Experience

Tŷ Hafan

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Dep Lead Nurse

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  • Providing high standards of care to children with life limiting conditions. • Taking charge of shifts when required to meet demands of the service. • Providing high standards of care to children with life limiting conditions. • Taking charge of shifts when required to meet demands of the service.



Back Up

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Nurse

  • Jun 2001 - Present



HCPT

• Devon

• Regional Nurse

  • 2002 - Present



Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Children's Nurse

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2019



Bristol Community Health CIC (No Longer Trading)

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Case Manager

  • Dec 2013 - Feb 2015

  Providing person-centred assessments, co-ordinate and case manage complex cases within the hospital and in the community prior to service delivery with Intermediate Care. Utilising sound clinical judgement / clinical reasoning when dealing with complex situations and family dynamics, using a high level of advocacy and negotiation skills. Identify when additional clinical input is required and refer onto the appropriate specialist (CMHN, SALT, pharmacist) if deemed necessary. Work as an autonomous practitioner using analytical and problem solving skills to providing care to people in a variety of primary and secondary care settings. Utilising current specialist assessment professional tools Facilitate referrals to other professional bodies in the community. Promote patient self-management techniques to improve quality of life and independence. . To work within own scope of professional practice with the ability and willingness to develop competencies across professional boundaries. Rotation into Rapid Response Teams/ other Intermediate Care teams to maintain clinical skills and to sustain clinical capacity where contingency is required. Identify and report issues surrounding safeguarding adults to line manager, complying within the organisations framework. To maintain patient records in accordance with local and national information governance requirements. Enable the prevention of admissions and facilitate timely discharges from hospital to meet the complex needs of the service user and commissioner led targets. Show less



Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Continuing Health Care Retrospective Nurse Assessor

  • Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

  CHC assessments and Retrospective claims assessments. • Taking a methodical and systematic approach to reviewing past health records of patients potentially entitled to CHC funding. • Gathering relevant records and adhering to confidentiality polices and organising into chronological order, disseminating through large quantities of evidence and highlighting relevant patient history to enable effective and efficient processing of information. • Communicate complex information in an understandable form to members of the multi disciplinary team, independent health care workers, solicitors, patients and their families. •Cultivate & maintain effective working relationships with other agencies and the independent sector to promote awareness of the role within the local community. • Communicate effectively & appropriately in unpredictable, confrontational & potential volatile situations where patients, relatives, Solicitors or members of staff may be stressed, distressed, abusive & irrational or have challenging communication or behaviour. • Support and advise members of the Multi Disciplinary Team on complex decisions relating to long term care. • Ensuring that all assessments to determine NHS CHC are undertaken in accordance with the guidelines as set out by the Welsh Assembly Government. Show less



Bristol Community Health CIC (No Longer Trading)

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Continuing Health Care Nurse Assessor

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

  Funded Nursing Care and Continuing Health Care assessments. Funded Nursing Care and Continuing Health Care assessments.



Active Assistance (UK) Group Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Care Service Manager

  • Dec 2007 - Feb 2011

  Active Assistance, a UK based care agency, provides a live-in care service for physically disabled adults and children, specialising in supporting people with a spinal cord injury. We assign a like minded live-in carer to work under our clients direction, enabling clients to live independently in their own home Active Assistance, a UK based care agency, provides a live-in care service for physically disabled adults and children, specialising in supporting people with a spinal cord injury. We assign a like minded live-in carer to work under our clients direction, enabling clients to live independently in their own home



Newcross Healthcare Solutions

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Recruitment Branch Manager

  • May 2006 - May 2007

  UK Nursing and Domicilary Care Agency UK Nursing and Domicilary Care Agency



Royal Navy

• United Kingdom
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Leading Naval Nurse

  • May 1994 - Aug 2006