Nichola Hughes

Care of children undergoing surgical procedures whilst in hospital and supporting ongoing care within the community.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, communicating effectively with families and colleagues.
Accurate documentation.
Ordering essential items.
Carrying out teaching for children of all ages, parents/carers and staff members in order that staff care is delivered.
Writing parent information leaflets, being involved in the development and writing of procedural guidelines.

Working in a busy children's outpatients department, caring for children from birth to 18 years of age requiring blood tests, procedural cannulation, ECGs, care for scans under sedation, care of children requiring various infusions, booking appointments, working as a member of a multidisciplinary team, effective communication with children of all ages, families and colleagues, teaching and supporting junior colleagues, accurate documentation.

Children's nurse in Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care unit and Children's Outpatients department, care of pre-term babies requiring invasive and non-invasive ventilation, observations and meditation delivery, accurate documentation, effective communication with family members in a very stressful environment also effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team. General housekeeping tasks to enable efficient running of the unit.
Within the outpatients setting I carried out blood tests on children from birth to 18 years of age, working closely with children showing anxiety to procedures, care of children undergoing scans under sedation, care of children undergoing food challenges, accurate documentation and effective communication.

Registered Children's Nurse working in a busy intercity Children's Hospital, I developed my role to become the lead nurse in the Children and Young People's Haemodialysis Unit.
I worked as the lead nurse caring for children from birth to 21 years of age in end stage renal failure, I provided education to children and their families whilst also supporting junior colleagues with their learning and development. I worked as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, communicating effectively and ensuring all documentation was accurate and current. I assisted with housekeeping within the unit, rotating stock to reduce any waste products and ensured the correct products were ordered to enable smooth running of the department.