Katharine Louisa Pitt

Managing a team of nurse - providing guidance & encouragement; building confidence; building a team spirit; inspiring excellence; showing leadership to maintain high standards; being kind when addressing an issue - stating what is of concern and then working with the staff member to plan a course of action to improve performance.

Managing the maintenance of the clinic and liaising with the various companies - cleaning, building maintenance; equipment servicing/repair

Coordinating medical staff - doctors rosters; organising cover for FETs

Being a conduit to pass on information between the different departments and the clinic staff to maintain a common goal, implement updates or changes, maintain unity & increase job satisfaction.

• Nurse Coordinator managing patient's IVF treatment cycles in a nurse-led clinic.
• Monitoring patient's response to treatment with phlebotomy (hormones) and transvaginal scanning (endometrial thickness, measuring follicular size).
• Providing education to patients & their partners - medication administration, IVF treatment, reproduction/fertility, early pregnancy care.
• Providing emotional support to patients & their partners.
• Oocyte retrieval procedure - working in the roles of scout nurse, scrub nurse and recovery nurse.
• Liaising with other staff - doctors, scientists, receptionists/administration, counsellors, nurses, couriers, pathology
• Communication with General Practitioners, other healthcare facilities, medical reps, couriers, suppliers.

• Main area of work was in delivery suite
• Worked in Special Care Nursery & on the maternity ward as needed.
• Senior midwife in delivery suite - often having the responsibility of In-charge on the shift

• Worked in all clinical areas - delivery suite, maternity ward, special care nursery, antenatal care (midwife-led) and the early discharge program (home visits)

• Gained experience in all areas - delivery suite, maternity ward, antenatal clinic & special care nursery

• Clinical care provided included - wound care, medication administration, personal care, palliative care, catheter care (IDC, suprapubic catheters)
• Education to help patients/ carers to be able to manage healthcare
• Assessment for further home services

• Worked in both public & private hospitals
• Worked as a community palliative care nurse
• Worked in a women's refuge - live-in position

• Graduate year worked in paediatrics, adult orthopaedics and adult medical oncology
• Adult medical oncology (18 months)
• Outpatient chemotherapy clinic (6 months)