Registered Nurse

Curriculum Vitae

Name: Sarah Msika

Contact: **** ****** ***

Oakville

Ontario

Canada

Telephone number: 905-***-****

Email address: ad5vwp@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY STATEMENT

I am pleased to apply for a role as a Nurse Practitioner. I have been qualified as a nurse for 19 years and have gained vast experience in different fields of nursing and clinical practice. Over the years, I have pursued post graduate education to develop and enhance my knowledge and skills as a nurse. My biggest achievement has been working as a nurse practitioner in a primary care setting. I am dedicated to provide the best patient care possible through holistic approach patient care and listening to patients. I am a committed individual who is initiative and adaptable to various clinical settings. I can utilise my vast clinical nursing experience and skills to be transferrable in clinical practice. I have excellent communication skills, good teamwork skills which enable me to work inter-professionally. I am a hardworking, goal orientated individual, who is initiative when faced with challenging situations by problem-solving. I have excellent organisational skills which I have found to be crucial especially working in ever evolving clinical environments as it enables me to manage my work and time efficiently. I am also keen to learn to continually develop and enhance my clinical knowledge, skills and experience.

CLINICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Managing minor illness and some injury clinics in various primary care clinics- GP Surgeries and GP Out of hours/ Urgent Care Centres

• Clinical history taking and examination

• Managing both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and nondrug-based treatment methods into a management plan

• Ordering blood tests and scans

• Doing community visits and independent prescribing remotely or using PGD directive

• Telephone triage and booking GP visits using system one

• Undertaking physical assessments, diagnosing and prescribing appropriately

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis

• Referring complicated cases on to GP on call and seeking second opinion

• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication, side-effects and interactions

• Adapting other communication skills for patients with communication barrier and utilising language assist service

• Community home visits and remote prescribing

• Autonomous working managing clinics

• Prioritise care

• Treatment

• Screening

• Triaging

• Venepuncture

• Run autonomous minor illness clinics

• Prescribe medication to meet the needs of patients

• Risk assessment: Recognising issues and gathering sufficient information to refer (e.g. drugs; domestic violence; child protection; vulnerable adults; senior patients; social problems)

• ECG taking

• Administering medication as prescribed

• Giving Injections

• Admission and discharge of patients

• Documentation and handover

• Blood transfusions

• Giving advice to patients

• Health promotion and disease prevention

• Administering intravenous and oral medication in the community

• Checking and monitoring vital signs

• Diabetes care

• Wound dressing

• Post- surgical care

• Palliative care

• Ward rounds with G.P

• MDT meetings and referring appropriately

• Admission and discharge of patients

• Responding to clinical emergencies

• Urinalysis

• Catheterisation, catheter care and emergency catheter care

• Administering PEG feeds

• Administering Detox medication as prescribed and monitoring detox patients

• Liaising with Community Mental Health Team

• Keystone Vision test

• Spirometry

• Audiometry

• Drug and Alcohol Tests

• Vaccinations including BCG’s

• General Medicals

• Skin assessments

• Pre-employment medicals

• Case management

• Telephone consultations

• Fitness for role assessments

• Post offer health assessments

PERSONAL SKILLS

Excellent communication skills

Working efficiently and effectively within a team

Good accurate record keeping

Problem solving and coming up with solutions

Good IT Skills

Motivated- keen to learn and embrace new challenges

Integrity- honesty, respect for others, reliable, professionalism

Good time management skills

Ongoing professional and personal development

EMPLOYMENT

Healthcare Choices Toronto, Ontario- RN

March 2024-Present

Healthcare Choices Toronto, Ontario- Clinical Assistant whilst waiting to register as RN with CNO

January 2022-March 2024

May 2021 moved to Canada with family- Unemployed till December 2021 ANP/ Independent Nurse Prescriber from Nov 2019- April 2021 with Locum Meds and Locum Staffing at workplaces below:

Kingsmill NHS Trust Hospital, Nottingham

Lincolnshire GP Out of Hours and Urgent Care Services Doncaster GP Out of Hours

Asquith GP Surgery, Leicester

The Village Surgery Community Medical Centre, Derby GP Out of Hours, Nottinghamshire

Independent Nurse Prescriber/Trainee Nurse Prescriber –from December 2018 to October 2019

Occupational Health Advisor

RPS Group

10/3/2020-26/11/2020

Occupational Health Advisor- OH Part time

OH Works at University of Nottingham- from March 2019 to March 2020 Occupational Health Nurse -Vaccination Clinics

OH Recruitment from 12/2/18 to November 2018

Trainee Occupational Health Advisor at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service From September 2017 to 8/06/18

Registered General Nurse Agency work with Daywebster/Care Providers From June 2016 to May 2019

Rapid Response Team Nurse at Virgin Care Community Nursing via Nursdoc Agency

Burton on Trent, December 2016 to April 2017

Registered General Nurse-Spire Nottingham Private Hospital via Nursdoc Agency since August 2016

Physical Health Nurse at Cygnet Mental Health Hospital Sheffield, January 2016 to July 2016

Registered General Nurse at Nash Healthcare LTD

East midlands, May 2013 to January 2016

Registered General Nurse at Ambition 24 Nursing Agency Norfolk, September 2010 to January 2013

Registered General Nurse/ Substance Misuse Nurse at Alcohol and Drug Addiction Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT)

August 2007 to 2009

Gynae-Oncology Nurse at The Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust, London Hammersmith, December 2005 to 2007

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Nurse Practitioner/Independent Nurse Prescriber

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Occupational Health

• Public Health/Community Nurse

• Lead Substance Misuse Nurse

• Rapid Response Nurse

• Physical Health Practice Nurse

EDUCATION

Professional Board: College of Nurses of Ontario: Registered Nurse The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses-NCLEX-RN1- March 2024

Professional Board: Nursing and Midwifery Council. London, United Kingdom September 2005 to date

University of Derby

Non- Medical Prescribing Course Jan 2019-September 2019 Brunel University London,

MSc/Post Graduate Diploma Specialist Community Public Health/ Occupational Health

Completed September 2018

London Metropolitan University, London

BSc Hons Public Health, Completed September 2011

Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, BUCKS Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing, Completed August 2005 COLLEGE

Newham College of Further Education, London

GCE/AS level, Completed 2002

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Cooking

Baking

Travelling

Swimming

Reading

Keeping up to date with Clinical and Nursing journals

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