Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
My Nursing Career
Timeline
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Elaine Rolfe

Elaine Rolfe

Practice Nurse
Exeter,Devon

Summary

Highly skilled healthcare professional with extensive expertise in primary care nursing, chronic disease management, and patient health assessments. Demonstrates proficiency in healthcare regulation compliance, infection prevention and control, and advanced clinical decision-making. Adept at delivering empathetic caregiving, therapeutic engagement, and patient education approaches while maintaining strict patient confidentiality. Experienced in immunisation administration, wound care techniques, spirometry testing, and diabetes health checks. Committed to ethical practice compliance and professional development with a focus on enhancing patient outcomes through accurate record-keeping and effective time management.

Particular interest in Women's Health and Respiratory conditions

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior / Lead Practice Nurse

Brent Area Medical Centre
East Brent, Somerset
10.2021 - Current
  • Offers advice on lifestyle changes for improved patient well-being.
  • Offers support during diagnostic tests, easing patient apprehensions.
  • Conducts health assessments for early detection of potential health issues.
  • All LTC review
  • Diabetes up to insulin initiation but including GLP-1 management
  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Womens health, HRT and Menopause management and support
  • Contraception
  • Cervical screening
  • Coil checks and coil removal
  • Ring pessary removal and replacement
  • Wound care
  • Leg ulcer care
  • All immunisation and vaccination programmes
  • All routine injections
  • All hormonal injections
  • All treatment room duties
  • Foreign Travel Advice and vaccinations
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Spirometry, screening and diagnostic testing

Locum Practice Nurse

Self employed
07.2013 - Current

All Practice Nurse duties as current.

I have worked in very many surgeries all over the country as a locum.

I am very adaptable and resourceful and able to 'hit the ground running'.

As part of my extensive locum experience and have worked and continue to work as required at the Clocktower Surgery in Exeter, Devon.

This surgery is exclusively for homeless and vulnerably housed where I have gained a great deal of knowledge working with drug and alcohol addiction and mental health issues.


I have mentored new Practices Nurses and helped train in Childhood vaccinations, respiratory conditions and Cervical Smear supervision.

Registered Nurse

Various
03.1988 - Current

I qualified in 1984 as an Enrolled Nurse1988 as a Registered General Nurse

I worked in various roles

Orthopaedics

A&E

Gynaecology

General Nusing

Community Nursing

Bank Nursing

Agency Nursing

Practice Nursing, starting in 1991

Respiratory Specialist Nurse Somerset 2011-12

Lead Practice nurse

Wyndham House surgery
Exeter, Devon
02.2018 - 08.2021

As current

Lead practice nurse

DR A RENOUF
Exeter, Devon
03.2010 - 07.2013

As current

Lead Practice Nurse

DR H Sheridan Sampford Peverell
Tiverton, Devon
01.2006 - 04.2009

as current

Education

Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate - Nursing

Nuffield Orthopadic Centre
Oxford, Oxfordshire
09.1980 - 06.1982

Enrolled Nurse - Nursing

West Berkshire School of Nursing
Reading, Berkshire
09.1982 - 07.1984

Registered General Nurse - Nursing

West Berkshire School of Nursing
Reading Berkshire
02.1987 - 02.1988

Skills

  • Healthcare regulation compliance
  • Empathetic caregiving
  • Child immunisation knowledge
  • Adult immunisation knowledge
  • Spirometry testing
  • Flu vaccination administration
  • Surgical aftercare assistance
  • Patient confidentiality understanding
  • GP practice software proficiency
  • Therapeutic engagement
  • Diabetes health checks
  • Non-Judgemental attitude
  • Stress tolerance in emergencies
  • Patient education approaches
  • Venepuncture proficiency
  • Multi-Patient management
  • Infection prevention awareness
  • Health education delivery
  • Ethical practice compliance
  • Wound care techniques
  • Electronic medical record usage
  • Leadership in nursing
  • Immunisation administration
  • Travel health advice
  • Adaptability to changing situations
  • Blood pressure measurement
  • Compassionate patient interaction
  • Nursing protocol development
  • Medication Administration
  • Clinical decision-making
  • Chronic disease management
  • Healthcare management
  • Wound dressing
  • Emotional resilience
  • Basic Life Support Certification
  • Asthma reviews
  • Suture removal
  • Patient advocacy
  • Assertiveness
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Team Leadership
  • Care planning
  • Disease prevention
  • Clinical evaluation
  • Primary Care nursing
  • Medical recordkeeping
  • Patient management
  • Professional Development
  • Empathetic communication
  • Timely response
  • Patient health assessments
  • Clinical assessments
  • Advanced knowledge
  • Clinical excellence
  • Diabetes management
  • Patient treatments
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Effective time management
  • Accurate record-keeping
  • Training development
  • Patient examinations
  • Chronic condition management
  • Patient assessments

Affiliations

  • Away from work I enjoy spending time with my partner, grown children and grandchildren.I am a keen knitter, cook, reader. Love travelling and exploring new places.

Accomplishments

    I have maintained my CPD over the years.

    I have qualifications in COPD, Asthma, Menopause and HRT, plus all mandatory training for my role.

    I have several years of experience working with homeless and vulnerable housed and have a good knowledge of mental health care

    I completed the General Practice Nurse training course in 2006

    I regularly attend training courses and study days in various relevent subjects

Certification

Registered General Nurse 82E2353E

My Nursing Career

My nursing career spans nearly 45 years.

During that time I have experienced and achieved so much.

I have had various nursing roles

From general hospital nursing

A&E ( various units and hospitals)

District Nursing

Practice nursing

Working with homeless and vulnerably housed for many years on and off for the Clocktower Surgery, and still help out when required, as a Practice nurse, and have good experience of mental health issues, drug abuse and alcohol abuse

I feel I am a versatile , very experienced 'all rounder'

Good IT skills and well versed with Emis and System1

I have decided at this time in my career I want more flexibility and have decided to work solely as a Locum Practice nurse.

I can offer a wealth of years of experience adn turn my hand and knowledge to almost anything.

I am flexible and reliable.

I look forward to working with you.


Elaine Rolfe


Timeline

Senior / Lead Practice Nurse

Brent Area Medical Centre
10.2021 - Current

Lead Practice nurse

Wyndham House surgery
02.2018 - 08.2021

Locum Practice Nurse

Self employed
07.2013 - Current

Lead practice nurse

DR A RENOUF
03.2010 - 07.2013

Lead Practice Nurse

DR H Sheridan Sampford Peverell
01.2006 - 04.2009

Registered Nurse

Various
03.1988 - Current

Registered General Nurse - Nursing

West Berkshire School of Nursing
02.1987 - 02.1988

Enrolled Nurse - Nursing

West Berkshire School of Nursing
09.1982 - 07.1984

Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate - Nursing

Nuffield Orthopadic Centre
09.1980 - 06.1982
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