Thomas Wightman Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

As a qualified Rope Access Technician I would be mainly involved with manual work at height, setting up rope work and anchor systems for the task at hand. Inspection, maintenance, and construction are the main demands of this role, working in teams or individually to carry out the task. Time management, prioritisation, aptitude and resilience are key attributes for this job.

Remote

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

As part of the NHS Mobile Testing Unit's regional management team for the East of Scotland in response to the pandemic, my responsibilities extended to:• Management of 12 teams, approximately 140 staff including logistics operatives• Develop and plan next day deployments considering staffing level, staff capabilities and equipment states• Regional absence monitoring • Conduct and document return to work, absence and conduct meetings• Manage complaints, RIDDORs and staff wellbeing• Occupational Health referrals• Shortlist, plan and conduct recruitment interviews• Review and submit staff public holiday claims and annual leave• Site visits throughout the East of Scotland• Liase with local communities ensuring cooperation with the Mobile Testing Unit• Complete termination of contract forms• Implement staff personal development plans Achievements: • Planned, executed and managed the deployment of a regional training week for approximately 180 new starts during the first winter of the pandemic • Developed and implemented national processes for identifying staff availability enabling regional deployments of testing teams • Organised C-19 vaccinations for the entire regional staff base

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

As part of the NHS Mobile Testing Unit frontline supervisors, my responsibilities extended to:• Close management of a team of 13 staff from a diverse working background* Management of staff annual leave• Management of mobile Covid testing sites in line with NHS contamination control measures• Delivery of ongoing training and quality assurance audits• Organisation and management for the processing of high volume daily Covid tests• Administration of the equipment and vehicles to maintaining working order for the use of other teamsAchievements:• Being recognised for quality of work and apptitude allowed for a promotion within five months of employment to the regional management team

Scotland, United Kingdom

Delivered six day Basic Safety Training package for off-shore workers in the renewable sector under the Global Wind Organisation syllabus.Responsible for:• Course content audits• Equipment audits• Delivery of training• Assessment of students

Europe

Instructed clients to ski, canoe and white wateraft.• Took clients from a range of backgrounds and abilities, understood needs and wants• Risk management ability developed • High interpersonal skills further developed• Planned, managed and led 2 expeditions within Scotland, source to sea

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Worked in various high street stores promoting and demonstrating Vax Floor care products. I received training in identifying a client’s needs and wants and providing a personal solution always aimed at the right product for the customer. A personal achievement, I was at one point Scotland’s top Vax Vacuum Salesperson - however this was only from a staff base of ten demonstrators. Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills required, along with information retention and delivery.

Sqa 8, Professional Data Analysis

Higher National Diploma, Outdoor Education