UCHENNA OGBONNA
London
Summary
Final-year Postgraduate Diploma student in Learning Disabilities Nursing at the University of West London, qualifying in September 2025. I bring over a decade of multidisciplinary experience across healthcare and social care, including cardiology, acute mental health, learning disabilities, neuro-disability, and forensic services. I have developed a strong foundation in therapeutic communication, risk assessment, safeguarding, mental health law, and clinical care planning. My commitment to the NMC Code and passion for compassionate, ethical care guide my practice. I am looking to begin my professional nursing career in a setting that values collaboration, clinical excellence, and person-centred care.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Placement
Chase Farm NHS Forensic Mental Health Service
2025.06 - Current
- Company Overview: Final Placement (Upcoming). Will support patients under secure care due to criminal justice involvement and learning disability with mental health diagnoses.
- Final Placement (Upcoming). Will support patients under secure care due to criminal justice involvement and learning disability with mental health diagnoses.
Placement
Northwick Park Hospital
2025.03 - 2025.03
- Company Overview: Cardiology Ward
- Gained understanding of coronary artery disease, heart failure, and relevant pharmacology (e.g., beta-blockers, anticoagulants).
- Assisted with angiograms, angioplasty aftercare.
- Strengthened SBAR use, patient education, and holistic care for dual diagnoses.
- Developed skills in ECG placement, venepuncture, and subcutaneous injections.
- Cardiology Ward
Placement
Priory Mental Health Hospital
- Company Overview: Roehampton
- Assisted with therapeutic interventions, including CBT-based sessions.
- Gained experience administering and monitoring psychotropic medications (e.g., Clozapine).
- Participated in risk assessments, care plans, and MDT meetings.
- Roehampton
Senior Care Practitioner
Aspire House
2021.08 - 2025.07
- Provide trauma-informed care to children and young people with complex needs.
- Develop and implement safeguarding and behavioural support plans.
- Liaise with educational and health teams to promote independence and well-being.
Placement
Elysium Healthcare
2025.04 - 2025.06
- Company Overview: Barnet Mental Health Clinic (Rehabilitation/Acute Mental Health Clinic)
- Delivered trauma-informed, patient-centred care to individuals with complex and enduring mental illness.
- Developed therapeutic rapport with a patient experiencing delusional grief, using redirection and emotional validation techniques.
- Improved knowledge of the Mental Health Act and SOAD process.
- Enhanced documentation, risk assessments, and SBAR communication.
- Practised depot injections using simulation and supported medication rounds.
- Observed MDT processes and applied reflective practice in emotionally charged scenarios.
- Barnet Mental Health Clinic (Rehabilitation/Acute Mental Health Clinic)
Placement
LD New Court Place
2024.08 - 2024.09
- Supported adults with learning disabilities, seizure management, and comorbidities.
- Developed tailored care plans and collaborated with allied health professionals.
Placement
Coplands Nursing Home
2024.04 - 2024.05
- Company Overview: Nursing Care for the elderly
- Supported residents with dementia and Parkinson’s, understanding their long-term, progressive needs and providing patient, consistent care.
- Monitored and responded to symptoms such as pain, poor sleep, risk of falls, and loss of interest to maintain comfort and safety.
- Recognised the overlap between conditions, including dementia in Parkinson’s and movement issues in dementia, and adapted care accordingly.
- Nursing Care for the elderly
Placement
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
2024.02 - 2024.03
- Supported patients requiring tracheostomy and PEG care.
- Participated in patient monitoring and medication rounds.
- Practised safe documentation and clinical reporting.
Placement
Middlesex Manor Nursing Home - Bupa
2023.12 - 2024.02
- Company Overview: Bupa
- Delivered personal and dementia care, insulin administration, and wound support.
- Practised safe moving & handling and infection prevention procedures.
- Bupa
Senior Support Worker
Area Camden
2020.08 - 2021.08
- Delivered consistent, structured care within the framework of the Children Act 1989 and Children's Homes Regulations 2015.
- Coordinated access to mental health, education, and health services.
Support Worker
Aspire House
2015.05 - 2020.07
- Provided 1:1 and group care, behavioural de-escalation, and safeguarding support.
- Built positive routines and facilitated care review meetings with stakeholders.
Support Worker
Reed Global
2014.10 - 2015.04
Housekeeping Supervisor
Hotel Atlantic Hamburg
Hamburg
2014.02 - 2014.04
Classroom Teacher
Egbeda Primary School
Egbeda
2000.01 - 2004.02
Education
PGDip - Learning Disabilities Nursing
University of West London
2023.09 - 2025.09
BA - Health and Social Care
University of Bedfordshire
2019.02 - 2022.07
Advanced Level Apprenticeship - Residential Childcare (Level 3)
2017.01 - 2019.01
Level 2 Diploma - Health and Social Care (Adults)
Manual Handling, Health & Safety, Dementia, Basic Life Support, Nursing Observation
Biottha Training Centre
Skills
- 12-lead ECG placement
- Cardiac monitoring
- Venepuncture
- Subcutaneous injections
- NEWS2 scoring
- Interpretation
- Escalation
- SBAR handovers
- Clinical documentation
- Risk assessments
- Person-centred care planning
- Trauma-informed communication
- De-escalation techniques
- Mental Health Act understanding
- SOAD understanding
- T2/T3 forms understanding
- Consent frameworks understanding
- Psychotropic pharmacology
- Cardiac pharmacology
- Safeguarding adults
- Safeguarding children
- Legal compliance
- Active participation in MDTs
- Care coordination
- Dementia and Parkinson's disease/palliative care
- Managing epilepsy
- Differentiating seizures from spasm
- Reasonable adjustment implementation
- Calm under pressure
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Team building
Certification
- BA Health and Social Care - University of Bedfordshire
- Adolescent Mentalization-Based Integrative Treatment (AMBIT)
- Level 3 Diploma – Residential Childcare
- Level 2 Diploma – Health and Social Care (Adults)
- NCE Certificate – Federal College of Education, Nigeria
- Teachers Grade Two Certificate – Government Teachers College, Nigeria
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
Languages
English
Fluent
German
Fluent
Timeline
Placement
Chase Farm NHS Forensic Mental Health Service
2025.06 - Current
Placement
Elysium Healthcare
2025.04 - 2025.06
Placement
Northwick Park Hospital
2025.03 - 2025.03
Placement
LD New Court Place
2024.08 - 2024.09
Placement
Coplands Nursing Home
2024.04 - 2024.05
Placement
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
2024.02 - 2024.03
Placement
Middlesex Manor Nursing Home - Bupa
2023.12 - 2024.02
PGDip - Learning Disabilities Nursing
University of West London
2023.09 - 2025.09
Senior Care Practitioner
Aspire House
2021.08 - 2025.07
Senior Support Worker
Area Camden
2020.08 - 2021.08
BA - Health and Social Care
University of Bedfordshire
2019.02 - 2022.07
Advanced Level Apprenticeship - Residential Childcare (Level 3)
2017.01 - 2019.01
Support Worker
Aspire House
2015.05 - 2020.07
Support Worker
Reed Global
2014.10 - 2015.04
Housekeeping Supervisor
Hotel Atlantic Hamburg
2014.02 - 2014.04
Classroom Teacher
Egbeda Primary School
2000.01 - 2004.02
Level 2 Diploma - Health and Social Care (Adults)
Manual Handling, Health & Safety, Dementia, Basic Life Support, Nursing Observation
Biottha Training Centre
Placement
Priory Mental Health Hospital