JOY ONYINYECHI NWACHUKWU
Belfast,Antrim
Summary
A compassionate nurse with over 10 years experience, also has considerable experience working as a positive behavior support staff and health care assistant with people who have mental health needs, learning disability, behavioural and substance abuse issues. Joy has a record of working with individuals with physical disability, and possessed versatile experience in mental health, with continuous education. Dedicated to maintaining a high management and work standard with an eye for consistent learning and development.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Health care assisstant
Healthcare Ireland Group
Belfast
12.2022 - Current
- Providing discrete support with daily tasks like dressing, bathing, feeding and incontinence, supervision and monitoring residence with all type of mental health needs.
- Assisting with all physical needs. Reassuring and engaging in effective communication with residents with mental health needs and learning disability.
Health care assistant
First Choice Selection
Belfast
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Addressing the physical needs of patients, changing bed sheets, emptying urine bags, changing pads, and assisting with baths and showers.
- Assisting nurses and other staff when needed. Communicating with patients and reassuring them.
- Blood sugar, vital signs and skin bundle checks. Supporting patients to carry out their daily activities.
Complex Care Assistance
Kingdom Healthcare
Belfast
03.2022 - 10.2022
- Promoting independence and supporting individuals within their own homes
- Administration of medication
- Assisting with personal care
- Enteral feeding using a pump
- Monitoring vital signs
- Assisting with coughing using the cough assist machine
- Using the pulse oximeter, oxygen concentrator, and the nippy machines for patient care and observation.
Nurse Educator
Lagos State College of Nursing
Lagos
01.2020 - 09.2022
- Presents lessons in a comprehensive manner that facilitate learning
- Creates and distributes educational content (notes, summaries, assignments etc.)
- Evaluates continuous assessments and gave feedback to students
- Proctors examinations
- Examines students and prepare semester results
- Co-supervisor of students’ research projects
- Supervises Midwifery students’ clients care.
Nurse and a Midwife
THH HealthCare
Festac Town Lagos
12.2014 - 01.2020
- Using nursing care plan to assess, plan and evaluate nursing care requirements
- Worked closely with an oncologist in the care of patients and administration of medications
- Pre-operative nurse assistant
- Providing pre- and post-operation care
- Setting intravenous line, administering intravenous injections and infusions, also administering intramuscular injections
- Monitoring and administering oral medications
- Handling emergencies, minor sutures and wound dressing
- Taking patient samples such as blood and HVS
- Monitoring patients’ vital signs
- Writing reports and records, on patients
- Supervising junior staff and organizing workloads
- Providing counselling and emotional support to patients and relatives
- Health educating antenatal patients and assist in antenatal care
- Monitoring labor and taking deliveries
- Caring for the newly born and babies in special baby care unit
- Administration of contraceptives
- Using directly observe treatment short-course (DOTS) to monitor TB patients on drug regimen
- In charge of vaccine collection, immunization stock keeping, and documentation
- Organize workshops and seminars on health related matters.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing Science -
University of Jos Plateau State Nigeria
01.2006 - 04.2013
Post-graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) - undefined
Lagos State University, Nigeria
01.2016 - 04.2018
Masters of Nursing including Specialist Study in Palliative Care -
Ulster University Northern Ireland UK
09.2021 - 01.2023
Skills
- Advance knowledge in nursing and ability to transfer and apply my leaning to various aspect of nursing
- Knowledge and understanding of mental disorder
- Good inter-personal and communication skills
- Ability to participate in the care management needs of individuals using person centered care approach
Timeline
Health care assisstant
Healthcare Ireland Group
12.2022 - Current
Health care assistant
First Choice Selection
06.2022 - 12.2022
Complex Care Assistance
Kingdom Healthcare
03.2022 - 10.2022
Masters of Nursing including Specialist Study in Palliative Care -
Ulster University Northern Ireland UK
09.2021 - 01.2023
Nurse Educator
Lagos State College of Nursing
01.2020 - 09.2022
Post-graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) - undefined
Lagos State University, Nigeria
01.2016 - 04.2018
Nurse and a Midwife
THH HealthCare
12.2014 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Nursing Science -
University of Jos Plateau State Nigeria
01.2006 - 04.2013
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