RCA Wijewickrama
Cambridge,UK
Summary
Highly skilled medical professional with extensive expertise in patient assessment, management planning, and medical emergencies management. Proficient in acute stroke management and stroke thrombolysis, with a strong background in conducting medical clinics and supervising junior doctors. . Committed to advancing medical education through teaching medical students and aims to further enhance patient care through innovative practices.
Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Admin Support – Quality Directorate
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
01.2025 - 07.2025
- Supporting clinical governance, safety audits, and reporting processes aligned with national patient safety frameworks
- Coordinating documentation for quality improvement projects and clinical risk management
- Maintaining SharePoint, SOPs, and audit templates for reporting workflows
- Assisting in Datix incident reporting, action tracking, and trend analysis
- Supporting preparation of dashboards and KPIs for safety and clinical effectiveness
- Liaising across clinical, commissioning, and analytics teams
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
Research and Clinical Coordinator
Vision and Eye Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
10.2023 - 10.2024
- Coordinating and supporting public health and clinical research projects focused on health equity, chronic disease, and visual health outcomes
- Designed and maintained databases and case report forms (CRFs) for research studies
- Conducted statistical analyses using R and SPSS, including meta-analyses and regression modelling
- Led systematic reviews and umbrella reviews supporting high-impact publications
- Managed research ethics applications, participant recruitment, and data governance (GDPR compliant)
- Contributed to manuscript drafting and submission in peer-reviewed journals
- Coordinated with NHS stakeholders for access to routine data and supported real-world evidence workstreams
- Fostered a supportive work environment by addressing staff concerns promptly.
- Conducted routine audits for maintaining high standards in clinical procedures.
- Collaborated with physicians to develop individualised treatment plans resulting in improved patient recovery rates.
- Oversaw daily clinical activities, ensuring high standards of patient care.
- Facilitated continuous professional development programs for nursing staff, improving overall team competencies.
Senior House Officer in Emergency Medicine (ST1/2 Equivalent)
Base Hospital Walasmulla
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Base Hospital Walasmulla is a secondary care rural hospital in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, serving a large catchment area with limited tertiary backup. The hospital has a bed capacity of approximately 300 and provides 24-hour emergency and inpatient services across medicine, surgery, paediatrics, and obstetrics.
- First contact doctor responsible for the initial resuscitation and stabilisation of acutely unwell patients
- Managing high patient volumes with undifferentiated emergencies including trauma, chest pain, stroke, sepsis, acute asthma, GI bleeding
- Performing procedures such as endotracheal intubation, ABG sampling, pleural/ascitic taps, catheterisation, IV cannulation
- Liaising with senior medical and surgical teams for escalation or admission
- Coordinating inter-hospital transfers for critical care patients
- Participating in major incident drills and emergency simulation training
- Daily handovers and documentation, maintaining records of admissions and discharges
- Conducting clinical audits, root cause analysis, and reporting adverse events for quality improvement
- Teaching and supervising interns and nursing staff in emergency protocols and BLS
- This experience significantly enhanced my ability to work in high-pressure environments, apply clinical reasoning in time-critical situations, and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
Senior House Officer in Internal Medicine (ST1/2 Equivalent)
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital
06.2018 - 01.2021
- Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital is a specialised tertiary care teaching hospital in Colombo with a bed capacity of over 1,500. It is a premier state-sector institution delivering advanced care across disciplines including cardiology, nephrology, oncology, neurology, and internal medicine.
- Leading daily ward rounds, managing acutely ill inpatients, and coordinating discharges and follow-ups
- Clerking and assessing newly admitted patients, formulating differential diagnoses, initiating treatment plans
- Managing a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions including diabetes, stroke, sepsis, renal failure, COPD, and ischemic heart disease
- Attending to medical emergencies and responding to crash calls as part of the resuscitation team
- Managing patients in the high-dependency unit (HDU) under close consultant supervision
- Performing and supervising procedures including intubation, lumbar puncture, pleural and ascitic taps, NG tube insertion, central line placement
- Participating in acute stroke thrombolysis pathways and coordinating with radiology and neurology teams
- Conducting weekly medical outpatient clinics and follow-up services
- Leading and presenting in journal clubs, morbidity and mortality meetings, and quality audits
- Actively involved in the teaching and mentoring of junior doctors, medical students, and nursing trainees
- This role deepened my skills in internal medicine, built resilience in managing complex cases in a high-pressure teaching environment, and strengthened my collaborative practice within multidisciplinary teams.
Intern Medical Officer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FY1 Equivalent)
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital
12.2017 - 06.2018
- Managing ante-natal, post-natal, and gynaecology inpatients including eclampsia, sepsis, and bleeding emergencies
- Attending and assisting normal vaginal deliveries, C-sections, dilatation and curettage, manual evacuation of retained products
- Assisting in theatre procedures and laparoscopic surgeries
- Conducting antenatal assessments and ultrasound scans under supervision
- Participating in emergency management of post-partum haemorrhage, ectopic pregnancy, and preterm labour
- Completing discharge summaries, ensuring appropriate follow-up, and counselling patients on postnatal care and contraception
- This rotation strengthened my procedural skills, clinical confidence, and ability to manage high-stakes obstetric and surgical cases under pressure.
Intern Medical Officer in General Medicine (FY1 Equivalent)
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital
06.2017 - 12.2017
- Company Overview: Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital is a specialised tertiary care teaching hospital in Colombo with over 1,500 beds, providing advanced services across medical and surgical disciplines.
- Clerking newly admitted patients, taking focused histories, and presenting to senior staff
- Managing chronic and acute cases under supervision including sepsis, diabetes, pneumonia, heart failure, and stroke
- Performing procedures such as arterial blood gas sampling, IV cannulation, pleural aspiration, lumbar puncture, and nasogastric tube placement
- Developing communication and handover skills with multidisciplinary teams
- Gaining proficiency in acute care protocols, especially within the on-call and high-dependency environments
- Learning compassionate, ethical, and evidence-based patient care through bedside discussions and case reviews
Education
Master in Public Health - Public Health
Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 01.2022 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery - Medicine
University Of Science and Technology Chittagong
Chittagong, Bangladesh 01.2011 - 01.2016
Skills
- History taking
- Examination
- Ordering relevant investigations
- Discharge summaries
- Daily ward rounds
- Patient assessment
- Management planning
- Medical emergencies management
- Acute stroke management
- Stroke thrombolysis
- Medical student teaching
- Supervising junior doctors
- Conducting medical clinics
- Following up patients
- Airway management
- Intubation
- Venipuncture
- Catheter insertion
- Cannula insertion
- Lumbar puncture
- Pleural fluid aspiration
- Arterial blood gas sampling
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Intramuscular injections
- Nasogastric tube insertion
- Non-invasive ventilation
- Bedside ultrasound scans
- Pleural biopsy
- Intercostal drain insertion
- Echocardiograms
- Bronchoscopy
- Bronchial biopsy
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopy
- Lower segment cesarean section
- Dilatation and curettage
- Evacuation of retained products of conception
- Ligation and resection of tubes
Publications
- Pardhan S, Sehmbi T, Wijewickrama RCA, et al., Barriers and facilitators for engaging underrepresented ethnic minority populations in healthcare research: An umbrella review., International Journal for Equity in Health, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02431-4
- Pardhan S, Wijewickrama RCA, et al., Impact of COVID-19 and recovery of diabetic retinopathy screening across England: An analysis of publicly available data., BMJ Open, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089710
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Timeline
Admin Support – Quality Directorate
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (ICB)
01.2025 - 07.2025
Research and Clinical Coordinator
Vision and Eye Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
10.2023 - 10.2024
Master in Public Health - Public Health
Anglia Ruskin University
01.2022 - 01.2023
Senior House Officer in Emergency Medicine (ST1/2 Equivalent)
Base Hospital Walasmulla
01.2021 - 01.2022
Senior House Officer in Internal Medicine (ST1/2 Equivalent)
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital
06.2018 - 01.2021
Intern Medical Officer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FY1 Equivalent)
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital
12.2017 - 06.2018
Intern Medical Officer in General Medicine (FY1 Equivalent)
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital
06.2017 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery - Medicine
University Of Science and Technology Chittagong
01.2011 - 01.2016
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