Alina Budau

Compassionate and dedicated Registered General Nurse (RGN) with over 13 years of post-registration experience across NHS and adult nursing care settings. Currently working as a Clinical Lead, providing clinical leadership, coordinating multidisciplinary care, supporting regulatory compliance and ensuring safe, evidence-based, person-centred nursing care. Experienced in CQC compliance, clinical governance, quality improvement, clinical audits, incident management, staff supervision and professional development.

Skilled in comprehensive assessment, medication management, wound care, infection prevention and control, safeguarding, care planning and supporting residents with complex physical and long-term health conditions. Committed to further developing specialist skills in chronic disease management, cervical cytology, immunisations, travel health and primary care nursing.

Clinical Lead at High Meadows Care Home (2023 – Present)

• Provide strong clinical leadership to the nursing and care teams, ensuring safe, effective, evidence-based and person-centred care.
• Coordinate comprehensive clinical assessments, care planning, risk assessments and ongoing monitoring of residents with complex and long-term healthcare needs.
• Liaise closely with GPs, community nurses, pharmacists, tissue viability specialists, physiotherapists, multidisciplinary teams and other external healthcare professionals.
• Lead clinical governance, quality improvement and clinical audit programmes, identifying areas for improvement and implementing action plans.
• Support CQC compliance and regulatory readiness, ensuring clinical records, care plans, risk assessments, medication management and governance processes meet required standards.
• Coordinate and respond to CQC notifications and regulatory requirements, ensuring incidents and significant clinical events are appropriately documented, escalated and reported within required timescales.
• Act as a key point of contact during CQC inspections and external quality reviews, supporting inspectors with clinical information, documentation and evidence of ongoing improvements.
• Work collaboratively with CCG/Integrated Care System (ICS) and community healthcare teams, facilitating professional attendance, clinical reviews and multidisciplinary discussions where required.
• Prepare clinical documentation and evidence for inspections, audits and external reviews, demonstrating effective monitoring, learning and continuous improvement.
• Lead investigations into clinical incidents, complaints, safeguarding concerns and medication-related issues, ensuring appropriate escalation, learning and corrective actions.
• Promote infection prevention and control and maintain high standards of clinical practice, documentation and patient safety.
• Supervise, mentor and develop Registered Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and other clinical team members, supporting competency development and professional practice.
• Identify staff training and development needs and contribute to clinical education, competency assessments, induction and mandatory training.
• Support nurses with clinical decision-making, complex resident management and escalation of deteriorating residents to appropriate healthcare professionals.
• Promote continuous learning, reflective practice and professional development in line with the NMC Code and organisational policies.
• Support implementation of new clinical procedures, policies and evidence-based practices to improve resident outcomes and quality of care.
• Communicate effectively with residents, relatives and professionals, providing clinical advice, reassurance and health education.
• Deputise for the Home Manager when required, contributing to the safe and effective overall management of the service.

Unit Manager at The Chase Care Home (2020 – 2023)

• Managed the daily operation of a busy nursing unit.
• Undertook patient assessments and developed personalised care plans.
• Delivered medication administration and wound management.
• Worked collaboratively with GPs and multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintained accurate electronic clinical records.
• Promoted safeguarding, dignity and patient wellbeing.

Registered General Nurse at Sairam Villa Nursing Home (2016 – 2020)

• Delivered high-quality nursing care to older adults with complex healthcare needs.
• Administered medications safely in accordance with professional standards.
• Performed wound care, pressure area management and routine clinical observations.
• Supported patients and families through compassionate, holistic care.
• Maintained accurate and timely clinical documentation.

Staff Nurse at NHS (2013 – 2014)

• Delivered evidence-based nursing care within an acute hospital environment.
• Performed patient assessments, observations and medication administration.
• Worked effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Maintained high standards of patient safety, documentation and infection control.

Registered General Nurse (RGN) – University of Medicine (2009 – 2013)