Adele Newton
Barry
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Registered Adult Nurse with a strong background in trauma and orthopaedics, support work, and patient-centred care, over 15 years of experience working with adults with learning disabilities, in both roles providing holistic care with a focus on improving mobility, daily living and overall wellbeing. Known for a friendly, approachable manner and commitment to continuous professional development and evidence-based practice.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Trauma and orthopaedics
Llandough hospital
01.2025 - Current
- Delivering specialised nursing care to patients recovering from traumatic injuries and orthopaedic surgeries, focusing on pain management, rehabilitation, and mobility restoration.
- Promoted patient safety while providing reassurance and emotional support to patients and families during critical recovery periods.
- Assessed patients' individual needs, contributing to effective planning, delivery, and evaluation of tailored nursing care.
- Monitoring patients and recognising changes or deterioration in their condition, escalating concerns appropriately.
- Delivered person-centred care, ensuring patient dignity, privacy, and independence throughout the recovery process.
- Communicating effectively and sensitively with patients, relatives, carers and healthcare professionals.
- Supporting safe and effective multidisciplinary working.
- Prioritising care effectively within a busy clinical environment.
- Maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation.
- Applying infection prevention and control principles within everyday clinical practice.
- Working within professional standards, local policies and the NMC Code.
Support worker/ linkwork
Innovate Trust
01.2008 - 01.2025
- Delivered high-quality, person-centred support tailored to individual needs, enhancing overall client satisfaction.
- Supporting adults with learning disabilities to achieve full independence and participate in their communities.
- Progressed quickly to Link worker in 2009, developing person-centred plans around the individual's needs, goals, preferences, and choices and aspirations, identifying risks and putting appropriate risk assessments in place.
- Contributing to individual care and support plans and ensuring these remain responsive to changing needs.
- Identifying, recording, and escalating safeguarding or welfare concerns appropriately.
- Undertaking and contributing to risk assessments to promote safe care while supporting individual choice and independence.
- Liaising with healthcare professionals, social care teams, families and other agencies to support coordinated care.
- Developing positive and trusting relationships with individuals, families, carers, and professionals.
- Maintained accurate, confidential records and completed required documentation to ensure compliance with care standards.
- Collaborated with colleagues to share knowledge and improve service delivery. and contributed positively to effective teamwork.
- Demonstrating reliability, professionalism and continuity of care throughout a long-term career with the organisation.
Sales assistant
Morrisons
Barry
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Engaged with customers in a busy retail environment while balancing college studies, enhancing interpersonal, teamwork, and organisational skills.
- Cultivated interpersonal, communication, and time management skills in a fast-paced retail setting.
- Assisted customers in selecting products, offering detailed advice to meet their needs.
- Kept shelves neat, clean and organised through visual merchandising.
- Handled customer enquiries, providing prompt responses to questions about products and services.
College fields nursing home
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Gained early experience within a care environment, learning the foundations of care for elderly residents, supporting staff and developing an understanding of compassionate care, dignity and the needs of older adults.
Education
University of South Wales - Bachelor of Nursing
University of South Wales
01-2025
Barry College - Access to higher education, Nursing
Barry College
Barry01-2022
Barry College - Health and Social Care
Barry College
Barry01-2008
Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School -
Barry01-2006
Skills
- A strong understanding of subjective and objective data and their relevance to functional assessment.
- A keen learner who is committed to developing my knowledge and skills.
- Patient-centred nursing care
- Patient assessment and care planning
- Effective communication with patients, families and professionals
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Safeguarding adults and vulnerable individuals
- Supporting individuals with learning disabilities
- Risk assessment and management
- Maintaining patient dignity, privacy and confidentiality
- Accurate documentation and record keeping
- Infection prevention and control
- Health promotion and patient education
- Compassionate and inclusive care
- Prioritisation and workload management
- Recognising and escalating concerns appropriately
- Professional accountability and adherence to the NMC Code
Timeline
Trauma and orthopaedics
Llandough hospital
01.2025 - Current
Support worker/ linkwork
Innovate Trust
01.2008 - 01.2025
Sales assistant
Morrisons
01.2006 - 01.2008
College fields nursing home
01.2006 - 01.2007
University of South Wales - Bachelor of Nursing
University of South Wales
Barry College - Access to higher education, Nursing
Barry College
Barry College - Health and Social Care
Barry College