Abby Lodge

• Manage all the hospital, private home care and clinical trial rosters for the company.
• Provide efficient, effective and professional customer service to all clients.
• Conduct individual and family case interviews to identify the nature and extent of clients needs.
• Assist clients to understand and resolve problems by providing information, act as an advocate, and establish connections to community and self-help agencies.
• Monitor progress of clients by maintaining contact.
• Plan effective management and placement of staff in accordance to clients needs.
• Screen candidates from a variety of health care backgrounds prior to being invited for interview. Complete referee checks, follow up with candidates and integrate staff into the workforce.
• Recognised by management for providing exceptional customer service.
• Deliver comprehensive training to registered nurses working on the HealthDirect Covid-19 hotline from home. This includes operating the computer systems and how to manage a variety of calls, including those of a clinical and non-clinical nature.

• Provide basic patient care by bathing and grooming patients, changing bedding and assisting in feeding activities.
• Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in preparing healthy meals, independent living skills and adaptation to disability or illness.
• Conduct routine observations, including blood pressure, blood sugar and heart rate.
• Use mobility devices and equipment to carefully transport patients.
• Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in preparing healthy meals, independent living skills and adaptation to disability or illness.

I traveled to Australia in August 2018 and spent time exploring the East Coast, Northern Territory and Tasmania. During this time I worked casual jobs in the hospitality industry. I also completed my 88 days regional work at a farm in Innisfail in Queensland and obtained a second year working holiday visa.

• The Leeds Teaching Hospitals maternity service is one of the largest in the UK, and provides regional specialist services to ensure even the most complex of deliveries and births can take place. This provided me with excellent experience during my training and time as a qualified midwife here.
• My delivery suite experience included caring for low-risk and high-risk labouring women. I would assess, plan and implement all aspects of midwifery care and maintain a high standard of clinical skills, including venepuncture, cannulation, CTG interpretation, medicine management, abdominal palpation, neonatal resuscitation and assessing stage of dilatation. I would escalate any abnormal findings to the shift coordinator and medical team appropriately. The role also included assisting in theatre during instrumental and surgical deliveries.
• During my time on the antenatal ward, I would start the process of induction of labour and care for women with a variety of high-risk conditions such as pre-eclampsia and diabetes.
• During my time on the postnatal ward, I would provide post-operative care to women following caesarean section, carry out routine postnatal checks on women and babies, carry out neonatal observations and administer neonatal antibiotics and care for women with complications in the postnatal period, for example sepsis.
• I would act as an advocate for women and their families and maintain excellent communication skills.
• Up-hold excellent written documentation for medical records as per hospital and national board guidelines.
• Co-operate effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Participate in obstetric emergency drills and procedures.