Experience

Headway - the brain injury association

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Helpline Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Present

  Helpline manager of a nurse led helpline for people affected by brain injury. Supporting people with brain injury, providing information on all aspects of acquired brain injury including symptoms, rehabilitation and practical problems. Give support and advice to brain injury survivors, their families, carers as well as students and professionals. Helpline manager of a nurse led helpline for people affected by brain injury. Supporting people with brain injury, providing information on all aspects of acquired brain injury including symptoms, rehabilitation and practical problems. Give support and advice to brain injury survivors, their families, carers as well as students and professionals.



Eastlands Healthcare part of the Exemplar Healthcare group

• Nottingham, United Kingdom

• Clinical Nurse manager

  • Dec 2013 - Jun 2015

  Clinical nurse manager in a slow stream brain injury rehabilitation unit providing complex nursing care for adults with a physical disability. The unit specialised in the care of people with Huntington’s disease and other degenerative neurological conditions, brain injury and spinal injury. This included supporting people who were ventilated, required enteral nutrition or tracheotomy care as well as many other specialist nursing needs Clinical nurse manager in a slow stream brain injury rehabilitation unit providing complex nursing care for adults with a physical disability. The unit specialised in the care of people with Huntington’s disease and other degenerative neurological conditions, brain injury and spinal injury. This included supporting people who were ventilated, required enteral nutrition or tracheotomy care as well as many other specialist nursing needs



Oakleaf Enterprise

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

• Clinical Lead

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2013

  Clinical Lead in a brain injury rehabilitation unit. Active rehabilitation working alongside OT,s physio's, dieticians, SALT's and psychologists. Assessment of individual needs and formulate personalised rehabilitation programmes, whilst managing nursing needs and medication. Managing complex challenges (including those linked with behaviour, risk, cognitive impairment or physical disability associated with their brain injury). Attending MDT meetings, regular reviews and writing rehabilitation reports for funders. Show less