Michelle Gedling

Work independently in the community delivering palliative care services. . Role includes rotation of duty role and covering 7 day service. Helped develop more cohesive ways of working and planning care. Duty role is unpredictable covering a wide geographical area- ability to assess over the phone and decide on action needed. Closely working with members of multidisciplinary team. Regular attendance at Journal Club and weekly team meetings.

Close working with medical team and liaison with in patient unit.

Provide resource for district nurses and attend GSF meetings with GPs.

I worked for 16 years as a clinical nurse specialist before changing roles to co ordinate the complementary therapy team. I also spent 6 months as temporary team leader for the Wycombe Team prior to a team restructure. During this time I implemented a shift system which was then adopted by all the nursing teams, and I was the nursing representative on an IT project for implementing electronic records. I became a nurse prescriber in 2015.

I changed role to expand my experience in holistic care . I coordinated a team of volunteer therapists across the Bucks teams and worked closely with the coordinator in Herts and the Family Support Team.

On leaving the coordinator role to return to CNS I remained as a bank nurse delivering scar therapy out of Butterfly House.

Staff Nurse Inpatient Hospice. During this time I took part in a Rotary Club exchange to Bangalore India and commenced studying for palliative care degree.

Responsible for all aspects of medical care including ; first Aid, Inoculations, drug ordering, maintenance of equipment, staff training. Organising health treatments for crew in various countries.

Whilst working on the boat I was able to visit hospice care in Rhode Island and Bermuda.

Employed to provide massage and stewardess duties on board private Yacht. Unfortunately the owners health deteriorated before embarking on the voyage.

Whilst working at hospice I trained in massage therapies and helped develop massage service for both in- patient and day care services.