Shannon Foley
London
Summary
Experienced Senior Staff Nurse at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, with a background in haeamtology and oncology. Adept in supportive oncological care and patient advocacy. Demonstrated excellence in training students, staff and enhancing patient care standards. Skilled in chemotherapy administration, fostering multidisciplinary collaboration and significantly improving patient outcomes.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6)
Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
05.2023 - Current
- Prioritising high standards of care and best practices.
- Educating patients and family members on symptom management, wound management, and setting discharge plan objectives.
- Communicating with the multidisciplinary team to plan, implement and enhance care.
- Using knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients.
- Training new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, procedures, and safety protocols.
- Dealing with complaints from staff, patients and family members.
- Administering chemotherapy, blood transfusions, total parenteral nutrition and other medications.
- Took on role as tissue viability lead, performing routine wound care, dressing changes and nurse education.
- Taking charge on shift, allocating with the consideration of patient dependency and skill mix.
- Ensuring safe staffing levels are maintained, escalating appropriately.
- Managing bed flow by coordinating admissions and supporting with complex discharges.
Staff Nurse
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
10.2022 - 05.2024
- Caring for adults and young people with a haematology or oncology diagnosis.
- Created and structured holistic and patient centered care plans.
- Monitoring and escalating deteriorating patients following local escalation procedures.
- Assessing and mentoring students, ensuring they are meting their objectives and competencies.
- Promoting patient and family comfort with difficult diagnosis and prognosis.
- Collaborating working with the multi-disciplinary team when caring for palliative and end of life patient, individualising care to provide effective symptom management.
- Caring for non-malignant haematology disorders, including sickle cell disease.
Skills
- Wound care
- Central line care
- Wide bore NG insertion
- Intravenous medication
- Blood transfusion
- TPN Administration
- Chemotherapy administration
- Female catherisation
- Phlebotomy and cannulation
Education
Dublin City University - 2022
BSc (Hons) General Nursing
High Education Module
King's College London - 2024
Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Administration and Patient Care
Timeline
Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6)
Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
05.2023 - Current
Staff Nurse
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
10.2022 - 05.2024
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