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Merika Longhurst

Merika Longhurst

Healthcare Management - Operations Management

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Plymouth, PlymouthMember since November 9, 2023
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About

– In the past 5 years I have broadened my skills into Customer Services and Operations Management. I recently achieved ahigh-level qualification in Operations Management and a Diploma in Management & Leadership.

– I see myself as a personable, empathetic and results driven commercial Senior Leader. I bring a track record of developing and implementing successful strategies in the healthcare and property sectors –experience which isapplicable across most industries.

– I’m a skilled negotiator, experienced at maximising value inagreements reached with all relevant parties, internal and external.

– I have been able to create and implement intelligent strategies to deliver the best in customer service, with the flexibility to adapt to business and market requirements. I bring an ability to make sense of complex situations, and to thread a way through them

– I have excellent people management skills, with experience of providing effective leadership within and beyond own team, including successful people development.

– I am a natural communicator who is excellent at building strong relationships. I also bring solid experience in networking,

– I’m instinctively collaborative, and also comfortable acting onmy own initiative within the overall strategic direction.

Experience

– In the past 5 years I have broadened my skills into Customer Services and Operations Management. I recently achieved ahigh-level qualification in Operations Management and a Diploma in Management & Leadership.

– I see myself as a personable, empathetic and results driven commercial Senior Leader. I bring a track record of developing and implementing successful strategies in the healthcare and property sectors –experience which isapplicable across most industries.

– I’m a skilled negotiator, experienced at maximising value inagreements reached with all relevant parties, internal and external.

– I have been able to create and implement intelligent strategies to deliver the best in customer service, with the flexibility to adapt to business and market requirements. I bring an ability to make sense of complex situations, and to thread a way through them

– I have excellent people management skills, with experience of providing effective leadership within and beyond own team, including successful people development.

– I am a natural communicator who is excellent at building strong relationships. I also bring solid experience in networking,

– I’m instinctively collaborative, and also comfortable acting onmy own initiative within the overall strategic direction.

Education

​Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education​Sep 2021 – May 2023

​Operations & Departmental Manager Level 5 – degree level

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​Chartered Management Institute ​Sep 2021 – Sep 2022

​CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership

​University of Greenwich Business School​Sep 2003 – Jun 2006

​Business Management (Arts, Gallery & Heritage) BA Hons

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​Truro School, Truro​Sep 1996 – Jun 1998

​3 A’ levels - Business Studies, Art and English Literature

​The School of St Clare, Penzance​ - Sep 1987 – Jun 1996

​9 GCSE’s – including Maths and English

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