Lil Gurung
Abingdon,
Summary
Dedicated professional with a strong foundation in clinical decision making, caseload management, and care planning. Demonstrates exceptional listening and communication skills, alongside a non-judgemental attitude and ethical understanding. Proficient in IT literacy, electronic patient records, and clinical systems, ensuring accurate documentation and report writing. Adept at autonomous working and effective time management, with a proven ability to collaborate and work within a team.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Student Health Visitor
Achieving For Children
Maidenhead, Berkshire
09.2024 - 04.2025
- Company Overview: A Student Health Visitor is a qualified nurse or midwife in training to become a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN).
- Under supervision, they support families with children under five through home visits, clinics, and health promotion activities.
- The role involves assessing child development, offering parenting advice, promoting immunisations, home visits, and clinic visits, attending face-to-face conferences and virtual meetings/conferences where a multidisciplinary team is involved, and report writing—importantly, safeguarding children.
- Students combine academic study with practical placements to develop communication, public health, and interdisciplinary working skills.
- A Student Health Visitor is a qualified nurse or midwife in training to become a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN).
Community staff nurse
Oxford Health
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
11.2022 - 02.2024
- An Adult Community Nurse in District Nursing cares for patients in their home settings.
- District Nurse supports individuals with complex health needs, long-term conditions, wound care, catheter and medication management, and end-of-life care.
- Working closely with GPS and other professionals, they promote independence, reduce hospital admissions, and deliver community-centred care.
- The paramount objective is to ensure the independence and safety of the elderly within their home environment.
Career break
Personal break
01.2021 - 11.2022
- Embarked on a planned career break to start family.
- Throughout this period, I maintained a commitment to my professional development.
- I enrolled in and completed two modules at the University of West London during my career break, specifically between 2021 and 2022.
Community staff nurse
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
02.2017 - 12.2020
- Monitored vital signs regularly, identifying any abnormal changes promptly.
- Provided comprehensive patient education with a focus on prevention.
- Improved patient comfort by providing high-quality care and support.
- Managed wound care duties, resulting in faster recovery times for patients.
- Developed individualised care plans catering to unique patient needs.
- Coordinated appointments with other healthcare specialists as needed.
- Worked closely with multidisciplinary team to enhance the quality of care.
- Administered medication to manage patients' symptoms.
- Offered emotional support to patients and their families during stressful periods.
Registered General Nurse (RGN)
The Bridge House Care Home, CareBase Ltd
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
04.2015 - 04.2017
- My responsibilities entailed effectively communicating with residents and providing holistic support daily, especially during challenging periods.
- I ensured compliance with infection control protocols in daily nursing practices to maintain a safe environment.
- I diligently and securely maintained confidential records of patients' histories and treatment plans by the General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
- I delivered high-quality patient care, prioritising both comfort and well-being.
- I developed individualised nursing care plans based on the findings of patient assessments.
- I collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to provide comprehensive patient care.
- I liaised with multi-professional teams, including general practitioners, physiotherapists, dentists, dietitians, and palliative care providers, to foster consistent communication and uphold optimal care practices.
- I ensured the safe and legal handling of medications and controlled substances by the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 and adhered to the Mental Capacity Act (2019).
- I assessed and evaluated the holistic needs of patients to support accurate and effective care planning.
- Additionally, I established caring and compassionate relationships with patients, offering them emotional support.
Registered General Nurse (RGN)
The Close Care Home, Cavendish Close Ltd
Burcot, Abingdon
02.2013 - 02.2015
- In my position, I was responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the needs and preferences of the residents.
- To address the residents’ needs and wishes, I collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, including General Practitioners (GPS), dentists, hospitals, physiotherapists, the Hospital at Home initiative, palliative care teams, and family members.
- Furthermore, I conducted holistic assessments and raised safeguarding concerns whenever necessary.
- My tenure at the Close Care Home was remarkable, as it constituted my inaugural experience working as a Registered General Nurse (RGN) in a care home environment.
- This role has allowed me to acquire significant knowledge, fuelling my desire to explore diverse opportunities within other care homes further.
- Consequently, I transitioned to a different care home to broaden my experience.
Community Staff Nurse
Oxford Health NHS
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
04.2011 - 11.2012
- My professional responsibilities encompassed providing care for elderly patients within their home environments.
- This included wound care, catheter changes, stoma bag changes, palliative care, and diabetes management.
- Liaising with a multidisciplinary team and safeguarding vulnerable adults.
- Additionally, I collaborated with general practitioners, dentists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, tissue viability nurses, the Emergency Medical Unit (EMU), and palliative care specialists.
- Furthermore, I ensured that any concerns identified during risk assessments were promptly reported via incident reports and communicated to the appropriate personnel, thereby safeguarding the well-being of vulnerable elderly individuals.
- I found great fulfilment in this role and sought to expand my knowledge regarding dementia and medication management, subsequently transitioning to care homes.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - Nursing
Diploma in Higher Education in Adult Nursing
03.2008 - 03.2011
Level 6 - Nursing
University of West London
09.2021 - 12.2021
Level 6 - Nursing
University of West London
09.2022 - 12.2022
Skills
- Listening skills
- Communication skills
- Autonomous working
- Clinical decision making
- Time management
- Caseload management
- Written skills
- Documentation
- Report writing
- IT literacy
- Electronic patient records
- Clinical systems
- Teamwork
- Care planning
- Collaboration
- Non-Judgemental attitude
- Ethical understanding
Timeline
Student Health Visitor
Achieving For Children
09.2024 - 04.2025
Community staff nurse
Oxford Health
11.2022 - 02.2024
Level 6 - Nursing
University of West London
09.2022 - 12.2022
Level 6 - Nursing
University of West London
09.2021 - 12.2021
Career break
Personal break
01.2021 - 11.2022
Community staff nurse
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
02.2017 - 12.2020
Registered General Nurse (RGN)
The Bridge House Care Home, CareBase Ltd
04.2015 - 04.2017
Registered General Nurse (RGN)
The Close Care Home, Cavendish Close Ltd
02.2013 - 02.2015
Community Staff Nurse
Oxford Health NHS
04.2011 - 11.2012
Diploma of Higher Education - Nursing
Diploma in Higher Education in Adult Nursing
03.2008 - 03.2011
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