Sally Greenslade
Tiverton,Devon
Summary
Experienced nursing professional with excellent skills in patient assessment, disease management and medication administration. Proven track record of delivering high-quality care. Organised Lead Practice Nurse with experience providing skilled care to diverse patient populations. Compassionate professional with great engagement skills. Prioritise tasks and maintains accurate documentation. I am able to carry out a range of nursing duties;
Blood pressure checks
Phlebotomy
All wound care
Diabetic reviews
Asthma reviews
Insulin administration and initiation
Compression bandaging
Doppler assessment
Injections
learning disability reviews
Cervical smear testing
Mentorship to student nurses
Warfarin monitoring
ECGs
Zoladex and Prolia injections
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Lead practice nurse
Symphony Healthcare
Dulverton, Somerset
01.2023 - Current
- Interpreted various diagnostic tests and clinical procedures with meticulous attention to detail to develop helpful insights.
- Mentoring student nurses and junior members of staff.
- Managed patient referrals within multi-disciplinary practice teams and secondary care organisations for improved patient results.
- Initiated clinical diagnosis procedures to verify suspected cases of chronic disease.
- Managed caseloads of patients. In particular diabetic patients.
- Demonstrated expert clinical skills and critical judgement to provide safe, appropriate patient-centred care.
- Requested additional diagnostic investigations as required, interpreting results to develop targeted treatment programmes.
- Carried out thorough clinical assessments to enable the patient to receive the care most appropriate to them.
- Performed annual reviews of patients' medications and ability to self-manage to offer appropriate support.
- Delivered care in line with clinical guidelines for continued practice compliance.
- Assessed patients' condition, swiftly creating and implementing individual care plans.
- Provided clinical leadership to maintain high standard of care throughout the nurse team.
- Coordinated planning and delivery of care, communicating treatment and medication plans clearly to patients and carers.
- Diagnosed and treated patients attending primary health care services with range of acute and non-acute medical conditions.
Senior Practice Nurse
Amicus Health
Tiverton, Devon
06.2009 - 05.2022
District nurse
Tiverton District Nurse Team - NHS
Tiverton, Devon
02.2009 - 06.2009
- Developed trusted rapport with patients and family members through open communication.
- Provided wound care, medication management and health promotion to patients receiving at-home care.
- Liaised with multidisciplinary healthcare team to coordinate cohesive care for patients.
- Prioritised dignity and compassion to provide highly regarded end-of-life care.
- Completed patient visits daily to offer trusted care in home setting.
- Delegated responsibilities to facilitate efficiency and maintain first-class patient care.
- Shared and championed best practices to elevate care delivery.
- Contributed to holistic planning, delivery and evaluation of high-quality patient care.
- Assisted patients with ongoing care needs to promote speedy recovery.
- Managed personal caseload of patients.
- Assessed patients' ongoing wellbeing, recording details.
- Evaluated ability of existing care plans to cater to complex patient needs, implementing changes as necessary.
- Conducted holistic assessments and patient-centred care planning to optimise support.
- Implemented, monitored and maintained high standards of care in daily activities.
- Visited patients for in-home visits to provide routine personal and medical care.
Health care assistant
NHS Trust
Tiverton, Devon
04.2001 - 02.2009
- Met with patients and families to discuss care plan adaptations, seeking continual improvement.
- Aided service users in everyday activities, such as washing and dressing, ensuring constant safety and effective care.
- Vigilantly monitored changes in physical and mental health, reporting deterioration to senior carers for urgent attention.
- Administered blood tests and blood pressure checks.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Supported clinical staff to complete health assessments.
- Submitted reports to manager regarding status of client.
- Worked closely with nurses to maintain high levels of communication.
- Helped service users improve their independence, building strength and confidence to enhance daily living.
- Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
- Improved service users' daily lives through compassionate conversation, empathetic care and community socialisation.
- Demonstrated consistent respect and privacy for care users, maintaining dignity irrespective of circumstance.
- Assisted in all aspects of personal care, retaining comfort and dignity.
- Monitored client health conditions and reported immediate issues to manager.
- Completed care documentation and monitored patient progress to achieve up-to-date records.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - Adult Nursing
Open University
Milton Keynes 02.2005 - 02.2009
Diploma of Higher Education - Diabetes mellitus
Plymouth University
Plymouth 01.2018 - 06.2018
Diploma of Higher Education - Asthma
Hertfordshire university
Hertford, Hertfordshire 02.2023 - 08.2023
Skills
- Student nurse mentorship
- Medical recordkeeping
- Patient health assessments
- Critical judgement
- Primary Care nursing
- Patient diagnosis
- Medication administration
- Chronic condition management
- Clinical excellence
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Advanced nursing duties
- Clinical decision-making
- Caseload management
- Patient treatments
Languages
English
Fluent
Work availability
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Diploma of Higher Education - Asthma
Hertfordshire university
02.2023 - 08.2023
Lead practice nurse
Symphony Healthcare
01.2023 - Current
Diploma of Higher Education - Diabetes mellitus
Plymouth University
01.2018 - 06.2018
Senior Practice Nurse
Amicus Health
06.2009 - 05.2022
District nurse
Tiverton District Nurse Team - NHS
02.2009 - 06.2009
Diploma of Higher Education - Adult Nursing
Open University
02.2005 - 02.2009
Health care assistant
NHS Trust
04.2001 - 02.2009
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