Belinda Sobin
Wollongong,NSW
Summary
I am a dedicated and positive Registered Nurse with an enthusiasm for education and a passion for surgical nursing. I have worked on a surgical ward for over 6 years and believe in safe, patient-centred health care. I seek a challenging and supportive work environment where I am able to utilise my current skillset to provide a high level of care to improve clinical staff performance, fostering a positive workplace culture and advancing education with a focus on NMBA Standards of Practice for Nurses.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Clinical Nurse Educator
Wollongong Hospital
07.2022 - Current
- Evaluation of clinical staff performance, identifying areas of improvement and providing constructive feedback to drive continuous growth based on personalised career goals that is focused on positive workplace culture.
- Utilising adult learning principles to adapt teaching methods according to individual learner needs,
- Working alongside the Nurse Unit Manager to create focused education plans when conducting informal/formal learning pathways and performance evaluation.
- Creating education opportunities and supporting staff with practical and theoretical education sessions for clinical skills developments and competency assessments.
- Competent using QARS, IMS+, EMR and My Health Learning to complete audits, analyse and interpret results to create purposeful and focused education opportunities that are focused on the NMBA Standards of Practice for Nurses.
- Qualified Hand Hygiene Assessor (NHHI)
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
07.2018 - Current
- Demonstrating leadership as PCF, as well as in charge of shift after hours, facilitating patient flow, safe admissions and discharges of patients to the ward, and supporting staff with unwell patients requiring escalation of care as appropriate.
- Simple and complex wound care assessment and management, including NPWT - VAC, PICO and Veriflow devices.
- Simple and complex drain management including bellovac, varivac, jackson-pratt, penrose, ICC/UWSD, pigtail. This includes education, care and management for nursing staff or patients, and facilitating safe and competent removal.
- Specialising in multiple different surgical specialties, including ENT, upper GI, colorectal, head and neck, breast/endo, plastics
- Competent in caring for patients with surgical airways such as tracheostomy and laryngectomy and facilitating staff and patient education on safe nursing care that is policy driven and inclusive
Registered Nurse - Critical Care Program
Wollongong Hospital
07.2020 - 01.2022
- 18 Month secondment position across three critical care specialties - Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and Coronary Care Unit/Cardiac Stepdown.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses and allied health members to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to MO, including supporting families for end of life discussions and helping to establish suitable and realistic ceiling of care goals.
- Working with critically ill patients during NSW lockdowns during COVID-19 pandemic and navigating complex and foreign health issues
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
02.2018 - 08.2018
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
08.2017 - 02.2018
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
02.2017 - 08.2017
Assistant in Nursing (AIN)
Wollongong Hospital
02.2015 - 02.2017
Education
Post Graduate Certificate - Acute Care Nursing
University of Tasmania
Launceston, TAS12.2020
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, NSW12.2016
Skills
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Dependable and Responsible
- Multitasking
- Excellent Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Computer Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Calm Under Pressure
- Active Listening
- Leadership and Mentoring
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) - 2021
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Assessor - 2022
- Hand Hygiene Auditor - 2022
- Punctual and Motivated
References
Candace Heyman
Nursing Unit Manager - C3West
Mobile: 0423 315 240
Phone: (02) 4253 4323
Email: Candace.heyman@health.nsw.gov.au
Alana Clements
Bed Flow Manager - Wollongong Hospital
Mobile: 0402 997 454
Email: Alana.clements@health.nsw.gov.au
Alexandra Philpot
Acting Nursing Unit Manager - C3West
Mobile: 0422 784 144
Phone: (02) 4253 4323
Email: Alexandra.philpot@health.nsw.gov.au
Timeline
Acting Clinical Nurse Educator
Wollongong Hospital
07.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse - Critical Care Program
Wollongong Hospital
07.2020 - 01.2022
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
07.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
02.2018 - 08.2018
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
08.2017 - 02.2018
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
02.2017 - 08.2017
Assistant in Nursing (AIN)
Wollongong Hospital
02.2015 - 02.2017
Post Graduate Certificate - Acute Care Nursing
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Wollongong
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