Biology A-Level Tutor

• I spent 2 months writing medical health articles weekly for the Klarity Health website and waiting for 5 to be edited and published.• I attended workshops on Search Engine Optimisation such as the use of MozBar extension, People Always Ask and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence such as ChatGPT.• Honed my communication skills for the layperson.• I also spent 1 month developing my editing skills and have edited 12 articles waiting for second check and publishing.

• Pathology Central Reception• Haematology Sendawayo Perform daily and weekly maintenance tasks on analysers.o Sort and send haematology clinic samples to hospitals such as Royal Marsden for testing.o Prepare Malaria thin and thick films, infectious mononucleosis tests and stain bone marrow slides.• Biochemistry Sendawayo Review daily worklists compiled by the clinical scientist and send samples to specialist laboratories.o Work alongside biomedical scientists to ensure that turnaround times are met.• Transfusiono Liaise with doctors and nurses to issue blood products.o Run group and screen samples to establish patients’ blood group and antibody status.

Health Services Laboratories- Advanced Diagnostics • Immunohistochemistry Medical Laboratory Assistanto Responsible for using and maintaining Ventana Roche BenchMark ULTRA system, Leica Bond III staining machines, Gemini autostainers and ClearVue coverslipperso Involved in both the staining and collating areas of the laboratory• Fluorescence Immunohistochemistryo Assisted with HER2, ALK and ROS1 reportingo Scribed for HER2 reporting, transferred results to excel databases and Laboratory Information Systems• Followed laboratory safety and standard operating procedures

Responsible for teaching a group of up to twelve children up to year 11, with a teaching assistant.Gained strong leadership skills and improved my teaching skills to cater different abilities.10 out of 12 taught students secured a place at their top choice secondary school.

Worked alongside doctors and nurses to assist feeding and care of the elderly patients.Strengthened communication and team working skills, through interaction with doctors and patients.Adjusted communication skills to deal with different patient groups as required.