Hannah Saunders
Summary
I am a Senior staff nurse within the intensive care environment with expertise in managing complex cardiac conditions and leading multidisciplinary teams. Experience of resuscitation and transport of critically ill patients, demonstrating strong leadership and communication skills to ensure optimal patient outcomes. I am committed to mentoring junior staff and enhancing team performance.
I have experienced with patient care management, including critical and chronic conditions and am able to deliver advanced nursing practices to enhance patient outcomes and support healthcare teams.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Paeditric Critical Care
Perth Childrens Hopital
01.2025 - Current
Retrieval Nurse, Band 6
Evelina Childrens Hospital
05.2023 - 12.2024
- Stabilise and transport complex, deteriorating children via land and air.
- Provide advice, support and guidance to district hospitals to manage deteriorating children.
- To attend resus calls- assist in resuscitation, intubation and stabilisation of critically unwell children.
- To supervise new retrieval nurses before they are able to work independently.
- Attend bed meetings out of hours to flag children with the potential to deteriorate and review when necessary.
- To take leadership while on retrieval, delegate roles and communicate with the multidisciplinary team in unfamiliar settings to ensure patient safety and crisis management
Senior Staff Nurse, Band 6
Evelina Childrens Hospital
03.2021 - 12.2024
- Provide leadership and clinical support to the Multidisciplinary team.
- Educate and mentor junior staff members in best practice while motivating them towards career advancement.
- Nurse In Charge of Paediatric Critical Care Unit
- Support and advise new members of the medical team to change invasive ventilation modes.
- Work alongside nurses currently undertaking the Paediatric Intensive Care Course to care for complex Level 3 patients including pre and post operative cardiac patients.
- Assist the medical and nursing team in conflict resolution
Staff Nurse
Bristol Childrens Hospital
10.2019 - 03.2022
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
Education
Retrieval Nursing
South Thames Retrieval Service 06-2023
Paediatric Intensive Care Course
Kings College 05-2022
Neurology Foundation
Bristol Children's Hospital 05-2020
Bachelor of Science - Children's Nursing
University of Surrey
Surrey 09-2019
Skills
- Pre and post operative complex cardiac conditions
- Invasive and non invasive ventilation
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- External ventricular drains
- Resuscitation, intubation, ETT strapping
- Transport and management of level 3 patients
- Nurse In Charge of PCCU
- Retrieval Nurse
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Paeditric Critical Care
Perth Childrens Hopital
01.2025 - Current
Retrieval Nurse, Band 6
Evelina Childrens Hospital
05.2023 - 12.2024
Senior Staff Nurse, Band 6
Evelina Childrens Hospital
03.2021 - 12.2024
Staff Nurse
Bristol Childrens Hospital
10.2019 - 03.2022
Retrieval Nursing
Paediatric Intensive Care Course
Neurology Foundation
Bachelor of Science - Children's Nursing
University of Surrey
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