Joie Cabaya

• Coordinated specialized care across the pathway for individuals with chronic respiratory diseases. (For example, bronchiectasis, asthma, ILD, and COPD).

• Performed specialist respiratory assessment of patients with diverse, complex respiratory and multi-system pathologies across the patient pathway in a variety of settings across primary, community, and secondary care.

• Provided individualised treatment and management programme according to assessment findings.

• Supported initiatives such as the primary care COPD Care Package, community virtual ward, admission avoidance, early/supported discharge, pulmonary rehabilitation, smoking cessation, completion of the COPD Discharge Bundle, diagnostic spirometry, and local voluntary groups.

• Provided specialist support to wards, clinics and community teams for respiratory disease – this may include nurse-led / MDT clinics and long term case management for a specified caseload of patients.

• Maintained and developed communication pathways both within the hospital and the community to enable a fast and appropriate service for respiratory patients.

• Delivering high quality care to critically-ill Level 2 and 3 patients in need of specialised care, including ventilator management, in-depth wound care, rehabilitation, and hemofiltration.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
• Prompt referral to nurse-in-charge and medical team any signs of deterioration.
• Managing quality care for post-operative patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease, and liver transplant.
• Collaborating with MDT to provide holistic care and timely and safe discharge from ICU to ward.
• Evaluating healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Administering medications and treatment to patients and monitoring responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Updating patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments. Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.

• Providing exceptional care to Level 2 and 3 critically-ill patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care, rehabilitation, and haemofiltration.
• Liaising with medical team to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Prompt referral to nurse-in-charge and medical team any signs of deterioration.
• Managing quality care for post-operative patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease, and liver transplant.
• Collaborating with MDT to provide holistic care and timely and safe discharge from ICU to ward.
• Evaluating healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
• Administering medications and treatment to patients and monitoring responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Updating patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.

• Cared for patients who are having elective (planned) brain or spine neurosurgery and also for epileptic patients admitted for neurotelemetry monitoring.
• Evaluated condition of patients and effectiveness of care provided.
• Managed pre-operative and post-operative patients and managed post surgical complications utilising hospital escalation protocol.
• Liaised with multidisciplinary team for holistic care approach and effective patient discharge.
• Acted as patient's advocate to medical team.
• Provided respect and maintained patient's dignity and support to their family.
• Mentored nursing students, newly qualified nurses and new staff.
• Adhered to NMC Code.

• Performed thorough head to toe assessment.
• Prompt referral to medical team any signs of patient deterioration.
• Prepared patient for various investigations like Ultra Sound, Echo, CT scan, MRI, Endoscopy.
• Provided a supporting, compassionate and therapeutic environment for critically ill patients and their family.
• Provided comfort and prevented suffering especially for end-of-life patients.