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Marian Okyere-Darkoh

London,City of London

Summary

Dedicated Paediatric Staff Nurse experienced in delivering family-centred, high-quality care. Sound clinical knowledge and commitment to CPD for reliable assessments and treatment planning. Proactive and focused for attentive staff, student and patient assistance. Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results. Loyal employee with solid understanding of training and mentoring employees. Dedicated team player, proactive and hands-on in task completion. Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Registered Paediatrics nurse surgical

St George's Hospital
London, London
04.2023 - Current
  • Monitored patient vitals and necessary signs.
  • Responded to emergency situations quickly within appropriate procedures.
  • Dressed surgical wounds, monitored healing and replaced bandages to prevent infections.
  • Maintained accurate, up-to-date patient records, maximising data accuracy.
  • Used oral, topical and IV medications to manage patient symptoms.
  • Quickly responded to medical emergencies, working calmly and professionally under pressure.
  • Worked closely with fellow nurses, doctors and clinicians for consistent communication and continued best care practices.
  • Dealt with emergencies with calm and composure.
  • Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
  • Educated patients on good health, providing leaflets and verbal guidance on improved wellbeing measures.
  • Delivered life support with updated first aid and CPR training.
  • Conducted informative handovers at shift end through concise and accurate reporting and communication.
  • Stayed up-to-date on the latest nursing developments to provide best patient care.
  • Handled patients' hygiene needs in support of personal dignity and optimum wellness.
  • Administered medication in line with stringent drug regulations.
  • Assessed and evaluated patient needs, supporting accurate diagnosis and care planning.
  • Supported physicians and consultants with tests and procedures.
  • Built caring, compassionate relationships with patients, providing emotional support and encouragement during complex surgeries.
  • Worked with clinical team to carry out prescribed treatments addressing individual patient needs.
  • Upheld patient trust and confidentiality by managing information with discretion, in accordance with data protection laws.
  • Assisted with routine medical tests and evaluations, documenting findings to aid care planning.
  • Monitored patient behaviour and responses to treatments and reported concerns to senior staff.
  • Administered oxygen and medication to achieve optimum health outcomes.
  • Prioritised health problems to assist patients in complex, urgent or emergency situations.
  • Supported patients with critical conditions, planning and implementing targeted strategies for optimal recovery outcomes.
  • Followed modern nursing standards for optimum treatments and patient protection.
  • Tracked and addressed patient pain levels, helping promote healing by minimising discomfort.
  • Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
  • Complied with quality healthcare standards to uphold hospital reputation.
  • Helped deliver stabilising and life-saving treatments during medical emergencies.
  • Participated in health education programmes and nurse education activities in clinical and community settings.
  • Eased family anticipation by updating regularly on patient progress, developments and treatment changes.
  • Trained and mentored junior team members, strengthening high-functioning, efficient clinical teamwork.

band 4 community carer

Healthcare Professional
London, London
09.2016 - Current
  • Working as a carer with disabled children and young adults with complex care needs such as epilepsy and
  • Tracheostomy ventilated children
  • (MODE:BiPAP) Humidifier, Administring Medication, Gastrostomy feeding, Stoma bag
  • Delivered personal care to service users, from housekeeping to shopping and meal preparation.
  • Responded promptly to emergencies with quick thinking and appropriate action.
  • Administered oral and topical medication following instructions from medical personnel.
  • Established and maintained working relationships with clients based on trust and non-judgement.
  • Prepared and served healthy, nutritious meals, taking into account any special dietary needs and personal preferences.
  • Safely lifted, transferred and repositioned service users using hoists and wheelchairs.
  • Adapted support where possible to increase service accessibility.
  • Prioritised person-centred care to maximise independence for clients with dementia and limited mobility.
  • Contributed to specialised care for people with dementia, re-enablement or people with continence difficulties.
  • Listened to clients' current struggles to signpost relevant support.
  • Tackled chronic loneliness by providing tailored companionship through active listening and shared hobbies.
  • Assessed clients and documented information for records and analysis.
  • Offered emotional support and companionship to address holistic wellbeing.
  • Collaborated with healthcare teams, contributing insights to comprehensive care plans.
  • Established rapport with clients, fostering trusting relationships and addressing emotional and physical needs.
  • Reported on clients' progress to evaluate service impact.
  • Helped service users to gain ability to function independently in society.
  • Counselled clients through difficult times using approved and compassionate strategies.
  • Assisted service users to obtain and access community resources.
  • Conducted regular health assessments, monitoring and reporting any changes to relevant healthcare professionals.
  • Organised and escorted clients to medical appointments for timely access to healthcare services.
  • Collaborated with external support providers to maintain good care continuity.
  • Developed tailored action plans whilst prioritising pressing concerns.

Community paediatric care worker

Focused Healthcare
London, London
10.2014 - 09.2016
  • Working as a carer with disability children
  • Hoisting, peg feed, Administring medication, ventilation, Tracheostomy ventilated children
  • Gastrostomy feeding
  • Communicated well with team across multiple locations.
  • Kept track of allergies and dietary restrictions, verifying delivery of correct meals and snacks for camper needs.
  • Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
  • Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
  • Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
  • Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
  • Observed patient condition and behaviour closely, reporting changes or concerns promptly.
  • Provided attentive first-hand care, comfort and safety to patients.
  • Delivered high-quality care to clients with disabilities, achieving care plan objectives.
  • Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
  • Used outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with clients for exceptional satisfaction ratings.
  • Submitted reports to manager regarding status of client.
  • Maintained optimal safety standards throughout client home and care environments, prioritising risk-reduction, health and hygiene.
  • Prioritised patient welfare, providing comfort, reassurance and support to reduce anxiety and distress.
  • Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing tailored, personalised care that consistently met individual needs.
  • Ensured optimal hydration, monitoring and recording patients' fluid intake and output in fluid balance charts.
  • Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
  • Completed documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
  • Updated families regularly on patient progress and treatment plan changes.
  • Minimised care continuity issues by keeping thorough, accurate records.
  • Assembled and dismantled equipment required by healthcare professionals.

Care worker

Supreme Care
London, London
06.2014 - 10.2014
  • Working as a carer with elderly
  • Aided in bathing, dressing and continence support.
  • Provided personal hygiene assistance, consistently promoting comfort, dignity and respect.
  • Assisted individuals with daily activities to facilitate independent living.
  • Administered medication with rigorous planning and recordkeeping.
  • Talked and actively listened to service users to nurture trusted relationships.
  • Established and maintained working relationships with clients based on trust and non-judgement.
  • Maintained accurate records to effectively measure client development against care plan objectives.
  • Followed safe lifting and driving practices to achieve highest level of client safety.
  • Provided specialised support care to vulnerable individuals, effectively reducing hospital readmissions.
  • Updated doctors and family members on client progress.
  • Reported on clients' progress to evaluate service impact.
  • Observed and documented vital signs, promptly reporting abnormalities for monitoring.
  • Helped service users to gain ability to function independently in society.
  • Supported, guided and empowered service users to achieve their optimal capabilities.
  • Monitored client progress and adapted support programmes to meet changing needs.

Hotel operations manager

CAPITAL VIEW HOTEL
Ghana, Accra
01.2013 - 05.2014
  • Working as a Marketing and Front Office manager
  • Responded to customer concerns with speed and knowledge, delivering professional, personalised service.
  • Led by example, embodying positive work ethic and motivating staff for peak performance.
  • Managed customer service interactions, addressing concerns and preserving positive experiences.
  • Handled guest complaints to protect brand reputation.
  • Directed staff schedules and rosters, optimising workforce efficiency.
  • Enforced health and safety procedures to prioritise staff and customer wellbeing.
  • Oversaw inventory and stock management, optimising levels for operational continuity.
  • Met health and safety guidelines to maintain compliant working environments.
  • Inspected facility to identify and promptly address maintenance needs.
  • Coordinated staff training sessions, enhancing team competencies and service standards.
  • Monitored and enforced compliance with company policies and procedures.
  • Adhered to company policies and brand standards to support outstanding guest experiences.
  • Facilitated team meetings, promoting open communication and collaboration.
  • Oversaw emergency procedures and administered first aid.
  • Coached front of house teams in delivering smooth, professional reception services.
  • Recruited and onboarded new staff to meet performance standards.
  • Coordinated strategies to protect hotel property, staff and guests.
  • Conducted staff appraisals and evaluations, fostering continuous improvement and development.
  • Directed maintenance staff to keep facility and grounds at optimum standards.
  • Executed emergency response protocols for safe, secure and compliant environment.
  • Used customer satisfaction survey findings to address improvement areas.
  • Maximised occupancy rates by optimising reservation and housekeeping processes.
  • Recruited high-performing hospitality staff, onboarding with appropriate training.
  • Kept back of house accounts and records updated, enabling clear performance monitoring.
  • Forecasted occupancy demand and monitored staff availability to create balanced, cost-effective shift schedules.
  • Directed bar, restaurant and room service activities to promote sales and guarantee customer satisfaction.
  • Managed hotel budgets through careful planning and business strategy.
  • Coordinated marketing initiatives, contributing to increased patronage and revenue.
  • Developed and implemented hotel-wide policies and procedures to increase revenue.
  • Assessed labour needs, driving strategic recruitment for adequate staffing levels during busy periods.
  • Facilitated corporate functions, conferences and other large scale events.
  • Monitored local accommodation market to guide pricing decision-making.

KEY WORKER

One Step at a Time
City of London, London
11.2003 - 11.2004
  • Providing professional, one-to-one supervision, support and advice to young people facing various life challenges, working in partnership with social workers, probation officers and health visitors
  • Assisted with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
  • Used excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact with individuals in need.
  • Built strong patient relationships through compassionate care and friendly rapport building.
  • Monitored and documented client behaviours, activities and development, aiding appropriate care plan management.
  • Administered medication with rigorous planning and recordkeeping.
  • Promoted personal wellbeing and independence, building service user confidence through social and community interaction.
  • Provided physical and emotional support, employing compassionate care to help individuals achieve their full potential.
  • Helped service users to gain ability to function independently in society.
  • Provided support in social, physical and emotional areas to assist clients with integration into local community.
  • Delivered high-quality care to individuals with varying needs, tailoring support to meet personalised care plans.
  • Assisted service users to obtain and access community resources.
  • Continuously promoted best practices in health, safety and security to safeguard service user welfare.
  • Reported on service user progress to senior staff, addressing concerns and suggesting appropriate action.
  • Empowered individuals to pursue hobbies and leisure activities such as shopping and creative activities.
  • Supported clients with rehabilitation and socialisation in community settings.
  • Established and maintained working relationships with clients based on trust and non-judgement.
  • Monitored client progress and adapted support programmes to meet changing needs.
  • Ensured consistent quality improvement by developing improved personal care services, optimising service user satisfaction.
  • Collaborated with external support providers to maintain good care continuity.
  • Counselled clients through difficult times using approved and compassionate strategies.
  • Communicated complicated concepts to customers with varying levels of technical understanding in non-patronising manner.
  • Carried out preventative checks and maintenance at end of customer interactions to prevent need for further support.
  • Highlighted additional support provisions to maximise clients' growth opportunities.
  • Facilitated weekly group meetings, providing safe, secure spaces for service users to interact and socialise.
  • Assisted wider customer service teams to produce external user guides and internal support tools.
  • Logged and followed-up on unresolved issues and edge cases not covered by internal resources.
  • Anticipated and prevented issues with technical infrastructure to minimise downtime.
  • Recommended clients for specific treatment programmes to aid timely recovery.
  • Recruited clients for programmes based on their needs.
  • Combined technical expertise and strong interpersonal skills to diagnose and resolve issues remotely.

SUPPORT WORKER

Leal Recruitment Agency
London, London
08.2001 - 11.2003
  • Working alongside disadvantaged children over the age of sixteen, empowering them to live with a higher degree of independence whilst offering ongoing support and advice
  • Assisted with personal care activities such as washing and dressing, consistently promoting positive health and hygiene.
  • Used excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact with individuals in need.
  • Built strong patient relationships through compassionate care and friendly rapport building.
  • Monitored and documented client behaviours, activities and development, aiding appropriate care plan management.
  • Promoted personal wellbeing and independence, building service user confidence through social and community interaction.
  • Delivered high-quality care to individuals with varying needs, tailoring support to meet personalised care plans.
  • Provided physical and emotional support, employing compassionate care to help individuals achieve their full potential.
  • Empowered individuals to pursue hobbies and leisure activities such as shopping and creative activities.
  • Continuously promoted best practices in health, safety and security to safeguard service user welfare.
  • Assisted service users to obtain and access community resources.
  • Reported on service user progress to senior staff, addressing concerns and suggesting appropriate action.
  • Monitored individuals' progress, continuously updating and adjusting care plans to meet health and wellbeing needs.
  • Monitored client progress and adapted support programmes to meet changing needs.
  • Established and maintained working relationships with clients based on trust and non-judgement.
  • Supported clients with rehabilitation and socialisation in community settings.
  • Planned, prepared and served meals for [Number] clients, strictly following prescribed dietary orders.
  • Assessed clients and documented information for records and analysis.
  • Listened to clients' current struggles to signpost relevant support.
  • Collaborated with external support providers to maintain good care continuity.
  • Counselled clients through difficult times using approved and compassionate strategies.
  • Ensured consistent quality improvement by developing improved personal care services, optimising service user satisfaction.
  • Facilitated weekly group meetings, providing safe, secure spaces for service users to interact and socialise.
  • Developed tailored action plans whilst prioritising pressing concerns.
  • Liaised with external and internal professionals to provide holistic support.
  • Provided testing and systems administration support as required by multi-disciplinary teams.

ACTING MANAGER/SENIOR SALES

Next plc
London, London
02.1998 - 07.2001
  • Heading up a high performing team of staff in this busy retail environment, driving successful sales target achievement, customer service and operations
  • Directed day-to-day work of [Number] employees and motivated teams to exceed objectives.
  • Maintained organisational compliance with applicable legislation and regulations.
  • Developed crisis management strategies to address unforeseen challenges.
  • Identified and resolved operational issues impacting productivity, performance or profitability.
  • Allocated resources to teams and projects based on need, performance and availability.
  • Established budgets based on historical, current and forecasted business data.
  • Represented company in public forums, enhancing brand reputation and visibility.
  • Produced business plans to maximise growth and minimise cost for company.
  • Oversaw daily company operations to reach financial targets.
  • Monitored operations to assess and highlight results.
  • Developed professional relationships with business partners, shareholders and authorities to establish trust, rapport and reliability.
  • Championed customer-centric approach, resulting in enhanced client satisfaction.
  • Maintained regular contact and strong relationships with existing customers by providing comprehensive support.
  • Identified and qualified new sales prospects to continually meet targets.
  • Achieved exceptional client satisfaction feedback and ratings.
  • Developed new ideas and thought creatively to grow business and enhance profitability and revenue.
  • Carried out sales visits to current and prospective customers.
  • Collected customer and market feedback and reported information to company leadership.
  • Set highest personal performance standards for self.
  • Hired and trained dedicated and high-achieving sales teams.
  • Supported front-line sales teams with well-coordinated administrative operations.

Education

Master of Science - Child Nursing MSc

Kings College London
London
09.2020 - 04.2033

Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 2 - undefined

NCFE

BA (Hons): Tourism & Hospitality Management - undefined

London South Bank University, UK

NVQ: Levels 1, 2 & 3 Mental Health - undefined

Lambeth College, UK

Certificates: Levels 2 & 3 Business Administration - undefined

Sight & Sound Education Ltd

School: 6 CSEs, including Mathematics & English - undefined

Battersea County Secondary School, UK

Skills

  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Report writing
  • Vital signs
  • Patient education
  • Medication administration
  • Nursing interventions
  • IV drug therapy management
  • Person-centred care plans
  • Paediatric nutrition
  • Catheter and wound care
  • Patient controlled analgesia (PCA)
  • Charting and reporting
  • Health assessments
  • Nursing staff leadership
  • Staff supervision
  • Intravenous therapies
  • Computerised charting specialist
  • Staff performance evaluations
  • Childhood immunisation vaccines
  • Paediatric risk assessment
  • Computerised clinical documentation system (CDS) knowledge
  • Equipment sterilisation
  • Patient-centred care
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Outstanding communication
  • Data confidentiality
  • Ethical decision-making
  • Pre- and post-operation care
  • First-class patient care
  • Room preparation
  • Public Health education
  • Caseload management
  • Band 5 registered

Custom

  • Manual Handling
  • Basic Life Support (Paeds and adult)
  • Fire Safety
  • Infection Control
  • Information Governance Incl. Record Keeping & Caldicott Protocols
  • Blood component transfusion
  • Communication
  • Compliants Handling
  • Consent
  • COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulation)
  • Dementia Awareness
  • Duty of care
  • Epilepsy
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
  • Fluids and nutrition
  • Food Hygiene
  • Health, Safety & welfare
  • Lone worker
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Mental Health Act
  • NHS Conflict Resolution
  • Person Centered care
  • Preventing Radicalisation
  • Privacy and Dignity
  • Handling Medication & Avoiding Drug Errors
  • RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations)
  • Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) and Child Protection (SOCA) Level 2
  • Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) and Child Protection (SOCA) Level 3
  • Your Health Career

Affiliations

  • Reading, Writing, Cooking, Creative expression and Relaxation

Timeline

Registered Paediatrics nurse surgical

St George's Hospital
04.2023 - Current

Master of Science - Child Nursing MSc

Kings College London
09.2020 - 04.2033

band 4 community carer

Healthcare Professional
09.2016 - Current

Community paediatric care worker

Focused Healthcare
10.2014 - 09.2016

Care worker

Supreme Care
06.2014 - 10.2014

Hotel operations manager

CAPITAL VIEW HOTEL
01.2013 - 05.2014

KEY WORKER

One Step at a Time
11.2003 - 11.2004

SUPPORT WORKER

Leal Recruitment Agency
08.2001 - 11.2003

ACTING MANAGER/SENIOR SALES

Next plc
02.1998 - 07.2001

Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 2 - undefined

NCFE

BA (Hons): Tourism & Hospitality Management - undefined

London South Bank University, UK

NVQ: Levels 1, 2 & 3 Mental Health - undefined

Lambeth College, UK

Certificates: Levels 2 & 3 Business Administration - undefined

Sight & Sound Education Ltd

School: 6 CSEs, including Mathematics & English - undefined

Battersea County Secondary School, UK

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