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Welcome back to The Reppin’ the Reps series! This month we have the lovely Kim from Salts Healthcare answering some questions about her line of work plus two just for fun questions! What company do you work for? Salts Healthcare What is your job role? Senior territory manager and lead for the north How long have you worked there? 16 years How did you get into the job? I’ve worked in the stoma care industry since I was 16 years old, my first role was in the care centre for Amcare talking to the patients and taking their prescription orders. I then moved into sales at Amcare. I moved to Salts 16 years ago and was promoted to lead for the north 3 years...

Why Share, Why Blog? Living with an invisible illness is tough and most often we endure silent battles; we may look well on the outside but inside we are suffering. For some, sharing their experiences and stories is tough. I get this – it is personal, private and at times overwhelming. Wanting to share and talk takes courage and it opens you up to being more vulnerable. It opens you up to judgment and discussions; sometimes it’s something we do not want to have to deal with. I have always enjoyed writing. Since my school days, I’ve found writing a therapeutic experience. I never really wrote for anyone but me; that changed in university when I wrote for grades and...

This month we have Dan from Respond. I met Dan at a Stoma Open day last year before I went to see the Pelican factory in Cardiff, he helped me think of some ideas of questions to ask whilst I was there as Pelican use Respond as their delivery service. What company do you work for?  Pelican Healthcare  What is your job role?  Territory Manager How long have you worked there? 11 years How did you get into this job? I previously worked for Smith & Nephew selling woundcare products. After a break from the industry I wanted to get back into healthcare sales and looking around the opportunity with Pelican came up via a recruitment agency and stoma care looked like it had a...

This month’s instalment of Reppin’ the Rep’s is the lovely Sam from Coloplast. I have met her at stoma open days in my local area and when she did a talk at The Hambleton and Richmondshire Ostomy Support Group she talked about Core4 and had one of our stoma care nurses on the floor showing us all the exercises! What company do you work for? Coloplast What is your job role? Executive Territory Manager How long have you worked there? 14 years How did you get into this job? I started my sales career 22 years ago in the pharmaceutical industry working with GP’s and nurses. I did this for 7 years then moved into the Wound Care division of Coloplast in August 2004....

This month’s company representative is Julie from Fittleworth, she came to do a talk at the Hambleton and Richmondshire Ostomy Support Group and I asked if she would be interested in taking part, she nicely agreed! Here she is with her other main love in life her dogs this one is called Rags. What company do you work for? Fittleworth Medical What is your job role? I’m a Dispensing Relationship Manager, a posh name for a rep. How long have you worked there? 10months How did you get into this job? Through a recruitment agency, as most reps do Do you have any advice for someone who would like to this or something similar? Make sure you are sure it’s what you want to do,...

I met Terry last year at a local stoma open day and it was actually the first time I had heard of Peak Medical He also got the pleasure of getting baby Button cuddles! I asked him to join in with this interview series and he graciously accepted! Over to you Terry! What company do you work for? Peak Medical Ltd What is your job role? Territory Manager – promoting Peak Medical products and services, mainly in the North East, parts of Yorkshire and all of Scotland. How long have you worked there? I have worked for Peak Medical for 3.5 years How did you get into this job? I initially got into this job over 20 years ago; I was a courier driver for Amcare...