Camille Wools
Beddau,Rhondda Cynon Taf
Summary
Experienced and committed registered nurse with almost 10 years experience of working within community nursing. Eager to learn new skills and enhance current knowledge base further to develop professionally. Passionate about providing dynamic, high standards of patient care to those with complex health needs as well as supporting junior staff members through leadership. Able to manage and prioritise complex caseloads, co-ordinate care effectively and solve problems calmly and competently.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Community Nurse
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
10.2016 - Current
- Participating in professional development to ensure practice remains up to date to enable high levels of patient care.
- Assessing, planning, adjusting and implementation of patient care plans and risk assessments.
- Maintaining accurate clinical documentation and ensure compliance with NMC standards and local policies.
- Maintaining confidentiality at all times.
- Promoting dignity, respect and displaying non-judgemental attitude.
- Managing workloads in community and clinic settings.
- Pressure area care.
- Administration of medication.
- Wound care and management.
- Catheter and continence care and management.
- Management of long term conditions such as Diabetes.
- Providing palliative and end of life care to patients and supporting families.
- Communication with and escalation to members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults and reporting concerns appropriately.
- Providing education to patients and their carers on health management and preventative care.
- Responding to urgent patient needs and changing clinical conditions.
- Supporting junior members of staff and students.
- Shadowing senior members of staff and enhancing leadership skills in tasks such as co-ordinating the team, allocations, prioritising case loads, problem solving, managing complex care cases and daily running of the team.
Education
Nursing (Adult) - BSc (Hons) -
University of South Wales
Pontypridd 03.2012 - 09.2016
Skills
- Approachable
- Organised
- Knowledgeable
- Punctual
- Enthusiastic for learning and new challenges
- Able to delegate to other members of staff
- Excellent time management skills
- Able to work independently, can be relied upon to carry out and fulfil all tasks
- Able to prioritise and manage a busy, unpredictable workload, prioritising patients needs effectively
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Willing to learn and develop current skills
- Able to adapt to situations and can diffuse situations calmly
- Supporting junior staff members and students
- Able to deal with complex cases and provide the reassurance, support and carry out escalation methods that may be required
- Able to co-ordinate and prioritise effectively
- Able to solve problems calmly and appropriately
Timeline
Community Nurse
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
10.2016 - Current
Nursing (Adult) - BSc (Hons) -
University of South Wales
03.2012 - 09.2016