Diane Johnson

• Immunisation assessments and conducting vaccination clinics , protecting against contagious diseases in the workplace for over 6000 employees.
• Conducting regular health and safety audits for safer work environment.
• Monitoring employees' exposure to hazardous substances, mitigating risk of related illness or injury.
• Handling confidential medical records securely maintaining trust between employees and employer.
• Educated staff about potential occupational hazards, resulting in fewer accidents on premises.
• Conducting pre-employment assessments ensuring fit-for-duty status of new hires.
• Advising on suitable ergonomic solutions resulting in reduction of musculoskeletal disorders amongst employees.
• Participating in health education programmes and nurse education activities in clinical settings.
• Inspiring behavioural change to improve workplace safety and regulatory compliance.

Agency Cover Midwife - providing antenatal/intrapartum and postnatal care to local hospitals requiring staff shortfall cover. Main units include Oldham Royal hospital, North Manchester general, and Wakefield PInderfields. Shifts currently worked around part-time substantive post at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Rotational Midwife, utilizing all existing midwifery skills, providing antenatal/intrapartum/postnatal care assessing health and wellbeing expectant of expectant mothers in a busy maternity unit conducting 6000 deliveries per annum - serving a diverse multi ethnic socio economic community, with a relatively high proportion of high risk pregnancies.

• Particular focus on effective communication according to individuals' needs by ensuring active listening with non judgmental approach and adapting communication style to suit the individual
• Applied in-depth knowledge by monitoring state of mother and fetus to limit and manage health complications and provide safe environment during labour.
• Worked closely with multi disciplinary team to maintain optimum levels of communication for effective and efficient completion of care plans.
• Ensure patients are kept fully informed to ease anxiety and ensure informed consent obtained at all times.

Band 6 Midwife/Fertility Nurse working within a diverse multi ethnic/cultural catchment area; providing antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care to women and their families, encompassing high and low risk pregnancies - with extensive experience of holistic woman centered care/management; client education and staff development which includes all Midwifery disciplines.

Providing a holistic approach to infertility investigation, treatment and early pregnancy trough compassionate, informed and evidence based practice for clients at a vulnerable time in their lives. Working as part of and liaising with a multi-professional team, whose focus is on delivering a high standard of care.

Providing emotional support, counselling and preparation for clients undergoing IVF and other various forms of fertility treatment; investigations, failed treatment and pregnancy loss.

Maintaining accurate and contemptuous written and IT documentation, with sound knowledge of SOP's and current legislation relevant to this role.

Working within a diverse multi-ethnic/cultural catchment area - caring for mothers and babies during pregnancy, delivery and the puerperium; adopting a holistic approach. Assessing planning and implementing evidence based care. Leading and coordinating Midwifery colleagues, students (inc mentorship) and other staff.

Monitoring maternal and fetal/neonatal well being during the ante/postnatal period - identifying safeguarding issues, implementing protocol pertaining to venerable client groups, and liaising with various multidisciplinary agencies.

Conducting antenatal clinics at attached GP surgeries, and postnatal care in the community home visits including home deliveries.

Managing all aspects of care on the ante/postnatal wards and delivery suite. Assisting in theatre with Caesarean sections and obstetric procedures. Teaching parenting skills and encouraging and promoting breastfeeding. Counselling clients and supporting distressed bereaved parents.

Using information technology to access and update client information. Assisting with audit and service quality control.

Maintaining midwifery competencies within a private hospital setting and adherence to a high level patient trust and confidentiality, particularly pertaining to high profile clients. I continue to work Bank shifts at the Portland on a ad hoc basis.

Maintaining all Midwifery competencies through regular bank shifts, mainly in the Day Assessment unit. In charge of conducting antenatal observations and assessment/triaging of normal and high risk clients. Augumenting labour, pre operative preparation of women for planned caesarean sections; including phlebotomy and vaginal speculum examination.

Planning and implementing prescribed care, and participating in teaching Midwives, Student Midwives, Nurses and Student Nurses, Medical students and Health care assistants.

Managing normal and high risk deliveries, including twin births, assisting with instrumental deliveries, and attending C-Sections.

Performing and suturing episiotomies; managing epidural analgesia, siting IV canulae, and setting up IV infusions.

Caring for postoperative clients, removing sutures and drains; setting up and priming syringe drivers.

Maintaining accurate clinical and administrative records. Networking information and liaising closely with staff and other agencies to ensure continuity and progression of client care.

Undertaking a full range of Midwifery clinical duties as outlined, in various central London Maternity NHS hospitals; mainly the Hommerton, Whittington and UCH.

Coordinating antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care in a busy unit which had a delivery suite of 15 beds and 12,000 deliveries per year. Responding to the challenge of working in a multi-national environment, recognizing and also respecting the ethnic and cultural needs of clients. Leading, supervising, teaching and supporting a multi-national Nursing and Midwifery team.

Gaining specialist experience in high risk care and dealing with obstetric emergencies due to the poor physical condition of some mothers and high parity.

Working as a newly qualified named Midwife in all Midwifery disciplines. Rotating within the maternity unit and coordinating client care in a 25 bed ante/postnatal ward.

Assessing, planning and implementing evidence based care, taking full account of each clients physical, psychological, social and cultural needs. Supporting clients from ethnic minority groups and ensuring their needs were met. Participating in clinical research studies.

Completing a comprehensive academic based degree course, including the additional module - The practitioner as educator.

Scrubbing, Circulating for general children's theatre, including endoscopy/colonoscopy. Supporting clients prior to and after surgery; recovering patients and organizing safe transfer back to the ward.

Completing a comprehensive course of research based training.