Caroline Hoad
Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk
Summary
Dedicated and skilled Paediatric Staff Nurse with more than 10 years experience in delivering family-centred, high-quality care. Sound clinical knowledge and commitment to CPD for reliable assessments and treatment planning. Proactive and focused for attentive staff, student and patient assistance. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Regularly working within trust guidelines and protocols for safe, standardised care.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work history
Paediatric Genomic Nurse Specialist
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
08.2022 - 08.2023
- One year pilot project setting up a clinical nurse specialist service in paediatric inpatient and outpatients departments at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.
- Facilitating the mainstreaming of genomic testing care pathways.
- Maintained accurate, up-to-date patient records.
- Creating Standard Operating procedure documents for service, and care pathways for the use of the wider workforce.
- Compiling patient data in Microsoft Excel, enabling evaluation of the service and contributing to business planning.
- Networking with other hospitals in the East region and nationally as part of the East Genomic Service Alliance (GMSA).
- Communicating complex and sensitive genetic information to families in intensive care and outpatient clinics.
- Providing informed consent for families to enabled with to make care decisions.
Paediatric Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
10.2010 - 08.2022
- Triage assessment and treatment of children aged 0-16yr presenting to the emergency department
- Minor injury training, including plaster cast application, steri strip and glue, wound care, burns.
- Part of resuscitation team
- EPALS provider (Jan 2022)
- Shift co-ordinator/In charge experience
- Neonatal link nurse, providing training to junior members of staff
- Trained in phlebotomy and IV access
- CBRN/major incident trained
- Practice supervisor for nursing students
- Safeguarding Children: Level 3 (July 2022)
- Escalation and information sharing with Childrens Social care where appropriate.
Staff Nurse - Paediatric Inpatient Wards
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
10.2009 - 10.2010
- Ongoing nursing care to children with a range of medical conditions and surgical admission.
- Care for children with complex needs, including Tracheostomy, PEG, Hickmann and PICC lines.
- Prepared patients for surgery by following strict hygiene and fasting procedures.
- Safely operated hoists, wheelchairs and transfer equipment to securely manoeuvre patients.
- Followed NHS procedures and protocols to safely prepare drips and transfusions.
- Upheld patient trust and confidentiality by managing information with discretion, in accordance with data protection laws.
- Facilitated efficient ward operations by maintaining stock control, promptly re-ordering low-stock medication and supplies.
- Managed patient discharges, providing relevant follow-up care advice with required prescriptions and medication.
- Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Genomics
09.2022 - 02.2023
Post graduation certification in Genomic and Counselling Skills for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals.
Bachelor of Science - Childrens Nursing
2006 - 2009
Bsc(Hons) Childrens Nursing
Skills
- Registered Childrens Nurse (NMC)
- Patient and family centred care
- Safeguarding: Level 3
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- IV and IM drug therapy administration
- Data confidentiality
- Ethical decision-making
- Patient education
- Informed consent training - Health Care and Research
- Medication administration
- Neonatal: NILS training
- Computerised charting specialist
- A&E experience
- Nursing staff leadership
- Vital signs
- Equipment sterilisation
- Staff supervision
- Staff performance evaluations
Timeline
University of the West of England, Bristol - Certificate of Higher Education, Genomics
09.2022 - 02.2023
Paediatric Genomic Nurse Specialist - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
08.2022 - 08.2023
Paediatric Staff Nurse, Emergency Department - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10.2010 - 08.2022
Staff Nurse - Paediatric Inpatient Wards - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10.2009 - 10.2010
University of the West of England, Bristol - Bachelor of Science, Childrens Nursing
2006 - 2009
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