Salih Gundorgu Muniru
Middlesbrough,UK
Summary
Compassionate medical professional with 6 years post-graduation experience versed in delivering top-quality patient care to support general wellness. Well versed in delivering mental health care to children and adults with great commitment to psychiatry. Empathetic and accustomed to collaborating with healthcare teams to support continuum of care. Identifies and facilitates medical interventions to support patient needs. Safeguards personal data with timely updates of electronic medical records. My long-term interest in psychiatry and improving healthcare has always motivated me to remain consistently committed to medical practice by way of continuous learning and training.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Trust Grade Doctor in General Surgery
South Tees NHS Foundation Trust
Middlesbrough
08.2023 - 04.2025
- I carry out patient assessment including history taking, physical examinations and diagnostic investigations at the surgical unit of the hospital
- Collaborated with nurses for optimal patient outcomes.
- Administered medications as per indications ensuring therapeutic benefits while minimising side effects.
- Followed stringent infection control practices reducing the risk of nosocomial infections.
- I treat emergency medical and actively participate and lead in resuscitation efforts
- I work 40 hours weekly and involved in 12 hourly on calls, including nights and weekend on calls
- Consistently abreast with current medical treatments and advancements.
- I participate in ward rounds and teaching sessions as well as help other doctors to carry out daily tasks such as venipuncture, cannulation, catheterization etc
- I carry out medical procedures such as venipuncture, cannulation, urethral catheterization, arterial blood sampling, wound suturing, fracture, central line insertion and removal, stabilization at the emergency unit.
- Skilled at using the medical electronic systems in the hospital as well as conversant with various referral pathways within the NHS.
Board Member
ENE Empower
HO
01.2020 - 04.2025
- This is a mental health NGO involved in providing free mental healthcare to the rural poor communities in Ghana
- Undertook mental health outreaches, signposting people to seek better mental healthcare
- Successfully executed with a team a French embassy program in providing skills training for teenage mothers in the Volta region of Ghana suffering from depression and mental health related conditions
- I help review reports of programs and outreaches carried out by the NGO and provide critical feedback
- I help the country director to select appropriate project areas and map out beneficiary communities
- I together with other board members provide advice and participate in fundraiser activities for the organization.
Medical Officer
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Dzodze
04.2021 - 08.2022
- I worked in Psychiatry as a medical officer seeing wide variety of psychiatry cases both elective and on calls
- Involved in organizing therapy sessions, supervising course of treatments and assessing results
- I am skilled at clerking psychiatry patients, taking detailed mental health histories, mental state exams, reviewing them with the senior colleagues and consultant so a definitive plan can be drawn up.
- I was responsible for executing the drawn-up plan and following up patients till they are discharged from the hospital or become better.
- I undertake daily ward rounds on most patients before being seen by the consultants and senior colleagues.
- I became well knowledgeable in the management psychiatry conditions like bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders just to mention a few.
SHO
Shai Osudoku District Hospital
11.2020 - 04.2021
- I worked in Emergency Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Neonatal Intensive care unit, Infectious Disease Unit
- My basic duties were taking detailed history from patients and their parents in the clinic and ward, examining them, making diagnosis, reviewing with senior colleagues and consultant, and carrying out the prescribed management plan, active participation in daily ward rounds and review of patients by the consultant and carrying out the post round instructions
- I gained experience in Neonatal resuscitation, management of neonatal tetanus, neonatal jaundice, neonatal sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and care of preterm infants and low birth weight infants through my rotation in neonatal Unit.
- I can comfortably manage common Pediatric neurologic conditions like Seizure disorders, Cerebral palsy, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism because of my intense participation in the Pediatrics neurology unit
- I participated actively in ongoing research in the department, post graduate research presentation, mortality review and clinical presentations
- Researched latest evidence-based practices to incorporate into daily work routine.
Junior Doctor
Tamale Teaching Hospital
Tamale
05.2020 - 10.2020
- I rotated through Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Respiratory Medicine, and Infectious Disease units
- Responsible for clerking all patients in the clinic, emergency unit and ward, examining them and reviewing them with the senior colleagues and consultant so a definitive plan can be drawn up
- Was responsible for executing the drawn-up plan and following up patients till they are discharged from the hospital or become better
- I was usually the first to attend to patients in the emergency room, clerk them, and inform senior colleagues and carried out treatment plans
- I was actively involved in management of emergencies .
- Worked as a Covid-19 task force member responsible for treating Covid infected patients at the peak of the pandemic
Junior Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Tamale Teaching Hospital
Tamale
10.2019 - 04.2020
- I worked under supervision of consultants and other senior colleagues in management of patients in clinic, Gynecology emergency, labor ward and general gynecology ward.
- My basic duties were taking detailed history from patients in the clinic and ward, examine them, make diagnosis, review with senior colleagues and consultant and carry out the prescribed management plan, active participation in daily ward rounds and review of patients by the consultant and carrying out the post round instructions
- Taking blood samples, catheterizing patients, passage of NG tube, transfusing patients, preparing patients for surgery.
- I was actively involved in daily audit review of the department with the hospital management board to reduce maternal mortality
- I attended numerous clinical seminars and weekly clinical presentations in the department.
Education
Master of Science - Applied Public Health
Teesside University
Middlesbrough 09.2021 - 05.2023
MBChB - Medicine
University for Development Studies
Tamale, Ghana 10.2012 - 07.2019
Skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to effectively work under pressure and in fast paced settings
Confident clinical decision-making skills with high ethical standards
Effective time management and team player
Ability to work effectively with people from different work backgrounds
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office suite
Excellent knowledge occupational health, health promotion and community health
Good documentation skills
Accomplishments
· (Sept. 2021-May,2023)- Teesside University Vice Chancellor’s Award for International Students.
· (2012-2019)- Wells Mountain Initiative Inc- USA, Student Scholar.
· (2007-2011)- Ghanaian Government Northern Scholarship for Brilliant students from Northern Ghana.
Certification
· CSTF UK Resuscitation- Adult Basic Life Support and Safe use of AED level 2 (2023)
· SOVA and SOCA Level 3 (2023)
· Infection Prevention and Control inc. Covid-19 Protocols Level 2(2023)
· UK General Medical Council (Full license to practice) GMC number: 7962553
· Ghana Medical Association - Member
· Medical and Dental Council of Ghana - Permanent Medical License
Timeline
Trust Grade Doctor in General Surgery
South Tees NHS Foundation Trust
08.2023 - 04.2025
Master of Science - Applied Public Health
Teesside University
09.2021 - 05.2023
Medical Officer
St. Anthony’s Hospital
04.2021 - 08.2022
SHO
Shai Osudoku District Hospital
11.2020 - 04.2021
Junior Doctor
Tamale Teaching Hospital
05.2020 - 10.2020
Board Member
ENE Empower
01.2020 - 04.2025
Junior Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Tamale Teaching Hospital
10.2019 - 04.2020
MBChB - Medicine
University for Development Studies
10.2012 - 07.2019
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