Esther Opeyemi Ayodapo
OOxford
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
03.2025 - 10.2025
- Administered comprehensive patient care, ensuring adherence to established protocols and standards.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for diverse patient populations.
- Monitored patient progress and responded promptly to changes in condition, enhancing overall safety and comfort.
- Educated patients and families on health management practices, promoting informed decision-making and self-care strategies.
- Implemented evidence-based nursing interventions that improved patient outcomes and satisfaction levels significantly.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, fostering trust and open communication during challenging times.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills while juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Acted as a patient advocate, ensuring their needs were met and their rights protected throughout their healthcare journey.
- Educated patients on self-care management, empowering them to take an active role in their overall health and wellbeing.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans for optimal outcomes.
- Participated in regular staff meetings to share best practices, address challenges, and foster collaboration among team members.
- Exhibited strong critical thinking skills when assessing complex medical situations and determining appropriate interventions.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of care plans regularly, making adjustments as needed based on individual patient needs and progress toward goals.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for comprehensive patient assessments and treatment plans.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
- Coordinated discharge planning with case managers to ensure seamless transitions of care from the hospital to home or other facilities.
Staff Nurse
Federal Teaching Hospital Ido - Ekiti
01.2009 - 08.2023
- Provided comprehensive assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
- Educated the patient on any pre-operative instructions leading up the surgery.
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment and maintained patient flow.
- Took and recorded patients’ temperature, pulse, blood pressure and other vital signs.
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
- Monitored the patient and addressing any signs of clinical deterioration.
- Provided wound assessment, dressing and coordinate involvement of other medical team (TVN, Amputee Nurses etc.).
- Instructed the patients and family on appropriate discharge orders.
- Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines.
- Actively participated in department-based Auditing and Quality Assurance Programs.
- Provided palliative care in out-patient settings ranging from assessment to development and implementation of care plans.
- Collaborated with other medical personnels for optimum patient care
- Bed Capacity: 400
Staff Nurse
Ajike Sanda Hospital
07.2006 - 11.2008
- Greeted patients, performed patient assessments, noted physical and mental condition of patients through observation and interviews, document data in the system and worked with team to develop patient care plans.
- Assisted the medical team in the assessment, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients.
- Notified significant changes in patients’ condition and potential implications, took remedial action as appropriate.
- Triaged patients based on healthcare need.
- Developed and implemented an individual care plan for patients.
- Acute wound care which includes suturing of laceration, immobilizing fractured bones, and wound dressing.
- Serves as patient’s advocate in ensuring safety and timely care delivery.
- Provided training and mentorship for practical nurses.
- Ensured appropriate referral where necessary and promoted care between and among health care agencies through improved communication mechanisms.
- Bed Capacity: 100
Education
Bachelor of Nursing Science - undefined
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria11.2019
Registered Midwife Certificate - undefined
School of Midwifery
UCH, Ibadan, Nigeria11.2008
Registered Nurse Certificate - undefined
School of Nursing, Seventh Day Adventist
Ile-Ife Osun, Nigeria11.2005
Senior Secondary School Cert - undefined
Ido - Ito High school
Erunmu, Oyo State, Nigeria09.2002
Skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Effective record keeping
- Work without direct supervision
- Good IT skills
- Evidence-Based practise
- Communication skills
- Motivated in developing new skills
- Maintain safe & clean work environment
- Oxygen delivery device
- Suctioning machine
- Pulse oximeter
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Nebulizer
- Electrocardiogram
- Feeding pump
- Glucometer
- IV equipment
- Cardiac monitor
- First aid kit
- Prosthetic devices (canes, walkers, wheel chairs)
Certification
- Country: United Kingdom
- Licensure Body / Examination: Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Status: In-progress
- Country: Nigeria
- Licensure Body / Examination: Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria
- Status: Active
- OCCUPATIONAL ENGLISH TEST (OET)
- Registration number: 2006/01464/E
- Candidate Number: 200268307
- Date taken: 2023-10-28
- Listening: 370
- Reading: 370
- Writing: 320
- Speaking: 370
- CBT: YES
- DECISION LETTER: YES
- OSCE: YES
- Licensed [Job Title] - [Timeframe]
References
To be supplied on request
TRAININGS/SEMINARS
- Leadership and Management in Health (University of Washington) 2022
- Medico-Surgical Nursing Update CPD (Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria) 2017
- Medico-Surgical Nursing CPD (Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria) 2013
- Nursing Practice High performance Program (ROVA Healthcare Executives) 2010
- Occupational health nursing course (Institute of occupational Health, Ibadan) 2008
- Family planning Training (University college hospital Ibadan, Nigeria) 2007
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
03.2025 - 10.2025
Staff Nurse
Federal Teaching Hospital Ido - Ekiti
01.2009 - 08.2023
Staff Nurse
Ajike Sanda Hospital
07.2006 - 11.2008
Bachelor of Nursing Science - undefined
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Registered Midwife Certificate - undefined
School of Midwifery
Registered Nurse Certificate - undefined
School of Nursing, Seventh Day Adventist
Senior Secondary School Cert - undefined
Ido - Ito High school