JAMIE MEADOWS
LIVERPOOL,MERSEYSIDE
Summary
A highly skilled professional with extensive expertise in paediatric surgical procedures across a number of surgical specialities. Demonstrates excellent communication skills across multidisciplinary teams and excels in critical thinking and decision-making under pressure. Proficient in de-escalation techniques, effective time management, and maintaining professionalism in high-stress environments. Committed to teaching and mentoring whilst being flexible and adaptable within the theatre environment and ever changing demands of healthcare. Career goals include advancing my own skills and enhancing patient care and safety through innovative practices.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
ADVANCED THEATRE PRACTITIONER
ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE
2021.09 - Current
- Coordinate emergency theatre lists by maintaining smooth service by organising workload in line with clinical priorities.
- Act as team leader and lead multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, efficient patient flow
- Make rapid clinical decisions, balancing urgency, staffing, and resources.
- Coordinating 2 Major Incidents using the Joint-Decision model, ensuring theatre, equipment and staff readiness for all incoming patients.
- Support staff development, mentorship, and performance reviews
- Liaised effectively with surgical teams, improving communication and collaboration within the theatre setting.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic patient care.
- Ensured the availability of all surgical equipment for successful operations.
- Assisted surgeons in complex surgical procedures, ensuring patient safety.
- Maintained a sterile theatre environment to prevent infection risks.
- Contribute to audits, service improvements, and SOP development
- Ensure compliance with WHO safety procedures and infection control standards
- Completed detailed documentation for accurate medical records.
- Safeguarded patient confidentiality in accordance with health service regulations.
- Contributed towards research studies related to operation theatre nursing practices, increasing knowledge within the field.
Theatre nurse
ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE
2020.04 - 2021.09
- Kept up-to-date knowledge of the latest nursing practices to provide the highest standards of care.
- Enhanced team efficiency by coordinating the availability of surgical equipment and theatre resources.
- Maintained a sterile environment for successful surgical procedures.
- Managed emergency situations effectively, ensuring patient safety at all times.
- Participated in training sessions, increasing proficiency in advanced surgical techniques.
- Assisted surgeons to facilitate smooth operations.
- Documented patient information to uphold hospital regulations and standards.
- Utilised specialised equipment during surgeries for precise results.
- Handled sensitive cases with empathy and compassion, improving patient experience.
- Prepared operating room for specific surgery requirements.
- Prevented theatre disruptions by stocking supplies and equipment in line with surgical needs.
- Prepared endoscopes, microscopes and lasers for surgeons to utilise during surgery.
- Maintained smooth service by organising workload in line with clinical priorities.
- Created safe environment for staff and patients by overseeing adherence to Covid-19 infection control measures.
- Helped deliver stabilising and life-saving treatments during medical emergencies.
- Dealt with emergencies with calm and composure.
- Handled patients' hygiene needs in support of personal dignity and optimum wellness.
- Oversaw, trained and mentored student and junior nursing staff.
Theatre nurse- Inpatient General Team
Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Liverpool, Merseyside
2018.09 - 2020.04
- Enhanced team efficiency by coordinating the availability of surgical equipment and resources.
- Maintained a sterile environment for successful surgical procedures.
- Documented patient information to uphold hospital regulations and standards.
- Assisted surgeons to facilitate smooth operations.
- Handled sensitive cases with empathy and compassion, improving patient experience.
- Liaised with doctors to discuss patient condition and treatment plans, ensuring coordinated care approach.
- Kept updated knowledge of latest nursing practices to provide superior care.
- Managed emergency situations effectively, ensuring patient safety at all times.
- Participated in training sessions, increasing proficiency in advanced surgical techniques.
- Utilised specialised equipment during surgeries for precise results.
- Evaluated theatre equipment to determine cleanliness and readiness for use.
- Controlled risk of infection by assisting with maintaining sterile field.
- Prepared operating room for specific surgery requirements.
- Prevented theatre disruptions by stocking supplies and equipment in line with surgical needs.
- Prepared endoscopes, microscopes and lasers for surgeons to utilise during surgery.
- Replenished operating rooms with linens and supplies to maintain consistent stock.
- Maintained smooth service by organising workload in line with clinical priorities.
- Helped deliver stabilising and life-saving treatments during medical emergencies.
- Dealt with emergencies with calm and composure.
- Handled patients' hygiene needs in support of personal dignity and optimum wellness.
- Oversaw, trained and mentored student and junior nursing staff.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing- Child
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool 2015.09 - 2018.08
Certificate of Higher Education - Principles of Scrub and Circulating Practice
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk 2021.02 - 2021.07
Skills
- Excellent communication skills across multidisciplinary teams
- Professionalism in work environment
- Clinical prioritisation
- Calm under pressure
- Critical thinking and decision-making under pressure/ in emergencies
- De-escalation and conflict resolution techniques
- Effective time management
- Flexible and adaptable
- Teaching and mentoring skills
- Basic life support training
- Paediatric Life support
- Excellent surgical procedure and equipment knowledge
- Paediatric surgery experience
- General surgical procedures- Including Neonatal, Upper Thoracic, Upper and Lower Gastroinstestinal, Laparoscopic, Surgical Oncology, Urology and Gynaecology
- Neurosurgical procedures
- Orthopaedics and Trauma procedures
- Burns and Plastics procedures
- Maxiofacial procedures- Including Dental and Cleft Palate procedures
- Ear, Nose and Throat Prosedures
- Oncology nursing
Affiliations
- Gym- Power Lifting and Hyrox
- Rugby Union- Versatility player
- Knitting
- Baking
Peer Support
I am the creator and admin of a local online peer support group for people living with Type 1 Diabetes, like myself.
We have social meet-ups as well as educational sessions facilitated by local hospitals to help support one another through lifelong illness.
This group also assisted The Royal Liverpool Hospital Diabetes team in altering how they deliver care to their young people and emerging adults clinic. This led to them being the 2017 QIC winner for "Diabetes Team Initiative of the Year- Children, Young people and Emerging Adults. Engaging to improve: Outcomes of the Young Adult Clinic Restructure".
I believe this group has created positive, lifelong connections for people who felt alone in their diagnosis, as well as offering advice and support to parents of young children living with the condition and providing reassurances in the face of the unknown.
Languages
Italian
Beginner
Spanish
Beginner
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
ADVANCED THEATRE PRACTITIONER
ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
2021.09 - Current
Certificate of Higher Education - Principles of Scrub and Circulating Practice
Edge Hill University
2021.02 - 2021.07
Theatre nurse
ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
2020.04 - 2021.09
Theatre nurse- Inpatient General Team
Alder Hey Children's Hospital
2018.09 - 2020.04
Bachelor of Science - Nursing- Child
Liverpool John Moores University
2015.09 - 2018.08