Experience

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  Betsi cadwaladr university health board

  Feb 2007 - Aug 2008

  Staff nurse - nicu

  Staff nurse responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based nursing care of sick or premature infants requiring intensive, high dependency, special or transitional care. Stabilisation at birth. Transfer & retrieval of babies from 23 weeks gestation.

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  Royal berkshire nhs foundation trust

  Sept 2008 - Apr 2015

  Paediatric co-ordinator on a busy 44 bed medical & surgical ward & PHDU. Role involved managing a team of nurses working on shift, overseeing and supporting nurses in caring for acutely unwell children. Providing advice, support, education and training to junior staff and student nurses. Bed state management, off duty management, paediatric crash bleep holder. Transferring critically unwell children to tertiary PICU units Staff Nurse on a busy 44 bed ward caring for children with surgical and medical acute and chronic conditions. Including care of children with oncological conditions and those requiring high dependency nursing care. Experience gained in caring for children with tracheostomies, ventilated children, transfer of the acutely unwell or deteriorating child, care of a central line. Several post graduate qualifications gained.

  • Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatrics

    Jun 2011 - Apr 2015

  • Staff Nurse - Paediatrics

    Sept 2008 - Jun 2011
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  Thornbury nursing services

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2015

  Nurse - agency

  Caring for children with a range of chronic and life limiting conditions within their own homes. Supporting families to care for their children and avoid hospital admissions during times of illness. Care packages included caring for children with tracheostomies, children requiring ventilatory support, nasogastric and gastrostomy feeding, administration of oral, intravenous and emergency drugs

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  Acacium group

  Apr 2015 - now

  • Head of Service - Emerging Business

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Head of Service

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Head of Clinical Service

    Feb 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Clinical Nurse Manager

    Oct 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Deputy Clinical Nurse Manager

    Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Paediatric Clinical Lead

    Apr 2015 - Jul 2018
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  Ellea nursing

  Sept 2024 - now

  Head of service