Judy Collins
Darlington
Summary
To be part of an integrated nursing team and to apply my varied skills obtained over decades of nursing practice, which ranges from practical, hands-on patient care to administrative work.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Disability Analyst
Independent Healthcare Assessments
Darlington
03.2016 - 05.2024
- Conducted face to face assessments for PIP benefit
- Provided advice to the DWP
- Scrupulous report writing to give professional opinion on descriptors within the PIP framework, case by case basis
- Adherence to professional guidelines regarding current governmental policy and policy changes toward definitions of disabling levels of function
- Maintaining consistent high-level level work quality.
Registered Nurse Functional Assessor
CHDA
Thornaby
06.2016 - 02.2016
- Conducted face to face assessments for ESA (Employment Support Allowance)
- Provided advice to the DWP
- Report writing with summary and professional opinions for each case
- Strict professional practice and guidelines
- Maintaining quality A grade reports in a consistent manner.
Senior Medical Information Officer
PI-ARM
Richmond
12.2013 - 06.2015
- Training junior staff in procedures and processes with mentorship
- Identifying and processing adverse event reports, pregnancy exposures, and product quality complaints
- Liaising with clients via email in a professional manner and addressing follow up to adverse events, pregnancy exposures, or product quality complaints
- IT skills development using Microsoft Office
- Enquiry handling for major pharmaceutical companies
- Designed a system for answering Clinical Trials calls
- Writer/Editor of the Team Newsletter
- Designated monthly statistics data presenter
- Writing standard responses for medication and device enquiries
- Coordinating correspondence with enquirers as necessary.
Registered Nurse
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
09.2006 - 01.2013
- RN Neurosurgery and Orthopaedics
- Medication management and distribution
- Knowledge of a multitude of pharmaceutical products and their effects
- Infusion preparation For IV medications and assessment, including possible drug effects
- Documentation of patient progress
- Assumed charge nurse responsibilities
- Ongoing communication with other members of staff to achieve best patient outcomes
- Oversaw the performance of patient care technicians (aids) and Licensed Practical Nurses
- Maintained an ethical and confidential manner at all times.
Education
Associate Degree: Applied Science Nursing -
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, Ohio, USASkills
- Leadership
- Registered Nurse
- Training
- Teaching
- Personable
- Approachable
- Nursing
- Orthopaedics
- Neurosurgery
- Elder Care
- Disability
- Adaptability
- Documentation And Reporting
- Information Gathering
- Root Cause Analysis
- Workflow Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance
- Audit Support
- Report Preparation
- Preliminary Conclusions and Recommendations
- Evidence-Based Decision Making
- Relaying Complex Information
- Analytical Thinking
- Risk Analysis
- MS Excel
- Continuous Improvement
- Deadline Adherence
Personal Information
UK Visa Status: Permanent Resident (Leave to Remain) with working privileges.
Full UK Driver's license.
Graduated with honours. Please note that college in the United States in an institution of higher learning and post secondary education whereby you earn a degree and is similar to university in the UK.
Certification
- Current/active license to practice Nursing in the UK as a RGN since 1998.
NMC 98G11860, exp. 31/01/2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse Functional Assessor
CHDA
06.2016 - 02.2016
Disability Analyst
Independent Healthcare Assessments
03.2016 - 05.2024
Senior Medical Information Officer
PI-ARM
12.2013 - 06.2015
Registered Nurse
Pennsylvania Hospital
09.2006 - 01.2013
Associate Degree: Applied Science Nursing -
Lorain County Community College
Similar Profiles
Kylie SchmidtkeKylie Schmidtke
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICER at Red Health Independent Medical AssessmentsADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICER at Red Health Independent Medical Assessments
Sarah PyykkoSarah Pyykko
Intake Coordinator at Independent Medical Assessments (IMA)Intake Coordinator at Independent Medical Assessments (IMA)
Nida HassanNida Hassan
Administrative Assistant at HVE Healthcare AssessmentsAdministrative Assistant at HVE Healthcare Assessments
Kelley Blackmon ByrdKelley Blackmon Byrd
Associate Head of School at Trinity Collegiate SchoolAssociate Head of School at Trinity Collegiate School
Patti TindalPatti Tindal
Special Education Teacher at Florence School District OneSpecial Education Teacher at Florence School District One