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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
06.2025 - 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
03.2025 - 03.2025
  • 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
08.2021 - 07.2025
  • 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
04.2025 - 06.2025
  • 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
08.2024 - 09.2024
  • Supported adults with learning disabilities, seizure management, and comorbidities.
  • Developed tailored care plans and collaborated with allied health professionals.

Placement

Coplands Nursing Home
04.2024 - 05.2024
  • 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
02.2024 - 03.2024
  • 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
12.2023 - 02.2024
  • 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
08.2020 - 08.2021
  • 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
05.2015 - 07.2020
  • 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
10.2014 - 04.2015

Housekeeping Supervisor

Hotel Atlantic Hamburg
Hamburg
02.2014 - 04.2014

Classroom Teacher

Egbeda Primary School
Egbeda
01.2000 - 02.2004

Education

PGDip - Learning Disabilities Nursing

University of West London
09.2023 - 09.2025

BA - Health and Social Care

University of Bedfordshire
02.2019 - 07.2022

Advanced Level Apprenticeship - Residential Childcare (Level 3)

01.2017 - 01.2019

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
06.2025 - Current

Placement

Elysium Healthcare
04.2025 - 06.2025

Placement

Northwick Park Hospital
03.2025 - 03.2025

Placement

LD New Court Place
08.2024 - 09.2024

Placement

Coplands Nursing Home
04.2024 - 05.2024

Placement

Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
02.2024 - 03.2024

Placement

Middlesex Manor Nursing Home - Bupa
12.2023 - 02.2024

PGDip - Learning Disabilities Nursing

University of West London
09.2023 - 09.2025

Senior Care Practitioner

Aspire House
08.2021 - 07.2025

Senior Support Worker

Area Camden
08.2020 - 08.2021

BA - Health and Social Care

University of Bedfordshire
02.2019 - 07.2022

Advanced Level Apprenticeship - Residential Childcare (Level 3)

01.2017 - 01.2019

Support Worker

Aspire House
05.2015 - 07.2020

Support Worker

Reed Global
10.2014 - 04.2015

Housekeeping Supervisor

Hotel Atlantic Hamburg
02.2014 - 04.2014

Classroom Teacher

Egbeda Primary School
01.2000 - 02.2004

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

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