Owen Marples

Experience

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  Waitrose

  Jun 2001 - Jun 2006

  Butcher and Fishmonger
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  Cadbury plc.

  Jun 2006 - Jun 2007

  Laboratory Technician

  • Developed innovative confectionery in a controlled laboratory/kitchen environment• Improved current recipes, drawing on my own ideas and conclusions• Wrote detailed reports about my work for management • Travelled to Lille (France) to aid the development of new products in a factory environment• Trained fellow colleagues in the use of specialist confectionary machinery

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  Incheon Office of Education

  Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  English Teacher

  • Taught English to Korean-speaking secondary school students using TEFL teaching techniques• Taught and designed lesson content, including activities, PowerPoints, handouts and games• Appointed by the Incheon Education Board as a lecturer for newly recruited English teachers from abroad• Appointed lecturer for newly recruited English teachers from abroad by the Incheon Education Board. Responsible for providing guidance on adapting to Korean culture, teaching English, lesson planning and PowerPoint design.• Taught Korean English teachers once a week to help broaden and improve their English• In conjunction with my school English Department, conducted after-school classes for student parents.• Designed, coordinated and ran English learning camps for primary and secondary school students during summer and winter school holidays Kevesebb megjelenítése

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  Owen Marples Ltd

  Jun 2011 - now

  Weight Management Instructor (GP Exercise Referral Trainer)

  • Coordinated and instructed numerous weight management courses throughout Berkshire• Delivered health eating and behaviour change advice as well as structured exercise sessions within the 10 week NHS weight management programme 'eat 4 health'. • Regularly monitored participant weight, waist circumference, blood pressure and physical activity levels within the 'eat 4 health' outcomes protocol• Ran men only and mixed sex weight management courses, consistently achieving excellent results (30-40% lost 5-10% body weight) and ~90% participant retention• Ensured participant data confidentiality via the safe storage and collation of results. Wrote detailed, anonymised reports based on this data for Berkshire West PCT and Local Authority• Exercise Specialist for the NHS ‘Barometer' programme - a course designed to help individuals with a BMI >35kg/m2 lose weight. Part of a multi-disciplinary team of dietitians, GPs and nurses• Helped one 'eat 4 health' diabetic participant lose weight and improve his lifestyle to the extent of no longer requiring insulin. A case study based on this participant is now used by ‘eat 4 health' to support the effectiveness of the programme.• Collaborated with local authorities and private services (e.g. leisure centres/workplaces) to expand ‘eat 4 health’ programme throughout Berkshire. • Conducted promotional work for ‘eat 4 health’ at community centres and health events Kevesebb megjelenítése

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  NHS Berkshire West

  Jul 2011 - Apr 2013

  • Programme coordinator and administrator for the child healthier weight programme ‘Let’s get Going’ (LGG). Responsibilities included pilot coordination, instructor training, resource management and event organisation• Heavily involved in the creation and the coordination of the LGG pilot• Played a leading role in the organisation of two LGG launch event for MDT health professionals at Madjeski Stadium, Reading• Successfully coordinated and conducted school recruitment visits with head teachers, deputy heads and healthy schools coordinators to expand the LGG programme throughout Berkshire• Trained LGG instructors in the principles of nutrition and LGG programme content to prepare them for examination and the running of a LGG course• Managed LGG budget and procurement process. Ordered resources and instructor training, devised costing’s spread-sheet to ensure the programme stayed within budget. Kevesebb megjelenítése

  • Quality Improvement Assistant

    Jun 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Obesity Programme Coordinator

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2012
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  NHS Central Southern CSU

  Apr 2013 - Aug 2013

  Quality Support Manager

  • Key clinical governance role in the management, coordination and closure of serious untoward incidents (SUIs). • Attained, reviewed and interpreted Trust/provider Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) data. Provided CQUIN reports for commissioner board level meetings• Worked closely with Providers, Commissioners and Area Teams to ensure patient care was improved via a robust quality assurance framework. • Evaluated any qualified provider (AQP) bids for local CCG tenders• Created quarterly reports and complex spreadsheets/graphs displaying SUI statistics and trends for commissioner board level meetings. Left role to begin MSc in Dietetics. Kevesebb megjelenítése

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  Barts Health NHS Trust

  Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  Community Dietitian

  • Independent management of a large adult community caseload in the domiciliary and care home setting. Dietary care for patients with long-term conditions including liver disease, chronic pancreatitis, COPD, CKD 3-5, HIV, malnutrition, T2DM, coeliac disease, cancer, spinal injury and neurological disorders. • Rehab hospital caseload at Mile End Hospital. Regular attendance of MDT meetings to aid discharge planning and ensure follow-up dietetic care in the community. • Acute setting experience at Royal London Hospital. Dietetic care for patients on the respiratory and acute assessment units.• T2DM outpatient clinic experience. Provision of detailed nutritional assessment, dietary counselling and motivation interviewing techniques to promote long-term patient behaviour change and collaborative goal setting.• Dietitian catering lead at Mile End Hospital. Worked closely with catering services to successfully develop and implement a finger foods menu for Dementia patients. • Dietetic Support Worker (DSW) Lead. Developed DSW competency manual and framework to aid DSW development. Organised DSW training day to update existing nutrition assessment skills in areas of diabetes, nutritional support, enteral feeding and special diets (e.g. coeliac disease).• Group patient and healthcare staff education sessions. Patient group topics include healthy eating and malnutrition. Healthcare staff training focused on MUST, malnutrition, enteral feeding and renal dietary management for care home kitchen staff. • NHS dietetic representative for Tower Hamlets public health Food and Nutrition Action Group (FANG) aiming to improve health of the local population. • Helped create tender bid for dietetic community services in Tower Hamlets. Provided evidence based information relating to dietetic service impact on healthcare outcomes. • Regular audit completion including MUST practice and protected mealtimes. Kevesebb megjelenítése

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  Croydon University Hospital

  Jun 2016 - May 2017

  Acute Dietitian
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  Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust

  May 2017 - Dec 2020

  Working with North East London Sustainability & Transformation Partnership (STP) to improve engagement, self-management and outcomes for people with Type 1 Diabetes in City & Hackney.

  • Diabetes Care Specialist

    Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

    May 2017 - Dec 2020
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  Oviva

  Dec 2020 - now

  • Director of Clinical Quality

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  • Head of Clinical Quality

    Aug 2022 - now

  • UK Quality Lead

    Dec 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Clinical Lead Dietitian for Obesity and Diabetes

    Dec 2020 - Feb 2022