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Claire Abbott

Swansea

Summary

Compassionate individual with a solid foundation in healthcare and patient care. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills and strong ability to work in team settings. Committed to enhancing patient well-being and providing high-quality care.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Practice Development Nurse

SBUHB
Swansea, City and County of Swansea
03.2024 - Current
  • Developing and delivering various training programmes across the Health Board
  • Leading on the OSCE training programme for mental health, ensuring IEN's can demonstrate the skills required to gain NMC registration in the UK.
  • Provide teaching and support in clinical areas, to ensure colleagues are competent in their roles.

Community Psychiatric Nurse

SBUHB
Swansea
08.2010 - 03.2024
  • Care Coordinator for a designated caseload of adults with severe and enduring mental health illnesses.
  • Assessing, implementing, and evaluating agreed care and treatment plans and implementing them.
  • Triaging referrals from GPs, providing advice to other professionals, carrying out urgent mental health assessments
  • Delivered and coordinated clinics, including Depot, Clozapine, Lithium and physical health screening clinics.
  • Supported Swansea University to interview and assess potential students for the Mental Health Pre-registration nursing degree.

Staff Nurse

SBUHB
Swansea
10.2008 - 08.2010
  • Provide treatment and care for a wide range of mental health illnesses in the environment of a busy mixed-gender adult acute admissions ward.
  • Act as a named nurse to a group of patients, responsible for assessing nursing care needs and developing and implementing a plan based upon the person's negotiated goals and relevant evidence-based interventions.
  • Administer medications, tend to wounds, especially those which were self-inflicted, change dressings, remove stitches, and intervene when a patient was attempting to end their life or harm themselves/others.
  • Lead for Health and Safety on the ward, which included auditing the ward's safety and presenting any identified issues to the senior management team

Education

BN(Hons) - Mental Health

Swansea University
Swansea
09.2004 - 09.2008

Skills

  • Outstanding communication
  • Teamwork
  • Self-motivation
  • Critical-thinking
  • Resilience under pressure
  • Positive attitude

Timeline

Practice Development Nurse

SBUHB
03.2024 - Current

Community Psychiatric Nurse

SBUHB
08.2010 - 03.2024

Staff Nurse

SBUHB
10.2008 - 08.2010

BN(Hons) - Mental Health

Swansea University
09.2004 - 09.2008

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