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UGONNA OPARA

Coventry,WEST MIDLANDS

Summary

I am diligent General Practitioner providing compassionate care to patients, families and communities. Meticulous in assessing, diagnosing and managing general health conditions. Proactive in personal development to offer reliable, knowledgeable medical advice.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work history

General practitioner

RED ROOFS SURGERY
Nuneaton
08.2023 - Current
  • Taking focused medical history, developing safe management plan within 10 minutes
  • Educated patients on treatment options for various illnesses, collaborating with specialists to provide thorough education.
  • Signed repeat prescriptions, death certificates, review and action letters from secondary/Tertiary Care and fitness for work statements to fulfil patient needs and requests.
  • Generated referrals for patients in need of specialised care and completed paperwork to facilitate seamless transfers.
  • Designed individualised plans with patients for various illnesses, working closely with specialists and care providers for best treatments.
  • Ordered diagnostic tests to gather data about patient conditions and inform treatment planning.
  • Researched and maintained updated knowledge of emerging medical developments, clinical trials and new drugs to support industry advancements.
  • Liaised with multidisciplinary healthcare providers to foster continuum of care.
  • Collaborated with nursing to team to deliver top quality care in high-volume patient-centred practice.
  • Kept detailed records of medical conditions and histories, providing exceptional and individualised care.
  • Safely dealt with acute unscheduled patients, emergency patients during my duty doctor sessions, Out Of Hours sessions, Work-in Centre Sessions.
  • Involved in the management of palliative care patients, End of Life patients which involves effective communication with patients, relatives and caregivers, managing expectations, prescribing/administering of anticipatory medications for dying patients
  • Carried out Home visit
  • Involved in clinical meetings, business meetings, protected learning times organised by the surgery and the Primary Care Learning Hub

GP Registrar

Cubbington Road Surgery
Leamington
08.2022 - 07.2023
  • Continued to broaden my scope of experience in the heighted areas in my previous GP post
  • Covered on-call shifts in the surgery, learning how to triage patients appropriately according to the level of care needed
  • Managing urgent situations as they arise on day
  • Provided outstanding patient care through considered consultations, telephone triage, medication reviews and clinical administration
  • Attending home visits when required ensuring healthcare equality
  • Attending safeguarding meetings where I learnt ongoing assessment of risk of both adult and children in the safeguarding register
  • Attended OOH shift participating in telephone triage and review of patients, mobile shifts involving home visits
  • Attended joint injection course and shadowed in joint injection clinic.
  • Generated referrals for patients in need of specialised care and completed paperwork to facilitate seamless transfers.

GP Trainee

Dunchurch Surgery
Rugby
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • Managed a wide verity of cases ranging from acute emergencies, chronic conditions and their complications
  • Telephone triage of patients
  • Provided allied health and specialist referrals as part of cohesive care plans for patients, enhancing health and wellbeing
  • Carried out home visits for terminally ill and housebound patients
  • Worked to provide holistic care when consulting, making every contact count by using the QOF alert box as a rough guide
  • Familiarise myself with available services in the community and how to use them to improve patient’s outcome.

GP Trainee

University hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
02.2021 - 08.2021
  • Taking referrals, clerking and examination of presenting patients, liaising with relatives, carers and care homes to produce accurate medical history
  • Holistic management of the elderly taking into account their social and mental factors
  • Ensured patients on discharge had consisted clinical summary and the correct TTOs to ensure continuity of care in the community
  • Conducted medication review to reduce polypharmacy where possible
  • Management of complex patients with multiple co-morbidities
  • Conducted a QIP on falls in the elderly, looking at common causes and steps in the initial management.

GP Trainee

Acute Medical Unit
08.2020 - 02.2021
  • Management of emergency cases, involving initial assessment and stabilisation, liaising with appropriate specialities for continued care
  • History taking, examination, ordering and reviewing investigations, making decisions/diagnosis and presenting cases to seniors
  • Attending to medical emergency alerts, assessing clinically deteriorating patient using the ABCD format
  • Producing concise discharge notes including ensuring correct take home medications are prescribed.

GP Trainee

Paediatrics and Child Health
02.2020 - 08.2020
  • Worked in the children emergency department where I assessed and triaged unwell children, used the NICE Traffic Light System for feverish children
  • History taking, examination and ordering and reviewing investigations presenting to consultants
  • Management of patients on the ward and attending ward rounds
  • Ensuring properly documented discharge notes and medications for discharged children
  • Departmental teachings and presentation.

Resident medical officer

NES HEALTCARE UK
Shepton Mallet
10.2018 - 12.2019
  • Conducted thorough patient assessments, collecting medical history to build patient profile.
  • Conducted ward rounds to evaluate quality of care delivery.
  • Delivered high-quality care to diverse, high-volume patient population in fast-paced medical environments.
  • Monitored and recorded vital signs and patient progress, working with healthcare teams to facilitate proper interventions.
  • Collaborated with patients and caregivers to educate on post-treatment care.
  • Administered medication in line with treatment plans.
  • Requested diagnostic tests to eliminate and identify specific conditions.
  • Documented patient data in EMR software, complying with applicable confidentiality standards.

Medical officer

MONI MEDICAL CENTRE
PORT HARCOURT,
12.2013 - 09.2018
  • Delivered high-quality care to diverse, high-volume patient population in fast-paced medical environments.
  • Examined patients and worked to gather relevant diagnostic information to support treatments.
  • Worked with nursing team and other allied medical staff to deliver standard care, facilitate patient transfers and ambulation assistance.
  • Enforced compliance with infection-control protocols and sanitation needs.
  • Explained diagnoses, prognoses and expected treatment interventions to alleviate patient stress and increase understanding.
  • Completed ward rounds to evaluate quality of care delivery.Devised and explained treatment plans to address wide-ranging and diverse patient conditions.
  • Analysed diagnostic images and test results to properly diagnose conditions.


Medical officer, National Youth Service

ST LOUIS CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, OWO
OWO
07.2012 - 11.2013
  • Completed ward rounds to evaluate quality of care delivery.
  • Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care by elevating clinical quality processes.
  • Examined patients and worked to gather relevant diagnostic information to support treatments.
  • Educated patients on disease prevention and overall wellness initiatives.
  • Directed patient flow, allowing for reduced wait times and increased care delivery.
  • Administered medication in line with treatment plans.
  • Monitored and recorded vital signs and patient progress, working with healthcare teams to facilitate proper interventions.
  • Requested diagnostic tests to eliminate and identify specific conditions.
  • Delivered high-quality care to diverse, high-volume patient population in fast-paced medical environments.
  • Monitored supply usage and reported on replenishment needs for continued availability.
  • Carried medical missions in the interior villages, educating people on disease prevention strategies, administering vaccinations, treating common childhood diseases, assessing patients and onward referrals to secondary care for patients with complex medical needs
  • Assisting in common general and gynecological/obstetric surgeries
  • Involving in antenatal / postnatal care as well as taking deliveries

House officer

UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL
PORT HARCOURT
06.2011 - 06.2012
  • Rotated through the four major specialities including; Internal medicine, Obstetrics/gynaecology, Paediatric and Surgery
  • Took thorough patient histories within 20 minutes average.
  • Attended medical rounds and case discussions, actively participating in clinical decision-making processes.
  • Diagnosed and treated patients under supervision, contributing to efficient healthcare delivery.
  • Performed detailed discharge planning tasks including preparing discharge summaries and ensuring cohesive handover of care.
  • Ordered and interpreted investigations, utilising exceptional communication skills to provide relevant findings to patients.
  • Safely prescribed and administered medications including analgesia, intravenous fluids and antibiotics.
  • Performed diligent surgical care tasks including pre-operative evaluation, operative management and post-operative care.
  • Coordinated with nursing and support staff to provide high quality patient care.
  • Assisted in surgical procedures, providing critical support to surgical teams.
  • Responded to medical emergencies, demonstrating quick thinking and effective decision-making.
  • Compiled and maintained accurate patient records to support continuity of care.
  • Facilitated patient and family education on medical conditions and treatment options.

Education

MBBS - MEDICINE AND SURGERY

UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA
09.2004 - 06.2011

GENERAL PRACTICE, MRCGP

St Helen's And Knowsley NHS Trust
United Kingdom
02.2020 - 07.2023

Skills

  • Updated BLS / AED skills
  • Level 3 adult and child safeguarding
  • Proficiency in working with EMIS, Adastra
  • Joint Injection

Referees

  • Dr Kanayochukwu Odunze, Red Roofs Surgery, Nuneaton
  • Dr Emma Dobson, Cubbington Road Surgery, Leamington, emma.dobson@cubbingtonsurgery.nhs.uk
  • Dr Peter Bonsall, Cubbington Road Surgery, Leamington, peter.bonsall@cubbingtonsurgery.nhs.uk
  • Dr Kate Reynolds, Dunchurch Surgery, Rugby,

     kate.reynolds7@nhs.net


Affiliations

  • playing sports

Timeline

General practitioner

RED ROOFS SURGERY
08.2023 - Current

GP Registrar

Cubbington Road Surgery
08.2022 - 07.2023

GP Trainee

Dunchurch Surgery
08.2021 - 02.2022

GP Trainee

University hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
02.2021 - 08.2021

GP Trainee

Acute Medical Unit
08.2020 - 02.2021

GENERAL PRACTICE, MRCGP

St Helen's And Knowsley NHS Trust
02.2020 - 07.2023

GP Trainee

Paediatrics and Child Health
02.2020 - 08.2020

Resident medical officer

NES HEALTCARE UK
10.2018 - 12.2019

Medical officer

MONI MEDICAL CENTRE
12.2013 - 09.2018

Medical officer, National Youth Service

ST LOUIS CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, OWO
07.2012 - 11.2013

House officer

UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL
06.2011 - 06.2012

MBBS - MEDICINE AND SURGERY

UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT
09.2004 - 06.2011

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