TAIWO RAJI
Carlisle,CUMBRIA
Summary
I am a compassionate and patient-focused registered adult Nurse professional with over seven years of experience, trained in optimum care, safety standards and documentation requirements. Confident in delivering treatments and conducting assessments to promote patient wellbeing and encourage recovery. Works great with colleagues and outside departments to coordinate safe and successful care. Possess exceptional interpersonal skills, communication skills, problem-solving abilities, team collaboration skills, superior work ethic and task management skills. Eager to utilise, contribute, gain and develop relevant skills with aspiration to work with innovative, growing and challenging teams to achieve organisational goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Registered Nurse
Health Service Commission-General Hospital Ikorodu
Ikorodu, Lagos
12.2023 - 12.2024
- Worked collaboratively with the multi-professional team to establish appropriate care for pregnant women according to their needs and disease conditions.
- Close monitoring and management of pregnant women and their fetus with long-term and high-risk conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, placenta previa, and threatened miscarriage.
- Conducted initial and ongoing assessments of pregnant patients by checking the vital signs, weight, fetal heart rate and fetal movement.
- Assessed health and maternal well-being by watching out for any deterioration or abnormality in the blood pressure, checking for peripheral oedema, signs of preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and preterm labor.
- Identified and evaluated pain levels, contractions, or any discomfort during pregnancy and provided treatment, including emotional support.
- Administered prescribed IV therapy, injections, or emergency medications as required.
- Assisted with ultrasound preparations, blood tests, and specimen collection, including urine and stool and bedside urinalysis.
- Maintained strict infection control standards throughout ward duties, minimising cross-contamination risks.
- Documented all care rendered, including assessments, interventions, medications and physician orders using electronic health record management systems.
- Assisted with breastfeeding techniques, latching, and positioning to promote exclusive breastfeeding for all mothers.
- Prepared patients for emergency and elective cesarean section by following strict hygiene and fasting procedures, performed invasive procedures and provided optimal pre- and post-operative care.
- Educated mothers about postpartum recovery and self-care, nutrition, newborn care, umbilical cord care, baby swaddling, bathing, safe sleeping, and signs of newborn illness.
- Ensured parents understand post-discharge care instructions for mother and baby and adhere to follow-up visits and appointments.
- Managed post operative wound dressing and changing following aseptic non touch technique to promote healing.
- Supervised and mentored junior nursing staff, nursing students, and healthcare assistants, and contributed to professional development within the department by giving lectures and training.
Registered Nurse
St Raphael Divine Mercy Specialist Hospital
Ikorodu, lagos
02.2021 - 12.2023
- Promoted good working relationships and collaborated with the interprofessional team, both within individual units and across all other areas.
- Participated in and maintained effective communication channels with patients, relatives, colleagues, and the multidisciplinary team.
- Assessed the needs and planned the care of individual patients, evaluating progress to ensure the care remains appropriate.
- Adhered to the standards of clinical care and reflected on current practice to deliver high quality care in keeping with the needs and wishes of patients and their families.
- Assisted in the provision of a safe environment by acting as a patient's advocate when necessary.
- Prioritised and organised own workload independently to ensure all patients' needs are met for the day.
- Provided information for patients and their family which is relevant, accurate, and timely, meets their needs and is understood to enable them to make informed decisions.
- Delivered care as planned and kept to the needs and wishes of patients and their families.
- Ensured the safe custody and administration of medicines in accordance with established procedure and law.
- Promoted the safety and well-being of staff and patients in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- Provided and received complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required.
- Built strong, trusting relationships with patients by providing continuous support and delivering the best possible care.
- Conducted examinations to determine patient illness or injury, quickly finding problems for prompt resolutions.
- Communicated with patients about healthcare needs and difficulties, offering helpful advice and solving problems to increase patient well-being.
- Monitored patient conditions closely, reporting and recording signs of deterioration for swift action.
- Assessed and recorded vital signs, measuring patient temperatures, pulse, respirations, blood pressure and weight.
- Evaluated patient symptoms and condition to plan effective recovery programmes for timely discharge.
- Supported charge Nurse in delivering effective, efficient care for full wards in line with quality- of- care standards.
- Performed in-depth prevention assessments, maintaining patient health and safety.
- Worked with a consistently positive, friendly bedside manner to enhance patient experiences at difficult times.
- Worked with meticulous accuracy in administering patient medication, ensuring correct, appropriate doses.
- Collated medical data for patient records, maintaining strict confidentiality.
- Prepared patients for clinic procedures, providing reassurance and practical advice to ease concerns.
- Demonstrated compassionate communication skills, empathetically delivering difficult news to patients and families.
Registered Nurse
Beachland Specialist Hospital
Arepo, Ogun State
05.2018 - 10.2019
- Counselled patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Cleaned and sterilised instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies.
- Delivered excellent care and management of acute and chronic pain.
- Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols.
- Planned and implemented individualised care plans, unit workflow strategies and defined priorities.
- Maintained comprehensive patient records and recorded patient histories, vital signs and assessments.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessments, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Responded to life-threatening emergencies.
- Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions.
- Educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and wound management.
- Checked the vital signs of newborns while assisting in the neonatal critical care ward.
- Educated and counselled patients and caregivers on discharge plan objectives, wound management, disease management and medication self-administration.
- Passed a urethral catheter for both male and female patients.
- Dressing of different types of wounds, including pressure ulcers and management.
- Participated in training and development programs.
- Demonstrated the understanding of resource management and contributed to using the available resources (people, equipment and stock) effectively.
Nurse volunteer
St Claver Hospital
Isheri, Lagos
12.2017 - 04.2018
- Undertook comprehensive and systematic assessments of patients' physical, emotional, and psychosocial conditions.
- Recorded and interpreted vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, oxygen saturation).
- Developed individualised nursing care plans based on assessment data and medical diagnoses.
- Administered medications and treatments safely and accurately, following prescriptions and protocols.
- Maintained clear, accurate, and timely documentation of care provided.
- Educated patients and families about disease processes, medications, diet, and lifestyle modifications.
- Followed infection prevention and control protocols (hand hygiene, PPE use, waste management).
- Monitored and evaluated care outcomes to identify areas for improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
International University of Bamenda
Cameroon 10.2012 - 06.2017
West Africa Examination Council - Science
Model His & Hers College
Nigeria 09.2005 - 06.2011
Skills
- Patient examinations
- Care and treatment planning
- Compassionate care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medication administration
- Clinical procedure preparations
- Risk management
- Patient education
- Excellent time management
- Adult care
- Clinical care
- Paediatric care
- Postnatal care
- Wound care
- Feto-maternal monitoring
- Caring bedside manner
- Critical care
- Accurate record-keeping
- Leadership Skills
- Good Communication Skills
- Problem Solving
- Critical thinking
- Reporting and Documentation
- Psychological and Emotional Support
- Patient Confidentiality
- Team player
- First aid administration
- Kind, compassionate and attentive
- Medical record-keeping
- Patient admission
CASES MANAGED
Diabetes Mellitus, Sepsis, Hypertension, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Cerebrovascular Accident, Head Injury, Renal Failure, Sickle Cell Disease, Seizure Disorders, Neonatal Jaundice, Congestive Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Acute Pyelonephritis, Preeclampsia, Neonatal Jaundice, Complicated Malaria, Asphyxia, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Antenatal and Postnatal Care, Routine Immunisation of pregnant women, Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Dermatitis, Urinary Tract Infections, Gastroenteritis, Aches, pain and strains, Epistaxis, Arthritis, Hypotension, Hypoglycaemia, Malaria, Wound care.
Certification
LICENSURE
Registered Adult Nurse - 2025
Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Registered Nurse
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria
CERTIFICATIONS
November 2025: Basic Life Support - Florence Academy
November 2025: Adult Safeguarding Level 3 - Florence Academy
November 2025: Safeguarding Children (CHILD PROTECTION) - Florence Academy
November 2025: Clinical Audit - Florence Academy
May 2024: Infection Prevention Control - General Hospital Ikorodu IPC Team
March 2023: First Aid - Florence Academy
March 2023: Wound Care and Tissue Viability Training - Florence Academy
March 2023: Advance Cardiac Life Support Provider - Alison
March 2023: Pediatric Advance Cardiac Life Support Provider - Alison
Languages
English
Fluent
EMPLOYMENT GAP
I have a gap in my employment history between November 2019 and January 2021 due to career advancement and the pandemic in 2020. I also have a gap in 2025 because I relocated to England and was on maternity leave.
REFEREES
Referees are available on request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Health Service Commission-General Hospital Ikorodu
12.2023 - 12.2024
Registered Nurse
St Raphael Divine Mercy Specialist Hospital
02.2021 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse
Beachland Specialist Hospital
05.2018 - 10.2019
Nurse volunteer
St Claver Hospital
12.2017 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
International University of Bamenda
10.2012 - 06.2017
West Africa Examination Council - Science
Model His & Hers College
09.2005 - 06.2011