Experience

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  Green adventures

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Nutritionist

  Advised board of trustees on new health and nutrition projectsContributed nutrition expertise to on-going projects Helped implement initiative directed at improving women's nutritional knowledge through multicultural cooking classes and led one of the classes

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  Healthy greenwich network

  Jan 2003 - Sept 2005

  Healthy living coordinator

  Monitored, and managed five health and nutrition oriented projects aimed at various hard to reach groups within a tight budget and deadlines, Developed relationship with various black and ethnic minority leaders within the community and other agencies Sucessfully managed a team of staff and volunteers Regularly organised community health events Developed publicity for the project Wrote articles for various local community group newslettersSupported a range of other health and nutrition initiatives within the network. Show less

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  Sure start west green and chestnuts

  Oct 2005 - Dec 2006

  Nutritionist

  Took the lead in all nutrition oriented projects within the target communitiesTrained Community Nutrition Assistants during their work – based learning module Organised and delivered training for Children Centre staff on nutrition and healthy eating for children under five Developed a French speaking African group, and delivered training on healthier cooking and nutritionRegularly delivered talks on healthy eating to various groups within the community Involved in developing a pictorial weaning and Infant feeding guidelines in collaboration with the Nutrition and Dietetics department at the Enfield and Haringey Primary Care Trusts Show less

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  Nhs haringey

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2008

  Nutritionist

  Trained and mentored new Community Nutrition AssistantsSupervised Community Nutrition Assistant on the project. Involved in the organisation of the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Projects Delivered “Watch It” and “Shape Up” weight management programmes Involved in the development of the Cook and Eat Programme Involved the development and coordination of Haringey's local Salt Campaign program “Salt It Out Haringey” sponsored by the Food Standards Agency

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  Kensington and chelsea,central london community healthcare

  Aug 2008 - Sept 2010

  Public health nutrition project worker : nutrition and dietetic services

  Coordinated and organised the effective delivery of the project across the borough of Kensington and Chelsea Monitored and evaluated the delivery of the Cook and Taste Programme for service improvement and implemented areas of development Promoted the programme to 3rd sector and health professionals within the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Involved in the development of new structure for the Cook and Taste ProgrammeSuccessfully led a team that included four Community Food Workers Developed an audit tool for the Cook and Taste Programme Involved in the development of a cook and taste programme for parents of school children Proposed performance indicators to senior management and ensured that data is accurately captured and performance indicators are clearly presented. Involved in training of new Community Food Workers to deliver the new Cook and Taste Programme Show less

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  Citiconsultancy

  Apr 2011 - Jan 2013

  Public health nutritionist

  •Delivered on nutrition projects undertaken by consultancy e.g nutrition workshops , training and cook and eat sessions •Development of appropriate programmes to meet clients needs and consult on the development of new tenders•Excellent Interpersonal, Communication (written and verbal) and Presentation skills•Experienced in Team Leadership, Problem solving and Decision-making skills•Excellent self and team development, management, coaching and motivational skills•Facilitated and organised group weight management sessions Show less

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  Food standards agency scotland

  Mar 2013 - Feb 2015

  Diet and nutrition advisor

  • “Horizon scanning” to identify potential gaps in the diet and nutrition evidence base by regular contact with policy colleagues,• Commissioning and managing research projects or initiatives to either increase the evidence base for dietary interventions or support implementation of such interventions with respect to improving dietary health in Scotland. Project officer for one of the projects • Reviewing and disseminating project outcomes to relevant stakeholders,• Representing FSA in Scotland at meetings on diet and nutrition research and surveillance both within FSA and with external stakeholders• Providing specialist advice to consumers on healthy eating and answering queries and correspondence appropriately.• Involved in designing an online healthy eating tutorial for the agency Show less

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  London borough of lambeth

  Jun 2015 - Feb 2017

  Project officer

  • Sucessfully implemented the gipsy hill project one of the core projects of the Lambeth Food Flagship programme• Reviewing and disseminating project outcomes to relevant stakeholders, • Managed project budget, reviewed actual spends versus forecast for resources and capital expenditure on monthly basis• Acted as interface between Lambeth Food Flagship and 3rd party agencies.• Monitored the delivery of the gipsy hill project and ensured it delivered on the overall objectives of the programme• Provided programme manager and stakeholders with projects reports and accurate statistics of the project• Developed relationship with various key stake holders within the community and other agencies Show less

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  Community barnet

  Jun 2018 - now

  Head of wellbeing

  support a multisector collaborative partnership delivering an innovative programme e of work with voluntary sector, health and social care providersOrganize and coordinate the Barnet Wellbeing Service programs.support teams with different disciplines to produce results in a timely manner