Meghan Hilton
Wigan,Greater Machester
Summary
A dedicated registered general nurse with four years of experience in community healthcare, specialising in adult acute and critical care. Demonstrates expertise in wound care, pressure ulcer prevention, and medication administration, including NG and PEG feed. Proficient in phlebotomy, catheterisation, and patient record management, with a strong focus on patient-centred care and health education. Skilled in managing complex medical cases and supervising staff while maintaining data confidentiality. Committed to delivering outstanding patient care and communication, with a comprehensive understanding of mental health issues, dementia, and learning disabilities. Always aspiring to further enhance clinical skills and contribute to improving patient outcomes within a dynamic healthcare environment.
Known for implementing evidence-based practices to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes. Skilled in team management, fostering collaborative environment to ensure high standards of care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Clinical lead
M&A Management
Coppull, Lancashire
2025.09 - Current
- Reviewed complex medical cases, devising suitable intervention strategies as a result.
- Developed comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs and conditions.
- Fostered a positive work environment through transparent communication and fair decision-making processes.
- Assisted in recruitment processes to ensure selection of competent clinical staff.
- Coordinated timely discharge planning, enhancing bed availability for critical patients.
- Managed resources efficiently whilst balancing budget constraints with quality standards.
- Participated actively in departmental meetings, contributing valuable insights from frontline experience.
- Delivered efficient health services by maintaining close liaison with multidisciplinary teams.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of latest medical advancement, delivering better patient outcomes as a result.
- Improved quality standards with thorough audit processes and performance reviews.
- Led training programmes to enhance the clinical skills of junior team members.
- Promoted a culture of continuous learning amongst staff members, fostering professional growth and development.
- Adhered strictly to regulatory guidelines during all clinical procedures for compliance assurance.
- Led staff to improve patient care through valuable coaching, teaching and mentoring.
- Worked closely with fellow nursing professionals to identify strategies for practice development and improvement.
- Built and maintained excellent rapport with patients and loved ones.
- Handled annual appraisals for employees and facilitated personal development plans in compliance with mandatory training.
- Provided excellent care with focus on patient safety, comfort and dignity.
- Recruited and hired individuals to add depth, expertise and talent to healthcare team.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures.
- Helped individuals manage daily activities of living due to age, illness or injury, or chronic condition.
- Partnered with supervisors and social services team to help coordinate quality care.
- Used E-Brokerage systems and focussed on occupancy levels, including pre assessments of potential clients and liaising with families, hospitals and social services to make admissions happen.
Staff Nurse
Cuerden Care
Wigan, greater manchester
2023.07 - 2025.09
- Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
- Consulted with healthcare team to assess and execute proper patient care plans.
- Communicated and collaborated with patients to plan, assess and evaluate effective care programmes.
- Prevented violent situations, using de-escalation skills to manage aggressive patients.
- Guaranteed patient safety by evaluating clients, assessing physical and mental symptoms for drug interactions and side effects.
- Dealt with emergencies with calm and composure.
- Advised on dietary, nutrition and illness prevention.
- Consulted with psychiatrists and other behavioural health staff in designing appropriate treatment plans for clients.
- Worked with clinical team to carry out prescribed treatments addressing individual patient needs.
- Ensured optimal treatment results by guaranteeing correct administration of medication.
- Recorded reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications.
- Attended case conferences and meetings to assess treatment success rates.
- Stayed current on processes and procedures to offer relevant assistance.
- Monitored patient behaviour and responses to treatments and reported concerns to senior staff.
- Stayed up-to-date on the latest nursing developments to provide best patient care.
- Conducted informative handovers at shift end through concise and accurate reporting and communication.
- Followed modern nursing standards for optimum treatments and patient protection.
- Administered medication in line with stringent drug regulations.
Community staff nurse
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Wigan, Greater Manchester
2019.09 - 2023.07
- Evaluated ability of existing care plans to cater to complex patient needs, implementing changes as necessary.
- Assisted patients with ongoing care needs to promote speedy recovery.
- Visited patients for in-home visits to provide routine personal and medical care.
- Completed patient visits daily to offer trusted care in home setting.
- Provided wound care, medication management and health promotion to patients receiving at-home care.
- Prioritised dignity and compassion to provide highly regarded end-of-life care.
- Assessed patients' ongoing wellbeing, recording details using SystemOne.
- Assessed patients upon arrival to determine acute care needs and develop ongoing care plans.
- Conducted holistic assessments and patient-centred care planning to optimise support.
- Shared and championed best practices to elevate care delivery.
- Mentored placement students and staff to encourage workplace learning and development.
- Dressed surgical wounds, monitored healing and replaced bandages to prevent infections.
Home inclusion officer
Wigan Council
wigan, Greater Manchester
2010.07 - 2016.03
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and clear communications.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Kept track of all children throughout the borough who where moving schools to ensure they enrolled at their new school for safeguarding reasons.
- Daily updating spreadsheets and conversations with pastoral managers and exclusion managers within schools for children who required permanent exclusions and organised transfers to other schools to forego the permanent exclusion.
- Dealt with parents in crisis over children's behaviours and issues/complaints with schools that they had.
- Organised home visits for children who are home schooled throughout the borough and collected evidence of work being done at home from the home schooling community.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pre registration nursing - adult
University of Central Lancashire
Preston, LAN 3 2016 - 8 2019
A-Levels - Access to Health
Wigan and Leigh College
Wigan, WGN 9 2013 - 8 2015
GCSEs - Maths, English Language and Literature, Science, French, Art, Travel and Tourism
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WGN 9 2004 - 8 2009
Skills
- 4 years experience as a community staff nurse
- Band 5 registered
- Up to date with all relevant wound care and pressure ulcer prevention training
- NG and PEG feed/administration of medication trained and competent
- Data confidentiality
- Catheter and wound care
- Phlebotomy
- Clinical understanding
- Catheterisation
- Adult acute and critical care
- Patient-centred care
- Caseload management
- Staff supervision
- Outstanding communication
- Medication administration
- Outstanding patient care
- Patient record management
- Complex medical care
- Patient interventions
- Patient health education
- Vital signs
- Time management
- CPI trained and qualified
- Great understanding of patients who have mental health problems, dementia and Learning disability from current job
Timeline
Clinical lead
M&A Management
2025.09 - Current
Staff Nurse
Cuerden Care
2023.07 - 2025.09
Community staff nurse
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
2019.09 - 2023.07
Home inclusion officer
Wigan Council
2010.07 - 2016.03
Bachelor of Science - Pre registration nursing - adult
University of Central Lancashire
3 2016 - 8 2019
A-Levels - Access to Health
Wigan and Leigh College
9 2013 - 8 2015
GCSEs - Maths, English Language and Literature, Science, French, Art, Travel and Tourism
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
9 2004 - 8 2009