Evie Kendall
Townsville,QLD
Summary
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse with 6 years experience in acute medical, indigenous health and surgical nursing. Passionate about caring for people of all cultures including those with complex social issues and chronic health conditions in a holistic manner. A hardworking reliable team member with generalist nursing skills and exposure to frontline nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Mater Hospital
Townsville, QLD
06.2025 - Current
- Wide range of skills working across all wards with a heavy focus on maternity unit
- Educated expectant parents on postpartum care and breastfeeding techniques effectively.
- Performed neonatal assessments by checking baby's vital signs and performing physical exams to determine overall health at birth.
- Watched vital signs, checked for comfort levels and monitored emotional states of mothers before, during, and after labor.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Implemented infection control measures that significantly reduced hospital-acquired infections.
Local Area Coordinator - Mental Health
Feros Care
Townsville, QLD
08.2025 - 11.2025
- Improved overall quality of life for individuals through personalized goal-setting processes that catered to their unique abilities.
- Managed caseloads effectively, ensuring timely follow-ups and accurate documentation of progress. Able to prioritize urgent cases and ensure timely followups completed. Implemented tailored support plans for individuals, addressing their specific needs and goals.
- Coordinated access to community resources and services for mental health support.
- Collaborated with community organizations to enhance available mental health resources for clients in need.
- Helping all individuals with psychosocial disabilities understand eligibility for NDIS and how to get access to the scheme
- Completed Mental health first aid certificate
Local Area Coordinator
Latrobe Community Health Services
Wangaratta, VIC
07.2024 - 03.2025
- Improved overall quality of life for NDIS participants through personalized goal-setting processes that catered to their unique abilities.
- Implemented tailored NDIS plans for participants, addressing their specific needs and goals and how to best maximise the use of allocated funding
- Conducted thorough assessments to determine eligibility for access to the NDIS and connect individuals in with local community supports by developing a personalised community connections plan
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of relevant NDIA legislations, policies, and best practices in the field of disability services.
- Promoted a person-cantered approach to service provision, empowering individuals to have choice and control over their NDIS plans
- Managed caseloads of up to 200 participants effectively and met KPIs ensuring timely follow-ups and accurate documentation of progress.
- Enhanced community engagement by attending local events and programs as an LAC
- Supported participants with changes in circumstances and advocated for changes of funding in the NDIS plan to advocate for any changes
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Northeast Health Public Hospital
Wangaratta, VIC
08.2024 - 03.2025
- Casual nursing pool working across all wards within the hospital
- Broad skill set and efficient in many different areas of nursing
- Flexible work attitude and able to adapt well to sudden ward relocation due changes due to staffing
- Maintained nursing skills whilst working as an LAC
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Talent Quarter - Surgical Unit
Goulburn Valley Hospital Shepparton
07.2023 - 06.2024
- Strong understanding of surgical procedures, protocols and post op complications
- Critical thinking and ability to remain calm and focused in high-pressure situations
- Proficiency in recognizing and responding to emergency situations, including initiating CPR, activating rapid response teams and managing surgical complications
- Advanced post operative monitoring skills and knowledge of pain assessment techniques to ensure patient comfort and safety
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimized patient treatment plans and outcomes.
- Strong documentation skills and knowledge of electronic medical records (EMR) systems
- Emotional resilience to provide empathetic support and education to patients and families
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Talent Quarter - Mary Corum Unit
Goulburn Valley Hospital Shepparton
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Managing rehab, palliative care and acute medical patients
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans and discharge planning in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Advocated for patients during case conferences with consultants and multidisciplinary teams
- Strong communication with patients and families
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Hedland Health Campus
South Hedland, WA
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Acute medical and surgical ward nursing in a remote health setting on Kariyarra country
- Continued to develop a range of diverse remote area ward skills
- Received patients via RFDS from various indigenous communities and remote mine sites requiring acute medical care, monitoring and assessment
- Liaised with RFDS and escalated critical updates about changes in patients conditions awaiting transfers to metro facilities
- Collaborated with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and assessed nursing care requirements
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Kununurra Hospital
Kununurra, WA
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Working as part of the interdisciplinary health care team in a remote health setting on Miriwoong country to provide patient care to indigenous Australians
- Diverse remote area ward skills including mental health, acute and chronic condition management, surgical care and palliative care
- Acute and chronic wound management
- Providing culturally appropriate nursing care to patients and families
- Awareness and understanding of health conditions endemic to First Nations people and the barriers preventing healthy outcomes
- Liaising with ward coordinator and medical staff directly to ensure safe patient outcomes
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Centre For National Resilience
Howard Springs, NT
02.2022 - 05.2022
- PPE specific training to Covid-19 and infection control
- Liaise with NT Police, Federal Police, ADF and security
- Administrative duties across multiple forms
- Nasopharyngeal swabbing & handling of samples
- Identifying and escalating resident health concerns with written medical referral to onsite doctors and assisting allied health professionals
- Communicating with residents, screening, assessment and collecting clinical details
- Compliance with individual site policies & procedures
- Caring for a diverse range of residents, including the indigenous community, correctional residents, refugees and children/infants
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Freemasons-Epworth Short Stay Unit
East Melbourne, VIC
01.2019 - 06.2022
- Exceptional patient assessment skills
- Strong computer literacy, time management, attention to detail and organisation skills
- Completing detailed patient health history assessments and using problem solving skills to ensure safe and positive surgical outcomes
- Post anaesthetic care for day patients
- Pre and post operation education and assessing safe discharge planning
- Managing post operation complications and deteriorating patients
Graduate Nurse
Freemasons- Epworth
East Melbourne, VIC
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Graduate year- 6 month rotations in general medical and surgical
- Proficient in pre and post surgical care
- Catheter management and bladder washouts
- Surgical and chronic wound management
- Pain management including PCA
- Managing stomas, drain tubes and nasogastric tubes
- Palliative care
- Educating patients and their families
- Managing discharge plans
Education
2017 - Diploma of Nursing - Enrolled Nursing-Division 2
Australian Catholic University
2015 - Victorian Certificate of Education -
Luther College
Skills
- Immunisation /COVID vaccination (accredited)
- Advanced venepuncture and cannulation ability
- Picc Line and central venous access device competent
- Nasogastric insertion and care
- Drain tube removal and care
- High flow nasal prong therapy excellent titration skills
- PCA and Insulin infusion competent
- Blood transfusion competent
- Rectus sheath catheter exposure
- Manual handling certified
- Medication safety
- Basic life support and AED certified
- Aseptic technique/hand hygiene
- Extensive palliative care experience with ability to set up and manage syringe driver
- Acute care ability
- Pre and post surgical and orthopaedic patient care
- Recognition and management of clinical deterioration
- Ability to support junior staff
- Extensive surgical and chronic wound management including negative pressure dressings
Affiliations
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Registration-NMW0002190587
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation. Member number-444560
Professional Referees
Available upon request
Timeline
Local Area Coordinator - Mental Health
Feros Care
08.2025 - 11.2025
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Mater Hospital
06.2025 - Current
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Northeast Health Public Hospital
08.2024 - 03.2025
Local Area Coordinator
Latrobe Community Health Services
07.2024 - 03.2025
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Talent Quarter - Surgical Unit
07.2023 - 06.2024
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Talent Quarter - Mary Corum Unit
03.2023 - 06.2023
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Hedland Health Campus
09.2022 - 03.2023
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Kununurra Hospital
05.2022 - 08.2022
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Centre For National Resilience
02.2022 - 05.2022
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Freemasons-Epworth Short Stay Unit
01.2019 - 06.2022
Graduate Nurse
Freemasons- Epworth
08.2018 - 08.2019
2015 - Victorian Certificate of Education -
Luther College
2017 - Diploma of Nursing - Enrolled Nursing-Division 2
Australian Catholic University