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Chukwuma Raphael Okafor

Hatfield,Hertfordshire

Summary

Enthusiastic Student Nurse eager to pursue Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in hospital setting. Methodical and hardworking with strong attention to detail. Qualified to commence training to specialise in Surgical/Acute nursing.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Healthcare assistant

Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust
Hertfordshire , Hertfordshire
2023.01 - Current
  • Provided personalised care and support to vulnerable individuals, helping them retain maximum independence.
  • Safely escorted patients to and from medical appointments and hospital visits.
  • Provided compassionate personal care for elderly patients, offering support with washing, dressing and toileting.
  • Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
  • Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
  • Worked closely with nurses to maintain optimum levels of communication.

Student nurse

AMU 1 Lister Hospital
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
2024.01 - 2024.02
  • Reviewed charts, doctor notes and test results and registered data on computer system.
  • Monitored patient conditions, continuously assessing vitals to ensure ongoing quality care.
  • Monitored and maintained catheters, IVs and bandages.
  • Worked with family and carers to understand and assess patients' health needs.
  • Receive patients from Emergency department admit them and carried out patient assessments with minimal supervision.
  • Administered oxygen and medication with direct supervision of the nurse in charge or my supervisor.
  • Follow or complete the plan written on the patient's note and hand over to the next team using SBAR with minimum or no supervision

Student Nurse

Macmillian Centre (Oncology), Lister Hospital
Stevenage Hertfordshire , Hertfordshire
2023.11 - 2023.12
  • Performed daily health assessments and followed the specialised treatment plans and prepared the chemotherapy and immunotherapy medication with close supervision of my mentor.
  • Closely monitored and recorded patient vitals, cannulated patients with close supervision of my mentor.
  • Observed my supervisor or mentor administer the medication and treatment for patients according to care plans.
  • Worked with nurses, doctors, patient, family and carers to understand how to break difficult news using several models, mainly spike.

Student Nurse

Pirton Ward(HASU), Lister Hospital
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
2023.08 - 2023.09
  • Monitored patient conditions, continuously assessing vitals to ensure ongoing quality care.
  • Bathed, changed and fed patients with ailments and disabilities as a result of stroke.
  • Built clinical knowledge on managing patient with Stroke, Swallowing difficulties, Cough reflex, Communicating with dysphasia patients.
  • Management of aspiration pneumonia
    Complex moving and handling , Risk assessments, risk management.
  • Admissions and transfers, bed management and implementation of nerve centre.

Student Nurse

Endocrinology Lister Hospital
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
2023.06 - 2023.07
  • Monitored patient conditions, continuously assessing vitals to ensure ongoing quality care.
  • Bathed, changed and fed patients with disabilities like diabetic foot condition.
  • NEWS / ECG monitoring
    Fluid Balance- Nutritional assessment
    Wound care and tissue viability
    Blood sugar monitoring
    Assisting drugs within your limitations
    Maintaining accurate records
    Caring for the dying patient and performing last offices

Student Nurse

Haemodialysis Unit, St Albans City Hospital
St Albans, Hertfordshire
2023.02 - 2023.04
  • Built positive rapport with patients from various backgrounds.
  • Cared for patients with arterio-venous fistula and renal dialysis catheters
  • Set up the dialysis machine and cannulated patients using Aseptic Non-touch technique.
  • Monitored patient conditions, continuously assessing vitals to ensure ongoing quality care.

Territorial Manager

Greenlife Pharmaceutical Ltd
Calabar, Nigeria
2016.04 - 2022.09
  • · Contact new and existing customers to discuss their needs, and to explain how these needs could be met by specific products.
  • · Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
  • · Emphasize product features based on analyses of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.
  • · Maintain customer records, using automated systems.
  • · Prepare sales presentations to explain product specifications or applications.
  • · Provide feedback to product design teams so that products can be tailored to clients' needs.
  • · Complete expense reports, sales reports, or other paperwork.
  • · Visit establishments, such as pharmacies, to determine product sales.
  • · Train establishment personnel in equipment use.
  • Operated achieve targets while following regulations.
  • Received and processed stock using inventory management system.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.

Sales Representative

Huawei Technologies Co. Nig
Lagos, Lagos
04/2013 - 04/2016

• Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
• Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level.
• Instruct merchandisers on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.
• Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
• Collate daily reports from merchandisers which forms my weekly report.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield
2022.09 -

Master of Business Administration - Production

University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
2014.09 - 2016.10

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

University of Benin
Benin, Nigeria
2007.09 - 2011.11

GCSEs - English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physcis

Global Senior Secondary School
Onitsha
1999.09 - 2005.09

Skills

  • Safeguarding policy compliance
  • Hoist operation
  • Elderly care expertise
  • Data confidentiality
  • Team player
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Dementia care
  • Moving and handling
  • Confidence building
  • Venepuncture
  • Vital sign assessment
  • Catheter monitoring
  • Medication and dosage
  • Wound care
  • Catheter and wound care
  • Health assessments
  • Customer rapport
  • Change management
  • Conflict resolution
  • Democratic leadership
  • Coaching leadership
  • SMART goal setting
  • Transformational leadership
  • Brand management

Languages

English
Fluent

Timeline

Student nurse

AMU 1 Lister Hospital
2024.01 - 2024.02

Student Nurse

Macmillian Centre (Oncology), Lister Hospital
2023.11 - 2023.12

Student Nurse

Pirton Ward(HASU), Lister Hospital
2023.08 - 2023.09

Student Nurse

Endocrinology Lister Hospital
2023.06 - 2023.07

Student Nurse

Haemodialysis Unit, St Albans City Hospital
2023.02 - 2023.04

Healthcare assistant

Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust
2023.01 - Current

Master of Science - Nursing

University of Hertfordshire
2022.09 -

Territorial Manager

Greenlife Pharmaceutical Ltd
2016.04 - 2022.09

Master of Business Administration - Production

University of Lagos
2014.09 - 2016.10

Sales Representative

Huawei Technologies Co. Nig
04/2013 - 04/2016

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

University of Benin
2007.09 - 2011.11

GCSEs - English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physcis

Global Senior Secondary School
1999.09 - 2005.09
Chukwuma Raphael Okafor