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Sara Easton

Plymouth,Devon

Summary

Highly skilled healthcare professional with extensive experience in team supervision and leadership, care planning and assessment, and staff training and development. Proficient in medication management and compliance, ventilation for long-term and acute cases, and tracheostomy care including suctioning, emergency changes, and maintenance. Completed Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) in September 2024. Adept at conflict resolution, record keeping, health and safety oversight, resource allocation, quality assurance processes including audits Datix and clinical governance. Demonstrates strong decision-making abilities, time management techniques, crisis intervention skills, calmness under pressure, effective communication skills, performance evaluation methods such as appraisals, team building initiatives like organising social events, public speaking abilities through teaching Manchester Triage. Currently pursuing a Non-Medical Prescriber course starting September 2025.

Compassionate and dedicated with proven leadership abilities, capable of managing teams and ensuring high standards of holistic patient care. Skilled in conflict resolution and resource management, fostering collaborative and supportive environment. Looking forward to the opportunity to work as a paediatric complex care nurse, Enabling children to remain in there homes whilst receiving safe and effective care, whilst providing respite to families and carers.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Deputy ward manager

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Plymouth, Devon
03.2018 - Current
  • Led team in Children's Assessment Unit for seven years, including three years as staff nurse and four years as sister/deputy ward manager.
  • Delivered safe, effective care to children aged 10 days to 16 years.
  • Cared for critically ill children in High Dependency Unit, managing complex needs and enteral feeding requirements.
  • Instructed over 50 nurses in Manchester Triage, ensuring skills to recognise and prioritise care for sick children.
  • Facilitated family meetings to clarify patient conditions and treatment plans within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Managed staffing, skill mix, and safety across four wards as deputy ward manager out of hours.
  • Ensured strict compliance with hospital policies while maintaining high-quality service delivery.
  • Completed audits and Datix incident reports to uphold standards and improve practices.

Emergency Department staff nurse

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS trust
Plymouth, Devon
11.2016 - 03.2018
  • Assessed children's illnesses and injuries to prioritise safe, effective care.
  • Delivered care for minor injuries and major trauma in a high-pressure environment.
  • Supported adult nursing colleagues during quieter periods, assisting with adult patient care.

Staff Nurse Emergency Department

University Hospital Lewisham
Lewisham , London
09.2011 - 10.2016
  • Qualified in 2011; consolidated learning at University Hospital Lewisham while acquiring a wide range of clinical skills and passion for child nursing.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Child Health Nursing

University of Plymouth
Plymouth
09.2008 - 08.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Childhood Studies

University of Chichester
Chichester United Kingdom
09.2003 - 08.2006

GCSEs - English Science, Maths

Hele School Plymouth
Plymouth
09.1995 - 06.2003

Skills

  • Team supervision and leadership
  • Care planning and assessment
  • Staff training and development
  • Medication management and compliance
  • Ventilation experience long term and Acute
  • Competent caring for Tracheostomies - including suctioning, emergency changes and care
  • Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) completed September 2024
  • Conflict resolution strategies- attended multiple leadership courses
  • Record keeping and documentation
  • Health and safety oversight- team skill mix, patient acuity
  • Resource allocation and management
  • Quality assurance processes -audits Datix, clinical governance
  • Calmness under pressure
  • Effective communication skills
  • Performance evaluation methods- Appraisals
  • Team building initiatives- organise social events
  • Public speaking abilities- teaching Manchester Triage
  • Commencing Non medical prescriber course September 2025

Timeline

Deputy ward manager

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
03.2018 - Current

Emergency Department staff nurse

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS trust
11.2016 - 03.2018

Staff Nurse Emergency Department

University Hospital Lewisham
09.2011 - 10.2016

Bachelor of Science - Child Health Nursing

University of Plymouth
09.2008 - 08.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Childhood Studies

University of Chichester
09.2003 - 08.2006

GCSEs - English Science, Maths

Hele School Plymouth
09.1995 - 06.2003
Sara Easton