Kim Hebdige
Bromsgrove ,Worcestershire
Summary
Compassionate healthcare professional with strong expertise in elderly care, palliative care and geriatric nursing, delivering outstanding patient care through a consistently patient-centred approach. Demonstrates advanced skills in medication administration, insulin administration competence, intravenous therapy, catheterisation and catheter care, PEG and enteral feeding knowledge, wound dressing, oxygen therapy and pain management techniques while maintaining strict adherence to aseptic technique and infection prevention and control protocols. Highly proficient in medical charting competency, documentation expertise, patient record management and understanding confidentiality, ensuring accurate admission procedures, discharge procedures and risk management within multidisciplinary teamwork settings. Recognised as an exceptional communicator and team player with excellent time management, empathetic listening and responsive interactions that support therapeutic relationships, effective patient health education and strong patient advocacy in complex clinical environments.
Compassionate Staff Nurse with knack for delivering top-tier patient care. Excel in creating supportive environment, leading to improved patient recovery times and satisfaction. Skilled in coordinating with medical teams to enhance treatment plans and streamline operations, ensuring optimal care delivery.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Staff Nurse
BCHC
Birmingham, West Midlands
2016.07 - Current
- Provided compassionate emotional support to patients and relatives easing their anxiety.
- Monitored vital signs, identifying any significant changes in condition, recognising the deteriorating patient.
- Improved patient comfort by providing expert bedside care.
- Liaised effectively with relatives, keeping them informed about patient condition.
- Adhered strictly to safety guidelines minimising workplace incidents.
- Maintained high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within the ward.
- Coordinated with pharmacy staff ensuring timely delivery of medicines.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care.
- Administered medication for pain management and symptom control.
- Provided end of life care, adhering to spiritual needs, ensuring patient had a dignified pain free death.
- Supporting families following their loved ones death, bereavement support and information.
- Managed wound dressings, promoting healing and preventing infection.
- Updated patient records meticulously to ensure accurate documentation.
- Ordered, dispensed and administered prescribed medications and medical products.
- Trained and mentored junior team members, strengthening high-functioning, efficient clinical teamwork.
- Mentored student and junior nurses, building confidence and competence to ensure outstanding patient provisions.
- Eased family anticipation by updating regularly on patient progress, developments and treatment changes.
Registsered Nurse
Macc care
Birmingham , West Midlands
2014.10 - 2016.04
- Administered medication for symptom management.
- Managed wound dressing changes, promoted healing.
- Delivered compassionate end-of-life care, eased distressing experience for families and patients alike.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
- Recorded patient data for accurate medical records.
- Conducted initial patient assessments upon admission; identified health needs and concerns swiftly.
- Monitored patient vitals and necessary signs.
- Responded to emergency situations quickly within appropriate procedures.
- Tested glucose and administered injections.
- Monitored, assessed and recorded patient condition and coordinated patient discharge planning.
- Maintained accurate, up-to-date patient records, maximising data accuracy.
- Ensured adequate pain relief for all patients as needed.
- Safely operated hoists, wheelchairs and transfer equipment to securely manoeuvre patients.
- Fostered relationships between nursing teams and patients.
- Responded quickly to emergencies, safeguarded patient well-being.
- Monitored vital signs, ensured stability.
Education
Diploma in adult nursing - Nursing
Birmingham City University
Birmingham 2010.04 - 2013.04
Access to health passed - Health
Bournville college
Birmingham 2008.09 - 2009.09
Skills
- Catheter placement and removal
- Medication administration and review
- Adaptability to shift work
- Therapeutic relationships
- Geriatric care knowledge
- Insulin administration competence
- Grief handling
- Enteral feeding knowledge
- Colostomy maintenance
- Medical charting competency
- Responsive interactions
- Understanding confidentiality
- Palliative care understanding
- Team player
- Elderly care
- Basic life support
- Palliative Care
- Multidisciplinary teamwork
- Medicine administration
- Catheterisation
- Exceptional communicator
- Wound dressing
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Documentation expertise
- Intravenous therapy
- Mobility assistance
- Infection control protocols
- Patient health education
- Discharge procedures
- Admission procedures
- Clinical assessment
- Empathetic listening
- Patient interventions
- Patient-centred approach
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding
- Pain management techniques
- Aseptic technique
- Outstanding patient care
- Compassionate care
- Patient advocacy
- Diabetes management
- Care plan development
- Oxygen therapy
- Catheter care
- Analgesia control
- Infection prevention and control
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
- Risk Management
- Excellent time management
- Patient record management
- Outstanding communication
- Infection control procedures
Affiliations
- Keep fit, spending time with family and friends. socialising.
Timeline
Staff Nurse
BCHC
2016.07 - Current
Registsered Nurse
Macc care
2014.10 - 2016.04
Diploma in adult nursing - Nursing
Birmingham City University
2010.04 - 2013.04
Access to health passed - Health
Bournville college
2008.09 - 2009.09