC: 4526298

Dr Janitha Jayasinghe

Psychiatry Consultant / Clinical Supervisor

Central North West London Trust

janitha.jayasinghe@nhs.net

GMC: 6095492