Georgia Shaw
Sheffield
Summary
Dedicated nurse team leader with a degree in adult nursing and over 10 years experience within the healthcare sector. Demonstrates a proven ability to lead teams, implement quality improvement initiatives and enhance operational efficiency. Committed to promoting a collaborative environment to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. Skilled in staff training, interdepartmental communication and strategic planning.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
25
25
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Pre-Assessment Nursing Team Lead
Spire Claremont Hospital
2024.12 - 2026.05
- Coordinating daily staffing schedules for nursing staff, ensuring optimal patient care delivery and workforce planning to maintain safe staffing levels.
- Collaboration with management to identify and implement process improvements, enhancing service delivery. Applying changes within clinics to make patient service more efficient, increasing capacity and reducing costs of overtime/bank requirements.
- Managed the pre-assessment department. Supervising a team of 10 nurses, ensuring high standards of patient care and compliance with care standards and protocols.
- Provided support to staff in addressing clinical concerns, patient care issues and complex care requirements. Identifying physical, social, and emotional needs of the community and developing comprehensive care plans accordingly to prioritise patient safety.
- Promoted effective communication among medical teams to ensure cohesive patient care. Leading weekly safety planning meetings and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient-centred care plans for throughout the patient hospital journey.
- Educating and delivering training sessions to clinical staff on triaging patient questionnaires. Ensuring patients receive accurate and appropriate assessments adapted to their clinical needs.
- Engaged in quality improvement initiatives such as QI projects to drive clinical excellence and promote succeeding quality and patient safety.
- Extensive involvement in data collection and information governance. Completing audits and applying action plans where required using SMART goals. Handling Datix’s to investigate departmental incidents which have occurred.
Pre-Assessment Staff Nurse
Spire Claremont Hospital
2022.06 - 2024.12
- Aptitude to identifying concerns / issues that arise for patients having elective procedures – ensuring patients are kept safe.
- Managing difficult conversations – particularly around cancellation of surgery to prevent perioperative complications.
- Care planning for physical, social, and emotional needs of individuals. By developing and implementing a plan of care that is individualised based on patient requirements and enhances patient recovery outcomes
- Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
Theatre Recovery Staff Nurse
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
2020.09 - 2022.06
- Completion of the Practice Assessor Programme. Facilitating mentoring and supervising of student nurses, supernumerary staff and HCA’s.
- Professional communication, including handover and escalation of patients both verbal and written. Using techniques such as SBAR
- Experience of coordinating department and team on duty (particularly during unsocial hours)
- Delivered comprehensive care to patients, ensuring adherence to best practices and protocols.
- Post surgery complication management and recognition of deteriorating patients – using various advanced tools and working calmly and professionally under pressure.
Education
Adult Nursing Degree -
University of Sheffield
Apprenticeship - LEAP - Level 3
AC Training
Driving clinical Excellence in Practice
Spire Healthcare
2001.04 - 2026.03
Skills
Clinical decision making and critical thinking
Experience leading a team
Staff Training and education
Quality improvement initiatives
Effective interdepartmental communication
Data confidentiality GDPR
Strategic planning
Patient advocacy
Performance improvement
Conflict Resolution
Operational efficiency
Timeline
Pre-Assessment Nursing Team Lead
Spire Claremont Hospital
2024.12 - 2026.05
Pre-Assessment Staff Nurse
Spire Claremont Hospital
2022.06 - 2024.12
Theatre Recovery Staff Nurse
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
2020.09 - 2022.06
Driving clinical Excellence in Practice
Spire Healthcare
2001.04 - 2026.03
Adult Nursing Degree -
University of Sheffield
Apprenticeship - LEAP - Level 3
AC Training