Faye BoswellAddress: 10 Foulis Terrace, London SW7 3LZ

Telephone: 07593702366 Email: f4y3@hotmail.com

Profile

A motivated, hardworking and skilled individual with excellent interpersonal skills and knowledge of the cancer diagnostic pathway. Trained in cellular pathology diagnostics, experience with patient facing roles and working on projects involved in cancer screening programmes, I have a dynamic and flexible skill set which can be applied to various settings.

Objective

Now looking to secure a challenging and rewarding new role within the healthcare industry where skills, knowledge and expertise gained throughout my experience in the medical sector can be transferred across and utilised to best effect for the benefit of your organisation. I have a particular interest in working towards improving cancer awareness, screening and diagnostic programmes.

Key Competencies

Highly organised Producing high quality work under pressure

Interpersonal Communication Resourceful

Adaptable Team-player

Career Summary

September 2012-July 2015 Trainee Clinical Scientist, NHS

This involved completing a 3 year portfolio training in cytology, histology, reproductive science and molecular biology in 15 different departments across 6 hospitals in London as well as a part-time Master’s degree in clinical science. Key duties involved:

Organising placements with various departments and completing training competencies in a particular time frame. Organising an elective project looking at the introduction of primary HPV screening in cervical cancer screening and

how this will change cytology in the NHS. This was achieved by attending the annual HPV conference in the USA and relaying the information back to cytology departments in London. I also visited laboratories involved in primary HPV screening, interviewing and collecting information.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team including various cancer teams. This involved working and communicating with people of all levels including non-clinical professionals.

Organising and giving presentations in matters of healthcare and research. Attending patient clinics including communicating with cancer patients. Managing and prioritising my training, portfolio, professional development and completing my Master’s project to tight

deadlines.

May 2012- September 2012 Administrative assistant at the 2012 London Olympic anti-doping centre Specimen collection, data input and filing. Creating documents, providing information and welcoming international visitors to the centre. Answering phone requests and liaising between the scientists and project leaders

Professional Development

Professional practice portfolio HPV 2014 Seattle Conference Attending time keeping courses Now looking for managerial/project experience

Presented at the IBMS “Issues with Tissues” 2014 Conference in London

Education

MSc Clinical ScienceBSc (Hons) Biomedical Science

(Merit) University of Nottingham (2:1) University of Lincoln

Other Details

I run a successful book club in my spare time, organising a different venue for each meet up. I enjoy keeping healthy and have attended a military boot camp fitness club for the last year as well as joining a mindful meditation club. I also like to keep up to date with the latest healthcare news and scientific developments.

References are available on request

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