Sally Morrison

•Have worked in my current role as both a Band 6 and Band 7

•Performed in-depth prevention assessments, maintaining patient

health and safety.

•Executed customised evidence-based advanced nursing

interventions to improve sensitive outcomes, improving comfort

and care for children working with parents

•Identified and scheduled training requirements for nursing students

and staff to improve patient safety and quality of care.

•Conducted a holistic health assessments to gather baseline data of

health, determine impact of disease and analyse mental health of

Child or young person.

• Arranged home visits with families of patients to explain benefits,

risks and projected outcomes of proposed treatments.

Collaborated with shared care units and children's community nursing staff to improve patient experience and deliver better

outcomes.

• Assessed Child and young persons wellbeing to create detailed

management plans for cohesive care and improve health.

• Supported improvement of workplace safety and environmental

practices to protect workers from accidents and injuries and

improve employee morale.

• Administered medication to treat condition, reduce symptoms and

prevent severity of illness.

• Supervised staff to fulfill performing roles and treat patients with

ample care and compassion.

• Developed new ways of communicating information, which I have

helped other departments develop

• Worked with the whole MDT and IT to develop a discharge

checklist which is live on PPM.

•Assessing, planning and implementing and reassessing care to

enable the young person to manage their diagnosis with the aim

that they are able to continue with their aims and aspirations prior

to diagnosis

•Liaise with schools and colleges

•Communicate with other agencies both outside of the trust and with

other professionals within Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust

•Created a way of working with the Children's Macmillan team to

provide support and care for those young people who are in the

palliative phase of care

•Supported research working with the adult research team looking

into psychological support

•Identified a need for specialised care for young men with cancer,

working with Leeds Beckett University to achieve bespoke care

•Elevated the visibility of the Teenage and Young adult team within

the paediatric department, through excellent communication, joint

working and exchange of ideas at ward, departmental and through

the shared care teams

•Day to Day management of the day unit in the absence of the senior

sister, delegating work, ensuring shifts adequately covered with

appropriate skill mix

•Mentored new members of staff and supported nursing students in

their learning.

•Caring for patients receiving day case chemotherapy and supportive

care.

•Assessment of unwell children escalating care as needed

•Management of anaesthetic lists

•Specialist in Brain tumour clinic, managing scan dates and ensuring

results are delivered on time

•Liaised with other hospital departments and community staff

•Gained knowledge of annual health and safety audit

•Involved with interviewing and staff recruitment

• Monitored patient conditions closely, reporting and recording signs

of deterioration for swift action.

• Evaluated patient symptoms and condition to plan recovery

programmes for timely discharge.

• Educated parents on disease self-management techniques to avoid

infection and promote early admission for supportive care

• Precepted and mentored new staff and student nurses to comply

with health and safety regulations and follow protocols and

guidelines.

• Delegated specific tasks to assigned nurses to assess patients,

observe symptoms and provide detailed status and developments.

• Organised shifts of nurses and staff to enable full coverage for

patient care, maintaining systemised schedule.

• Educated patients and caregivers on discharge instructions to

maintain continuum of care.

•During this time I worked both on the Teenage Unit and the

Children's Ward.

•Evaluated patient symptoms and condition to plan recovery

programmes for timely discharge.

•Monitored patient conditions closely, reporting and recording signs

of deterioration for swift action.

•Supported charge nurse to deliver care for full wards in line with

quality-of-care standards.

•Worked with meticulous accuracy in administering patient

medication according to correct, appropriate doses.

•Demonstrated compassionate communication skills, empathetically

delivering difficult news to patients and families.

•Worked with a consistently positive, friendly bedside manner to

enhance patient experiences during difficult times.

•Evaluated patient symptoms and condition to plan recovery

programmes for timely discharge.

•Monitored patient conditions closely, reporting and recording signs

of deterioration for swift action.

•Designed and implemented guidelines and policies to comply with

health and safety standards in providing patient care.

•Developed a small adult haematology unit within the ward

environment.

•Provided continuous assessment of patients in unit from admission

to discharge to monitor progress and developments.

•Precepted and mentored new staff, student nurses and ancillary

employees to comply with health and safety regulations and follow

protocols and guidelines.

•Delegated specific tasks to assigned nurses to assess patients,

observe symptoms and provide detailed status and developments.

•Organised shifts of nurses and staff to enable full coverage for

patient care, maintaining systemised schedule.

•Caring for and looking after patients on an acute medical ward

• Caring for and looking after female orthopaedic patients

• Worked night shifts on a mixed rheumatology ward
• Rotated to other regional specialist wards

• Training to become a registered general nurse