Nathalya Kennedy
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Credentials
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Nathalya Louise Kennedy
Council of Nurses and Midwives MaltaOct, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Nathalya Louise Kennedy
AHPRA (Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)May, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Nathalya Louise Kennedy
The Nursing and Midwifery CouncilFeb, 2010- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Child and Adolescent Health Service
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Australia
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Hospitals and Health Care
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300 - 400 Employee
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Clinical Nurse - Child Health
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Feb 2022 - Present
In my role as a child health nurse I promote the health and wellbeing of children and families using a range of health promotion/education and support strategies focusing on the social determinants of health. I provide patient centred, family focused care and deliver effective and efficient preventative and early intervention programs to individuals and groups in a variety of settings including in the home and community health centres. In my role as a child health nurse I promote the health and wellbeing of children and families using a range of health promotion/education and support strategies focusing on the social determinants of health. I provide patient centred, family focused care and deliver effective and efficient preventative and early intervention programs to individuals and groups in a variety of settings including in the home and community health centres.
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Self-employed
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Registered Nurse
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Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
I am currently working as a self-employed registered nurse. In my current role I am working part-time for a private paediatric client. I am currently working as a self-employed registered nurse. In my current role I am working part-time for a private paediatric client.
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The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
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West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
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Covid-19 Vaccination - Registered Health Care Practitioner (Bank Staff)
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Apr 2021 - Sep 2021
Duties that I undertake during a bank shift for this role include: Conducting pre-vaccination clinical assessments. Reviewing patient medical histories and any potential adverse reactions. Preparing the vaccine prior to administration by using aseptic technique. Dilution and drawing up of the vaccine from multi-dose vials. Setting up the vaccination station. Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to policies and procedures. Administering the vaccine Show less
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Mater Dei Hospital - Malta
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Malta
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Hospitals and Health Care
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400 - 500 Employee
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Staff Nurse - Registered
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May 2019 - Jun 2021
I am currently working as a staff nurse in the children’s outpatients department in the country’s large state hospital. My role is to work in collaboration with other members of the multi disciplinary team to ensure the smooth running of the various general paediatric and specialist paediatric clinics. In this role I provide holistic nursing care to children from birth to 16 years old and offer support to their families as required. I also assist in the running of the children’s phlebotomy service and mentor student nurses during their placements on the ward. Show less
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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Bank Health Visitor/Trainer for the Early Years Medical Needs Team
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Oct 2015 - Feb 2019
In order to maintain my nursing registration I worked as both a bank health visitor and nurse for the medical needs in early years team. In my role for the medical needs in early years team I delivered training to staff in early years educational settings. I delivered training about looking after children with respiratory conditions including asthma, children with allergies and children with other medical conditions such as epilepsy. The training I delivered included practical demonstrations on how to administer emergency medication via inhalers and auto injectors and what do to in an emergency medical situation. Show less
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Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor)
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Sep 2012 - Oct 2015
In my role of health visitor I worked with children from birth to five years old, and their families. This was an extremely varied role, which required me to work in variety of settings and with a wide variety of people, both clients and other professionals. As part of my role I was able to prescribe medications (from a limited formulary) to infants and children attending the health visitor led well baby clinics and development clinic.The public health training, which I undertook as part of my health visitor training, enabled me to assess the health needs of individuals, families and the wider community to promote good health and prevent illness.The focus of my role was to ensure that all of the children in the geographical area where I worked had the best start in life. To achieve this I worked in partnership with parents and families to assess: parenting skills, the family and home situation and developmental needs of young children. Working collaboratively with families I offered support where needed and empowered them to find their own solutions to problems where appropriate. Another very important aspect of my role was to work with other organisations to safeguard and protect the children on our caseload. I am trained to recognise the risk factors, triggers of concern, and signs of abuse and neglect in children. In situations where I recognised a child was at risk of harm, I would follow the local safeguarding policies to ensure that the appropriate action needed was taken. I would then continue to ensure that families received the best possible support during formal safeguarding arrangements. Show less
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Sands - baby loss charity
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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West Network Co-ordinator
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Oct 2015 - Aug 2018
Sands is a national charity with a focus on supporting bereaved families whose babies have died, improving bereavement care and research into reducing the number of babies dying. In this role, I coordinated 11 volunteer groups across a number of counties. The focus of my role was to support volunteers to support local bereaved families. I liaised with healthcare professionals from local hospitals and community services, helping them to effectively use their resources to deliver high standards of bereavement care. I participated in research projects helping to ensure that the voice of bereaved parents was represented in national studies. Excellent listening and communication skills were essential for this role as was the ability to work with people from a wide range of ethnic, social and educational backgrounds. Show less
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Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Paediatric Nurse
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Feb 2010 - Sep 2012
I worked as children's nurse on a general medical ward at a specialist children's hospital. I gained experience of looking after children from birth to 16 with a wide range of general medical conditions such as viral and bacterial infections as well as long-term conditions including asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis and Crohn's disease. I also gained experience of looking after children with multiple and complex medical and care needs. In my role I had to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of my patients, prioritising care and accurately and contemporaneously completing documentation in accordance with the local policies. I was able to effectively communicate any concerns that I might have about my patients to senior staff and other relevant members of the multidisciplinary team. I was able to complete a holistic assessment of the needs of not only my patients but also their family and I always ensured that I communicated effectively with a patient's family to ensure that they understood the plan of care and felt supported. This included delivering training to parents/carers so that they could competently give any required medical treatment once a patient was discharged home. Other aspects of my role included: being a buddy for student nurses. being the link pain nurse and link infection control nurse. This required me to conduct audits on the ward to help ensure that the highest standard of care was maintained in terms of these two areas. participating in health promotion and health education activities where relevant for example helping patients to make healthy choices in terms of their diet during their hospital stay. Show less
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NHS Direct
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Health researcher
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Feb 2007 - Feb 2008
Undertaking research into health related queries from members of the public who contacted a telephone helpline. Undertaking research into health related queries from members of the public who contacted a telephone helpline.
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NPIS (National Poisons Information Service)
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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Poisons Information Specialist
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Sep 2004 - Dec 2005
Working for a national service answering poison related queries from health professionals across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Researching and writing entries for the national poisons database. Working for a national service answering poison related queries from health professionals across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Researching and writing entries for the national poisons database.
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Birmingham City University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Support Worker
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Sep 2003 - Sep 2004
Supporting students with disabilities to access their programme of education. Supporting students with disabilities to access their programme of education.
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Education
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2012 - 2013
Birmingham City University
Postgraduate Diploma Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visitor), Public Health -
2008 - 2010
University of Southampton
Postgraduate Diploma Children’s Nursing, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
2002 - 2003
University of Birmingham
MSc Healthcare Policy and Management, Healthcare management -
1999 - 2002
University of Birmingham
BSc Biosciences, Biosciences
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