Amanda Payton
Deeside,Flintshire
Summary
Patient-focused nursing professional trained in optimum care, safety standards and documentation requirements. Confident in delivering treatments and conducting assessments to promote patient wellbeing and encourage recovery. Works great with colleagues and outside departments to coordinate safe, successful care.
Organised nurse with multitasking skills and clinical judgment to accomplish care objectives in high tempo environments. Offers 16 years of related experience and fortitude for challenging work. Focused on staying current with nursing requirements and helping new nurses meet targets.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Staff Nurse Band 5
Countess of Chester NHS Trust
Chester, Cheshire
11.2008 - 09.2023
- Monitored patient conditions closely, reporting and recording signs of deterioration for swift action.
- Worked with a consistently positive, friendly bedside manner to enhance patient experiences during difficult times.
- Evaluated patient symptoms and condition to plan recovery programmes for timely discharge.
- Performed in-depth prevention assessments, maintaining patient health and safety.
- Worked with meticulous accuracy in administering patient medication according to correct, appropriate doses.
- Measured blood pressure, pulse and temperature to assess and record vital signs.
- Utilised practised skills in phlebotomy, taking patients' blood with minimal distress, discomfort or error.
- Maintained detailed medical records and documentation with accurate, up-to-date patient information.
- Used holistic approach to patient care, demonstrating practical clinical understanding for optimal outcomes.
- Demonstrated compassionate communication skills, empathetically delivering difficult news to patients and families.
- Maintained continued personal development through regular training, maximising nursing capabilities and competence.
- Supported charge nurse to deliver care for full wards in line with quality-of-care standards.
- Monitored patients closely, identifying signs of deterioration and acting quickly and appropriately to resolve.
- Coordinated clinical activities as required, enabling smooth-running, efficient patient care services.
- Worked in line with trust policies and procedures for optimal clinical care and compliance.
- Ensured Continued Professional Development (CPD) through strategic learning and education programmes, offering best-possible patient care.
- Utilised outstanding communication and relationship-building abilities to enable positive patient experiences.
- Provided clinical supervision to junior nurses, supporting learning and development in line with personal targets.
Registered Nurse
Mitie Care & Custody
Chester, Cheshire
09.2023 - I currently work here
- Maintained comprehensive patient records and recorded patient histories, vital signs and assessments.
- Provided education to patients on detox and withdrawal, medications, addiction, recovery, coping skills and community resources.
- Provided quality nursing care in accordance with detainees care policies and procedures.
- Assessed patient conditions and treated quickly.
- Assessed patients' overall health, identified treatment needs and goals and connected to practitioners for further assessment.
- Used system 1 to create centralised system for patient records access.
- Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
- Responded to life-threatening emergencies.
- Maintained patient charts and confidential files.
- Administered medications orally, rectally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously.
Education
Higher National Diploma - Adult Nursing
Chester University
Chester, Cheshire 09.2005 - 08.2008
Skills
- Emergency Care
- Health education
- Ethical decision making
- Medical documentation
- Medical record management
- Clinical supervision
- Patient monitoring
- Dementia care
- Critical care
- Discharge planning
- Medication Administration
- Holistic care
- Phlebotomy
- Clinical care
- Excellent time management
- Patient record management
- Data confidentiality
- Patient-centred care
- Adult care
- Compassionate care
- Outstanding communication
- Clinical procedure preparations
- Risk Management
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Mitie Care & Custody
09.2023 - I currently work here
Staff Nurse Band 5
Countess of Chester NHS Trust
11.2008 - 09.2023
Higher National Diploma - Adult Nursing
Chester University
09.2005 - 08.2008