Nurse Registered
Resume:
Address: * ****** ********,
Dudley
West Midlands
DY2 7QX
Telephone 013**-******
PROFILE Senior Staff Nurse with extensive experience of holistic care
management, patient education and staff development within a
range of specialities, including haematology, oncology and
palliative care.
Key skills include:
o Co-ordinating care for acute, chronic and critically ill
patients.
o Conducting comprehensive assessments to identify
individual patient needs.
o Formulating, implementing and evaluating evidence based
nursing care plans.
o Leading, supervising, teaching and supporting nursing and
ancillary staff.
o Administering medications, McKinley T34 syringe drivers
o Providing psychological support to patients and
supporting anxious relatives.
o Advising on health education, diet, rehabilitation and
wound care.
o Providing sensitive palliative care and support to
patients at end of life.
o Planning and presenting teaching session.
o Maintaining accurate and up-to-date clinical and
administrative records.
o Liaising with senior nursing staff and other
multidisciplinary team members.
Personal attributes include excellent interpersonal and
organisational skills, confidence, motivation and commitment
to the achievement of high standards, and computer literacy
which includes experience with Windows, Word and
WordPerfect.
CAREER HISTORY
Aug 08 - to date COMPTON HOSPICE, WOLVERHAMPTON
Senior Staff Nurse
o Assessing, planning, evaluating care for palliative and
end of life care patient's
In a hospice setting.
o Team leader
o Proficient in using McKinley T34 syringe drivers
o Shift co-ordinator
o Liaising with multi-disciplinary team
May 07 - May 08 WINDSOR RECRUITMENT AGENCY,
BIRMINGHAM
AGENCY NURSE
Nov 06 - May 07 BREAK IN SERVICE?
July 05 - Nov 06 BUPA PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT, RYLAND
VIEW WEST MIDLANDS
SISTER
o Assessing planning implementing evaluating care for
clients approaching
o Managing 24 bed palliative care unit on a day to day
basis
o Liaising closely with the multi-disciplinary team
o Mentoring student nurses, supervising health care
assistant
Apr 03 - Dec 05 BUPA HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, Birmingham.
Senior Staff Nurse - LEGAL & GENERAL INSURANCE.
Involved in the development of an innovative pilot study
within the insurance industry.
o Telephone consultation completing medical questionnaires
with clients. For the purpose of life assurance and
critical illness cover.
o Liasing with management and medical underwriters.
o Assisting in the development of medical databases,
defining and redefining medical assessment questions.
o IT and telephone consultation skills.
Jan 00 - Jan 03 RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL, Dudley, West Midlands.
Senior Staff Nurse - Haematology/Oncology Ward & Day Unit
Management and staff development experience includes:
o Co-ordinating care as a Primary Nurse for haematology and
oncology patients, rotating between the 15 bedded ward
and the 12 bedded day case treatment unit.
o Taking regular charge of the ward area on both day and
night duty shifts, and assisting with the organisation
and running of clinic lists in the day case unit.
o Leading, supervising and teaching nurses, student nurses,
post-registration students, nursing auxiliaries and
health care assistants, and providing preceptorship to
students.
o Carrying Link Nurse Responsibility for Manual Handling,
attending meetings, collating and disseminating new
information, and teaching skills to colleagues.
o Ensuring a safe therapeutic environment for patients,
participating in standard setting initiatives on the
unit, and using information technology for tracing lab
test results.
o Providing a 24 hour telephone access service for oncology
/ haematology patients, responding to enquiries from
patients and carers and advising on treatment issues.
o Contributing to team meetings and liaising closely with
medical staff, senior nursing staff, primary care teams
and other statutory and voluntary support agencies.
Clinical experience includes:
o Caring for acute, chronic sick and critically ill
haematology and medical oncology patients, and
radiotherapy patients on the ward and in the day
treatment unit.
o Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence
based care, taking account of each patient's physical,
psychological, emotional and cultural needs.
o Assisting with clinical investigations, invasive
procedures and CVC insertion, catheterising male and
female patients, and setting up and caring for CVP lines.
o Siting IV cannulae, setting up IV infusions and syringe
drivers, and administering IV antibiotics, inotropic
drugs, TPN, cytotoxic chemotherapy and blood products.
o Taking blood specimens from Hickman lines for
investigation, monitoring haemodynamic status of
patients, and responding to emergencies including CPR.
o Ensuring the provision of sensitive palliative care for
the terminally ill, alleviating distressing symptoms and
administering pain control treatments.
o Providing psychological support to individual patients
and their relatives, advising on wound care and healthy
diets, and providing support to bereaved family members.
o Planning safe discharges, identifying the specific needs
of individual patients and liaising with primary
healthcare teams to ensure continuity of care.
Sep 98 - Jan 00 KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Staff Nurse - Mixed Medical / Surgical Unit
o Caring for general surgery and medical clients, including
oncology patients, and co-ordinating pre and post
operative care for renal transplant recipients and
donors.
o Reporting to the Head Nurse, working in a multinational
and multidisciplinary team environment, and recognising
and respecting the cultural needs of the patients.
o Accepting delegated responsibility, providing leadership,
supervision and teaching support to other members of the
team, and participating in standard setting initiatives.
o Assessing and responding to the holistic care needs of
patients, formulating and implementing care plans and
undertaking a full range of clinical duties.
o Preparing patients for major surgery, physically and
psychologically, liaising the theatre staff on progress
of lists, and stabilising and caring for post operative
patients.
o Practising in an expanded role including certification in
IV cannulation and CPR administration, and caring for
radiotherapy and chemotherapy patients.
o Liaising with medical staff, senior nursing staff,
technicians, dieticians, physiotherapists, and other
members of the multidisciplinary team.
Feb 96 - Sep 98 CITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST, Dudley Road, Birmingham.
Staff Nurse - Medical Unit
o Consolidating skills from EN/RGN conversion course in
busy medical unit with main specialities in respiratory
medicine, hypertension and oncology.
o Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for
allocated patients and contributing to the development
and maintenance of standards within the unit.
o Carrying Link Nurse Responsibility for the introduction
of the Named Nurse Concept, and providing preceptorship
and support to newly qualified staff nurses.
Apr 97 - Apr 98 EN/RGN Conversion Course Student
o Completing comprehensive academic based EN/RGN conversion
course at the University of Central England with
practical experience placements at City Hospital.
o Developing and upgrading analytical skills through
literature research projects, and planning and
implementing nursing care with support from experienced
mentors.
Feb 96 - Apr 97 State Enrolled Nurse - Medical Unit
o Implementing and evaluating prescribed care for acute and
chronic sick medical patients in a unit specialising in
respiratory medicine, hypertension and oncology.
o Playing a proactive role in all aspects of the units
work, developing and complying with all Prep requirements
and assisting with the training needs of student nurses.
Feb 95 - Feb 96 RYLAND VIEW NURSING HOME, Tipton, West Midlands.
State Enrolled Nurse - Nursing Home
o Co-ordinating the safe delivery of care in a private
sector nursing home for the elderly, reporting to the
Matron and providing leadership to the health care
assistants.
o Supporting the residents in dealing with enduring
problems affecting communication, eating and drinking,
mobility, continence and other activities of daily
living.
o Recognising signs and symptoms of various medical
problems, treating minor ailments and injuries, and
taking decisions to call in GP's when necessary.
Oct 94 - Feb 95 BNA, West Midlands.
State Enrolled Nurse
o Broadening experience and knowledge base as a full-time
Agency Nurse, providing cover for staff shortages in
hospitals, nursing homes and the community.
o Implementing evidence based care plans, adapting to
changing environments, and liaising closely with
permanent staff to ensure continuity of patient care.
Sep 93 - Sep 94 KING ABDULAZIZ HOSPITAL, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
State Enrolled Nurse - Adult/Paediatric Oncology Outpatients
Department.
o Reporting to the Head Nurse within a multinational
nursing team, caring for and supporting adult and
paediatric patients in a busy oncology outpatient
department.
o Arranging appointments, organising clinic lists,
assisting with investigations and examinations, and
providing reassurance and psychological support to
patients.
o Developing new expanded role skills, gaining IV
Cannulation certificate, Basic Life Support certificate
and in-service training in Chemotherapy Administration.
Apr 92 - Jul 93 SUMMERFIELD HOUSE NURSING HOME, Dudley, West Midlands.
State Enrolled Nurse - Nursing Home
o Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for
residents, reporting directly to the Matron, and
supervising and teaching junior members of staff.
o Identifying and resolving everyday problems faced by
residents, and planning activities and outings to enhance
and improve their quality of life.
Sep 91 - Apr 92 BREAK IN SERVICE - European Travel
o Fulfilling an ambition to travel in Europe on completion
of overseas contract and benefiting from the experience
in terms of personal development and self sufficiency.
Sep 88 - Sep 91 KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
State Enrolled Nurse - Mixed Medical / Surgical Unit
o Working in a multinational and multicultural environment,
reporting to the Head Nurse of a mixed medical and
surgical unit, and providing leadership to junior staff.
o Providing pre and post operative care to renal transplant
recipients and donors, and caring for general surgery,
general medical patients and oncology patients.
1986 - 1988 THE ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL, London.
State Enrolled Nurse - Medicine / Oncology
o Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating holistic
patient centred care within a busy medical ward with main
speciality in oncology.
o Gaining experience and training in the care and support
of patients requiring positive and negative pressure
ventilation, and helping to develop a pain assessment
tool.
1983 - 1986 WORDSLEY HOSPITAL, Stourbridge, West Midlands.
State Enrolled Nurse - General Medical Unit
o Consolidating skills from Nurse training within a busy
general medical unit, and contributing positively to
developing and maintaining standards within the unit.
1981 - 1983 DUDLEY HEALTH AUTHORITY
Pupil Nurse
o Completing comprehensive course of traditional hospital
based training leading to SEN qualification, gaining
practical experience across a wide range of specialities.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1998 Registered Nurse (Part1 - General Nursing)
University of Central Birmingham (1 year EN/RGN Conversion Course)
1983 Registered Nurse (Part 2 - General Nursing)
Dudley Health Authority (2 year Traditional EN Nursing Programme)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2009 Holistic Interventions in Palliative are (stand alone degree module)
University of Wolverhampton/Compton Hospice
2005 Nurse Led Triage and Consultation
University of College, Worcester in Partnership with NHS Direct (8
weeks)
2002 Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant
University of Central Birmingham
SHORT COURSES & STUDY DAYS INCLUDE:
Communication skills, Palliative Care for Registered Nurses, Nursing
Clinical Forum, Symptom Management in Palliative Care, Verification of Life
Extinct, Current Developments in End of Life Care, Teacher Training
Programme, Preceptor-ship Study Day, Intravenous cannulation, Chemotherapy
Administration, Coping with Death.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
1972 - 1978 ELLOWES HALL SECONDAY SCHOOL. 6 CSEs including Maths and
English
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Interests: Aromatherapy, astrology, swimming and travel (Non driver)
References: Available upon request.
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