MICHELLE EAVES

• Carry out complex clinical triage, providing high quality assessment, advice and information to patients or their representatives who have urgent care needs.
• Provide key clinical support to local health advisors.
• Safeguarding
• Discuss with competence required treatment options, ranging from self-care advice to referring patients to other services such as OOH appointments or to other members of our multi-disciplinary team.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide excellent care continuity.

During this employment I was able to working varying roles a cross a variety of disciplines including: Acute medical wards and theatres. These roles enabled the extensive development of transferable skills including:

• writing patient care plans;
• implementing plans through tasks such as preparing patients for operations, wound treatment and monitoring pulse, blood pressure and temperature;
• observing and recording the condition of patients;
  checking and administering drugs and injections;
• setting up drips and blood transfusions;
• assisting with tests and evaluations;
• carrying out routine investigations;
• responding quickly to emergencies;
• planning discharges from hospital and liaising with GPs and social workers;
• communicating with and relieving the anxiety of patients and their relatives;
• advocating on behalf of patients;
• educating patients about their health;
• organising staff and prioritising busy workloads;
• mentoring student and junior nurses;
  maintaining patient records;
• making ethical decisions related to consent and confidentiality.

• Delivered exceptional care to boost patient health outcomes.
• Maintained accurate, up-to-date patient records, maximising data accuracy.
• Administered medication with meticulous attention to detail.
• Administered oxygen and medication to achieve optimum health outcomes.
• Gynecologic surgery: D and C hysterescopy, Laparoscopy, lap steri, marsupuinalization of Bartholin’s cyst, TVT, TOVT, resection of fibroids.
• Urology: circumcision, hydrocelectomy, vasectomy, cystscopy, TURP
• Orthopedic surgery: excision of galion, carpal tunnel release, wrist, elbow, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, escision of popilteal Baker’s cyst, bunionectomy, correction of hammer toe, amputation of toes
• Breast surgery: wide local excision, mastectomy and lymph clearance, breast reconstruction and nipple reconstruction, breast amputation
• General surgery: varicose veins, hernia repair, I and D of absess
• Opthalmic Surgery: excision of chalazion, correction of ectripion and entropion, lacrimal duct probing, correction of strabismus, cataract extraction