Ivy Silavwe
Arnold,Nittinham
Summary
Empathetic and dedicated professional with strong communication and problem-solving skills, complemented by good foundation in health care. Possesses ability to build trust with patients and work collaboratively with healthcare teams. Committed to making meaningful difference in patient outcomes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
GP Assistant
Primary Intergrated Community Service
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
04.2023 - Current
- Handling the more mundane administrative and clinical duties for the general practitioners, freeing up their time to attend to patients.
- Organising clinical mail and setting priorities for the GP to follow; forwarding some mail to other people, like clinical pharmacists; and extracting all information from clinical letters that needs to be coded and added to notes.
- Checking vital signs like blood pressure and other measurements, performing ECGs and phlebotomies, assisting GP practices with immunisation programmes.
- Liaising with patients conveying test results and scheduling patient appointments for follow-up care, testing, referrals, and appointments.
Support worker
MENCAP
Chippenham, Wiltshire
03.2013 - 11.2014
- Assisted with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
- Administered medication according to schedule, promoting optimal health outcomes.
- Actively listened to client concerns thus creating a comforting environment. Provided companionship during outings contributing to an active social life for clients.
Health care assistant
Elizabeth Finn Homes
Ipswich, Suffolk
05.2008 - 11.2011
- Assisted elderly residents with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing ensuring constant safety and effective care.
- Monitored client health conditions e.g. recorded vital signs and reported immediate issues to manager.
- Administered medication and maintained stock levels of medical supplies in the residential section of the Care Home.
- Liaised between patients and healthcare professionals as I escorted patients for tests or procedures to the hospital.
- Completed care documentation and kept up-to-date and detailed records of patient progress.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Medical Physiology and Therapeutics
University of Nottingham
Nottingham 09.2019 - 08.2022
Diploma of Higher Education - Life Sciences
Nottingham College
Nottingham 09.2018 - 07.2019
GCSEs - Mathematics and English
Nottingham College
Nottingham 09.2017 - 06.2018
Skills
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Organisation
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Interpersonal skills
- Computer literacy
- Analytical skills
- Customer service
Timeline
GP Assistant
Primary Intergrated Community Service
04.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Medical Physiology and Therapeutics
University of Nottingham
09.2019 - 08.2022
Diploma of Higher Education - Life Sciences
Nottingham College
09.2018 - 07.2019
GCSEs - Mathematics and English
Nottingham College
09.2017 - 06.2018
Support worker
MENCAP
03.2013 - 11.2014
Health care assistant
Elizabeth Finn Homes
05.2008 - 11.2011
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