King’s College London

First Class Honors - MSc. Clinical Neuropsychiatry

London, UK

2019 - 2018

Project: What are the barriers to people with dissociative seizures accessing treatment? A literature review and service evaluation

Cardiff University

First Class Honors - BSc. Psychology

Cardiff, UK

2018 - 2014

Project: Looking for trouble? An investigation into attentional biases of angry and fear faces in psychopathy and aggression

MSc Research Project

King’s College London

London, UK

2019

• Carried out a literature review analysing key barriers to accessing treatment for individuals with dissociative seizures
• Carried out a further service evaluation of King’s College Hospital, looking at the care pathway for patients with dissociative seizures

BSc Research Project

School of Psychology, Cardiff

Cardiff, UK

2018

• Studied attentional biases of angry and fearful faces in psychopathy and aggression, utilising a dot-probe paradigm
• Awarded a First Class mark

SPRINt Research Assistant

School of Psychology, Cardiff

Cardiff, UK

August 2017 - June 2017

• Investigated recognition memory deficits in mouse models of Down’s syndrome
• Immunohistochemistry testing on brain slices of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease

Assistant Clinical Psychologist

Caswell Clinic

Bridgend, UK

2017 - 2016

• Qualitative research investigating the impact of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for service users with psychosis
• Carried out semi-structured interviews with service users and used thematic analysis to identify key themes
• Provided me with a fundamental set of research and collaborative skills

Acute Medical Healthcare Assistant

Princess Elizabeth Hospital

Guernsey, CI

Present - March 2020

• Work on an acute medical ward assisting and supporting patients with their daily care needs
• Promoting independence, personal care, mobility and wellbeing
• Completed The Care Certificate in under 4 months, receiving an award for Best Care Certificate upon completion
• Further developed my communication, life-support, and practical clinical skills

Neurological Support Worker

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London, UK

2019 - 2018

• Worked in the community with people who have a brain injury of neurological disorder
• Worked primarily with an individual with cerebral palsy with limited mobility
• Worked to promote independence and support with daily living activities and wellbeing
• Helped develop fundamental bedside manner and interpersonal communication skills in both a clinical and personal environment

Assistant Clinical Psychologist

Caswell Clinic

Bridgend, UK

2017 - 2018

• Carried out risk assessments of new admissions using the HCR-20V3
• Contributed to research on methods of psychotherapy
• Made clinical judgements regarding the care and treatment of patients
• Provided first-hand experience of the practicalities of healthcare in a medium-secure psychiatric setting

Interpersonal and teamworking

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• I can communicate effectively and clearly, with compassion and understanding
• I can identify communication needs and respond to them appropriately using relevant communications aids
• I can work efficiently and pragmatically within an multidisciplinary team

Research

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• Experience with wet lab protocols
• Confident with both qualitative and quantitative research methods

Problem solving

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• I am able to assess a situation by evaluating and managing risk
• I can seek advice when needed whilst relying on my experience, skillset and initiative

Statistical analysis

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• Confidence applying the family of general linear models
• Experience with qualitative analysis approaches such as Grounded Theory and thematic analysis

IT

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• Experience utilising statistical and analytical software such as Excel and SPSS
• Confidence using experimental design software E-Prime