Anda Vascan

Experienced Registered General Nurse and former Unit Manager/Clinical Deputy Manager with a strong background in Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments, pre-admission assessment, hospital assessment and complex care. Experienced in completing and contributing to CHC assessments and reviews within nursing-home settings, providing clinical evidence on residents’ health and care needs, risk, cognition, mobility, medication and level of nursing support required. Also experienced in hospital and video pre-admission assessments, care planning, safeguarding, multidisciplinary working and admission decision-making.

Confident working independently with residents, relatives, hospital teams, CHC professionals, care providers and other members of the MDT, with a strong focus on accurate documentation, safe transitions and person-centred care.

Registered General Nurse (RGN) at Woodland Hall Care Home (2025-09 – 2026-09)

• Provided safe, person-centred nursing care and completed clinical observations, holistic assessments, documentation and escalation of concerns.
• Completed and contributed to Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments and reviews within the care-home setting, providing clinical evidence on residents’ physical health, cognition, mobility, risks, medication and ongoing nursing needs.
• Worked with CHC professionals, GPs, families and the wider MDT during reviews, ensuring care records, risk assessments and care plans accurately reflected residents’ current needs.

Clinical Deputy Manager (RGN) (2024-11 – 2025-04)

• Completed pre-admission assessments, including hospital and video assessments, to establish care needs, risks and whether prospective residents could be safely supported within the home.
• Liaised with hospital teams, families and other professionals during assessment and admission processes, supporting safe and appropriate transitions into care.
• Completed and supported Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments and reviews as Clinical Deputy Manager, coordinating clinical evidence, care plans, risk assessments and documentation to demonstrate residents’ complex and ongoing health needs.
• Liaised with CHC teams, multidisciplinary professionals, residents and families during assessment and review processes, ensuring changes in need and relevant clinical risks were clearly communicated and documented.
• Deputised for the Registered Manager and led the clinical team, maintaining safeguarding, quality, regulatory compliance and continuity of care.

Unit Manager / Registered General Nurse at Birchwood Grange Care Home (2018-10 – 2024-09)

• Undertook pre-admission assessments in hospitals and other settings, reviewing prospective residents’ clinical presentation, care needs, risks and suitability for admission to the nursing home.
• Completed video pre-assessments where appropriate and gathered relevant information from hospital staff, families and other professionals to inform admission decisions.
• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for adults with complex physical, cognitive and mental health needs, updating care plans as needs changed.
• Maintained accurate clinical records and reports, monitored residents’ conditions and escalated deterioration or concerns appropriately.
• Managed medication administration and monitoring and contributed to safe, coordinated care with the wider multidisciplinary team.

Registered General Nurse at Hailsham House Nursing Home (2017-01 – 2017-09)

• Delivered nursing care while ensuring residents’ health, welfare and individual care needs were met safely and respectfully.
• Supervised and supported care staff, delegated appropriately and maintained infection prevention, care quality and health-and-safety standards.

Supervised Practice Nurse at Kingsthorpe Grange Nursing Home (2015-09 – 2016-04)

• Supported registered nurses with clinical unit management, person-centred care planning, medication management and assessment of residents’ mental and physical health.
• Worked alongside healthcare professionals to support safe and coordinated care.

Care Assistant (2014-12 – 2015-09)

• Supported residents with individual care needs and worked with relatives and healthcare professionals to contribute to person-centred care planning.
• Supported staff supervision, mentoring and safe medication processes within the responsibilities of the role.

– Nursing School, Louis Pasteur (2009-09 – 2012-06)

Levels 3 and 4 in Business Management (2020-09 – 2022-06)

Economics (ECTS studies) (2009-10 – 2012-06)

– Andrei Muresanu College (2005-09 – 2009-06)

GCSEs in 10 GCSEs, grades A–C, including Maths and English