Karen Hawksworth

• Course Leader for the Undergraduate Adult Nursing Programme direct entry (BSc Hons) and the Level 6 National Apprenticeship Programme for RNDAs. Currently 260 students on Programme.
• Ofsted "Good". Full Inspection February 2025
• Line management responsibility for the academic team of tutors, associate professionals and interns for the School of Health & Sport.
• NMC Registrant responsibility for the Quality, Governance and delivery of the undergraduate programme
• Passionate promotion of equality, diversity and inclusivity as a widening participation provider
• Hampshire Autism Ambassador and Oliver McGowan Autism Trainer Tier 2 trainer.
• Module leader for Leadership, Management & Governance to Level 7 provision.
• Panel member for fitness to practice cases and suitability panel assessor.
• Ability to prepare, invigilate, mark and moderate Undergraduate Assessments, Exams, OSCE and assignments in according academic policies and procedures. Clinical skills instructor for the Annex B NMC Skills. BLS instructor, ALS trained.
• Academic Assessor and Level 6 Registrant Tutor.
• NMC Registration responsibility for new Registrants.
• Practice Assessor /Practice Supervisor for Student Nurses and SSSA (2018) Standards and trainer.
• Monitors progress against educational targets, implementing positive interventions minor and major modifications for the NMC programme.
• Varied teaching strategies, catering to educational needs of young adults and mature students.
• I have developed and updated the curriculum to reflect contemporary issues in Nursing including Autism awareness as part of the National strategy and building resilience in health care professionals. This was was the focus of my Senior Fellowship submission.
• I encourage students to develop skills in reflection, critical thinking and analysis.
• Keen to promote the introductions of Schwartz Rounds to embed the notion of resilience and reflection in the healthcare professional.

• Interim Governance Lead supporting Bristol Spire Hospital Jan - August 2022
• Acting Deputy Director of Clinical Services (2021)
• Clinical Services Manager for inpatient services at Spire Southampton Hospital (2018 - 2021)
  Matron responsibility and budget holder for Inpatient wards: General Surgery ward, Cardiothoracic Surgery ward & Orthopaedic Surgery wards - line manager to Band 7 ward managers. Later this role encompassed Children's and Young Peoples services ward line Management, Outpatients Unit & Day care Unit Line management.
  Pre operative Assessment Team and Bariatric services line management.
  Responsibility to ensure safe staffing across the services. Patient safety and Quality with direct responsibility for CQC readiness, well lead and safe domain.
  Recruitment, retention and provider of clinical supervision and CPD of all Nursing staff on an ongoing basis.
  Governance skills to conduct in depth Root Cause Analysis, policy formation, and investigating officer for serious and reportable complaints. Datix manager for untoward events.
  Strategy and planning manager for new services
  Line Manager of specialist Nurses including the Bariatric & dietetics team, Endoscopy & the Catheter lab staffing.
  Dementia Lead "Dementia Champion" for the Hospital
  Lead nurse for Blood Transfusion services.
  Lead nurse for Education and training and mentor of Apprentice Nurses. Trainer for Venepuncture, Cannulation, Intravenous medicines and urinary catheterisation.
  Link Nurse for patients with Learning Difficulties and Additional Needs
  HR Investigating officer for serious disciplinary action.

Lead Divisional Matron for Anaesthetics, Surgery, Critical Care & Renal

(ASCR Division)
Direct line management responsibility for The Vascular Directorate, Endoscopy & Renal Division.

Budget Holder.
Safe staffing & line manager to 6 x Band 7 Nurse ward managers
Management of Off site Renal units attached to North Bristol NHS Trust Dialysis service
Patient Safety and Quality Responsibility Lead Nurse
Root Cause Analysis and complaints investigator
Policy & strategy implementation
Recruitment lead for Surgery division
Governance lead for the division
Education and clinical Skills trainer
Disciplining manager for Human Resources and Divisional lead
Media trained
Line Management for specialist Nurses including Vascular, Renal Transplant Team and Acute/Chronic Pain teams

Triage Nurse
Minor Injuries' Nurse
Major injuries and chronic illness Nurse
Resus Trained to ALS level provider
Extended skills in ophthalmic emergencies
Care of the sick child in the Adult Environment and ePALS qualified.
Lead Nurse for Major Incident and Pandemic planning.
IR(me)R qualified.
Clinical nurse tutor and training for Venepuncture, cannulation and male catheterization.
Dementia Lead.
Program lead for NHS productive Ward for 12 months.

Registered Nurse - post qualification

Ward Registered Nurse

Dementia Link Nurse

ALS qualified

Spirometry

Heart failure clinic

Student Nurse FT

Graduate Recruit with HSBC UK Life Division

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Life, Pensions, Annuities and Investments

FPC 1 & 2 Qualified.

Graduate Recruit with The Legal and General Assurance Society

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FPC 1 & 2 Qualified.