Valerie Dowley

Independent Consultant at OSKA UK
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UK
Languages
  • French -

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Independent Consultant
      • Oct 2021 - Present

      OSKA – the Pressure Care Experts OSKA – the Pressure Care Experts

    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Lecturer
      • Oct 2020 - Present

      Module Leader for Practical Skills for Foundation Degree in Health and Social care apprenticeship Module Leader for Practical Skills for Foundation Degree in Health and Social care apprenticeship

    • United Kingdom
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Clinical Specialist in Tissue Viability
      • Feb 2004 - Oct 2020

      Currently I am the Lead Tissue Viability Specialist for the Brighton & Hove area of East Sussex. I provide specialist wound care advice to community service, practice nurses, nursing homes, mental health and provide clinical and line management to a busy community leg ulcer clinics which run 5 days a week. I provide the trust educational program on Pressure Damage prevention, leg ulcer management, wound care as well as commissioned educational sessions for Brighton & Hove Council on Pressure Damage prevention for Health Care Assistants. I provide line management and clinical support to a team of 8. I occasionally provide guest lecturing for the University of Brighton on the prescribing module. I am an independent prescriber and have studied at Masters level.

    • Jamaica
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Clinical Nurse Advisor
      • Sep 1999 - Feb 2004

      Providing clinical support to the sales team in the area of Pressure Area Care, dynamic equipment, training and education and audits. Providing clinical support to the sales team in the area of Pressure Area Care, dynamic equipment, training and education and audits.

    • Ireland
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Colorectal Nurse Specialist
      • 1996 - 1998

      Providing clinical lead for patients undergoing stoma surgery. Providing clinical lead for patients undergoing stoma surgery.

    • Ireland
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Colorectal Nurse Specialist
      • 1993 - 1996

      Set up the Colorectal service for the Hospital providing support in education and training, clinical patient care and audit in colorectal procedures.

    • Senior Staff Nurse
      • 1989 - 1993

Education

  • University of Brighton
    Non Medical Prescriber
    2008 - 2008
  • Scotty Reid Solutions LTD
    Level 7, Leadership in the NHS
    2012 - 2013
  • University of Brighton
    Masters level, Mentorship and Assessment in Clinical Practice
    2010 - 2010
  • University of Brighton
    Bachelor's degree, Professional Practice
    2005 - 2008
  • North Lothian School of Nursing and Midwifery
    Registered Midwife, Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
    1988 - 1989
  • St. Vincent's University Hospital
    Registered General Nursing, Nursing
    1983 - 1986
  • University of Brighton
    Postgraduate Degree, Education
    2020 - 2022

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