Hi, I’m
Amie Dibba-Njie
Barking
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional with 20 years in clinical and management roles within nursing homes. Led teams of nurses and caregivers, collaborating with multi-disciplinary health professionals to deliver patient-centered care. Ensured compliance with safety standards and documentation protocols while enhancing patient wellbeing through effective treatment delivery and assessments.
Overview
1
Certification
24
years of professional experience
Work History
ABBEY CARE COMPLEX CARE HOME
SENIOR NURSE
10.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Deliver high-quality nursing care across multiple units, ensuring compliance with clinical standards and best practices.
- Conduct clinical audits to monitor care quality, identify improvements, and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Complete comprehensive pre-admission assessments to ensure appropriate patient placement and continuity of care.
- Lead staff supervision and contributed to performance appraisals, enhanced professional development and upheld workforce standards.
- Actively participate in clinical and multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, contributing to patient care planning and decision-making.
- Support the overall governance of care delivery, promoting a safe, patient-centred environment.
- Undertook weekly supernumerary role, supported management team and deputised in their absence to ensure effective service delivery.
- Supported staff recruitment by interviewing care staff and nurses, facilitating team growth.
- Lead staff inductions and orientation training.
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
STAFF NURSE
11.2020 - 10.2024
Job overview
- Manage and administer patient care plans, including administering and managing patient medications, feeding schedules (including peg feeding, NG tube feeding), wound management, catheter and stoma care, personal hygiene, caring for service users at the end of their lives( End Of Life Care) and external service needs.
- Review service users’ care with social workers, CHC nurse assessors, DOLS assessors and IMCA.
- Liaised with external stakeholders, including health and care teams, to enhance comprehensive patient care and welfare.
- Handled emergencies, documented incident reports, and organised administrative files to ensure compliance and continuity of care.
- Admitting service users to the Care Home from hospitals, hospice, their own homes and from other nursing/residential homes.
- Pre- admission assessment for the management team of patients prior to admission.
- Supervising and assessing care staff and doing staff appraisals.
- Inducting new nurses and supporting them to settle in their new environment.
- Supervising and Assessing student nurses from Middlesex University during their placement at Ash Court care centre.
- Facilitated strategic planning sessions for management team, contributing to improved operational effectiveness.
FOUNTAIN CARE HOME
REGISTERED GENERAL NURSE
11.2020 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Administered prescribed medications to residents following established protocols.
- Maintained accurate care records, supporting continuity and quality of service for residents.
- Prepared and maintained tailored care plans for individual needs.
- Conducted assessments of new patients upon arrival, documenting findings.
- Reported health issues among residents, coordinating timely GP visit requests to address medical needs.
- Facilitated patient and resident admissions to care home, ensuring smooth transition into care.
- Registered residents with community GP surgery for ongoing medical care.
- Assisted management team with daily operations.
WHITTINGTON NHS TRUST
CHC NURSE ASSESSOR
08.2020 - 11.2020
Job overview
- Assessed care delivery for patients funded by NHS Continuing Care under Harringay team, ensuring appropriate support in home or care home settings.
- Collaborated with social workers to review patient eligibility for NHS funding by assessing Primary Health Need using the Decision Support Tool.
- Maintained a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients, adhering to infection-control policies.
- Measured blood pressure, pulse and temperature to assess and record vital signs.
- Administered oral, topical and intravenous medications based on patient symptomatology and treatment plans.
ASH COURT CARE CENTRE
CLINICAL & DEPUTY MANAGER
06.2015 - 07.2020
Job overview
- Clinical manager, with responsibilities for overall responsibility for clinical practice, compliance and supervision.
- Assumed full managerial duties in absence of manager, overseeing resident care, staff management, liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, auditing medications, and validating care plans.
- Collaborated with Care Quality Commission (CQC), stakeholders, and multi-disciplinary teams to enhance care standards.
- Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams (consultants, doctors, dieticians, palliative care teams) to discuss patients' care and welfare.
- Pre- admission assessment and approval of new residents from hospitals, in the community and private homes.
- Conducted staff appraisals and supervision, managed staff training schedules, and ensured staff welfare.
- Administered payroll processes for staff, ensuring timely and accurate payments.
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
INFECTION CONTROL LEAD NURSE
02.2013 - 07.2020
Job overview
- Conducted periodic infection control audits to identify and address potential risks.
- Trained staff on infection prevention and control practices to enhance compliance and safety.
- Administered oral, topical and intravenous medications based on patient symptomatology and treatment plans.
- Inspected, cleaned and dressed patient wounds for optimum healing.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations to deliver life-saving care and stabilise patients for additional treatments.
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
NURSING SISTER
02.2010 - 06.2015
Job overview
- Managed 4 nurses and 15 carers, prepared and managed staff rota, delivered patient care plans.
- In charge of the home on occasions, managing 60 patients across 3 floors with 4 nurses and 16 carers.
- Liaised with external stakeholders including dieticians, doctors, pharmacists, therapists, tissue viability specialists, and patient relatives to plan and deliver quality patient care.
- Oversaw new patient admissions on ground floor, prepared pre-admission assessment reports, documented medical history and medications, and developed new patient care plans.
- Floor manager in charge of the nursing and care of 25 residents.
HOMERTON HOSPITAL
STAFF BANK-NURSE
03.2014 - 04.2015
Job overview
- Managed and administered patient care plans, ensuring effective medication management, feeding schedules, personal hygiene, and coordination of external services.
- Liaised with external stakeholders, including health and care teams, to deliver comprehensive patient care and enhance welfare.
- Processed patient admissions and discharges, contributing to smooth operational flow within the medical facility.
- Handled emergencies, wrote incident reports, and prepared administrative files.
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
STAFF NURSE
11.2003 - 02.2010
Job overview
- Managed and administered patient care plans, ensuring effective medication administration, adherence to feeding schedules, and support for personal hygiene and external service needs.
- Liaised with external stakeholders, including health and care teams, to deliver comprehensive patient care and enhance patient welfare.
- Handled emergencies, documented incidents, and prepared necessary administrative files to ensure compliance and improve response protocols.
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
ADAPTATION NURSE
06.2003 - 11.2003
Job overview
- Completed adaptation training programme in United Kingdom nursing standards and practices, enhancing ability to provide high-quality care.
- Completed training on The Code of Professional Conduct, reinforcing commitment to ethical client relations and abuse prevention.
- Maintained a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients, adhering to infection-control policies.
- Measured blood pressure, pulse and temperature to assess and record vital signs.
- Administered oral, topical and intravenous medications based on patient symptomatology and treatment plans.
Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (The Gambia)
NURSE
11.2002 - 01.2003
Job overview
- Administered pre- and post-operative care, focusing on wound management, blood transfusions, and nutritional support to ensure optimal recovery.
- Documented and administered comprehensive patient care, ensuring accurate records and continuity of care.
- Facilitated rehabilitation sessions for surgical patients, promoting effective recovery and improving mobility outcomes.
Education
Ash Court Nursing Home
Adaptation Training
11-2003
School of NursingThe Gambia
State Registered Nurse (SRN)
06-2002
City UniversityLondon
Mentorship Course
03-2010
Nustrat Senior Secondary School
Senior Secondary School Certificate
01-1998
Custom Section
- Mentorship Course, City University (London), 2010-01-01, 2010-03-01
- Adaptation Training, Ash Court Nursing Home, 2003-06-01, 2003-11-01
- State Registered Nurse (SRN), School of Nursing (The Gambia), 1999-09-01, 2002-06-01
- Senior Secondary School Certificate, Nustrat Senior Secondary School, 1995-01-01, 1998-01-01
References
Available upon request
Certification
1. Leadership Training
2. Safe Medication Management
3. Naso-gastric Tube Care
4. Basic Cardiac Life Support theory and practical
5. Peg Feed and Tube Management
6. Tracheostomy Care
7. Infection prevention and Control including Audit
8. Health and Safety Awareness at Work
9. Protease Inhibition, Exudates Management
10. Nursing and Residential Dysphagia Course
11. Food and Hygiene at Work
12. Protection of Vulnerable Adults
13. Health and Safety Handbook
14. Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
15. Care and Administration of Medicines
16. Advanced Wound Care (Bacteria-Control)
17. Moving and People Handling
18. Core Knowledge of Covid 19 Vaccinators- Assessment- on the 8/01/2021
19. Mentoring and Supervision
20. Bed Rails
21. Equality and Diversity
22. Fire Safety – theory and practical.
23. IMCA and DOLS
24. Safeguarding Adults at Risk
25. Communication Skills
26. Dementia Awareness
27. COSHH
28. Dignity in Care
29. Documentation and Record Keeping
30. Food Hygiene and Nutrition
31. GDPR Data Protection
32. Learning Disability Awareness
33. Move and Assist Theory
34. Oliver McGowan Tier 1
35. Oral Health/Care
Timeline
SENIOR NURSE
ABBEY CARE COMPLEX CARE HOME
10.2024 - Current
STAFF NURSE
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
11.2020 - 10.2024
REGISTERED GENERAL NURSE
FOUNTAIN CARE HOME
11.2020 - 06.2021
CHC NURSE ASSESSOR
WHITTINGTON NHS TRUST
08.2020 - 11.2020
CLINICAL & DEPUTY MANAGER
ASH COURT CARE CENTRE
06.2015 - 07.2020
STAFF BANK-NURSE
HOMERTON HOSPITAL
03.2014 - 04.2015
INFECTION CONTROL LEAD NURSE
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
02.2013 - 07.2020
NURSING SISTER
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
02.2010 - 06.2015
STAFF NURSE
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
11.2003 - 02.2010
ADAPTATION NURSE
ASH COURT NURSING HOME
06.2003 - 11.2003
NURSE
Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (The Gambia)
11.2002 - 01.2003
Ash Court Nursing Home
Adaptation Training
School of Nursing
State Registered Nurse (SRN)
City University
Mentorship Course
Nustrat Senior Secondary School
Senior Secondary School Certificate