Tim Howarth Email & Phone Number

Newton-Le-Willows, Gb

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Building on my previous years of experience with lower limb prosthetics I now have the opportunity to practise upper limb and paediatric prosthetics with an experienced team and a new range of products.I have already picked up my previous role as student training officer and started to assist Salford University P&O with Vivas over the last few years.Also I have Joined steepers Clinical support group giving me the opportunity to be involved in product development and training.

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

A change in contact the Wolverhampton centre changed from Otto Bock to Opcare. This meant learning a new business system and assisting in transition of data.Due to the manger retiring a post arose for a clinical lead, which I applied for and was successful. This role now included patient allocation reviewing of protocols and liaising with the NHS management at oversight meetings and governance meetings. Also I was involved with the companies CAD development program

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

This is my first prosthetic role upon leaving University. It deals purely with lower limbs, which are the main source of workload within this profession. This has been a good basis to develop my skills and learn how a prosthetist integrates with other healthcare professions, how satellite clinics are run and strengthen patient/clinician relationships.During this period I assisted instigated use of an Otto Bock software package new to the UK for plaster-less casting. My centre was the first to use this system in the UK and were running live with the system since 2010 until the contract change in 2014.

I worked part-time for Rochdale climbing wall as a climbing instructor. This involved a lot of the weekend kids clubs, working with children aged 6 to 18 in large groups, or simple one to one tuition for adults.Workplace by Design Nov 2005 - Nov 2007I have worked as a temp for this company whilst at university, and worked as required to help meet workloads. They deal in the logistics of moving offices for companies. This can require security clearance i.e. working for crown prosecution service. In this role I have worked as a driver (7.5 ton trucks), moved furniture and set up I.T systems.It's A Knockout Feb 2004 - July 2007 (15 weeks for 4 summers)This was seasonal work which I took until the start of university but returned to during the summer breaks. My role was as unit manager taking shows all over the United Kingdom, meeting organisers and entertaining the public but ensuring the shows were fun but safe.

I was a die maintenance engineer working on engine dies for Honda's world famous V-Tec engines. This involved at lot of hand skills and engineering know how to manage a mixture of routine maintenance and unplanned stoppages. In my time there I completed many in house training courses including technical training, team leader training, risk assessment, first aid at work and presentation skills all of which help achieve my NVQ. In my last year for 4 months I covered the post of team leader on my shift.

I was a survival equipment fitter, this included six weeks basic training and six months trade training followed by six months on the job work experience before becoming a senior aircraftsman. When qualified I did 3 years at RAF Chivenor on Air Sea rescue Servicing equipment on Wessex and Sea King helicopters. Next I was posted to RAF Lyneham working on Hercules aircraft.

Bsc, Prosthetics And Orthotics

Activities and Societies: Member and committee member and now affiliated ex-member to SUMC. Salford University Mountaineering Club.

Bsc (Hons), Prosthetics And Orthotics

Although I left secondary school during the eighties I have always continued to develop my own personal education.; Prosthetics &.

Nvq Level 3, Systems Maitenance

NVQ Level Three in Systems Maintenance.

Gcse'S, Maths & Physics

Education record

8 CSE's mostly grade 2 or 3 including English and Maths.