- I enjoy pyrography, this is burning designs onto wood, this helps me to destress if I have had a very busy stressful day at work
- Enjoy swimming
- Love spending time with family and friends
Michelle Gilbank-Simmonds
Chorley,lancashire
Summary
Skilled Community Nurse with expertise in patient care, infection control, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Specialises in wound care, end-of-life comfort, and patient education, ensuring accurate electronic health records. Former Registered General Nurse at HMP Preston, experienced in crisis intervention, medication management, and mental health support. Focused on continuous professional development and improving healthcare delivery through effective communication and teamwork.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Nurse
East Lancashire Hospital Trust
04.2017 - Current
- Demonstrated empathy, kindness and respect for patients through collaborative care to build trust, relieve anxiety and improve health outcomes.
- Delivered end-of-life support and symptom management in patients' homes.
- Coordinated patient care in consultation with multidisciplinary team of health professionals.
- Consulted with health professionals across disciplines to coordinate successful treatments.
- Maintained accurate patient records detailing care delivered and outcomes achieved.
- Performed wound care with dressing changes and monitored infection signs.
- Implemented infection control measures to protect patients, staff, and the community.
- Educated patients and families on health maintenance and disease prevention strategies.
- Engaged in continuous professional development to enhance nursing knowledge and skills.
- Inducted nursing students and preceptorship staff, thoroughly readying them for daily nursing practice.
- Used EMIS Health to record patient information, enabling continuity of care between medical practitioners.
Registered General Nurse
HMP Preston
Preston, Lancashire
04.2010 - 04.2017
- Provided immediate medical assistance during emergencies to stabilise patients.
- Monitored, recorded, and reported symptoms or changes in patient conditions in a timely manner.
- Conducted triage and assessed minor injuries and illnesses to determine care priorities.
- Conducted initial assessments for individuals entering prison to identify and address healthcare needs.
- Medication management, providing detox programmes for drug and alcohol users.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings with gp, mental health teams, and prison officers to coordinate comprehensive care.
- Provided mental health awareness, self-harm prevention, and crisis support to enhance patient wellbeing.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - registered general nurse
TRafford school of nursing
Mancheter01-1986
Diploma of Higher Education - Nursing
Trafford school of nursing
Manchester, MAN01-1984
Skills
- Wound care
- Infection control
- Crisis management
- Patient education
- Health assessment
- Patient assessment procedures
- Comprehensive assessments
- Clinical assessment
- Crisis management
- End-Of-Life care understanding
- Medication Administration
- Intravenous drug administration
- Syringe driver setup
- Blood sample collection
- Sharps handling
- Vital signs monitoring
- Infection prevention and control
- Infection control techniques
- Wound dressing
- Care planning
- Electronic health records
- Charting and reporting
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Community healthcare navigation
- Time-management
- Adaptability to change
- Decision making
- Clinical judgment
- Professionalism
- Patient health literacy
- Pain management
- Nutritional assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Confidentiality management
- Teamwork
- Verbal and written communication
- Communication skills
- Multitasking efficiency
- Time management efficiency
- Staff supervision
- Pressure decision making
- Pain management
- Medical record-keeping
- Computer literacy
- Pain management
- Clinical judgment
- Nutritional assessment
- Confidentiality management
- Risk Assessment
Interests
Timeline
Community Nurse
East Lancashire Hospital Trust
04.2017 - Current
Registered General Nurse
HMP Preston
04.2010 - 04.2017
Diploma of Higher Education - registered general nurse
TRafford school of nursing
Diploma of Higher Education - Nursing
Trafford school of nursing