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Elizabeth Gralton

Registered Nurse
FREDERICKTON,New South Wales

Summary

I commenced my nursing career as an enrolled nurse in 1987 since that time mental health has been a passion of mine. I completed my Bachelor of Nursing in 2009 and since that time I have worked towards becoming an effective clinical leader focusing on mentoring, preceptorship and clinical supervision. I have worked as a Clinical Nurse Educator,Clinical Nurse Consultant, Acting Nurse Unit Manager of the Kempsey Mental Health Inpatient Unit and currently Acting NUM of the Community Mental Health Service . It is my goal to be instrumental in providing a safe and efficient community mental health service to the local community.

Work History

Clinical Nurse Educator

Mid North Coast Local Health District
Kempsey, New South Wales
05.2020 - 02.2021
  • Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
  • Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
  • Support students and staff members to identify signs of patient deterioration and apply clinical judgment to initiate an appropriate response
  • Coordinated with clinicians to develop and coordinate clinical care
  • Support new and existing staff to prioritise patient care

Acting Nurse Unit Manager

Mid North Coast Local Health District
Kempsey, New South Wales
01.2020 - 02.2021
  • Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
  • Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training and standards of patient care.
  • Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and improve quality of care.
  • Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
  • Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
  • Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.

Acting Nurse Unit Manager

Mid North Coast Local Health District
Kempsey, New South Wales
05.2021 - Current
  • Support the team to provide a high level of care guided by the national standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Supervise, and motivate staff to provide high-quality service
  • Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote quality and safety initiatives
  • Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff,and clients by leveraging clinical judgment
  • Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
  • Review department performance and adjust as required as part of a commitment to providing a high level of care
  • Demonstrate a commitment to principles of a multidisciplinary health care team approach.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to providing a person-centred, recovery oriented, trauma informed service that is culturally safe to teh community

Clinical Nurse Consultant

Mid North Coast Local Health District
Kempsey, NSW
02.2020 - 05.2021
  • Educated patients and families on treatment, expected outcomes and discharge instructions, serving as advisory resource to patients and families to facilitate recovery.
  • Introduced initiatives based on staff education, infection control audits, safe medication administration and appropriate care planning to facility recovery goals.
  • Oversaw training, staffing and education to local residential aged care facilities
  • Documented all aspects of care following facility standards, creating accurate patient records of all interactions and interventions to sustain continuity of care.
  • Sought opportunities to improve patient care, outcomes and nursing staff performance.

Registered Nurse Mental Health

Mid North Coast Local Health District
Kempsey, New South Wales
10.2019 - 02.2020
  • Educated patients and family members about medical conditions and mental health, medications, treatments and preventive measures.
  • Assessed patients' physical and mental status by analyzing complaints and symptoms.
  • Created and implemented group therapies and programs to help patients improve or regain coping abilities.
  • Determined patient risk by utilizing subjective and objective data obtained through patient interaction.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Southern Cross University
Port Macquarie, NSW
02.2006 - 11.2009

Skills

Skilled community-based case manager, clinical leadership, maintain current best practice, participates in quality improvement initiatives, acts as a role model , provides ongoing leadership in review of clinical practice while supporting and encouraging staff to provide a quality service to the local community

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Timeline

Acting Nurse Unit Manager

Mid North Coast Local Health District
05.2021 - Current

Clinical Nurse Educator

Mid North Coast Local Health District
05.2020 - 02.2021

Clinical Nurse Consultant

Mid North Coast Local Health District
02.2020 - 05.2021

Acting Nurse Unit Manager

Mid North Coast Local Health District
01.2020 - 02.2021

Registered Nurse Mental Health

Mid North Coast Local Health District
10.2019 - 02.2020

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Southern Cross University
02.2006 - 11.2009

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