Caring and passionate clinical nurse specialist with wide ranging experience and skills in all aspects of renal nursing from predialysis to end of life care.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse Specialist
RN Dialysis, Prince of Wales Hospital
Waverley
08.2011
Caring for Haemodialysis patients in acute and chronic care settings and home haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis training
Involved on call, in charge and home visits.
Staff Nurse E/D Grade - E
University Hospital Crosshouse
, Ayrshire
01.1999
Care of the renal patient in an acute care ward
Involved rotation to outpatient haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis units.
Clinical Nurse Specialist / Dialysis Home
Therapies
01.2014 - Current
Prince of Wales Hospital
05.2005 - 01.2014
Randwick
Co-ordinate and facilitate the training and subsequent home care of the Peritoneal dialysis and home Haemodialysis patients.
Registered Nurse
specialist nurses
Edinburgh
09.2005 - 04.2006
A high level of care delivered within a wide range of clinical settings across Scotland including medical, surgical and renal.
Registered Nurse
Haemodialysis
10.2002 - 09.2005
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Perth, WA
09.2001 - 09.2002
All aspects of caring for haemodialysis patients
Involved on call, shift co-ordinating and staff development within a primary nurse setting.
Registered Nurse
Drake Medox Australia
06.1995 - 08.2001
Patient care delivery in diverse renal, medical and surgical settings within the public and private sector across NSW, Queensland and WA.
Staff Nurse
Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital
Crosshouse, Ayrshire
07.1994 - 06.1995
High level of nursing care delivery to patients with varying degrees of acute and chronic respiratory disease
Involved patient education and palliative care.
Education
Bachelor of Science BSc - Specialist Nursing
Glasgow Caledonian University
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Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow
Accomplishments
Work Based Portfolio Renal Nursing
November 1997 Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow, Scotland
Study Skills
June 1994 Ayrshire & Arran College of Nursing and Midwifery, Crosshouse, Scotland
Registered General Nurse
Activities and interests
Member of Baxter special interest group meeting throughout the year with other renal PD nurses to discuss and improve care in identified areas of practice
Renal society of Australia
Keen interest in journal club
Additional days working in the haemodialysis unit and participation in education programmes to update my skills in acute haemodialysis.