Sarah Parsons
South Woodham Ferrers,ESS
Summary
Conscientious Nurse with enhanced knowledge and skills in medical software literacy, data management, and confidential record keeping.
Regularly demonstrates resilience under pressure and adaptability to change.
Confident and adept in quickly building relationships with patients, families, colleagues and multidisciplinary teams.
Competent in liaising with patients and families, educational settings, local authorities and other health organisations.
Committed to ongoing professional development.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
4039
4039
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Children’s Bladder & Bowel Nurse
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Mid And South Essex
2023.07 - 2026.03
- Regularly completing robust clinical assessments with patients, supporting evidence based patient care and treatment.
- Participating in monthly service development sessions and training, ensuring I stay current with clinical information and continually improve care practices. Attended over 35 hours of training this year.
- Currently developing easy-read versions of frequently used information guides with plans to extend this format to additional leaflets and guides.
- Frequently demonstrate excellent communication skills, which are praised regularly by patients, families and colleagues. This allows strong working relationships with patients, families, colleagues and multi-disciplinary teams to be built efficiently and with care.
- Maintain accurate, and up-to-date patient records whilst ensuring confidentiality is maintained.
Children’s Asthma & Allergy Nurse
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Rochford, Essex
2022.06 - 2023.07
- This role involved supporting children, young people and their families with asthma, allergies and eczema. Provided clinical advice, support and treatment via face to face and telephone appointments, as per clinical guidelines. Carried out 30 telephone consultations daily with patients in addition to urgent requests from patients. Carried out vital observations including spirometry and lung auscultation.
- Within the first week in this role, created a power point presentation to explain the role and scope of the service for use with other health agencies. This presentation has been praised by colleagues and health agencies alike and is still in use.
Family Nurse
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
2018.07 - 2022.06
- Working with young parents and their children from pregnancy to 2 years old. Following established family nurse partnership programme resources and material to encourage parent-child attachment, increase knowledge and confidence regarding parenting, carrying out development assessments, attending safeguarding meetings and safeguarding supervision.
- Utilized communication skills to engage vulnerable and hard to reach service users in addition to liaising with multi-disciplinary teams to further support these service users.
- Adjusted communication and resources to support individual service users, including providing easy-read materials and arranging interpreters.
- Mental health conditions, frequently resulting from trauma, neuro diversity including autism and ADHD, learning disabilities and physical disabilities were commonly part of service users lives.
- Built team rapport through communication, respect, and eagerness to help.
School Nurse
Provide CIC and Virgin Care
Rayleigh, Essex
2015.09 - 2018.06
- Conducted school drop-ins for children aged 5-19 to provide health support and advice tailored to individual needs.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team and participated in safeguarding meetings to enhance student wellbeing.
- Implemented care plans to ensure children and young people with medical needs were appropriately supported in school.
- Supported school staff in creating and implementing health and wellbeing policies.
- Maintained accurate and confidential health records.
School Nurse
Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Walworth, Southwark
2011.09 - 2015.08
- Regularly delivered health promotion lessons in schools, enhancing student awareness of health issues.
- Kept accurate, confidential health records which were updated regularly.
- Supported children with health conditions in schools by completing and regularly updating comprehensive health care plans.
- Administered school age immunisations including HPV vaccinations, along with health education to improve health outcomes.
Research Nurse
Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
London, England
2010.07 - 2011.08
- Attended GP surgeries in South London to carry out activities relating to the study – primarily reviewing whether children under 5 years old who attended for general illness had an underlying urinary tract infection.
- Ensured patient and parent/guardianunderstanding of procedures through clear explanation.
- Built and strengthened relationships with stakeholders, which improved collaboration between departments.
- Upheld strict ethical standards through all activities relating to the study.
- Collated information relevant to the study through discussion with patient and their parent.
- Utilised communication skills to build quick rapport with patients.
Paediatric Staff Nurse
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Liverpool, Liverpool
2006.05 - 2010.07
- Working on the (paediatric) neurosurgery unit, utilising clinical nursing skills and enhanced neurological clinical skills including Glasgow Coma Scale test, high dependency unit care and post surgical care.
Paediatric Staff Nurse
Derby Children’s Hospital
Derby, DBY
2003.09 - 2006.04
- Carrying out clinical care on the surgical and medical wards.
Education
Higher Education Diploma - Children’s Nursing
Keele University
Stoke-on-Trent, England 2000.09 - 2003.09
GNVQ - Health and Social Care
Sandbach Sixth Form College
CheshireNine GCSE's A-C. - GCSE
Sandbach High School
Cheshire, England.Module at Kings College London - Children’s Mental Health
Kings College London
LondonNational Autistic Society training - Neurodiversity And Patient Care.
National Autistic Society
Wickford, EssexOliver MacGowan Autism and Learning Disability Training - Patient Care.
Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Wickford, EssexBasic Life Support training - Basic Life Support And Using A Defibrillator.
Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Wickford, EssexSkills
- Paediatric nursing experience
- Medical software literacy
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Record keeping
- Time management
- Empathetic communication skills
- Adaptability to change
- Resilience under pressure
Affiliations
- I am currently learning BSL (British Sign Language), I am currently at Level One and committed to continuing to a fluent level. I am confident and adept in using BSL fingerspelling.
- In my spare time I enjoy nature walks and being creative, including calligraphy, illustration and watercolour painting.
Training
Attended residential training over three weeks in total, provided by the Family Nurse Partnership programme. Included training regarding motivational interviewing, adverse life experiences and utilising a trauma informed approach to care. Staffordshire, 2018
Timeline
Children’s Bladder & Bowel Nurse
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
2023.07 - 2026.03
Children’s Asthma & Allergy Nurse
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
2022.06 - 2023.07
Family Nurse
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
2018.07 - 2022.06
School Nurse
Provide CIC and Virgin Care
2015.09 - 2018.06
School Nurse
Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
2011.09 - 2015.08
Research Nurse
Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
2010.07 - 2011.08
Paediatric Staff Nurse
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
2006.05 - 2010.07
Paediatric Staff Nurse
Derby Children’s Hospital
2003.09 - 2006.04
Higher Education Diploma - Children’s Nursing
Keele University
2000.09 - 2003.09
GNVQ - Health and Social Care
Sandbach Sixth Form College
Nine GCSE's A-C. - GCSE
Sandbach High School
Module at Kings College London - Children’s Mental Health
Kings College London
National Autistic Society training - Neurodiversity And Patient Care.
National Autistic Society
Oliver MacGowan Autism and Learning Disability Training - Patient Care.
Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Basic Life Support training - Basic Life Support And Using A Defibrillator.
Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust