Katy Hudson
Braintree,Essex
Summary
A dedicated professional with expertise in safety improvement, recruitment and training, and disciplinary measures. Demonstrates exceptional decision-making under pressure, effective communication skills, and the ability to build public trust. Skilled in ethical judgement, cultural awareness, team leadership, and conflict resolution, with a proven ability to deliver impactful public speaking engagements. Committed to fostering resilience under pressure while driving organisational success through strategic leadership and collaboration.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
12087
12087
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Deputy Manager
Longmead Court Nursing Home Braintree
Braintree, Essex
2024.04 - Current
- Managed to increase bed numbers in home by 20%
- Implemented effective staff training programmes for improved performance.
- Facilitated conflict resolution amongst employees, promoting harmonious work environment.
- Facilitated staff meetings, leading to improved collaboration.
- Managed daily operations.
- Supervised team members for optimal task completion.
- Utilised advanced software tools to automate routine tasks, increasing productivity.
- Boosted team morale through effective communication and feedback systems.
- Oversaw project execution, ensuring timelines were met efficiently.
- Collaborated with management to achieve organisational goals.
- Enforced company policies for safe and productive work environment.
- Reduced operational inefficiencies by streamlining workflow processes.
- Conducted performance evaluations, enhancing individual employee development.
- Conducted audits and risk assessments to achieve regulatory compliance.
- Managed staffing schedules for high numbers of employees, delivering operational efficiency whilst remaining under budget.
- Upskilled staff through targeted training opportunities, enhancing team capabilities.
- Created weekly performance reports, analysing and interpreting data to improve day-to-day business operations.
- Conducted regular audits, maintaining appropriate stock supplies to meet consumer demand.
- Recruited and trained driven, dedicated team members, reducing staff turnover.
- Managed and monitored multidisciplinary teams, providing coaching to consistently exceed KPI targets.
- Maintained smooth-running business operations by delegating priorities to staff abilities.
- Monitored health and safety measures for guaranteed compliance.
- Led and managed administrative staff to maintain smooth daily operations.
- Designed and implemented training to further develop staff based on business goals.
- Investigated issues affecting group operations, prepared reports and helped correct problems.
- Oversaw facility maintenance and allocated needed resources to meet standards.
- Translated senior management directives into actionable front-line policies and implemented changes with staff.
Clinical Lead
Riverdale Care home Braintree
Braintree, Essex
2023.10 - 2024.04
- Nursing, Residential and Dementia care
- Provided holistic care to patients, ensuring overall physical and mental wellbeing.
- Delivered efficient health services by maintaining close liaison with multidisciplinary teams.
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments for improved treatment plans.
- Built and maintained excellent rapport with patients and loved ones.
Patient safety Incident Investigator
Essex Partnership University Trust
Wickford, Essex
2022.10 - 2023.10
- Patient Safety
- Applied critical thinking skills in analysing data for pattern identification.
- Used advanced technological tools effectively to assist in digital investigations.
- Managed evidence collection for successful case resolution.
- Compiled comprehensive reports, ensuring thorough documentation of findings.
- Conducted detailed investigations to identify illicit activities.
- Demonstrated high integrity in handling sensitive information during investigations.
- Improved investigation strategies through continuous learning and professional development courses.
- Gathered pertinent information by conducting interviews with relevant parties.
- Collaborated with law enforcement agencies to exchange vital information about cases.
- Used multiple sources to gather and present data related to specific cases.
- Coordinated varied caseloads and progressed cases within agreed deadlines and parameters.
- Obtained statements from victims and witnesses to support case progress and evidence collection.
- Built case files to communicate investigation progress and findings.
- Responded to and prioritised safeguarding concerns to protect vulnerable members of society.
- Attended court hearings to testify, provide evidence and support witnesses or victims.
- Completed detailed reports on case and evidence findings to determine outcome.
Critical Care Sister/Critical Care Outreach Senior Sister
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust
Romford, Havering
2015.09 - 2022.10
- Intensive Care Units/Critical Care Outreach
- Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams, bettering patient treatment.
- Oversaw junior staff training, improving the overall quality of care provided on the ward.
- Applied infection control protocols; minimising cross-contamination risks in the ward.
- Managed complex cases through a multi-disciplinary approach; ensuring holistic care for patients.
- Assisted doctors during examinations, ensuring thorough assessments were made.
- Educated families about patient conditions, promoting informed decision-making.
- Administered medications for effective pain management.
- Maintained accurate medical records for seamless healthcare delivery.
- Monitored vital signs regularly; promptly identifying any abnormalities or changes in patient condition.
- Advocated for patients' rights and needs; enhancing patient satisfaction.
- Prioritised tasks based on urgency and severity to ensure efficient use of time and resources.
- Conducted regular ward rounds for comprehensive health monitoring.
- Explained medical procedures to patients, fostering understanding and trust.
- Formulated nursing diagnoses based on assessment data; providing targeted interventions where necessary.
- Enhanced team collaboration with clear and concise communication.
- Provided excellent care with focus on patient safety, comfort and dignity.
- Led staff to improve patient care through valuable coaching, teaching and mentoring.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare specialists to devise, implement and modify plans of care defining patient outcome goals.
- Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Handled annual appraisals for employees and facilitated personal development plans in compliance with mandatory training.
- Communicated with external departments to facilitate critical patient admissions.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures.
- Monitored delivery of patient care for entire unit, including implementation of care plans.
- Identified areas in need of clinical improvement and implemented process changes to accommodate.
- Supported physicians and consultants with tests and procedures.
- Built and maintained excellent rapport with patients and loved ones.
- Oversaw, trained and mentored student and junior nursing staff.
- Stayed up-to-date on the latest nursing developments to provide best patient care.
- Helped deliver stabilising and life-saving treatments during medical emergencies.
- Dealt with emergencies with calm and composure.
- Used oral, topical and IV medications to manage patient symptoms.
- Coordinated care across large wards based on patient priorities and requests.
- Complied with quality healthcare standards to uphold hospital reputation.
Deputy Sister
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust London
2012.09 - 2015.09
- Intensive Care Units
Career break for travelling
2012.05 - 2012.09
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Royal Melbourne Hospital
2011.01 - 2012.05
- Intensive Care Unit
Career break for travelling
2010.06 - 2011.01
Specialist nurse
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust London
2009.04 - 2010.06
- Intensive Care Units
Staff Nurse
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust London
2007.07 - 2009.04
- Intensive Care Units
Staff Nurse
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust London
2006.01 - 2007.07
- Critical Care Rotation
Staff Nurse
Chase Farm NHS Trust Enfield
2004.09 - 2006.01
- Acute Admissions
Care Assistant
Cheviot Nursing Home Colchester
1997.02 - 2004.09
- Nursing care
Education
MSc (Module) - Non-Medical Prescribing
South Bank University London
LondonALS (Advanced Life Support) - Resuscitation Council UK
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust
RomfordMSc (Module) - Clinical Assessment skills for Advanced Practice
South Bank University London
LondonMSc (Module) - Intensive Care Nursing
Kings College, London
LondonMSc (Module) - Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing Practice
Kings College, London
LondonBSc (Hons) Degree - Nursing
Middlesex University
London, England 2000.09 - 2004.07
Mentorship - Teaching, Learning and Assessing
Middlesex University
London, England 2004.01 - 2004.06
MSc (module) - Managing the Progression to Critical Care Nursing Course
Kings College
LondonSkills
- Safety improvement knowledge
- Recruitment and training
- Disciplinary measures
- Decision making under pressure
- Communication proficiency
- Public trust building
- Resilience under pressure
- Ethical judgement
- Cultural awareness
- Team Leadership
- Public speaking
- Conflict Resolution
Referees
- Vanessa, Wells, Home manager, vwells@longmeadcourt.co.uk, 01376 344440, Longmead Court Nursing home, Braintree, CM77 8QQ
- Paul, Arnold, Patient Safety Incident Manager (8a), Paul.arnold11@nhs.net, 07508 013703, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Lodge Approach, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7XX, Trust Head Office, The Lodge
- Ruth, Dando, Lead nurse, Critical Care Services (8c), ruthdando1@nhs.net, 01708 435000 (EXT 6422), Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust, Previous manager, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG, Queens Hospital
Relevant Training Courses Attended
- Issues of a Major Incident (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London) 2009
- Advanced Life Support (Melbourne Health, Australia) 2011
- Shift Leadership training (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London) 2013
- Advanced Clinical Practice Programme - Respiratory, Liver, End of Life Care and Organ Donation (Kings Health Partners) 2013
- Appraisal Training (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London) 2014
- Conflict Resolution Training (Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust) 2018
- Maintaining Working Relationships (Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust) 2019
- E Rostering Training (Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust) 2019
- Mastering the 5 Conversations that matter (Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust) 2022
- Facilitating Virtual Team Meetings (Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust) 2022
- Investigative Interviewing (HSIB – Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch) May 2023
- Patients, Families, and Staff involvement in learning from Patient Safety Incidents (HSIB – Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch) June 2023
- A Systems approach to learning from patient safety incidents (HSIB – Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch) August 2023
Curriculum Vitae
- Katy Barbara Hudson
- 22 The Ley
- Braintree
- Essex
- Telephone: 07875 097375
- NMC Professional Registration number 00I0630E
- Email: katybhudson@hotmail.co.uk
Affiliations
- Singing, playing the piano, cooking and baking, and travelling
Timeline
Deputy Manager
Longmead Court Nursing Home Braintree
2024.04 - Current
Clinical Lead
Riverdale Care home Braintree
2023.10 - 2024.04
Patient safety Incident Investigator
Essex Partnership University Trust
2022.10 - 2023.10
Critical Care Sister/Critical Care Outreach Senior Sister
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust
2015.09 - 2022.10
Deputy Sister
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust London
2012.09 - 2015.09
Career break for travelling
2012.05 - 2012.09
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Royal Melbourne Hospital
2011.01 - 2012.05
Career break for travelling
2010.06 - 2011.01
Specialist nurse
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust London
2009.04 - 2010.06
Staff Nurse
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust London
2007.07 - 2009.04
Staff Nurse
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust London
2006.01 - 2007.07
Staff Nurse
Chase Farm NHS Trust Enfield
2004.09 - 2006.01
Mentorship - Teaching, Learning and Assessing
Middlesex University
2004.01 - 2004.06
BSc (Hons) Degree - Nursing
Middlesex University
2000.09 - 2004.07
Care Assistant
Cheviot Nursing Home Colchester
1997.02 - 2004.09
MSc (Module) - Non-Medical Prescribing
South Bank University London
ALS (Advanced Life Support) - Resuscitation Council UK
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust
MSc (Module) - Clinical Assessment skills for Advanced Practice
South Bank University London
MSc (Module) - Intensive Care Nursing
Kings College, London
MSc (Module) - Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing Practice
Kings College, London
MSc (module) - Managing the Progression to Critical Care Nursing Course
Kings College