-Curriculum Vitae

Amanda Jane Newell RGN, OHN.

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Kimberworth,

Rotherham

S61 2AW

DOB: - 17th October 1961

Mobile: - 079********

Home:- 017********

NMC Pin Number:- 80Y3215E

National Insurance Number:- WM 94 47 46 C

Profile

I am an enthusiastic, Professional Registered Nurse with good communication

and leadership skills. I am able to work on my own initiative or as a

member of a team, and am able to adapt to rapidly changing priorities in

terms of skill mix and workload. I have a vast experience in all aspects of

Nursing, including Oncology, Surgical, Medical, Orthopaedics, A+E and

Occupational Health. Regarding Occupational Health, I have worked in a

variety of settings including a steelworks, wood factory, machine making

factory, and solicitors. I am always willing to learn new skills and

enhance the existing skills I have.

Career History

Present - Staff Nurse. Oakwood Community Hospital.

A 24 bedded unit but currently only is using 20 beds. The patients on the

unit come from referrals from doctors, Specialist Nurses and from Staff

nurses at the Rotherham Hospital or from District Nurses and GP's in the

community. Examples of the type of patients we have are Heart failure

patients needing care, patients with cellulitis or wound infections needing

IV antibiotics, detoxing alcoholics, surgical ophthalmic patients requiring

frequent eye drops and who are unable to do them for themselves. We have

orthopaedic patients requiring a bit of physiotherapy and OT, patients

needing IV fluids due to dehydration. We also take palliative patients who

come in for pain relief and to get their pain under control so they can go

and be pain free at home. The unit is ward led; we have a Manager who is a

Nurse prescriber and patients are assessed daily by the ward manager and

Staff Nurse caring for them.

2010 to Sept 2012- Staff Nurse. Skilled Nursing Unit at Rotherham

Hospital.

The ward cared for Surgical, Elderly and Medical patients who have plans of

care set up by Doctors; we then carry out that plan of care thus reducing

the need for Doctors as much. It was a predominantly Nurse led unit and was

one of the first in the country, staff were chosen from a variety of

Nursing settings to give a good skill mix; sadly it shut due to cutbacks

but all staff moved to Oakwood Community Hospital.

2007 - 2010. Cancer Information and Support Nurse. Cancer Information and

Support Centre, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield.

I offered emotional support for Patients and their families with Cancer.

The centre offered financial advice and as a Staff Nurse I ran a variety of

groups for example the Brain tumour group and there was a weekly group

where patients who were at varying stages of their Cancer journey met, we

talked as a group about for example the importance of diet, tiredness and

fatigue etc... Another role was to do talks to people in the Health

profession or groups wanting to support the centre and explaining the role

of the centre.

2004 - 2007. Chemotherapy Staff Nurse. Chemotherapy suite, Weston Park

Hospital, Sheffield.

This involved assessing implementing and evaluating a plan of care for each

patient undergoing Chemotherapy. A big part of this role was to give

emotional support to patients and families. I cannulated the patients,

gave the chemotherapy and arranged blood tests required and future

appointments for that patient. In the chemotherapy suite there was a room

where patients who had adverse reactions post chemotherapy so we took

bloods, assessed them and then referred if required onto the doctors. Once

or twice a week I did telephone triage where I answered all the

worries/concerns of patients perhaps coming for their first chemotherapy,

patients having chemotherapy and post chemotherapy then referred if

necessary onto the appropriate person be it a GP, our doctors or their

Nurse specialist.

2002 - 2004. Staff Nurse. G2, Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield.

Caring for patients under going surgical procedures on their breasts

including reconstructive surgery.

1999 - 2002. Staff Nurse. K2, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.

Caring for patients under going upper GI and Bariatric Surgery. Whilst on

this ward I did my SEN conversion Course at Wath.

1997 - 1999. OHN Steelworks, Sheffield.

It involved health screening, ear syringing, monitoring of sickness

absence, health and safety issues and health promotion.

1995 - 1997. State Enrolled Nurse, Newfield Nursing Home, Sheffield.

Responsible for 24 residents each shift, this included administration of

medicines, liaising with the District nurses and Gp's.

1993 - 1994. I left British Steel to have a baby but did do agency work in

Nursing Homes, Theatre Recovery, and I did 1 day a week at a solicitors as

the OHN there in Sheffield.

1990 - 1993. OHN, British steel Sheffield.

It involved health and safety surveillance and documenting findings, risk

assessments, health advice, routine first aid, sickness monitoring

attending, actively participating in training and meetings related to

health and safety and occupational health issues. We did audiometry and

spirometry testing as well as cholesterol testing. Due to legislation

health assessments for fork lift truck drivers were done, and there was a

lot of health and safety work. It involved health promotion and training to

all employees of British Steel. It involved Ear syringing, holiday

vaccination advice, assessing wounds and using the appropriate

documentation and ensuring all British Steel employees who visited the

department had accurate concise records kept.

1988 - 1990. SEN, Mexborough Montague Hospital.

Caring for Medical patients including Patients who had had a heart attack.

1985 - 1988. SEN, Theatre Recovery at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

1982 - 1985. SEN, Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds

Caring for Medical patients and assisting in the Bronchoscopy unit`

1980 - 1982. SEN Training St James Hospital Leeds.

Key Functions of Present Job.

Assessing, implementing and evaluating the needs of the patient in order

for their stay on the unit to be effective and thus facilitate a safe

prompt discharge.

Maintaining accurate, legible medical records/documentation. We use System

1 on the unit so keeping it up to date and reading it to find things out is

important.

Mentoring Junior Staff.

Ward Management.

Venepuncture/cannulation.

Administration of medicines including IV medications.

Supporting/advising patients and relatives on all aspects of care.

Liaising with all levels of personnel to give the patient the best care

possible.

Wound Management.

Relevant Training.

RGN

OH Practice Nurse Award

Counselling Certificate

Key trainer for Moving and Handling

Venepuncture/Cannulation

Diploma in caring for the psychological band social aspects of patients

with Cancer

Chemotherapy Training

IV Drug administration including Pic/Hickman lines

Study Days Attended.

First aid

2 day no smoking course

Health and safety 2 day course

Stress Management Study Day

Assertiveness course

How to care for patients with Asthma

Diabetic study day

5 day Care of Sick Ward Patient

Spirometry Course

IT training

Additional Information.

I have 9 GCSE's and 2 A'levels. I enjoy reading, walking with my dog, and I

love animals, going to the cinema, doing puzzles, and IT. I keep up to date

professionally through the media, my peers, and through the variety of

work. I work one day for NHS Professionals working mainly at the Northern

General Hospital and have worked in out patients, CCU Surgical assessment

centre, Medical admissions unit, theatre admissions unit and on the

Huntsman, Firth and Chesterman wards. I have also worked in a variety of OH

settings, including steelworks, a solicitors, a rope factory and factory

that manufacture doors. I have worked in GP practices doing flu injections,

running travel vaccination, and Blood Pressure clinics. I have a full clean

driving licence.

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