Chukwudubem Ifeajuna
Gosport
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in leadership, project management, and organisational development. Demonstrates exceptional skills in inspirational communication, critical reflection, and strategic visioning. Proven track record in budget management, staff recruitment, and health and safety compliance. Adept at mentoring both staff and students, driving performance through effective public speaking and negotiation mastery. Committed to maintaining high standards of quality control and regulatory compliance while fostering a culture of integrity and ethics. Career goal: to leverage leadership excellence and digital transformation knowledge to drive organisational success.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Deputy Head of Healthcare
Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (HIRC)
2024.07 - 2026.02
- Assisting the Head of Healthcare with the day-to-day management, supervision of staff, and operational management of the Healthcare unit within the HIRC which includes budget/finance management, attending Home Office, stakeholders’ meeting/enquiries, staff recruitment and training. When I joined the team, I was advised that the team failed last CQC/His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons Inspection due to poor supervision, and staffing levels, with another Independent Review Panel due mid-February 2025. I took the initiative to prioritise these aspects. First week of February 2025, we had an unannounced CQC inspection followed by the expected Independent Review Panel two weeks afterwards of which the feedback was outstanding as the team now over exceeded the recommendations from the previous inspection. Supervision went up from 20% to over 80% and staffing levels went up from 40% to 90% which was achieved within 7 months of my appointment.
Agency Nurse
Newcross Agency
2023.09 - 2024.07
- Worked as an agency nurse at a local hospice providing end of life/palliative care, emotional support and care to patients and their families.
Clinical Nurse Lead Hospital@Home
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
2023.05 - 2023.09
- This was a migration from Virtual Wards.
Clinical Nurse Lead for Virtual Ward
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
2022.12 - 2023.05
- Caseload and staff management, triaging referrals, liaising with the consultants, GP’s, hospitals, MDT, patients and their family to minimize unnecessary hospital admissions and to provide better care at home.
Operational Team Lead
NHS Urgent Community Response, Central Sussex
2022.07 - 2022.12
- Coordinate and Chair local meetings and check they are run in accordance with agreed Trust standards as well as operational leadership of the team.
Clinical Nurse Lead
NHS Responsive Services, Chichester
2021.11 - 2022.07
- One of the 2 Clinical Nurse Leads within the team offering clinical support and staff management to ensure safe and effective discharge of patients from hospital into the community via discharge to assess and also admission avoidance and supporting with care until care is sourced by Adult Social Care.
Community Team Lead
Fleet & Yateley Community Nursing Teams
2021.02 - 2021.10
- Managed 2 teams of Community Nurses, engaging with Human Resources Team, training, clinical assessments and other managerial duties.
IV Nurse Therapist
Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare
2019.10 - 2021.02
- Visiting patients in their homes across the Southeast and training them, cannulating and infusing their medication, giving injections and Enzyme Replacement Therapies.
Charge Nurse
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
2018.05 - 2019.09
- Charge Nurse within a Medicine for Older People Ward specifically on a Medically Fit for discharge ward where patients are rehabbed on the ward while they await placements to either nursing, care homes or maybe also awaiting packages of care. My duties entail ensuring safe and standardised delivery of care and staff management while supporting and working under the supervision of the Senior Ward Sister. I opted for this job due to my passion for care of the elderly and with my experience of being the main carer for my parents before they passed away.
Charge Nurse
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
2016.01 - 2018.05
- Band 6 staff worked under the supervision of a Community Matron to support with the management and coordination of multi-disciplinary team comprising of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers, Administration Staff, caseloads and also to support and rehabilitate patients to be safe and comfortable at their homes with the aim of minimising hospital admissions.
Community Staff Nurse
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
2014.01 - 2016.01
- Nursing home bound patients at their homes to minimise hospital admissions. I had vast experience of wound care, catheterisation, diabetes management, venipuncture, palliative care and ability to liaise with multi-disciplinary team to achieve excellent patient satisfaction and outcome.
Security Officer/Store Detective and Training Officer
Advance Security UK Ltd
2008.01 - 2011.01
- Worked different shift patterns with police and loss prevention team within 42 retail outlets in about 10 towns with severe stock loss to deter and minimise theft. On this job I developed good communication skills, conflict resolution skills, and organisational skills. I also conducted on-site training for newly employed security staff in the company.
Security Officer
G4S Ltd
2007.01 - 2008.01
- Worked different shift patterns with police and loss prevention team within 10 retail outlets in about 5 towns with severe stock loss to deter and minimise theft. On this job I developed good communication skills, conflict resolution skills, and organisational skills.
Factory Operative/Quality Control Operative
Libra Sea Foods Ltd, Jarrow
2006.01 - 2007.01
- Managed a team of about 20 staff on the production floor while ensuring health and safety procedures are maintained and controlled and monitored stocks and raw materials.
Education
BSc - Adult Nursing Student
Teesside University
2011.01 - 2014.01
Access Programme - Higher Education (Health Pathway)
South Tyneside College
2010.01 - 2011.01
Skills
- Inspirational communication
- Advanced organising
- Critical reflection
- Budget management
- Leadership expertise
- Student mentoring
- Scheduling proficiency
- IT Proficiency
- Staff recruitment
- Health and Safety regulations
- Policy implementation
- Staff development
- Staff mentoring
- Student motivation
- CPR training
- Report-writing
- Safeguarding procedures
- Communication proficiency
- Quality control standards understanding
- Corporate governance understanding
- Initiative taking
- Integrity and ethics
- HR systems knowledge
- Budget planning and forecasting
- Leadership excellence
- Organisational awareness
- Resilience under pressure
- Inspirational motivation
- Decision-Making authority
- Effective public speaking
- Negotiation mastery
- Performance driving
- Time efficiency
- Strategic visioning
- Digital transformation knowledge
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Team Leadership
- Interpersonal communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Project Management
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Quality Assurance
- Regulatory compliance
- Operations management
- Risk Management
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- 2012 – 2014 - Student Panel Member, Teesside University – Attending and participating in the University’s Course Review and Approval Panel Meeting on a student’s point of view.
- 2012 – 2014 - Student Buddy Member, Teesside University – Assisted and offered support with the University’s Recruitment, Open Days and Events.
- 2011 – 2014 – Student Panel Member Teesside University
- 2017 – Date – Accredited RCN Health Safety Representative
- 2023 – Date – RCN Health & Safety Reps Committee Member representing Southeast Region
Affiliations
- Football fan, Tennis fan, Watching movies, Reading, Cooking, Music
Accomplishments
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Nursing Workforce Standards Champion
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Deputy Head of Healthcare
Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (HIRC)
2024.07 - 2026.02
Agency Nurse
Newcross Agency
2023.09 - 2024.07
Clinical Nurse Lead Hospital@Home
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
2023.05 - 2023.09
Clinical Nurse Lead for Virtual Ward
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
2022.12 - 2023.05
Operational Team Lead
NHS Urgent Community Response, Central Sussex
2022.07 - 2022.12
Clinical Nurse Lead
NHS Responsive Services, Chichester
2021.11 - 2022.07
Community Team Lead
Fleet & Yateley Community Nursing Teams
2021.02 - 2021.10
IV Nurse Therapist
Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare
2019.10 - 2021.02
Charge Nurse
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
2018.05 - 2019.09
Charge Nurse
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
2016.01 - 2018.05
Community Staff Nurse
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
2014.01 - 2016.01
BSc - Adult Nursing Student
Teesside University
2011.01 - 2014.01
Access Programme - Higher Education (Health Pathway)
South Tyneside College
2010.01 - 2011.01
Security Officer/Store Detective and Training Officer
Advance Security UK Ltd
2008.01 - 2011.01
Security Officer
G4S Ltd
2007.01 - 2008.01
Factory Operative/Quality Control Operative
Libra Sea Foods Ltd, Jarrow
2006.01 - 2007.01