Gemma Roper
Lightning Ridge
Summary
A confident, flexible and hardworking individual who has experience as a health care assistant in addition to over 10 years experience as a practising Dietitian in hospital, community and rural settings. Possessing excellent communication skills that ensure effective relationships are maintained with both clients and multi-disciplinary teams. Prioritises clients wellbeing and provides support in a holistic manner.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Dietitian
Brewarrina and Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service
02.2020 - 06.2024
- Providing comprehensive tailored nutrition,dietetic advice and meal plans to clients of all ages
- Liaising with other professionals and services on a regular basis to improve client and service outcomes
- Navigating clients complex health and social wellbeing situations by providing holistic care e.g ensuring clients are registered with NDISS
Band 6 Dietitian
Ipswich Hospital
05.2018 - 06.2018
- Providing specialist dietetic intervention to inpatients in relation to treatment and management on individual patient basis, often to those with complex issues e.g Dysphagia and malnutrition
- Liaising with other MDT members regarding patient treatment e.g with specialist doctors on the decision of continuing active patient treatment or starting palliative care and arranging joint meetings with myself, the speech and language therapist and patient to review the patients symptoms and SMART goals
- I contributed to ensuring optimal health and safety by completing a report as per Trust policy and informing the sister on the ward after I identified a potential hazard to a patients care, which afterwards was reviewed and rectified
Band 6 locum Community Dietitian Specialising in Gastroenterology & Oncology
North East London Foundation Trust
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Autonomously managing two caseloads across two sites, consisting primarily of HEN, Gastroenterology & Oncology patients within home & clinic environments
- In addition to this I attended the rehab unit & nursing homes, ensuring effective prioritisation which contributed to meeting department patient targets
- Triaging referrals for the adult team by assessing order of priority & returning inappropriate referrals to the referrer with clear rationale as to the reason for their rejection
- Supervision of students during their placements with weekly meetings to check on their progress
Band 6 Specialist Community Dietitian
Guy’s & St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust
10.2014 - 07.2015
- Provided direct care to patients within the area of Lambeth as part of the Lambeth and Southwark action on malnutrition research project, in which I covered home visits, nursing homes, specialist malnutrition clinics and CMDT meetings
- Providing specialist dietetic intervention with a holistic manner in relation to treatment and management on individual patient basis
Band 5 Dietitian
Ipswich Hospital Acute NHS Trust
06.2014 - 08.2014
- Since commencing this position to cover maternity leave I covered various specialist wards due to staff changes
- My responsibilities include those of which I previously carried out when working for the Department
- Please see my description under my last previous employer for details
Band 5/6 Dietitian
Ipswich Hospital Acute NHS Trust
09.2011 - 11.2013
- My main specialism was Oncology in the two years working at Ipswich Hospital involving all major tumour types within inpatient and outpatient settings. This included head and neck cancer patients at a band 6 level
- I was responsible for providing a comprehensive patient centred assessments, treatment and support in an expert manner
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise my caseload which consisted of inpatient treatment and outpatient clinics in a time effective manner
- Dealing with distressed patients and families, in particular patients on an ‘end of life’ care pathway, ensuring empathy and active listening skills at all times
- Supervision and training of students at all placement levels which involved organization of timetables, performance reviews, and regular feedback alongside managing my daily caseload
Health Care Assistant
Cambridge University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
01.2009 - 01.2011
- I worked as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure patient’s needs are catered for, this included helping with patients feeding, mobilising, monitoring of their temperature, pulse, respiration’s and weight as well as generally assisting with patients overall comfort
- Always ensuring this was conducted in a safe and clean working environment
Education
Graduate Certificate - Diabetes Education & Management
Southern Cross University
01.2024
PGcert - Sports and Exercise Nutrition
Coventry University
01.2012
BSc - Dietetics
Coventry University
01.2011
A levels -
Cambridge Centre for Sixth Form Studies
01.2007
A levels -
Long Road Sixth Form College
01.2005
GCSEs -
Sawston Village College
01.2003
Skills
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid training (2020)
- First Aid, Basic Life Support and CPR training (2025)
- interpersonal skills
- meal planning
- assessing individual client care needs
- Diabetes Education
- Community Exercise Leader
Timeline
Dietitian
Brewarrina and Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service
02.2020 - 06.2024
Band 6 Dietitian
Ipswich Hospital
05.2018 - 06.2018
Band 6 locum Community Dietitian Specialising in Gastroenterology & Oncology
North East London Foundation Trust
09.2016 - 12.2016
Band 6 Specialist Community Dietitian
Guy’s & St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust
10.2014 - 07.2015
Band 5 Dietitian
Ipswich Hospital Acute NHS Trust
06.2014 - 08.2014
Band 5/6 Dietitian
Ipswich Hospital Acute NHS Trust
09.2011 - 11.2013
Health Care Assistant
Cambridge University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
01.2009 - 01.2011
PGcert - Sports and Exercise Nutrition
Coventry University
BSc - Dietetics
Coventry University
A levels -
Cambridge Centre for Sixth Form Studies
A levels -
Long Road Sixth Form College
GCSEs -
Sawston Village College
Graduate Certificate - Diabetes Education & Management
Southern Cross University
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