JAMES BELSIRE
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Practice Nurse
LOCKWOOD MEDICAL GROUP
05.2024 - Current
- Providing care to the residents of Woomera, tourists and members of the Australian Defence Force.
Provision of emergency care
FIRST CARE MEDICAL
05.2021 - Current
- Emergency response for music festivals, sporting events, movie sets and Operation Flinders.
Mine Site Nurse SIMS Emergency Medical Services
SIMS EMS
12.2020 - Current
- Currently fulfilling a casual role with SIMS Emergency Medical Services providing medical support as a sole practitioner for BHP assets such as Prominent Hill, Carrapateena and surrounding mine sites
- Duties involve the medical management of a wide range of medical conditions and presentations including resuscitation and aeromedical retrieval support.
Agency registered nurse
HEALTHCARE AUSTRALIA NURSING AGENCY
01.2017 - Current
- Placements have included, The Communicable Disease Control Branch, RFDS, Flinders Medical Centre, St Andrews private hospital, Calvary private hospital, Arkaba Medical Centre and numerous other medical facilities
- Rural and remote deployments have included remote primarily indigenous sites in far north Queensland (Mapoon, Mount Isa, Mornington Island, Yarrabah and Hopevale), Torres Strait (Yorke Island) and Northern Territory (Lajamanu)
- Since relocating to Adelaide in July 2019, I have worked in various country locations including Balaklava, Coober Pedy and Kangaroo Island, all of which have their own unique geographical challenges.
Medic/Nurse
ANODYNE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Remote independent medic/nurse for civilian contractors
- Maintaining 2 clinics with 24 hour medical and emergency treatment with the ability to facilitate medical evacuation and repatriation
- Volunteer nurse at the coalition hospital for the mass casualty blood donation program
- Also contracted as a sole responder for a seismic exploration project in remote SE Queensland responsible for a team of 40 people.
Registered Nurse
LOTUS GLEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
01.2016 - 01.2018
- All aspects of offender health including recovery, detoxification, harm reduction and management, education and clinical supervision
- Emergency care with limited resources and geographical/security restrictions.
Registered Nurse
CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Supervision, education and implementation of all nursing aspects of the 'RESUS' team and general emergency care
- Triage competent, Resus team leader
- Active collaboration with senior medical professionals, paramedics and retrieval teams to ensure optimal care of patients
- Remained and maintained an emergency service in the department whilst under a category 5 cyclone (Yasi) during a mass evacuation process.
Rural and Remote Registered Nurse
JULIA CREEK HOSPITAL
01.2010 - 01.2010
- Limited resources in austere conditions relying on improvisation, resourcefulness and forward thinking
- Liaison with RFDS for patient extraction and continuity of care
- First response care and stabilization.
Registered Nurse
ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Post operative surgical patient care to Organ Donation facilitation and a wide variety of clinical presentations in between.
Rural and Remote Agency Registered Nurse
DRAKE MEDOX NURSING AGENCY
01.2007 - 01.2008
- All clinical areas worked as required.
Agency Registered Nurse
THE SCOTTISH NURSING GUILD/THORNBURY NURSING SERVICES
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Working predominantly throughout the major hospitals of eastern Scotland in all clinical areas including Surgical, Medical, HDU, ICU, A&E, Neurology, Cardiology, Burns and Plastics and Aged Care.
Team Medic
BRITISH ARMY( PARACHUTE REGIMENT)
01.2005 - 09.2005
- Team Medic for approximately 12 men in an isolated outpost conducting surveillance, foot patrols, counter insurgency, intelligence gathering, collaborating with the PSNI for close support and low-level policing of known IRA and political members
- Austere conditions and limited resources due to the nature of the political situation in Northern Ireland
- Travel and transport and medical evacuation were conducted via military helicopter.
Staff Nurse
NINEWELLS TEACHING HOSPITAL
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Critical Care/Intensive Care - 8 bed unit providing all aspects of patient care and recovery.
Staff Nurse
NINEWELLS TEACHING HOSPITAL
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Burns and Plastics - busy surgical ward dealing with elective and emergency surgery, ranging from maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, breast and cancer reconstructive surgery and wound management
- Treatment and management of burns patients.
Staff Nurse
THE ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Medical Rehabilitation
Nursing Auxiliary
ASHLUDIE HOSPITAL
01.1998 - 01.2001
- Rehabilitation for the elderly
Education
Bachelor of Science (Adult Nursing) -
University of Abertay, Dundee
01.2001
Skills
- Clinical judgment
- Compassionate Care
- Emergency medical treatment
- Airway Management
Certification
- Advanced Life Support
- Paediatric Life Support
- Principles of Acute and Critical Care
- Acute Medical and Surgical Emergencies
- Blood gas analysis
- ECG Interpretation
- MIMMS Course – Team member
- FPOS (First person on scene)
- Front Line Close Protection Officer. License #10836039451515
- TNCC attendant (Trauma Nursing)
- Nurse immunisation Qualification(HESA Accredited)
- PHTLS
- AHPRA Registration Number NMW0001468894
Ahpra Registration Number
NMW0001468894
References
- Ms Di Williams, Nurse retrieval consultant, di.williams@sa.gov.au, 0439802055
- Mr Cameron Sims, CEO SIMS EMS, cameron@simsems.net, 0438 878 504
- Dr Simon Lockwood, Lockwood medical group, roxbydownspracticemanager@gmail.com. 0488118861
Timeline
Practice Nurse
LOCKWOOD MEDICAL GROUP
05.2024 - Current
Provision of emergency care
FIRST CARE MEDICAL
05.2021 - Current
Mine Site Nurse SIMS Emergency Medical Services
SIMS EMS
12.2020 - Current
Agency registered nurse
HEALTHCARE AUSTRALIA NURSING AGENCY
01.2017 - Current
Medic/Nurse
ANODYNE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
01.2017 - 01.2019
Registered Nurse
LOTUS GLEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
01.2016 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse
CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL
01.2010 - 01.2016
Rural and Remote Registered Nurse
JULIA CREEK HOSPITAL
01.2010 - 01.2010
Registered Nurse
ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
01.2008 - 01.2010
Rural and Remote Agency Registered Nurse
DRAKE MEDOX NURSING AGENCY
01.2007 - 01.2008
Agency Registered Nurse
THE SCOTTISH NURSING GUILD/THORNBURY NURSING SERVICES
01.2005 - 01.2007
Team Medic
BRITISH ARMY( PARACHUTE REGIMENT)
01.2005 - 09.2005
Staff Nurse
NINEWELLS TEACHING HOSPITAL
01.2003 - 01.2005
Staff Nurse
NINEWELLS TEACHING HOSPITAL
01.2002 - 01.2003
Staff Nurse
THE ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH
01.2001 - 01.2002
Nursing Auxiliary
ASHLUDIE HOSPITAL
01.1998 - 01.2001
Bachelor of Science (Adult Nursing) -
University of Abertay, Dundee
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