Divya Michael

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with over 20 years of diverse clinical experience across Cardiac Intensive Care, post-operative recovery, and residential care settings within both NHS and private healthcare. Skilled in delivering high-quality, person-centred care, managing complex clinical needs, and supporting multidisciplinary teams in achieving excellent patient outcomes. Seeking a Clinical Lead Nurse position where I can utilise my strong clinical expertise, leadership potential, and commitment to quality improvement to support staff development, promote clinical excellence, and enhance resident care.

RN, Medical Department - Holy Cross Hospital

(2006-01 - 2006-08)

RN, Cardiac Surgery - Medical Trust Hospital

(2006-09 - 2008-01)

RN, Intensive Care Unit - St.Martha's Hospital

(2008-02 - 2010-01)

RN, Intensive Care Unit - Saad Specialist Hospital, KSA

(2010-04 - 2015-07)

RN Band 5, Cardiac Recovery Unit - Kings College Hospital

(2017-11 - 2021-11)

RN Band 5, ICU - Cleveland Clinic, London

(2021-11 - 2024-05)

RN Band 5 - Park Avenue Care Home

(2024-08)

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care to residents in accordance with individual care plans, CQC standards, and evidence-based practice.
• Assess residents' physical, mental, and emotional health, develop and review care plans, and evaluate clinical outcomes.
• Safely administer and manage medications in line with NMC guidelines, prescriptions, and organisational policies.
• Monitor residents for changes in condition, promptly recognise clinical deterioration, and escalate concerns appropriately to senior clinicians and GPs.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and legally compliant clinical documentation, risk assessments, and nursing records.
• Liaise effectively with GPs, multidisciplinary teams, residents, and relatives to ensure coordinated, high-quality care.
• Promote dignity, independence, choice, and wellbeing while supporting residents with complex healthcare needs.
• Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control, safeguarding, health and safety, and medication management policies.
• Support, guide, and mentor junior nurses, carers, and new staff members, contributing to a positive learning environment.
• Participate in clinical handovers, care reviews, audits, quality improvement initiatives, and mandatory training programmes.
• Maintain emergency equipment, clinical supplies, and medication stock, ensuring readiness and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Apply advanced clinical assessment and critical thinking skills developed through seven years of Cardiac Intensive Care experience in both NHS and private healthcare settings to deliver safe, effective, and responsive resident care.
• Maintain professional competence through continuous professional development, mandatory training, and adherence to the NMC Code.

S.S.L.C - Kerala Board of Public Examination (2000)

P.U.C - Kerala Board of Higher Secondary (2002)

Diploma In General Nursing & Midwifery - Nursing & Midwifery - The Kerala Nurse's & Midwife's Council – Lourde's School of Nursing, Kottiyam, Kollam, Kerala (2005)

BSc (Hons) Degree - Nursing - University College of Cork, Ireland (UCC) (2016)