Rocio Buacho

Compassionate nurse with experience of delivering patient centred care, monitoring patient's health and assessing their needs, and providing holistic care. I have excellent communication skills and work really well independently and in the multidisciplinary team.

Children's Nurse at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (2023-09 – Present)

• Conduct nursing assessments and develop care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Administer medications, injections, and infusions in compliance with NMC and trust policies.
• Perform nursing procedures and techniques according to established policies and standards.
• Provide guidance to parents on caring for their sick children and offer emotional support.
• Monitor patients' condition, including pulse and blood pressure, and respond to accidents and emergencies.
• Supervise student nurses and junior staff, ensuring quality care and adherence to protocols.
• Maintain detailed patient records and communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Schedule follow-up and referral appointments for patients requiring additional medical care after discharge.
• Prepare paperwork for surgeries, admissions, and complete notes.
• Performing comprehensive neurological assessments, managing drains (EVD, Chest drains, ICP bolt monitoring, etc)
• Recognising early signs of neurological deterioration, such as increased ICP or seizure activity.
• Provide care for patient pre and post-operative surgeries, including monitoring and managing epileptic patients.
• Trained with tracheostomy, NG, PEG, Gastrostomy feeds.
• Completed HDU course within trust

Care Assistant at Anchor (2020-11 – 2022-04)

• Providing holistic support to customer based on their care plans. This included help with their personal cares, keeping their rooms and common areas clean and tidy, building a rapport with them and helping them become as independent as possible.
• I was also assisting in administration of medication with the support of team leaders.
• I was completing an accurate documentation of all care and support undertaken. I would update any of their preferences in the care plans and report any changes as needed.
• Respond to emergency call system and act accordingly when they arise and working within my competences.
• Ensure they went to their appointments

Social Care Worker at Choice Care Group (2019-09 – 2020-01)

My main job was to help the service users with day-to-day activities such as personal care, meals, helping them when going to the community or even taking them to visit their family members. I adapted person-centred care when caring for service users, making sure everything I do is for their best interest and promoting their independence. I became more passionate about caring for people and helping them have a better quality of life.

I understood that even though every service user is different I must treat them with respect and dignity. I have cared for people with different types of learning disabilities.

Volunteer Customer Service Assistant at British Heart Foundation (2017-10 – 2018-01)

Assisting customers and making sure they were well served. Answering their queries and problems they might have. I was also managing the till which helped me to be able to work under pressure as the store was very busy sometimes. I was making sure the stockroom and shop were tidy at the beginning and end of my shift.

• This job helped me to become more independent as sometimes I would have to be managing the floor by myself. Moreover, I gained leadership skills while working with my co-workers.

Bachelor's in Child Nursing – Birmingham City University (2020-01 – 2023-01)

A-Levels and BTEC in Sociology, Medical Science and Health and Social Care – Portsmouth College (2017-09 – 2019-07)

GCSE in Math(5), English(5), Religious Education (B), Science (C), Art(C), Spanish (A*), Music (E) and History (D) – Charter Academy (2015-09 – 2017-06)