Shannon Garside

Experience

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  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2016

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  University industrial experience to complete a research project at an NHS transplantation laboratory. Project focussed on validating a process for counting stem cells prior to transplantation. The abstract for which was published in the International Journal of Immunogenetics and presented at the 2016 British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics conference. Additionally I was an embedded member of the transplantation lab team undertaking all routine tests prior to solid organ transplantation. Show less

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  Anthony Nolan

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

  Donor Provision Coordinator

  Managed and coordinated a constantly changing workload of urgent stem cell donations from UK and international donors for immediate transplantation in patients with blood cancers.

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  Cancer Research UK (CRUK)

  Mar 2019 - Jan 2022

  Health Professional Engagement Facilitator

  Working regionally to support and influence clinicians, primary care staff, senior leaders, and commissioners to adopt interventions, improve quality, and design services which improve early cancer diagnosis and reduce health inequalities.

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  Macmillan Cancer Support

  Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

  Engagement Manager

  Working regionally in matrix teams and with community partners across the North of England to gather insights from, and develop services with, people with a lived experience using service design and quality improvement methodologies to improve cancer services and the lives of people diagnosed with cancer.

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  Citizens Advice

  Aug 2023 - Jun 2024

  Senior Service Designer

  Worked as part of the national function within both a matrix multi-disciplinary project team and a remote discipline team. Focussed on applying a user-centred design approach to refining/rethinking energy advice strategy which includes the statutory consumer service and local energy advice programmes.