COMMUNITY NURSE
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I am a very hard-working, conscientious, friendly and highly approachable person, who has excellent communication / customer service skills. I am dedicated, committed and have 14 years experience in working in the public sector hence feel I would contribute greatly in any job that involves working with people. I always put the customer first and strive to achieve all their personal needs.
I am also highly efficient and possess excellent decision making skills. I thrive at team-working but can also use my own initiative. I am looking for work to fit around my children hence part time work ideally.
COMMUNITY NURSE - HALLAM MEDICAL (NOTTINGHAM CITY CARE)
(2022-02)
Night service, on call nursing visits to patients homes. Palliative care, including administration of opiods and anticipatory drugs such as Midazolam and Hyoscine. Assessing patients health needs and implementing patient care according to their health needs.
Triaging patients when patients ring and assessing whether they need to be seen or can wait till the morning for day staff. Management of continence and promoting continence. System one documentation, tasking other health professionals involved in patient care.
Identification and verification of the deceased by performing signs of life checks such as non reaction to light, pulse and breathing checks. Stock checks, replenishing stock. Mamagement of syringe drivers, topping up medication such as fentanyl or morphine and setting up of syringe drivers for palliative patients.
Administration of Sub cut and IM injections. General housekeeping duties. Working in a team and lone working. Updating professional development by attending staff training.
ADMIMISTRATOR AND SERVING ASSISTANT - IDEAL FOODS, HUNTINGTOWER PRIMARY AND ISAAC NEWTON SCHOOL
(2022-02 - 2023-01)
Administrative duties including producing spreadsheets using MS Excel Workbook software. Sorting through mail, replying to emails from clients and schools. Sorting invoices and reimbursements for school meals.
Preparing documents using MS Word. Filing and opening and preparing outgoing mail. General housekeeping duties. Completion of Food Hygiene course and Food Allergy course level 2. Serving food at Isaac Newton Primary school in a professional yet friendly manner and tidying up afterwards.
Knowledge of gluten free and dairy free diets and bearing in mind what ingredients are in certain foods when serving children with various allergies. Checking food temperature to ensure food is safe for consumption.
COVID-19 VACCINATOR - GRANTHAM MERES LEISURE CENTRE
(2021-11)
Organisation and running of own pod for smooth flow of patients en masse. Time management and clinical documentation of patient records, post vaccination advice. Triage of patients who are more vulnerable and therefore need different booster choice. Professional competency completion on anaphylaxis, patient group directives and patient specific directives and the physiology of how vaccines work. Correct administration of IM injections and post Vaccine care.
COMMUNITY NURSE - SPALDING AND GRANTHAM
(2021-03 - 2021-11)
Organising own workload, team working, daily handovers, continuing professional development, bladder scanning, continence assessments, assessment and evaluation of wounds and wound care, dressing selection, injections and insulin administration, stock control, management of Incontinence, observational skills, doppler and lower limb assessment in the management of wound care and lymphedema. Infection control, time management skills, lone working and team working, flexible working, referrals to the multi disciplinary team, working with health professionals such as OT, Physio and GPs. Ordering of pressure relieving equipment.
Management of pressure sores. Clinical photography. Phlebotomy. Ear syringing.
RETURN TO PRACTISE NURSING - LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
(2020-10 - 2021-03)
Successful completion of the course and mandatory update training including moving and handling.
(2015-02 - 2020-10)
To look after my children and be a full time mum.
EMERGENCY DENTAL PRACTICE RECEPTIONIST - LINCOLN
(2014-03 - 2015-02)
Triaging patients with emergency dental ailments and offering emergency appointments accordingly. Using dental database to access, make and cancel appointments, type patient notes, take payments and communicating with the dental team and reception by using task manager. Communicating with patients who are in pain, in a calm and reassuring manner, helping wherever possible, and applying First Aid.
Cashing up at the end of each day and ensuring correct procedure for calculating end of day payments. Dealing with complaints and queries in a calm, assuring and professional manner. Working in a team at times of stress and short staffing and using own initiative.
(2013-10 - 2014-03)
COMMUNITY STAFF NURSE - LINCOLN
(2009-07 - 2013-10)
Organising my own workload, time management, teaching nursing students, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, deliverance of excellent quality nursing care, keeping up-to-date with policies and procedures, inputting of confidential patient information on company database, teamwork and lone worker and a team motivator, participating in audits, wound care and continuous professional development to deliver evidence based nursing practice.
ANAESTHETIC NURSE - LINCOLN
(2006-09 - 2009-09)
Checking and preparing of anaesthetic equipment for safe patient use and assisting the anaesthetist in theatre. Dealing with complaints and queries from patients. Excellent patient service and communication skills with patients and staff. Inputting of patient data on company database, teamwork and lone working. Highly approachable, friendly and caring. Efficiency at all times. Treatment of patients as individuals and awareness of equality and fairness at all times.
ANAESTHETIC AND RECOVERY NURSE - BLACKBURN
(2004-01 - 2006-09)
Management of the un-conscious patient, organising of own workload, triage of patients in order of importance, excellent customer service skills, time management skills, effective team work and fast decision making skills. Empathic and caring attitude. Stock control and replenish. Conflict resolution and management of aggressive patients and relatives. Continuous professional development.
OUT-PATIENTS DEPARTMENT NURSE - BLACKBURN
(2003-01 - 2004-01)
Answering calls and handling patient queries quickly and effectively. Working with consultants, organising clinic lists and replenishing administrative stock, excellent customer service skills. Excellent nursing care skills with a caring and sympathetic attitude. Professionalism at all times. Helping patients above and beyond requirements of the job.
ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY NURSE - BOLTON
(2001-01 - 2003-01)
Triaging of patients, working in minor, major and resuscitation units. Fast and efficient work in a highly stressful work environment, whilst delivering excellent quality emergency care. Accurate and detailed assessments of patients, management of difficult patients with various illnesses and complaints. Breaking of bad news to patients and / or families, excellent communication skills between staff and to other specialities, referrals to other specialist teams when necessary.
BSc (Hons) Undergraduate HE Diploma in Adult Nursing - Adult Nursing - University of Central Lancashire (1998-09 - 2001-09)
Module - Evidence Based Practice - Nottingham University (2009-01 - 2009-12)
Module - Supporting Learning in Practice - Nottingham University (2010-01 - 2010-12)
Module - Promoting Continence and the Management of Incontinence - Nottingham University (2010-01 - 2010-12)
