LESLEY KNIGHT

Experience

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  Vanderpump & Sykes Solicitors LLP

  Mar 1977 - Jan 1979

  Administrive assistant
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  Avco Trust

  Jan 1979 - Mar 1982

  Customer Service Representative
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  Nationwide Building Society

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1997

  Manager

  I JOINED NATIONWIDE AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR AND WAS PROMOTED TO BRANCH MANAGER AT THE SOUTHGATE BRANCH 5 YEARS LATER AFTER GAINING A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERINCE. I BECAME A FULLY QUALIFIED FINANCIAL ADVISOR UNDER THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT FOR MORTGAGE INSURANCE PRODUCTS. I ALSO GAINED A QUALIFICATION TO BECAME AN NVQ ASSESSOR FOR THE IN HOUSE TRAINING SCHEME.I LEFT THE BUILDING SOCIETY AFTER HAVING A FAMILY AND THEN PROGRESSED TO WORKING WITHIN THE NHS TO DATE.

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  Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

  Apr 1997 - now

  ORTHOTICS MANAGER/LTD ORTHOTIC PRACTITIONER

  I have worked for the NHS for over 20 years working across the 3 sites, Chase Farm, Barnet and the Royal Free.Apart from my Managerial role I am also a qualified Ltd Orthotic Practitioner undertaking fittings for Breast Prostheses, Surgical Hosiery, Spinal supports and other basic splinting and have learned a whole realm of additional knowledge working closely with Consultants, Orthotists and Physiotherapists over this period of time.We are known as being the Cinderella service and this comes with its own challenges on a daily basis Show less