Nicola Thorne
Blackpool
Summary
Experienced Clinical Practitioner with 21 years experience as a Registered Nurse , 9 years as a Clinical Practitioner/ Independent Prescriber with experience in various roles. Specializing in high-quality patient care and health outcome improvement. Proficient in diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, and patient education, ensuring comprehensive care. Strong communication skills and self-management abilities facilitate effective engagement at all levels. Easily establishes effective working relationships, gaining close rapport with service users and team members. Effective in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams for innovative healthcare solutions.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
4044
4044
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Mountview Practice
Fleetwood, Lancashire
10.2020 - Current
- Perform telephone triage, assessing symptoms whilst being mindful of PMH to determine urgency and appointment requirement. Ensuring patients are seen and prioritised in order of need, to ensure seen by most appropriate clinician, or redirected to supporting services such as minor ailment schemes.
- Competently undertake clinical phone and remote consultations to provide accessible care to more patients.
- Autonomously assess, examine, manage and treat patients both adults and children (from 1 year of age of age). Whom present with wide variety of undifferentiated presentations /undiagnosed minor illness, injury and acute exacerbations of chronic conditions often with co-morbidity factors and polypharmacy.
- Undertaking home visits of people who are often vulnerable, with multiple co-morbidities and complex health conditions, presenting with acute illness, preventing admission to secondary care.
- Using comprehensive history taking, physical examination, clinical decision-making strategies and judgement.
- Ordering of relevant investigations – Xray's, bloods, ECGs and USS. Interpreting thus required diagnostics in relation to patients presenting complaint to aid diagnosis.
- Recognising and referral of patients to the wider MDT and services available
- Consulted regularly with colleagues for shared problem-solving and decision-making.
- Competent use of Emis software to document effectively providing clear communication of consultation.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner/ Clinical lead / DVT Practitioner
Bloomfield Medical Centre
Blackpool, Lancashire
12.2019 - 10.2020
- Autonomously assess, examine, manage and treat patients both adults and children (from 6 months of age). Whom present with wide variety of undifferentiated presentations /undiagnosed minor illness, injury and acute exacerbations of chronic conditions often with co-morbidity factors and polypharmacy.
- Using comprehensive history taking, physical examination, clinical decision-making strategies and judgement.
- Ordering of relevant investigations – Xray's, bloods, ECGs and USS. Interpreting thus required diagnostics in relation to patients presenting complaint to aid diagnosis, or requesting follow up from own GP for same.
- Referring those appropriately whom present with emergency/ life threatening illness injury to secondary care facilities or requiring speciality input. Complete fast track referrals, for patients identified as presenting with red flag signs or / and symptoms in consultation. Referral to and liaising with MDT services and specialties to ensure appropriate therapeutic treatments.
- Initiating high level of clinical judgement and reasoning in order to develop patient centred management plan, using evidence-based knowledge and research and safety netting appropriately.
- Treatment plans discussed and agreed with patient. Prescribing medication as required, providing education to patient of thus therapy. Using national and local guidance, whilst considering most appropriate treatment for each specific patient.
- Identify and refer adults and children considered vulnerable or of concern to relevant agents. Providing safe guarding intervention.
- Strategically lead team the team which includes, admin, clinical practitioners and trainee practitioners of mixed skill abilities and backgrounds and health care assistants to ensure patients are seen in timely manner. Ensuring appropriate triage occurs to identify potentially acutely unwell patients, and patients prioritised accordingly and breeches are avoided. Often changing the dynamics of the team and staff roles to meet the needs of the service and promote patient care and well-being.
- (DVT from Jan 2019)
- Use of Adastra software to provide clear documentation of consultations
Nurse Practitioner
BUTC, BVUCC
09.2017 - 12.2019
- Autonomously assess, examine, manage and treat patients both adults and children (from 6 months of age). Whom present with wide variety of undifferentiated presentations /undiagnosed minor illness, injury and acute exacerbations of chronic conditions often with co-morbidity factors and polypharmacy.
- Using comprehensive history taking, physical examination, clinical decision-making strategies.
- Ordering of relevant investigations – Xray's, bloods and ECGs. Interpreting thus required diagnostics in relation to patients presenting complaint to aid diagnosis, or requesting follow up from own GP for same.
- Referring those appropriately whom present with emergency/ life threatening illness injury to secondary care facilities or requiring speciality input. Complete fast track referrals, for patients identified as presenting with red flag signs or / and symptoms in consultation.
- Initiating high level of clinical judgement and reasoning in order to develop patient centred management plan, using evidence-based knowledge and research and safety netting appropriately.
- Treatment plans discussed and agreed with patient. Prescribing medication as required, providing education to patient of thus therapy. Using national and local guidance, whilst considering most appropriate treatment for each specific patient.
- Identify and refer adults and children considered vulnerable or of concern to relevant agents. Providing safe guarding intervention.
Sister/ Trainee Nurse Practitioner
PCAU
06.2013 - 01.2017
- Management of PCAU and patient admission, enabling unit to realise potential.
- History taking and physical assessment of patients with undiagnosed medical illness / conditions.
- Ordering and analysis of relevant diagnostic investigations – ECG, Bloods, Xray.
- Clinical decision making; re: diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
- Liaising and referral to MDT services and specialities.
Sister
AMU, CDU, PCAU
12.2009 - 06.2013
- Coordinate admissions, transfer and discharge of acutely unwell patients appropriately and safely.
- Provide support to all team members (inc multi-disciplinary)
- Identify and prioritise patient assessment and care in accordance with need.
- Assess patients pre-empting and therefore organising and performing necessary investigations pre-medical assessment/examination.
- Ensure care is delivered as per plan by team members and patients health is re-assessed and evaluated on a constant basis.
- Awareness of staff members' competency level, providing support, guidance and training as necessary.
- Liaising with multiple agencies (internal and external) to provide high quality care.
- Staff development, inc preceptorship and mentorship
- Ensure patient care is delivered in accordance with the trusts policies and national guidelines
Staff Nurse
MAU, CDU, PCAU
06.2005 - 12.2009
- Assess Implement and Evaluate patients and their care needs.
- Ensure patients received holistically focused optimum care.
- Work with MDT members.
- Co-ordinate admissions, transfer and discharge of patients
- Associate Mentor.
Education
BSC (Hons) - Nurse Practitioner with Independent and Supplementary Prescribing qualification
RCN Credentialling - Advanced Practitioner
Royal College Nursing
NMLB 6148 - Foundations for Acute and Critical Care
LiP 307 - Supporting and Assessing Learners in Practise
Dip He - Nursing Studies
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Montgomery High School
England 01.1994 - 01.1999
Skills
- Strong communication skills, ability to engage at all levels
- Proven ability to self manage, work on own initiative and work well under pressure
- Passionate about and committed to providing and achieving highest standard of care
- Realises own abilities and limitations
- Competent in assessment and care delivery of the acutely unwell adult
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
- VTE masterclass
- ALS (expired)
- ILS (expired)
- Male Catheterisation
- IV drug administration
- Cannulation
- Venapuncture
Certification
Gynaecology Assessment and Examination - February 2025
Assessment of the Child in Primary Care - 2024
Timeline
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Mountview Practice
10.2020 - Current
Advanced Nurse Practitioner/ Clinical lead / DVT Practitioner
Bloomfield Medical Centre
12.2019 - 10.2020
Nurse Practitioner
BUTC, BVUCC
09.2017 - 12.2019
Sister/ Trainee Nurse Practitioner
PCAU
06.2013 - 01.2017
Sister
AMU, CDU, PCAU
12.2009 - 06.2013
Staff Nurse
MAU, CDU, PCAU
06.2005 - 12.2009
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Montgomery High School
01.1994 - 01.1999
NMLB 6148 - Foundations for Acute and Critical Care
LiP 307 - Supporting and Assessing Learners in Practise
Dip He - Nursing Studies
BSC (Hons) - Nurse Practitioner with Independent and Supplementary Prescribing qualification
RCN Credentialling - Advanced Practitioner
Royal College Nursing