Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professional Development
References
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Clinton Binney

Victoria Point,QLD

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate nurse with proven ability to provide patient care in fast-paced environment. Calm and level-headed when handling high-stress situations. Uses strong communication skills to develop professional relationships with patients and families.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Overseas Travel

None
10.2023 - Current

Career break to undertake overseas travel to Europe.

Clinical Nurse Level 2

QE 11 Hospital – Intensive Care Unit
04.2016 - 10.2023
  • Clinical Nurse Level 2 with 4-week Acting Nurse Unit Manager secondment May 2018
  • Liaise effectively with doctors, nursing staff, patients and families
  • Construct effective working relationships with team members
  • Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols.
  • Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring individual needs are met and concerns addressed promptly.
  • Promoted a culture of safety by maintaining strict adherence to infection control protocols and reporting potential hazards.
  • Ensured accurate documentation of all patient records, contributing to improved quality assurance measures.
  • Embrace challenges and respond to emergency situations with calm and poise
  • Committed to continued learning and improvement
  • Mentored new nursing team members, fostering professional growth and team building within the unit.
  • Assisted in developing continuing education programs, enhancing staff knowledge and skills in clinical practice areas.
  • Participated in hospital-wide initiatives aimed at reducing medication errors and improving patient safety practices.


Acting Nurse Unit Manager

Longreach Hospital
12.2017 - 03.2018
  • Rostering, Payroll, Recruitment, Quality improvement, Resource management, Clinical support

Registered Nurse

QE11- Intensive care Unit
01.2016 - 04.2016
  • Direct Patient Care for Critically Ill Patients
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with fellow team members and patients
  • Maintains a focus on providing high level of customer service
  • Respond to emergency situations in a proactive manner
  • Evaluate diagnostic test results
  • A high level of knowledge of appropriate equipment, legislation, and policies and procedures to perform the role
  • Focussed on professional development and continually, access opportunities to ensure this occurs
  • Excellent prioritisation and time management skills.

Clinical Nurse Level 2

Greenslopes Private Hospital – Intensive Care Unit
10.2010 - 12.2016
  • Liaise effectively with doctors, nursing staff, patients and families
  • Construct effective working relationships with team members
  • Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols.
  • Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring individual needs are met and concerns addressed promptly.
  • Promoted a culture of safety by maintaining strict adherence to infection control protocols and reporting potential hazards.
  • Ensured accurate documentation of all patient records, contributing to improved quality assurance measures.
  • Embrace challenges and respond to emergency situations with calm and poise
  • Committed to continued learning and improvement
  • Mentored new nursing team members, fostering professional growth and team building within the unit.
  • Assisted in developing continuing education programs, enhancing staff knowledge and skills in clinical practice areas.
  • Participated in hospital-wide initiatives aimed at reducing medication errors and improving patient safety practices.

Registered Nurse Level 1

Greenslopes Private Hospital – Intensive Care Unit
01.2006 - 09.2010
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
  • Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient outcome.
  • Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans.
  • Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
  • Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.


Medical Assistant

Australian Defence Force
05.2001 - 07.2005
  • Role performed was equivalent to an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
  • Performed Ward Nursing, Triage Nursing, and Theatre Nursing at 2HB Hospital Enoggera Brisbane with 25 surgical beds, 25 medical beds, and 5 isolation beds


Lifestyle Support Manager

W.R. Black Lifestyle Support Service
01.1999 - 04.2001
  • In charge of ten lifestyle support houses.
  • Managed rostering and budgets for the ten houses.
  • Liaised with Queensland Department of Disabilities in regards to funding and ensuring adherence to national standards.
  • Assisting in providing a range of choice opportunities to people with disabilities.


Assistant Nurse

Tricare
10.1998 - 01.1999

Assistant in Nursing

Nowlanvil Nursing Home
11.1997 - 10.1998

Education

Post Graduate in Nursing -

James Cook University
12.2008

Bachelor of Nursing -

Griffith University
Brisbane, QLD
12.2005

Skills

  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Superior nursing services
  • Medical Documentation
  • Clinical assessment
  • Patient Management
  • Nursing staff leadership
  • Ethical Practice
  • Undergraduate Facilitation
  • Staff Facilitation and Mentoring
  • Quality Improvement
  • Clinical Leadership
  • Workload Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Budget Management

Professional Development

  • Greenslopes Private Hospital, Advanced Life Support, 05/2015
  • Greenslopes Private Hospital, CN Fast Track, 2010
  • Australian Defence Force, Advance Medic Course, 2001

References

  • Carl Willmore, Nurse Unit Manager (Former), Intensive Care Unit, Queen Elizabeth 11 Jubilee Hospital, carlwillmore@outlook.com, 0412830387
  • Marina Wallis, Clinical Nurse Educator, NMPDU, Logan Hospital, marina.wallis@health.qld.gov.au, (07) 32998838

Timeline

Overseas Travel

None
10.2023 - Current

Acting Nurse Unit Manager

Longreach Hospital
12.2017 - 03.2018

Clinical Nurse Level 2

QE 11 Hospital – Intensive Care Unit
04.2016 - 10.2023

Registered Nurse

QE11- Intensive care Unit
01.2016 - 04.2016

Clinical Nurse Level 2

Greenslopes Private Hospital – Intensive Care Unit
10.2010 - 12.2016

Registered Nurse Level 1

Greenslopes Private Hospital – Intensive Care Unit
01.2006 - 09.2010

Medical Assistant

Australian Defence Force
05.2001 - 07.2005

Lifestyle Support Manager

W.R. Black Lifestyle Support Service
01.1999 - 04.2001

Assistant Nurse

Tricare
10.1998 - 01.1999

Assistant in Nursing

Nowlanvil Nursing Home
11.1997 - 10.1998

Post Graduate in Nursing -

James Cook University

Bachelor of Nursing -

Griffith University
Clinton Binney