Experience

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  Society of saint vincent de paul

  Sept 2015 - May 2016

  Student volunteer

  I volunteered to give Irish grinds to a group of Leaving Certificate students. (Ordinary Level). In the weekly grinds, I covered poetry, stories, listening exercises, essays, comprehensions, grammar and the Irish oral. I carried out both group and one-to-one grinds.

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  St. michael's nursing home

  May 2016 - May 2019

  Activities co-ordinator

  Co-ordinate activities for the residents of St. Michael's. Co-ordinate group activities such as bingo, card games, skittles and darts.Reminiscence therapy; poetry, story-telling, sensual therapy. Arts and crafts; card making, colouring, painting, sewing. Exercise; chair exercises, ball games, bean bag games. Beauty and Holistic Therapy; nail painting, make-up applications. Religious activities.

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  Ucc biomedical science society

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2018

  Secretary

  Taking minutes of meetings. Making agendas for meetings. Booking rooms for meetings and events. Organised a trip to Biomedica (2018); collected money, booked transport and accommodation. Helped to organise the Biomed Gala.

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  Hse

  Jul 2018 - May 2019

  Student medical scientist

  -Histopathology (12 weeks)-Blood Transfusion (6 weeks)-Serology/ Immunology (4 weeks)-Microbiology (8 weeks)-Biochemistry (6 weeks)-Haematology (6 weeks)Assessment was based on written assignments, oral interviews and a clinical lab project.

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  Health service executive

  Jun 2019 - now

  Medical scientist

  Medical Scientist in Haematology Laboratory, UHLIn UHL we use the Roche CT-90 tracking system and the CT-10 Tube Sorter. I am fully trained on haematology specimen reception, Siemens Advia analyser as well as the Sysmex XN-10 and XN-20 analysers for Full Blood Counts (FBC), the Tosoh G11s for glycated haemoglobins, the STAR Stago Analyser for routine and specialised coagulation testing (which includes intrinsic and extrinsic factor assays, Von Willebrand Antigen testing, Anti-Xa, thrombophilia and lupus anti-coagulant testing) as well as the Siemens Ristocetin Co-Factor analyser. I am also fully competent on the Starssed Interliner for Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), manual platelet and reticulocyte counts, SickleDex for sickle cell, the Benson Viscometer for Plasma Viscosity, and the Siemens Advia Centaur immunoassay analyser for haematinics testing. In the lab I participate in analyser maintenance, troubleshooting issues, IQC, EQA, calibrations, stock delivery and acceptance. I am also fully trained on the morphology bench which includes making and staining blood films using the Haematek and/or the Sysmex SP-50. I am trained to review blood films and perform white blood cell differentials as well as testing for malaria via antigen, PCR and by May-Grunwald Giemsa Stain.I have experience as a deputy on the Haematinics bench and am currently the deputy for the coagulation bench. I have been the MLSA union representative for Haematology since 2020. I also am in charge of promoting and documenting CPD points earned throughout the year. I actively participate in the Haematology Lab on-call roster to provide an emergency laboratory service to the University Hospital Limerick Group (UHL, Ennis, Nenagh, St Johns Hospital, Croom and the Maternity). I take part in quality assurance regularly. External quality assessment schemes UK NEQAS, IEQAS, and ECAT are schemes in which I participate in. Show less

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  County limerick youth theatre

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2020

  Public relations officer

  PRO for the CoLYT. This role included promoting youth theatre events and accomplishments on social media including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.I connected with Limerick.ie, the Limerick Leader, The Limerick Post and LIVE95 FM before and after the Christmas Panto performances to create anticipation prior to the event and to promote the success of the Co LYT performance after the event.

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  Douglass hanly moir pathology

  Apr 2024 - Nov 2024

  Scientific officer

  Morphology Scientist in the Haematology Laboratory. Reviewed urgent and routine blood films by microscopy or using Cellavision (digital morphology) .