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About.

I am Tom. I am 21 years old.

I am a registered healthcare professional with particular interest in Anaesthesia and Pre-Hospital Care. Outside of work, I am a volunteer and youth leader for St John Ambulance.

I am a bit of a technology enthusiast, designer and photographer.


If you want, you can download my CV here.

 

 

I am a geek.

Healthcare Professional

In 2008, I went off to Bournemouth University to study a Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice. Since then, I have become a registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with the Health Professions Council (HPC) UK. This means that I spend most of my time in theatre working with the anaesthetist and surgeons, or in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (Recovery!). I would also spend time working in maternity, A&E, X-Ray and could also be found on the emergency team for the hospital.

I am a member of the College of ODP’s, of which I am on the committee to allow ODP’s to administer drugs under Patient Group Directives (PGD’s).

I am currently back at university, fulfilling my other dream, training as a Paramedic. This goes hand in hand with the ODP role as many skills are transferable and I get to work outside.

St John Ambulance

I first joined St John Ambulance at the age of eleven as a Cadet I undertook many training & leadership courses and progressed through the cadet ranks before transferring to the adult unit. I took on responsibility for running the communication side of the unit, which includes the radios and website as well as being a part of the ‘training team’ which involved planning and giving talks at training evenings. In 2011, I qualified as an emergency transport attendant allowing me to crew an ambulance for emergency work at events and for 999 calls.

I am also a trained youth leader through St John Ambulance, having completed a training package to allow me to assist with the running of a cadet unit. This involves the administration, training and being a mentor for the cadets we take on duty.

In 2012, I accepted the role of a County Staff Officer for Clinical Operations and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).

Technology

Since I was little, technology has interested me. I wasn’t really bought up with computers, until I was about 10/11. It was then I realized how the power of computers is truly immense and started building and modifying computers.

Then there was the 56k dial up. I used the Internet to check E-Mails and to do the occasional homework assignment. It wasn’t until I was 13/14 when broadband was introduced to me. It was around this time that I realized the true reality of the World Wide Web. I have since used the Internet in a different way, developing websites and online applications.

TomDimmock.co.uk
In about 2005, I ran a website called Dimmock-Online. I used this as a sort of development playground hosted on the server of a friend. I began to run applications such as Wordpress to create an online Identity for myself. It was then I decided to push this further and create TomDimmock.co.uk to originally share the stories of my life (Yes, I know!…amateurish Blogger!). Since then, however began using TomDimmock.co.uk as another development playground leaving the Blog in the deepest darkest corners of the web.

Designer

I have designed websites, stationary and publications for a range of clients, including;

Photographer

I have been a keen photographer for a while, starting out with an old film point and shoot. Since then, I have progressed through various digital cameras to the Digital SLRs which I use today. I currently shoot with a Nikon D60s. You will also see me out and about with my trusty Samsung XXXXX point and shoot, and my beloved iPhone.

You can see some of my photos here.