My CV / Resume

SHARON HOWARD

BSc (Hons) Open, Cert HE Open, Cert NatSci Open,

Cert HSC Open, Dip HSC Open, Cert PPH Open,

WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2011 – Present	Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust – Alexandra Hospital
Roles and Responsibilities:	Radiography Assistant. Assisting the radiographers with patient care, helping with patient preparation in CT scanning, ultrasound, special procedures rooms, MRI and mammography. Maintaining and cleaning clinical areas.
October 2010 – April 2011	Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust – Alexandra Hospital
Roles and Responsibilities	Laboratory Assistant. Receipt and preparation of patient specimens for analysis, as well as the entering of patient/sample data onto the laboratory computer system.
Jan 2010 – Present	Chris Marshall Networks Ltd IT Network Infrastructure Consultancy
Roles and Responsibilities:	Business Manager. Providing Start-up support, implementation and maintenance of quality management system, all-round business management duties
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010	Netlink-IT IT Support and Consultancy Firm
Roles and Responsibilities:	Office Manager. Maintaining and facilitating the smooth running of the Office. A wide ranging role involving mostly administrative functions, including maintaining documents for quality assurance, customer service and HR duties
Feb 2008 – Present	Link-Upp (Birmingham) Charity; Networking for parent/carer support groups of children with special needs/disabilities.
Roles and Responsibilities:	Charity Trustee. Oversee the smooth running of the organisation
Jan 2006 – Nov 2006	Frankley Community High School Co-educational comprehensive secondary school of approximately 435 pupils.
Roles and Responsibilities:	School Governor. Contributing to overseeing the school budget, setting and monitoring the school’s aims and policies, monitoring the curriculum, and setting targets to enable school improvement.
Nov 2005 – Nov 2006	Link-Upp (Birmingham)
Roles and Responsibilities:	Vice-Chair. Organising and running information workshops and family events, implementing a quality assurance system, fundraising, strategic and business planning.
May 2004 – Nov 2005	Meercats Paintball Team/Community Group
Roles and Responsibilities:	Manager. Organising and running community events, implementing training, fundraising, clerical support, strategic and business planning.
Nov 2003 – Nov 2004	Link-Upp (Birmingham)
Roles and Responsibilities:	Secretary. Minute taking, clerical support
Aug 2001 – Sep 2002	Forensic Science Service Providers of Forensic Scientific Support for Police forces in England and Wales.
Roles and Responsibilities:	Casework assistant, Serious Crime. Providing Clerical and Laboratory support for Forensic Scientists.
July 1996 – Sep 2002	Young At Heart Charity; Support group for parents of children with heart disorders.
Roles and Responsibilities:	Committee Member. Fundraising, organising and running events. Co-ordinating children’s club.
Nov 1998 – July 1999	Princethorpe Infant School Community infant co-educational school of approximately 180 pupils.
Roles and Responsibilities:	Classroom Assistant. Assisting children to develop their literacy and numeracy skills.
Oct 1998 – Oct 1999	PDSA Charity Shop Retail store for the national PDSA Charity.
Roles and Responsibilities:	Stock Room Assistant/Sales consultant. Sorting, hanging and steaming clothes and donations, operating till, assisting customers.
Feb 1997 – Oct 1998	The Shop Youth Drop-In information service.
Roles and Responsibilities:	Youth-Work Assistant. Providing health related information, assisting in organising and running a young parents group, fundraising for the group.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
OPEN UNIVERSITY 2002 – to present	BA (Hons) Open (In Progress)Certificate in Contemporary Science (In Progress)Certificate of Higher Education 2010 BSc (Hons) Open 2008. Certificate in Promoting Public Health, (Pass) 2008. Diploma in Health and Social Welfare (Pass) 2005 Certificate in Health and Social Care (Pass) 2004 Certificate in Natural Sciences (Pass) 2003
SOUTH BIRMINGHAM COLLEGE 2009 – 2010	NVQ Level 2 Customer Service (Pass) 2010
BOURNVILLE COLLEGE 2007 – 2009	NVQ Level 2 Professional Cookery (Pass) 2009 Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector, City and Guilds Level 4 (Pass), 2008
FIRCROFT COLLEGE 2006	Developing Sustainable Organisations, NOCN Level 3, (Pass)
LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY 2004 – 2005	University Certificate in Health Sciences (Epilepsy) (Pass)
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM 2003 – 2005	University Certificate (Autistic Spectrum Disorders) (Pass), Good Brain, Bad Brain (Pass)
BOURNVILLE COLLEGE 2001	AS Biology (C), GCSE Maths (B)
MATTHEW BOULTON COLLEGE 1998	ILEX Legal Executive Training Part 1, Year 1 (Pass)
BIRMINGHAM ADULT EDUCATION SERVICE 1996 – 1997	GCSE Law (A), Sociology (A), Human Biology (B), English (B), Psychology (B),RSA CLAIT Stage 1 and IBT 2 (Pass).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Full clean driving license. British Red Cross First Aider. 

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