Jack Gardner

Jack Gardner is a recent BSc Psychology with Clinical Approaches graduate from the University of Sussex. He completed a professional placement year as a Student Analyst with the Department of Health and Social Care in the academic year 2022/23. He has developed strong academic writing, critical thinking, and communication skills through his degree, placement year, and part-time roles. He is looking for graduate opportunities as a research assistant or data analyst.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 

Co-author, Frontiers for Young Minds Publication, Jul 2024 – to date

• I am currently co-writing an article on a topic in psychology with my undergraduate dissertation supervisor, which will be submitted to Frontiers for Young Minds for publication (in progress)

Student Analyst, Department for Health and Social Care, London, Jul 2022 – Aug 2023

• Updated and distributed the team’s key outputs/products, including weekly and monthly urgent/emergency care performance statistics dashboards
• Undertook a large project independently during Winter 22 to overhaul front and back-end of the team’s dashboards, with a focus on developing new metrics and refining the presentation/design
• Developed excellent verbal communication skills by presenting A&E performance statistics to key colleagues, stakeholders, and ministers at fortnightly data-stand up meetings

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Catering Assistant, Be Seasoned Venues, Sep 2021 – Jun 2022/Sep 2023 – to date

• Used good verbal communication skills to deliver excellent service to customers and reliably support my colleagues whilst working within a busy and challenging environment
• Worked well in a team to serve a large number of customers during short interval windows, showcasing my ability to operate under pressure
• Able to work independently, trusted to supervise bars/catering outlets in the absence of a manager

Volunteer, Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, Mar 2020 – to date

• Annually volunteer to help young people affected by cancer rebuild their confidence through sailing
• As a travel volunteer, assist young people with travel to and from sailing trips 
• As a crew leader, support young people during sailing trips, ensuring their personal needs are met and facilitating positive experiences
• Completed personal development opportunities including training courses in mental health first aid (MHFA) and child protection (safeguarding)

Psychology with Clinical Approaches BSc (Hons), with a Foundation Year and Professional Placement Year, 2019-2024

• Displayed excellent academic writing and critical thinking skills, conducted extensive literature searches and produced many high-quality academic essays and lab reports, including my final year dissertation project
• Gained a strong understanding of research methods and developed sound statistical knowledge alongside learning R/RStudio, scoring above a first across each of my research methods modules