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Jessica King

Baldock,Hertfordshire

Summary

Dedicated registered nurse with extensive experience in patient examinations, treatment planning and medicine management. Proficient in subcutaneous and intramuscular injections, syringe driver management, and medical record-keeping. Skilled in health risk assessments, wound dressings, infection control, ileostomy management, and basic life support. Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, effective time management, and compassionate care. Experienced in managing palliative patients, crisis intervention, health education, and safeguarding procedures. I have extensive experience working with patients suffering with substance abuse issues alongside mental health conditions within an acute setting. Experienced in de-escalation and managing conflict alongside difficult conversations.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work history

Disability assessor

Serco
Remote
2025.11 - Current

Using clinical experience to assess how health conditions impact activities of daily living via telephone assessment. Using this information I am responsible for producing structured, evidence based reports.

  • Contributing to Department for Work and Pensions' health and care decisions
  • Perform telephone assessments to determine impact of health conditions on daily activities
  • Monitored and reported on individual's activity capabilities
  • Interpreted clinical information and assessed supporting evidence
  • Produced thorough 3,000-4,000-word evidence summaries for multiple claimants each day
  • Provided detailed evidence to support DWP decision-making processes
  • Enhanced understanding of less familiar health conditions
  • Conducted in-depth disability assessments for effective case determinations
  • Enhanced patient trust through clear communication about procedures and outcomes
  • Enhanced service quality through current knowledge of disability legislation and guidelines
  • Compiled detailed reports following each assessment to guide decision-making processes
  • Demonstrated professionalism in challenging conversations with distressed individuals
  • Shared professional insights and experiences in team meetings
  • Facilitated clear patient communication to better understand conditions
  • Ensured full compliance with statutory requirements
  • Implemented good clinical practices to ensure high-quality service
  • Applied medical knowledge to make fair, objective assessments
  • Ensured patient records remained confidential by adhering to data protection guidelines
  • Efficiently managed paperwork supporting disability assessments
  • Promoted trust and respect by upholding ethical standards in assessments

Aesthetic Nurse

Skinfinity
Baldock, Hertfordshire
2024.12 - Current
  • Carry out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.

Disability Assessor

Capita
Gresham Street , London
2023.04 - 2024.01
  • Contributing to Department for Work and Pensions' health and care decisions
  • Perform telephone assessments to determine impact of health conditions on daily activities
  • Monitored and reported on individual's activity capabilities
  • Interpreted clinical information and assessed supporting evidence
  • Produced thorough 3,000-4,000-word evidence summaries for multiple claimants each day
  • Provided detailed evidence to support DWP decision-making processes
  • Enhanced understanding of less familiar health conditions
  • Conducted in-depth disability assessments for effective case determinations
  • Enhanced patient trust through clear communication about procedures and outcomes
  • Enhanced service quality through current knowledge of disability legislation and guidelines
  • Compiled detailed reports following each assessment to guide decision-making processes
  • Demonstrated professionalism in challenging conversations with distressed individuals
  • Shared professional insights and experiences in team meetings
  • Facilitated clear patient communication to better understand conditions
  • Ensured full compliance with statutory requirements
  • Implemented good clinical practices to ensure high-quality service
  • Applied medical knowledge to make fair, objective assessments
  • Ensured patient records remained confidential by adhering to data protection guidelines
  • Efficiently managed paperwork supporting disability assessments
  • Promoted trust and respect by upholding ethical standards in assessments

REGISTERED STAFF NURSE

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
2021.10 - 2023.04
  • Maintains continued personal development through regular training and post qualifying preceptorship training
  • Supports Charge Nurse in delivering effective, efficient care for full wards in line with quality-of-care standards
  • Prepares patients for clinical procedures, providing reassurance and practical advice to ease concerns
  • Performs in-depth prevention assessments, maintaining patient health and safety
  • Collates medical data for patient records, maintaining strict confidentiality
  • Works with a consistently positive, friendly bedside manner to enhance patient experiences at difficult times
  • Works with meticulous accuracy in administering patient medication, ensuring correct, appropriate doses
  • Demonstrates compassionate communication skills, empathetically delivering difficult news to patients and families
  • Monitors patients' health by performing regular observations
  • Monitors patient conditions closely, escalating and recording signs of deterioration as required
  • Evaluates patient symptoms and condition to plan effective recovery programs for timely discharge
  • Conducts cleaning and sanitisation tasks, keeping clean and safe environments for patients, staff and visitors
  • Builds appropriate relationships with patients by providing continuous support whilst delivering the best possible care
  • Keeps patient records, medical information and personal records in line with NMC and trust policy
  • Communicates with patients about healthcare needs and difficulties, offering advice and promoting health
  • Communicates and works well within a multidisciplinary team setting
  • Provides patients with updates on medical or physical condition developments when requested by doctors
  • Communicates with employees on individual cases to resolve patient issues and provide effective solutions
  • Monitors patient health, behavioural and physical changes to improve and update care plans
  • Educates and advised patients on how to prevent and improve various physiological and psychological conditions.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Adult Nursing

University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield
2021-01

Higher Education Diploma - Nursing and Midwifery

North Hertfordshire College
Stevenage
2018-01

Skills

  • Patient A- E examinations
  • Care and treatment planning
  • Medicine stock management
  • Medicine administration using Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration system
  • Subcutaneous and Intramuscular Injections
  • Setting up, administering and monitoring syringe drivers
  • Medical record-keeping using Nervecentre system
  • Health risk assessments inclusive of Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment scoring and Smoking Cessation
  • Leg ulcer and wound dressings
  • Aseptic Technique
  • Infection Control
  • Ileostomy management
  • Moving and Handling
  • Personal care
  • Basic Life support
  • Observation monitoring
  • Nasogastric tube management including feeding and medical administration
  • ECG and cardiac monitoring
  • Checking and recording patient blood glucose levels
  • Administering Insulin
  • Treating patients for Hypoglycemia in accordance to trust policy guidance
  • Managing palliative patients
  • Uses SBAR to escalate patients and handover effectively
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Effective time management
  • Manages groups of patients
  • Looked after Covid positive patients in both ward and critical care settings
  • Effective case management
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Health education
  • NHS system familiarity
  • Catheter care
  • Behaviour management
  • Effective communication
  • Healthcare policy awareness
  • Safeguarding procedures
  • Compassionate care
  • Empathy and understanding
  • Palliative Care
  • Mental health support
  • Recording data
  • Calm under pressure

Languages

English

Personal Information

Timeline

Disability assessor

Serco
2025.11 - Current

Aesthetic Nurse

Skinfinity
2024.12 - Current

Disability Assessor

Capita
2023.04 - 2024.01

REGISTERED STAFF NURSE

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
2021.10 - 2023.04

Higher Education Diploma - Nursing and Midwifery

North Hertfordshire College

Bachelor of Science - Adult Nursing

University of Hertfordshire
Jessica King