Gillian Tembo

A conscientious, NMC registered Health Visitor and Nurse with expertise in the provision of exemplary care to maintain health, safety and development of 0-19-year-old children. With extensive knowledge of health care services, highly experienced in Midwifery, adult nursing and health visiting whilst working hand in hand with community and local authority teams. Strong leadership quality with the ability to conduct patient assessments, supervise the provision of safe and compassionate care and evaluate safeguarding alerts.

Acts with integrity and in the best interest of the patient while ensuring compliance with trust policies and NMC guidelines to promote efficiency and the delivery of operational excellence.

Health Visitor - Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

(2016-08)

• Provide health advice and health education programmes
• Undertake developmental assessments of babies and children
• Help women come to terms with emotional and mental health issues e.g. Postnatal depression
• Establish and address key health needs
• Make referrals to and liaise with other relevant organisations, e.g. Social Services
• Assess parenting skills and children's home situations, and offer parents further support that may be needed
• Work with other professionals such as social workers, GPs and school nurses

Midwife - University College London Hospital

(2009-01 - 2015-07)

• Examined and monitored pregnant women
• Assessed care requirements and wrote care plans
• Undertook antenatal care in hospitals, homes and GP practices
• Provided information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners
• Took patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
• Monitored and administered medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labour
• Monitored the foetus during labour
• Advised about and supporting parents in the daily care of their new-born babies
• Helped parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death
• Identified high-risk pregnancies

Registered Nurse - BPAS

(2006-01 - 2008-12)

• Assessed and planned nursing care requirements
• Wrote care plans and records
• Provided pre and post operation care
• Monitored a patient's condition
• Carried out routine investigations and care procedures
• Dealt with emergencies
• Supervised junior staff
• Tutored student nurses
• Provided information, emotional support and reassurance to patients and relatives

BSc Hons - Specialist Public Health Nursing - Greenwich University (2015-01 - 2016-12)

BSc Hons - Midwifery - Thames Valley University (2008-01 - 2009-12)

Diploma - Adult nursing - Buckinghamshire University (2003-01 - 2006-12)