Sheron Inutu Sackey

I am a fully qualified and registered Band 6 Nurse with over nine years' experience working across various NHS Foundation Trusts and departments, including A&E, Urology, and Adult Community Healthcare. I have developed extensive skills in assessing, treating, and managing patients with a wide range of health conditions, delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred care. I am a well-presented, articulate, and confident professional with a proven ability to perform effectively in demanding healthcare environments.

As a self-motivated team member, I work efficiently both independently and within multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure the highest standards of care in line with Trust policies and core values. My strong interpersonal and communication skills have been developed through working with patients, families, and colleagues from diverse cultural and social backgrounds. I am adaptable, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining a positive and professional approach.

I am committed to continuous learning and consistently strive to deliver high levels of patient satisfaction and quality care.

RN - Accident and Emergency at Agency (2021-01 – Present)

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Taking over care after receiving patients from paramedics
• Conducting preliminary patient examinations to ascertain the patient's condition
• Taking accurate notes and details
• Updating family members and sharing information
• Cannulation, taking bloods, ECG and making sure the patient is comfortable
• Administering IV fluids, medications i.e antibiotics and other medications as required
• Applying wound dressings
• Making sure all discharge paperwork is completed
• Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships
• Maintaining care standards in accident and emergency

Senior Community Nurse at Central & North West London NHS Foundation (2020-01 – 2021-12)

Main Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Working as an autonomous practitioner to provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures, whilst still working as part of a team to promote a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care
• Clinician of the day; Co-ordinating patient care and liaising with GPs, MDT and other health professionals regarding patient care in the community
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs and using clinical judgement and risk assessments to ensure patient safety and escalating any patient safety concerns
• Supervising and overseeing the work of less experienced Nurses and Health Care Assistants to ensure they are providing clinically effective care to patients
• Safeguarding people in the community by recognizing and responding to adults and children at risk from abuse, whilst recognizing their (i.e. patients) own limits
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team
• Providing of PPE training for Care Home staff
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records on all patient interactions
• Maintaining patient confidentiality always

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Urology at Royal Free Hospital (2018-01 – 2019-12)

Main Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Autonomously organizing and managing own Urology clinics for allocated patients list
• Unsupervised assessment of patient urology care needs, including the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence-based care using a defined model of care
• Communicating with patients and significant others with empathy and reassurance regarding assessment, care and treatment
• Safe discharge planning to enable appropriate arrangements to be in place for patients leaving hospital as well as making referrals and providing information to community services (including GPs)
• Ensuring safe custody and administration of drugs according to Trust's policy and procedures, including intravenous medication and cytotoxic drug administration
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to promote good communication and a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care

Registered General Nurse - Urology at Royal Free Hospital (2016-01 – 2018-12)

Main Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Delivering and ensuring competent holistic care to assigned patients
• Assessing patient's understanding/compliance with instructions/health care teachings
• Providing clinical care and education for the patient with catheter changes, suprapubic catheters, and trial without catheter
• Administering medications safely and properly including IV medications and fluids
• Managing patients on a sliding scale and executing care according to the care plan
• Overseeing the ward as and when required, admitting, discharging, transferring of patients, wound care such cleaning and changing of dressings
• Referring patients to district nurses to enable continuing care in the community
• Documenting nursing care in assigned patients records and knowing when to escalate
• Maintaining patient confidentiality and privacy of information
• Mentoring and supervising of nursing students and newly qualified nurses

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Adult Nursing – Middlesex University (2013-01 – 2016-12)

Access to HE Diploma in Nursing – Barnet and Southgate College (2012-01 – 2013-12)

Projects in Controlled Environments (Prince2) - Foundation (2011-01 – 2012-12)

Diploma in Health and Social Care – Barnet and Southgate College (2008-01 – 2009-12)

Bachelor of Science in Commerce – University of Namibia (2001-01 – 2004-12)