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Bonnie Heather Roberts

Clacton,Essex

Summary

Delivers Nurse Practitioner care in general practice through triage, minor illness reviews, cervical screening and immunisations across all age groups. Manages respiratory clinics, spirometry, FENO testing and annual reviews to support accurate diagnosis and effective chronic disease management. Liaises with GPs and practice management to strengthen QOF outcomes across asthma, COPD and cholesterol. Leads respiratory clinic activity with a focus on spirometry interpretation, FENO testing, annual reviews and evidence-based patient education. Coordinates lab results, travel health, smears and immunisation programmes to maintain safe and responsive primary care. Supports quality targets through close collaboration with clinical and practice teams. Provides compassionate Nurse Practitioner care across general practice, combining clinical assessment, triage and minor illness management with clear patient communication. Applies strong decision-making, confidentiality and teamwork to support safe care for adults, children and vulnerable patients. Contributes to service quality through flexible working, clinical judgement and strong relationships with multidisciplinary colleagues. 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 Practitioner with multitasking skills and clinical judgment to accomplish care objectives in high tempo environments. Offers many years of related experience and fortitude for challenging work. Focused on staying current with nursing requirements and helping new nurses meet targets.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience

Work History

Nurse Practitioner

Fronks Road Surgery
Dovercourt, Essex
06.2025 - Current
  • Nurse Practitioner working in general practice
  • managed respiratory clinics, diagnosing conditions and conducting spirometry testing, FENO assessments, and annual reviews to enhance patient care
  • assessed patient conditions to prioritise care based on urgency, ensuring timely interventions
  • Collaborated with practice manager and principal GP to optimise QOF points for asthma, COPD, and cholesterol management
  • Conducted cervical smear tests to screen for abnormalities
  • children's immunisations
  • adult immunisations
  • travel health
  • dealing with lab results
  • minor illness - from 8 years of age

Nursery Practitioner

North Clacton Medical Group
Clacton on sea, Essex
01.2022 - 06.2025
  • Executed responsibilities aligned with current role in a structured childcare setting

Nurse Practitioner

St James Surgery
Clacton on sea, Essex
11.2020 - 01.2022
  • Managed responsibilities similar to current role, ensuring continuity of care.
  • Provided care for residents across 5 nursing homes, collaborating with senior care assistants and conducting weekly ward rounds to monitor health status.
  • Maintained accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to legal and ethical guidelines.
  • Conducted research activities, contributing to the development of nursing knowledge and practice.
  • Screened patients for various illnesses and conditions, offering personalised advice on improving health to limit recurrent issues.
  • Maintained accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to legal and ethical guidelines.
  • Conducted research activities, contributing to the development of nursing knowledge and practice.
  • Screened patients for various illnesses and conditions, offering personalised advice on improving health to limit recurrent issues.
  • Maintained accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to legal and ethical guidelines.
  • Screened patients for various illnesses and conditions, offering personalised advice on improving health to limit recurrent issues.
  • Maintained accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to legal and ethical guidelines.
  • Screened patients for various illnesses and conditions, offering personalised advice on improving health to limit recurrent issues.
  • Maintained accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to legal and ethical guidelines.
  • Screened patients for various illnesses and conditions, offering personalised advice on improving health to limit recurrent issues.
  • Maintained accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to legal and ethical guidelines.
  • Screened patients for various illnesses and conditions, offering personalised advice on improving health to limit recurrent issues.
  • Maintained accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to legal and ethical guidelines.
  • Screened patients for various illnesses and conditions, offering personalised advice on improving health to limit recurrent issues.
  • Maintained accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to legal and ethical guidelines.
  • Screened patients for various illnesses and conditions, offering personalised advice on improving health to limit recurrent issues.

Nurse Practitioner

Caradoc Surgery
Frinton , Essex
04.2019 - 11.2020
  • Held a similar role to my current position

Practice Nurse

Great Bentley Surgery
Great Bentley, Essex
12.2002 - 03.2019
  • General practice nurse duties
  • respiratory lead
  • whilst working at Great Bentley surgery and until my current position I have done locum practice nursing jobs

Theatre Nurse

Colchester Hospital
Colchester Hospital, Essex
06.1990 - 12.2002
  • Operating Theatre Nurse
  • scrub and circulating nurse in a variety of specialities including gynaecology, obstetric, ophthalmic, ENT, general, plastics, breast surgery, day surgery
  • laser and laparoscopic trained
  • on call at nights and weekends

Operating theatre nurse

Auckland Hospital Board
Auckland , New Zealand
09.1987 - 06.1990
  • scrub, circulating and anaesthetic nurse in a variety of specialities including cardio thoracic and transplant theatres, general, obstetric

Education

consultation and assessment level 6 - consultation and assessment

University of Essex
Colchester
01-2020

non medical prescriber - non medical prescribing

University of Essex
Colchester
01-2019

performing and assessing spirometry - spirometry

The Open University
01-2018

immunisation course

N E Essex
Colchester
01-2007

COPD diploma - COPD

Education for health
01-2007

cervical cytology

Anglia University
Colchester
01-2005

asthma diploma - Asthma

National Respiratory training centre
01-2005

introduction to practice nursing - introduction to Practice Nursing

Anglia University
Colchester
01-2004

ENB theatre - Operating theatre course

Colchester Hospital
Colchester
01-1997

ENB teaching and assessing module one - Teaching and assessing

Anglia University
Colchester
01-1996

RGN - General Nurse training

North East Essex School of Nursing
Colchester
01-1987

Skills

  • Primary care nursing
  • Chronic disease management
  • Medication review
  • Care planning
  • Spirometry interpretation
  • Respiratory clinic management
  • QOF optimisation
  • Travel health
  • Cervical screening
  • Team collaboration
  • Clinical communication
  • Patient interaction
  • Medical confidentiality
  • Adaptive problem solving
  • Teamwork
  • Positive attitude
  • Customer service excellence
  • Communication skills
  • Clinical nursing practice
  • Time-management
  • Decision making
  • Patient education
  • Professionalism
  • Active listening
  • Adaptability to change
  • Flexible
  • Effective communication
  • Healthcare management
  • Compassionate care
  • Empathy towards patients
  • Decision making under pressure
  • Relationship-building
  • Health education
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Clinical assessment
  • Communication proficiency
  • Time efficiency
  • Multidisciplinary collaboration
  • Compassionate caregiver
  • Discretion and confidentiality

Interests

  • I enjoy cycling, swimming in the sea, walking, and riding my motorbike and scooter
  • I enjoy being an active member of my local church

Accomplishments

  • I was awarded the title of Queen's Nurse in 2017
  • I have worked in a voluntary capacity in refugee camps in France and Greece
  • I have worked in a voluntary capacity with homeless communities in Colchester and Clacton
  • I have been a volunteer nurse for the diocese of Brentwood enabling assisted travellers to go on pilgrimage to Lourdes in France
  • I have also been the lead nurse for a charity enabling disabled passengers and their carers to go on pilgrimage to Lourdes

Timeline

Nurse Practitioner

Fronks Road Surgery
06.2025 - Current

Nursery Practitioner

North Clacton Medical Group
01.2022 - 06.2025

Nurse Practitioner

St James Surgery
11.2020 - 01.2022

Nurse Practitioner

Caradoc Surgery
04.2019 - 11.2020

Practice Nurse

Great Bentley Surgery
12.2002 - 03.2019

Theatre Nurse

Colchester Hospital
06.1990 - 12.2002

Operating theatre nurse

Auckland Hospital Board
09.1987 - 06.1990

consultation and assessment level 6 - consultation and assessment

University of Essex

non medical prescriber - non medical prescribing

University of Essex

performing and assessing spirometry - spirometry

The Open University

immunisation course

N E Essex

COPD diploma - COPD

Education for health

cervical cytology

Anglia University

asthma diploma - Asthma

National Respiratory training centre

introduction to practice nursing - introduction to Practice Nursing

Anglia University

ENB theatre - Operating theatre course

Colchester Hospital

ENB teaching and assessing module one - Teaching and assessing

Anglia University

RGN - General Nurse training

North East Essex School of Nursing
Bonnie Heather Roberts