Sarah Woodward
Weymouth ,Dorset
Summary
Highly skilled professional with expertise in strategic planning, negotiation skills, and effective communication. Demonstrates exceptional calm under pressure and excels in multi-agency working environments. Known for time efficiency, accurate record keeping, and strong decision-making abilities. Self-motivated with a proven track record of achieving goals through meticulous planning and execution.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2026
2026
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Children and Young People Complex Care Practitioner
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester, Dorset
04.2024 - Current
- Ensure the nursing care delivered to the CYP with mental and emotional health presentations, with or without physical health needs, is of a high quality, evidence based, and is patient and family focused.
- Maintain knowledge of relevant legislation in relation to children and young people, including, safeguarding & mental capacity procedures /policies both locally, regionally and nationally.
- Participate in developing service policies, procedures and guidelines in partnership with relevant specialists, ensuring governance is central to the function of the service, taking the lead with development policies alongside senior management team and clinical lead.
- Provide clinical leadership and project management to take forward initiatives for service progression. Work alongside Senior Management team to develop and update policies and standards operating procedures.
- Act as a role model by demonstrating leadership and expertise and maintaining credibility across the organisation, wider health community and external agencies ensuring that positive reputation of the organisation is maintained.
Interim Paediatric Matron
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester, Dorset
10.2022 - 04.2024
- As the Interim Acute Paediatric Matron, I'm accountable for coordinating safe, high-quality care to improve the experience for children, young people and their families.
- I work part of the Paediatric Management team providing professional, clinical and managerial leadership to support, inspire and direct the Paediatric Ward Nursing team to promote and deliver excellence in nursing care.
- Ensure that there is good engagement with Children, Young People and Families and their voice is heard within the service developments.
- Ensure that professional standards for children and young people are met.
- Ensure that the Quality agenda is met with evidence to support this including a quality dashboard for paediatrics.
- Ensure that paediatric Nursing has effective leadership and staff are continuously developed and supported through education, supervision, and role opportunities. Ensure that we work collaboratively with our partners to maximise opportunities for One Dorset and joint working with other providers.
- Ensure that clinical skills are maintained and be prepared to work clinically if paediatric service requires support and assistance.
- Undertake the Divisional Matron of the Day role ensuring that operational and staffing challenges are mitigated and managed across the Division, linking in with Divisional Manager of the Day other clinical areas across Divisions.
- Work as part of a Children and Young people senior leadership team alongside the Paediatric Community Matron, Family Service Managers, Paediatric Clinical Lead, Family Service Clinical Director and Head of Children's therapies ensuring the whole CYP service is maintains a high profile within the wider organisation, sharing good practice and innovations and escalation risk in a timely manner when required to do so.
- Actions plans are tracked through Governance meetings and areas of non-compliance are escalated through Divisional.
Interim Ward Manager/ Senior Sister
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester, Dorset
09.2021 - 10.2022
Junior Sister
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester, Dorset
09.2017 - 09.2021
Staff Nurse
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester, Dorset
09.2009 - 09.2021
Staff Nurse - Emergency Department Rotation
Dorset County Hospital
Dorchester , Dorset
01.2017 - 07.2017
Staff Nurse
Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, Hampshire
06.2008 - 04.2009
Paediatric Staff Nurse
Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital
London
10.2007 - 06.2008
Education
Child Branch
Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing
London 04.2001 - 2007
Steward Representative
Learning And Development Programme For RCN
ExeterLearning And Assessing in Practice (Level 7)
Bournemouth University Florence Nightingale Foundation -
Children And Young People's Leadership Programme
02.2024 - 09.2024
Paediatric Mental Health Network Event
South West Five days Training Programme
Mental Health and Neurodiversity
Dorset County Hospital Paediatric Critical Care Level 1 Course
Thames Valley and Wessex Senior Leadership Programme
Dorset County Hospital Trauma Risk Management
Dorchester, DorsetSafeguarding Supervision Training
Dorchester, DorsetSkills
- Calm under pressure
- Multi-agency working
- Time efficiency
- Negotiation skills
- Strategic planning
- Record keeping accuracy
- Decision making
- Self-motivation
- Effective communication
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Children and Young People Complex Care Practitioner
Dorset County Hospital
04.2024 - Current
Florence Nightingale Foundation -
Children And Young People's Leadership Programme
02.2024 - 09.2024
Interim Paediatric Matron
Dorset County Hospital
10.2022 - 04.2024
Interim Ward Manager/ Senior Sister
Dorset County Hospital
09.2021 - 10.2022
Junior Sister
Dorset County Hospital
09.2017 - 09.2021
Staff Nurse - Emergency Department Rotation
Dorset County Hospital
01.2017 - 07.2017
Staff Nurse
Dorset County Hospital
09.2009 - 09.2021
Staff Nurse
Southampton General Hospital
06.2008 - 04.2009
Paediatric Staff Nurse
Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital
10.2007 - 06.2008
Child Branch
Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing
04.2001 - 2007
Steward Representative
Learning And Development Programme For RCN
Learning And Assessing in Practice (Level 7)
Paediatric Mental Health Network Event
Five days Training Programme
Mental Health and Neurodiversity
Paediatric Critical Care Level 1 Course
Senior Leadership Programme
Trauma Risk Management
Safeguarding Supervision Training
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