Alexandra Read

I am a friendly, approachable and reliable healthcare professional with experience in both nursing and healthcare administration. I enjoy building positive relationships with patients whilst providing a high standard of care, and helping services run smoothly behind the scenes. In my current self-employed role within an integrated medicine clinic, I support the day to day running of the clinic by welcoming patients, managing appointments and diaries, processing payments, coordinating with practitioners, and ensuring patients have a positive experience throughout their journey.

Alongside my administrative responsibilities, I also use my nursing skills to provide phlebotomy, vitamin injections, and develop an intravenous vitamin infusion service, while supporting CQC compliance and clinical governance. I am looking for a new opportunity where I can use both my clinical knowledge and organisational skills to make a positive difference. I take pride in being compassionate, organised and proactive, and I enjoy working as part of a team where I can continue learning, growing whilst delivering high-quality patient care and excellent service.

Self Employed Nurse - Formula Health Ltd - Pangbourne

(2026-03)

I am currently working in an integrated medicine clinic as a self-employed Registered Nurse.

• Supporting the development and implementation of the clinics intravenous vitamin infusion service
• Administering intra-muscular vitamin injections within clinic protocols and following required vitamins identified via blood testing
• Providing phlebotomy services
• Supporting CQC compliance through clinical governance, documentation, quality assurance and ensuring appropriate policies and procedures are in place
• Contributing to maintaining a high level of standard of patient safety, clinical practice and delivery of service

Admin/Receptionist - Formula Health Consultancy Ltd - Pangbourne

(2026-03)

In my current self-employed role, I am working as a Part-time Self-Employed Administrative Assistant in an Integrated Medicine Clinic.

• Responsible for front-of-house patient care, this includes checking patients in whilst ensuring patients have a positive experience throughout their journey
• Appointment and diary management
• Managing the email inbox with queries
• Bookings face to face, telephone bookings, requests from practitioners and coordinating follow-up appointments
• Payment processing for appointments and/or retail items
• Explaining clinic services to patients or queries, which includes practitioners qualified in osteopathy, physiotherapy, acupuncture, nutrition, kinesiology, nursing, general practitioner, personal training, and massage therapy
• Managing stock within the clinic supplies, and retail
• Opening and closing of the clinic along with end of day checks
• and assisting with CQC compliance along with documentation using my nursing knowledge.

School Nursing Team Leader (Band 7) - CNWL NHS - Hillingdon, GA

(2021-09 - 2025-11)

• Provided clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary School Nursing team, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, child-centred care.
• Managed the day-to-day operational running of the team, including workload allocation, caseload management and service delivery.
• Conducted staff appraisals, one-to-one supervision, performance management and supported staff development and wellbeing.
• Led team meetings and represented the service at management and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Maintained responsibility for a complex safeguarding caseload, working closely with multi-agency partners to protect vulnerable children and young people.
• Managed an allocated caseload of schools, delivering specialist public health nursing, safeguarding support and advice to children, families and education staff.
• Worked collaboratively with health, education and social care professionals to coordinate care and improve outcomes for children and young people.
• Ensured clinical governance, safeguarding standards and national public health priorities were embedded within daily practice.

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - CNWL NHS - Hillingdon, GA

(2021-09 - 2025-11)

• Provided intensive emotional, holistic and safeguarding support to children and young people attending specialist educational provisions, including those with complex social, emotional, mental health (SEMH) needs and those at risk of exclusion.
• Worked closely with pupils in specialist support units, building therapeutic relationships to promote emotional wellbeing, resilience and positive health outcomes.
• Acted as a key safeguarding professional, identifying risks, advocating for vulnerable children and coordinating support with schools, families and multi-agency partners.
• Delivered person-centred interventions, ensuring children received appropriate health, emotional and safeguarding support tailored to their individual needs.

School Nurse - CNWL NHS Foundation Trust - Uxbridge

(2017-02 - 2025-11)

Provided specialist nursing care and health promotion for school-aged children, working collaboratively with families, schools, and multidisciplinary teams to support children’s health, wellbeing, and educational outcomes.

• Delivered health assessments, health promotion, and wellbeing support for children and young people.
• Managed safeguarding and child protection concerns in line with local and national policies.
• Supported children with long-term conditions including asthma, diabetes, allergies and anaphylaxis, providing education and care planning for schools.
• Completed annual health assessments for looked after children.
• Conducted hearing, vision, height and weight screening programmes.
• Assessed and supported children with continence issues, including enuresis and daytime wetting.
• Planned and delivered health education sessions on healthy lifestyles, nutrition and physical activity.
• Coordinated care for children with additional and complex needs, liaising with education, CAMHS, GPs, social care and other healthcare professionals to ensure joined-up support.
• Attended multidisciplinary meetings and contributed to Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessments and care planning.

Staff Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse - Hillingdon Hospital - Hillingdon, GA

(2014-01 - 2017-02)

Progressed from a Band 5 Staff Nurse to a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse working within winter pressures ward and mainly endocrinology within an acute hospital setting. Initially employed as a newly qualified nurse for a winter pressures ward, providing care predominantly to older adults with frailty, complex medical needs and multiple comorbidities, before the ward became endocrinology where I progressed to becoming a Band 6 senior staff nurse. This ward had a main focus on diabetes management for adults aged 18+.

I progressed into the senior nursing role with increased responsibility for clinical leadership, coordination of care, staff supervision and patient admissions/discharges.

Diploma in Higher Education - Adult Nursing - Bucks New University (2009-10 - 2012-08)

Adult Nursing (Diploma of Higher Education) - Adult Nursing - Buckinghamshire New University (2009 - 2012)

BTEC - Health and Social Studies - Bishopshalt School (2007 - 2008)

English Literature - Bishopshalt School (2002 - 2007)

Textiles - Bishopshalt School (2002 - 2007)

Maths - Bishopshalt School (2002 - 2007)

Media - Bishopshalt School (2002 - 2007)