Heather Sawyer

Experience

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  Maidstone Hospital

  Apr 1993 - Apr 1994

  Staff nurse in oncology

  Staff nurse in the oncology centre.

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  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

  Apr 1995 - Jan 1997

  Staff nurse on rotational PG Diploma course

  • Oncology Nurse Practitioner

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  • Staff nurse

    Apr 1995 - Jan 1996
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  Kettering General Hospital Northants

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Macmillan Practice Development Nurse- oncology

  I was responsible for developing education programmes about cancer for general nurses and health care assistants. I developed Level 2 NVQ modules for healthcare assistants and co wrote a degree level module in cancer care for the non specialist nurse in conjunction with the University of Luton. The module was entitled "The Individual with cancer: A multi professional approach to care" and was validated by the ENB.I also represented the Kettering Hospital Trust for the Northamptonshire Cancer Partnership. I developed a nurse led oncology service for newly diagnosed cancer patients. Show less

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  Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust

  Jun 1999 - Nov 2002

  Macmillan Cancer Services Manager

  I was responsible for managing the Woodlands Centre (oncology unit) at Hinchingbrooke with responsibility for the chemotherapy team,the pallaitive care team and I was also lead cancer nurse for the trust. In addition I retained clinical input as the team leader of the Macmillan palliative care team with a caseload of patients both in hospital and in the community.

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  Self Employed

  Nov 2005 - Jun 2010

  First Aid Trainer & Assessor

  I teach First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid at Work and Refresher courses , also basic first aid, paediatric courses and CPR /AED updates on a freelance basis to both the public and the private sector. I also assess the exams for these courses. .

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  HTS Training Ltd

  Dec 2009 - now

  Director of Training

  Provider of high quality First Aid Training and other related training courses to Business, Healthcare professionals, Childcare, Sports clubs, Parents and Individuals.My aim as director of training is to ensure that candidates on our courses not only come away with the skills and knowledge to perform first aid in what may be stressful situations but to also leave with confidence in their abilities to deliver first aid. It is for this reason that all our trainers have a background in either nursing or the emergency services so that they can deliver material with confidence and authority as they will have encountered the situations they are teaching.I am quite aware that people attend first aid courses for a variety of reason, they want to learn more, they felt helpless when something happened or they were sent. Whatever their motivation for attending a course, I want them to leave feeling that they gained something useful. Show less