GEORGE KIRUBI
Shirley, Southampton,Hampshire
Summary
Registered nurse with a strong background in emergency, critical care, and staff nurse settings. Delivers patient-centered care through accurate assessment, medication administration, wound care, monitoring for deterioration, and clear clinical documentation while supporting safe treatment delivery and coordinated care with medical teams.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
University Hospital Southampton
Southampton, Hampshire
02.2025 - Current
- Managed emergency situations with professionalism, administering immediate care and coordinating with medical teams to ensure patient safety.
- Carefully monitored, recorded and reported changes in patient symptoms to deliver best care practices.
- Worked with a consistently positive, friendly bedside manner to enhance patient experiences during difficult times.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients following prescribed healthcare plans.
- Monitored patient conditions closely, reporting and recording signs of deterioration for swift action.
- Performed wound care procedures, applying dressings and monitoring for signs of infection to promote healing.
- Documented patient care services by charting in patient and department records accurately.
Emergency Nurse
United Nation Staff Hospital
12.2018 - 09.2024
- 1. Provide a high standard of care for patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for individual patients
- 2. Handover and receive accurate reports on the progress of patients, reporting immediately any changes in the patients' condition
- To the senior trained nurse on duty, or the medical staff as appropriate.
- 3. Carry out all aspects of nursing care, treatments and procedures within agreed policies and procedures
- 4. Collaborate and work with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that treatments are carried out in compliance to the policies and
- Procedures.
- 5. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records using electronic medical records (EMRs) patient observations, treatment, and
- Patient/family care.
- 6. Receive patients and their relatives in a calm, courteous and reassuring manner, participate in providing information and support.
- 7. Ensure Patient confidentiality is maintained in compliance to the Nursing charter and the UN Medical Documentation charter
- 8. Take lead in the checking and administration of prescribed drugs (including controlled drugs) and any other prescribed
- Substances with precision, in compliance to the drug administration policy.
- 9. To participate in the checking and administration of intravenous drugs and fluids having demonstrated relevant knowledge and
- Competence and been authorized by Sister/Charge Nurse or Senior Nurse.
- 10. Knowledge of medical equipment used in emergency care, ensuring functionality and readiness. This includes performing
- Regular checks and reporting any defects.
- 11. Proficiency in handling untoward events, completing incident forms, and participating in safety reviews to promote a safe and
- Accountable working environment e.g. fire, water spillage.
- 12. Ensure compliance with Infection Control standards, in line with Trust Policy
- 13. To attend meetings on matters related to the ward/unit.
- 14. Take lead and keep up to date with clinical developments and participate in innovation and change
- 15. Facilitate orientation and in-service training of new staff and the appraisal of learners.
- 16. To take on a specific area of interest / project / audit / link role and develop resources for this.
- 17. Keep abreast on recent best scientific practices in cardiac and traumatic arrest procedures.
- 18. Take charge of Emergency department sections of the department when required
- 19. Retain proficiency and maintain competence in specialized skills required at the Emergency Department, e.g. suturing
- Canulation, application of POP, assisting RSI.
- 20. Ensure timely Medical Evacuation procedures by Road, Air or Sea
- 21. Responds to emergency calls during outside office hours when necessary and assists Medical Doctors in providing adequate
- Care.
- 22. Give first aid and provide training to the staff and their recognized dependents over the phone before emergency team arrives
- 23. Performs diagnostic and screening tests such as: ECG, rapid laboratory tests as required.
- 24. Facilitates referral to the UN Medical Doctor or to an outside physician, as required.
- 25. Ensures preparedness of staff travelling on missions or reassignments, appropriate vaccine, instructions on malaria prophylaxis
- And other travel-related ailments.
- 26. Assists in providing health education and health promotion programs.
- 27. Participates in work environment assessment, e.g. office ergonomics, and addresses other occupational health issues
- International Non Governmental Organization
- Employer address: Box 551, Sanaa, Yemen
- Reporting to (job title): Health Services Manager
- Telephone: +967739111269
- Grade: Profesional Level 2, Grade 8
- Salary: £4500
- Period of notice: 1 Month
- Reason for leaving (if applicable): The security situation in Yemen and the Middle East is currently getting worse and too unpredictable with the fighting and retaliations ongoing. I felt unsafe as it gets more dangerous and required to seek a job where I will feel safe
Medical Emergency Response Nurse & Medical Trainer
United Nations Staff Hospital
05.2014 - 11.2018
- A. Provide daily 24hrs emergency medical coverage for UN and INGO staff
- B. Support the development of the emergency medicine capacity of medical facilities within the humanitarian hubs of assignment
- C. Provide ongoing emergency first aid training to UN and INGO staff and conduct theoretical lectures on Basic First Aid (BFA)
- Activities during SSAFE trainings
- D. Assist with UN planning for response to a mass casualty incident and medical evacuation by supporting Security Officers with
- Drafting and updating mass casualty and medical evacuation plans.
- E. Develop emergency medical training initiatives within national medical facilities at the humanitarian hubs of assignment
- F. Perform medical briefing for incoming staff
- G. Provide 24/7 emergency medical intervention to all UN staff and to INGOs
- H. Conduct at-least two medical training sessions per month, per location. One monthly session will involve local capacity building
- For health institutions.
- I. Assist with mass casualty training/exercises at UN compounds at locations.
- J. Assist DSS Officers in drafting and updating mass casualty and medical evacuation plans.
- K. Monitoring and Progress Controls
- L. Paramedics/nurses will provide the secretary with a weekly and monthly morbidity report which will include the following
- Information: Medevacs, National Medical Capacity Building projects.
- M. Conduct at least two (2) medical training sessions per month, per location. One monthly session will involve local
- N. Capacity building for health institutions on basic emergency techniques as outlined in the WHO
- O. Provide intravenous and Intra-osseous infusion, Emergency airway - needle cricothyrotomy, Needle Chest decompression
- Spinal immobilization using C-collar, head blocks, spinal board, Apply traction splint for lower limb closed fractures, Use of
- Asherman dressing (or similar) for open pneumothorax injury
- P. Appropriately manage Traumatic Brain Injury with evidence of raised intracranial pressure
- Q. Appropriately manage casualty with large surface area burns for protracted period
- R. Appropriately manage casualties with traumatic injuries including fractures, blast injury, crush injury, drowning/near drowning
- Open abdominal injuries etc.
- S. Supervise practical Medical First Responder and Mass Casualty Incident exercises and conduct debriefings during the SSAFE
- Training.
- T. Conduct theoretical lectures as well as organize and supervise practical trainings on the United Nations Emergency Trauma Bag -
- Security Team (ETB-ST).
- U. Organize and conduct Mass Casualty Incident trainings (both table-top and drills).
- V. Training security & Close protection officers on tactical medical response
- International Non Governmental Organization
- Employer address: Mogadishu UNSOS Compound, Aden Adde International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia OR Nairobi Support Office, UNON, UN Avenue, Block D5, PO Box 28832, Nairobi, Kenya
- Reporting to (job title): Emergency Physician
- Telephone: +254204183640/2
- Grade: International Specialist
- Salary: 2700
- Period of notice: N/A
- Reason for leaving (if applicable): An amazing role to join the United Nations in Yemen as an emergency nurse during the peak of the fighting was an offer I did not hesitate to respond to emergencies and support the medical response capabilities
Clinic Nurse
UN, Joint Medical Service
12.2013 - 04.2014
- 1. Responds to Medical emergency calls in Gigiri and any Mass Casualties affecting UN in the entire region.
- 2. Assists Medical Officer in providing adequate care to patients.
- 3. Ensures effective liaison between patient and private doctor, paramedics, family members and colleagues as appropriate;
- 4. Visits hospitalized patients and writes medical reports, updates the UN doctor on patient's conditions.
- 5. Ensures that patients being evacuated have travel documents and books patients to the admitting hospitals
- 6. Performs diagnostic and screening tests such AS ECG, x-rays, laboratory and other tests as required.
- 7. Assesses needs of client visiting the walk-in clinic
- 8. Provides care/advice accordingly or facilitates referral to the UN Medical Officer or to an outside physician as indicated.
- 9. Conducts phlebotomy to client with proper sample identification and processing to the laboratory.
- 10. Ensures preparedness of staff traveling on mission or reassignment including administration of appropriate vaccine, instruction
- On malaria prophylaxis and other travel related ailments; Instructs on the content and potential of uses of the travel kit.
- 11. Assists in providing health education and participates in work environment, occupational health and other specific health issues.
- 12. Mans the 24 hours medical Situation Control Centre (SITCEN) on shift work rotation basis.
- 13. Drives the ambulance to and from the site of an emergency and to and from the Hospital in a safe responsive manner.
- 14. Performs other related duties as required.
- International Non Governmental Organization
- Employer address: P.O. Box 67578, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
- Reporting to (job title): Nurse Manager
- Telephone: +254207621266/+254724255378
- Grade: General Servise, Step 6
- Salary: £926
- Period of notice: N/A
- Reason for leaving (if applicable): A short term contract to cover a staff absence, and there was no expectation for contract extension. The joy for these particular role was exposure International Medical systems and i cherished it, 4 great months which have shaped my career in emergency medicine
Clinical Nurse
AAR Ambulance Rescue Services
Nairobi
01.2010 - 11.2013
- 1) Responds to Medical emergency calls and any Mass Casualties affecting in the entire region.
- 2) Ensures that patients being evacuated have travel documents and books patients to the admitting hospitals
- 3) Performs diagnostic and screening tests such As ECG, x-rays, laboratory and other tests as required.
- 4) Assesses needs of client visiting the walk-in clinic Provides care advice accordingly or facilitates referral to the
- 5) Conducts phlebotomy to client with proper sample identification and processing to the laboratory.
- 6) Ensures preparedness of staff traveling on mission or reassignment including administration of appropriate
- Vaccine, instruction on malaria prophylaxis and other travel related ailments Instructs on the content and potential of uses
- Of the travel kit.
- 7) Assists in providing health education and participates in work environment, occupational health and other specific
- Health issues
- 8) Mans the 24 hours medical Control Centre on shift work rotation basis.
- 9) Performs other related duties as required by supervisor
- 10) Perform Resuscitation on location of Ambulance call.
- 11) Transport patients safely by Road, Air or Motorbike
- Private Company
- Employer address: Box 41766, Nairobi, Kenya
- Reporting to (job title): Paramedic Nurse Manager
- Telephone: +254730655000/+254709701000
- Grade: General
- Salary: £700
- Period of notice: N/A
- Reason for leaving (if applicable): A job with the UN presented a new challenge and an opportunity to explore the international medical healthcare practice. Since my completion of studies, these was the first opportunity to work for an international company.
Critical Care Nurse
Aga Khan University Hospital
Nairobi
06.2006 - 12.2009
- 1. Managing patients requiring critical care in the Intensive Care Unit and the High Dependency Unit
- 2. Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions, evaluating and documenting patients' outcomes
- 3. Providing appropriate healthcare services using Evidence-Based Practice
- 4. Providing health education and counselling patients clients and community on identified health needs
- 5. Facilitating patients' admission and initiating discharge plans in a timely manner to avoid delays in admitting.
- 6. Maintaining records on patients' client's health condition and care and maintain highest expected levels of patient confidentiality
- 7. Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment
- 8. Collecting and compiling data.
- 9. Calculating and administering drugs
- 10. Responding to Code Blue in the whole hospital.
- 11. Resuscitation of casualties on arrival at the Casualty Department and Intensive Care Unit
- 12. Interpretation of vital signs, blood tests, symptoms, complaints.
- 13. Proper handling and undertaking timely resuscitative interventions.
- 14. Drug calculation and administration in the Intensive Care Unit/High Dependency Unit.
- 15. Handing over reports with particular interest on special communications and continuity of care
- 16. Resourceful in protocol development, evaluation, implementation and updating existing protocols
- 17. Facilitating staff training in all aspects of Critical Care Monitoring
- 18. Accurate & Timely Equipment care, Inventory and trouble shooting.
- 19. Responding to Emergency Resuscitation Codes/Calls in the Hospital.
- Private Hospital
- Employer address: Box 30270-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
- Reporting to (job title): Nursing Manager
- Telephone: +254203662000
- Grade: Junior Nurse
- Salary: £750
- Period of notice: N/A
- Reason for leaving (if applicable): My love for emergency nursing had now become deeply rooted and I wanted more, after working in the emergency department and the Critical Care Unit, I was attracted to the Pre Hospital role as an emergency nurse
Education
Registered Nurse - Adult - Full registration
09-2024
Diploma -
Nairobi, Kenya01-2006
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Clinical documentation
- Infection control
- Medication safety
- Care coordination
- Wound care
- ECG monitoring
- Medicine administration
Custom Section
Full time
Timeline
Staff Nurse
University Hospital Southampton
02.2025 - Current
Emergency Nurse
United Nation Staff Hospital
12.2018 - 09.2024
Medical Emergency Response Nurse & Medical Trainer
United Nations Staff Hospital
05.2014 - 11.2018
Clinic Nurse
UN, Joint Medical Service
12.2013 - 04.2014
Clinical Nurse
AAR Ambulance Rescue Services
01.2010 - 11.2013
Critical Care Nurse
Aga Khan University Hospital
06.2006 - 12.2009