I am an experienced Dietitian, keen to use my skills to contribute to the health sector in Dubai. I am committed to continuous professional development and providing a high standard of patient care. I am a highly motivated individual who strives to achieve all of her personal and professional goals.
Qualifications:
- BSc Nutrition (achieved 2010)
- MSc in Dietetics (achieved 2012)
- Recognition of qualifications by Dietitian's Association of Australia under exam conditions (achieved 2016)
- Parenteral and Enteral Nutiriton Group post-graduate module (achieved 2019)
Skills:
- Extensive eperience working with inpatients in a variety of settings including intensive care, medical wards, surgical wards and renal.
- Experience working with a variety of outpatient groups including weight management, bariatric surgery, coeliac disease, IBS and nutritional support.
- Excellent communicator.
- Compassionate.
- Ability to motivate clients to achieve their goals using a person-centred approach.
Specialist Acute Dietitian: April 2020 - present
Working within an acute hospital in NHS Fife, treating patients with Coronavirus who are experiencing complex nutritional issues as a result. This involves providing nutritional support advice, enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition to patients depending on their needs.
Diabetes Prevention and Bariatric Surgery Dietitian: September 2019 to April 2020
Worked providing group education to patients awaiting bariatric surgery and also to patients with Gestational Diabetes. One on one consultations with diabetes patients to help them to improve their health and achieve their goals was also a huge part of my role.
Stroke Dietitian: March 2017 - September 2019
Provided a service to the stroke ward of a busy acute hospital. Safe provision of texture modified diets, thickened fluids and enteral nutrition was key in this role. Attending Multidisciplinary Team Meetings and education of ward staff also featured highly.
- Fitness:
I am aiming to compete in body building bikini contests in 2021.
I enjoy hill walking and am often found climbing Scottish mountains at the weekends.
- Travelling:
I love to explore new cultures. I spent 2 years living and working in Sydney, Australia, which I loved.
