TESNA JOHN
Critical Care Nurse
London
Summary
Dedicated and highly skilled Critical Care Nurse with 4 years of experience providing advanced nursing care in intensive care units. Currently working at King’s College Hospital, London, delivering comprehensive patient care, ensuring adherence to clinical standards, and leading quality improvement initiatives. Adept at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, mentoring junior staff, and employing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes. Seeking to bring expertise and leadership skills to contribute to high-quality care and safety standards in a progressive healthcare environment.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Critical Care Nurse
King’s College Hospital
London
01.2021 - 12.2024
- I worked closely with the MDT to provide an evidence based high standard of care to critically ill patients.
- Deliver direct, comprehensive care to critically ill patients, managing ventilators, infusion pumps, and life-support systems
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans in collaboration with healthcare teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes
- Ensure adherence to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards and King’s College Hospital guidelines, protocols, and systems
- Provide mentorship and supervision to enrolled nurses, nursing students, and assistants in nursing, fostering professional growth and competence
- Participate in clinical audits, incident investigations, and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and rectify unsafe practices
- Conduct patient and caregiver education on critical care interventions, recovery processes, and health promotion
- Work in accordance with NMC code of professional conduct and relevant trust policies and guidelines. Looked after level 2 and level 3 patients who have multi organ failure mainly GI, hepatology and liver transplant patients with individualized care actions and managed their illness process with specialized skills gained through training.
- Promoting infection control practices and preserve patient safety also challenge poor practices.
- Involved in direct care of patients including meeting nutritional needs, and basic hygienic needs.
- Act as shift coordinator and team leader, ensuring smooth workflows and effective delegation of care tasks
- Join link team and conduct link team activities to teach other staff as well as provide latest evidence-based care practices to patients
- Communicate effectively with dignity and respect to patients, relatives, staff and others considering potential barriers to understanding.
- Support family and friends of patients in emotional situations by organising family meetings, making necessary MDT referrals like psychosocial referrals.
- Practice safety by ideal practices and promoting proper documentation. Being patient advocate by proper communications.
- Provide necessary health education to patients and relatives whenever needed.
- Maintain own professional development by attending courses and conferences, through reflective learning, and maintaining CPD requirements to keep the PIN.
- Maintain professionalism by adhering to trust and NMC professional standards and act as role model to others by demonstrating ideal
- Support and supervise staff and students in achieving and their competencies by mentoring and guiding them.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement evidence-based practices and achieve positive care outcomes
Education
Bachelor of Nursing
NIMHANS
Bangalore,India 10.2015 - 10.2019
Skills
Managing critically ill patients
undefinedKey Achievements
- Recognized for clinical leadership and commitment to patient safety and care quality.
- Successfully implemented evidence-based practices to improve critical care outcomes.
- Played a key role in reducing ICU-acquired infections by spearheading hand hygiene and central line maintenance initiatives.
- Achieved a consistent record of high patient satisfaction scores by delivering compassionate, patient-centered care in high-pressure environments
- Demonstrated expertise in using advanced medical equipment, such as Ventilator machines, intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs), and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
- Trained and mentored newly hired nurses, increasing staff confidence and retention rates
- Served as a preceptor for student nurses, receiving recognition for fostering clinical skill development.
Professional Development
- Introduction to critical care, Kings College Hospital, September 2022-November 2022
- Advanced Pathophysiology, Kings College Hospital, June 2023-August 2023
- Practice Supervisor King's College Hospital, London 1 day + Reflection PAD Completion 2022
- Practice Assessor King's College Hospital, London 1 day + Reflection PAD Completion 2023
Certifications & Trainings
- Blood Administration training and competency
- Resuscitation Level 2 - ABLS (Adult Basic Life Support and AED)-Resuscitation Council UK
- Manual Handling Level 2
- Infection Prevention and control Level 2
- Equality Diversity and Human Rights
- Dysphagia Training
- End Of Life Care Training
- Consent and Mental Capacity Training
- Safeguarding Children Level 2
Professional Registration
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA): License No.: NMW0002829699 Date of Registration: 06/03/2023
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK): License No.: 21D0502O Date of Registration: 30/06/2019
- Nursing Council of New Zealand: IQN No.: 342472 Date of Registration: 03/03/2023
- Karnataka Nursing Council (India): License No.: 99570. Date of Registration: 16/02/2020
References
Mr. Chester Dela Rosa
Organization: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London
Job Title: Line Manager, Critical Care Unit
Contact Number: +44 1234 567890
Email: chester.delarosa@nhs.net
Mrs. Catherine Sekar
Organization: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London
Job Title: Team Leader, Liver Intensive Therapy Unit
Contact Number: +44 9876 543210
Email: catherine.sekar@nhs.net
Timeline
Critical Care Nurse
King’s College Hospital
01.2021 - 12.2024
Bachelor of Nursing
NIMHANS
10.2015 - 10.2019
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