Steven Carreer
South Shields,South Tyneside
Summary
Employed in various public sectors for over 35 years, ranging from Armed Forces as a Clerk, Police as Support Worker, Special Constable and Police driver to current employment as a Registered Nurse.
Experienced in managing situations, workloads and staff allocations in varying circumstances and timescales. Adapting rapidly to changing job roles, computerised systems, work systems around filing, communication and data inputting, to include auditing. Manual payroll, basic accounting for sales and purchases to final end of year reports SSP and SMP. Generic manual roles to include cleaning vehicles to high standards, driving, store keeping, telephone handling, filing, cleaning and manual handling.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
12
12
Armed Forces
4
4
Armed Forces
Work history
Nurse
Medsolve UK
Chester-le-Street, Durham
07.2023 - Current
- Worked closely with fellow nurses, doctors and clinicians for consistent communication and continued best care practices.
- Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
- Upheld patient trust and confidentiality by managing information with discretion, in accordance with data protection laws.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, carrying out and reporting regular observations.
- Created, adjusted and audited patient care plans. Accurate documentation and filing of essential documents
- Answering and relaying phone calls. Utilising computerised systems, including Word, Excel and Outlook to ensure accurate storage of information to support care needs.
- Agency nurse, adapting to new people, roles, locations and practices at short notice and providing professional service.
Nurse
Servoca Healthcare UK
Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Worked closely with fellow nurses, doctors and clinicians for consistent communication and continued best care practices.
- Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
- Maintained accurate, up-to-date patient records, maximising data accuracy.
- Educated patients on good health, providing leaflets and verbal guidance on improved wellbeing measures.
- Assisted team with developing balanced care plans incorporating physical, mental and social needs.
- Stayed up-to-date on latest nursing developments to provide best patient care.
- Agency nurse, adapting to new people, roles, locations and practices at short notice and providing professional service.
Nurse
Stapleton House Care Home
Jarrow, South Tyneside
02.2021 - 09.2023
- Worked closely with fellow nurses, doctors and clinicians for consistent communication and continued best care practices.
- Supported physicians and consultants with tests and procedures.
- Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
- Assisted with routine medical tests and evaluations, documenting findings to aid care planning.
- Maintained accurate, up-to-date patient records, maximising data accuracy.
- Utilised various computerised systems to ensure up to date information, documentation and diarised systems (Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft packages).
- Full time nurse and then bank nurse upon leaving, working for care home full time for two periods of several months.
Nurse and Clinical Lead
The Willows Care Home
Bedlington, Northumberland
12.2018 - 02.2021
- Built and maintained excellent rapport with patients and loved ones.
- Maintained comprehensive patient care plans and monitored implementation of physicians' orders.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures.
- Performed patient evaluations and developed care plans in alignment with needs.
- Documented and evaluated effectiveness of care plans and interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare specialists to devise, implement and modify plans of care defining patient outcome goals.
- Monitored delivery of patient care for entire unit, including implementation of care plans.
- Communicated with external departments to facilitate critical patient admissions.
- Kept detailed records of care activities, condition changes and treatment responses.
Nurse
Washington Lodge Nursing Home
Washington, Sunderland
10.2018 - 12.2018
- Worked closely with fellow nurses, doctors and clinicians for consistent communication and continued best care practices.
- Supported physicians and consultants with tests and procedures.
- Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
- Assisted with routine medical tests and evaluations, documenting findings to aid care planning.
Nurse Assessor
Centre for Health and Disability Assessment
Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
09.2018 - 10.2018
- Maintained confidential case documentation in line with data protection regulations.
- Created targeted support programmes based on client interviews and assessments.
- Built positive, productive client relationships for enhanced social support.
- Kept detailed, accurate records for well-maintained care continuity between support staff.
- Liaised with customers to resolve enquiries, appointment requests and billing questions.
- Created and submitted progress reports to upper management.
Renal nurse
Renal Services (UK)
North Shields, North Tyneside
07.2016 - 09.2018
- Provided pre- and post-procedure care to haemodialysis patients.
- Explained post-treatment home care needs and medication self-administration.
- Upheld patient trust and confidentiality by managing information with discretion, in accordance with data protection laws.
- Oversaw dialysis treatment from start to finish.
- Monitored and reported replenishment needs for dialysis supplies.
- Secured blood works and handled in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Photo copied files, scanned records and filed documents by alphabetical order.
- Helped customers make product and service selections among range of options.
- Completed forms and updated internal records for completed transactions.
Nurse
Rake Lane General Hospital
North Shields, North Tyneside
10.2015 - 02.2016
- Worked closely with fellow nurses, doctors and clinicians for consistent communication and continued best care practices.
- Supported physicians and consultants with tests and procedures.
- Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.
- Assisted with routine medical tests and evaluations, documenting findings to aid care planning.
Care assistant
North Tyneside Healthcare Foundation Trust
North Shields, North Tyneside
01.2012 - 10.2015
- Monitored individual's physical and emotional wellbeing, promptly reporting changes and providing suggestions for care plan adjustments.
- Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
- Delivered high-quality care to clients with disabilities, achieving care plan objectives.
- Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
- Completed documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities for up-to-date client records.
Support worker/Police Driver/Special Constable
Northumbria Police
Ponteland, Northumberland
09.2001 - 03.2013
- Updated local intelligence systems with incident reports and patrol trends to support cohesive law enforcement.
- Maintained calm, professional approach to appropriately handle difficult situations.
- Answered phones, replied to emails and directed calls to appropriate department.
- Photo copied files, scanned records and filed documents by alphabetical order.
- Addressed and resolved customer complaints to maintain customer loyalty and satisfaction.
- Delivered outstanding customer experiences with friendly and professional approach.
- Applied local road knowledge to identify best routes and avoid traffic.
- Kept strict schedules to efficiently serve regular clients.
- Managed vehicle maintenance and repairs to deliver stable service.
- Developed office and typing practices resulting in increased personal efficiency.
- Checked completed documents for spelling, grammar and punctuation to ensure correctness.
- Introduced new filing system to reduce file location time.
- Prepared comprehensive documentation within tight turnaround times.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Renal Care
Sheffield University
Sheffield 01.2017 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Adult Nursing
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne 09.2012 - 09.2015
Skills
- Data confidentiality
- Patient record management
- Health assessments
- Professional and mature
- Microsoft Office
- File and data retrieval systems
- Meeting planning
- Record-keeping and bookkeeping
- Route planning and optimisation
- Clean driving record
- Adaptable nature
- Excellent timekeeping
Work availability
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Nurse
Medsolve UK
07.2023 - Current
Nurse
Servoca Healthcare UK
08.2022 - 10.2023
Nurse
Stapleton House Care Home
02.2021 - 09.2023
Nurse and Clinical Lead
The Willows Care Home
12.2018 - 02.2021
Nurse
Washington Lodge Nursing Home
10.2018 - 12.2018
Nurse Assessor
Centre for Health and Disability Assessment
09.2018 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Renal Care
Sheffield University
01.2017 - 09.2017
Renal nurse
Renal Services (UK)
07.2016 - 09.2018
Nurse
Rake Lane General Hospital
10.2015 - 02.2016
Bachelor of Science - Adult Nursing
Northumbria University
09.2012 - 09.2015
Care assistant
North Tyneside Healthcare Foundation Trust
01.2012 - 10.2015
Support worker/Police Driver/Special Constable
Northumbria Police
09.2001 - 03.2013
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