KELLY TROWBRIDGE
Millner,NT
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in managing multiple priorities and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse Prison Health
NT Health
Darwin, NT
01.2023 - Current
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary primary health care team to deliver health care within custodial setting.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritised treatment, and assisted physicians with procedures.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Evaluated patients, recognised and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of the primary health care team.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
- Trained and mentored student and new RNs on best practices, policies and standards of care.
- Counseled clients, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support.
- Conducted reception screen assessments with clients to gather case history.
COVID 19 Emergency Response
NT Health
Darwin, NT
05.2020 - 01.2023
- Project management to plan, prepare and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks in the NT aged care sector
- Develop and refine NT Health policies including guidelines and outbreak management plans.
- Extensive stakeholder consultation and mapping of NT aged care sector and workforce.
- Gap analysis to inform service level needs, priorities and solution planning.
- Collaboration with the Australian Government Department of Health and the NT Emergency Operations Centre to manage COVID 19 outbreaks.
- Attract and recruit NT Health surge workforce for the aged care sector in collaboration with the NT Health Emergency Response Team.
- Develop procedures to activate the NT aged care Emergency Response Operations Centre in line with direction from National Cabinet and the Australian Government.
- Assisted in the development of emergency response plans for COVID-19 outbreaks.
- Educated healthcare providers about best practices for treating patients with COVID-19.
- Participated in daily briefings with government officials on current trends related to the virus.
Clinical Nurse Consultant/Volatile Substance Abuse
Top End Health Service
Darwin, NT
07.2010 - 05.2020
- Appointed as an Assessor under the Volatile Substance Abuse Prevention Act to provide informed recommendations to the Chief Health Officer within a statutory framework.
- Provide expert Alcohol and other Drug clinical consultancy, assessment and treatment planning within a Primary Health Care context.
- Plan, coordinate and develop substance abuse education and clinical strategies.
- Coordinate treatment planning with local, remote and internal/external service providers.
- Deliver specialist clinical education, advice and support to all health professionals, families and services involved in the care of clients abusing substances.
- Foster integrated case management, ensuring treatment planning and management across a wide range of services and Departments.
Education
Graduate Diploma Alcohol and Other Drugs -
Turning Point
Victoria2014
Bachelor of Nursing -
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA2005
Bachelor of Arts -
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA2001
Masters Public Health -
Charles Darwin University
DarwinSkills
- Empathetic and Patient
- Team Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Counselling
- Patient Advocacy
- Compassionate Care
Certification
- RAHC About Giving Vaccines 2023
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Remote Area Nurses 2023
- i-Stat training 2023
- Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program 2020
- COVID 19 Vaccination Training Program 2021
- NTPFES AIIMS (Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System) 2021
- COVID 19 Remote Rapid Response Team training 2021
- Clinical Competency Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 2021
- Australian College of Nursing Refresher Program 2020
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Prison Health
NT Health
01.2023 - Current
COVID 19 Emergency Response
NT Health
05.2020 - 01.2023
Clinical Nurse Consultant/Volatile Substance Abuse
Top End Health Service
07.2010 - 05.2020
Graduate Diploma Alcohol and Other Drugs -
Turning Point
Bachelor of Nursing -
Flinders University
Bachelor of Arts -
Flinders University
Masters Public Health -
Charles Darwin University
- RAHC About Giving Vaccines 2023
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Remote Area Nurses 2023
- i-Stat training 2023
- Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program 2020
- COVID 19 Vaccination Training Program 2021
- NTPFES AIIMS (Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System) 2021
- COVID 19 Remote Rapid Response Team training 2021
- Clinical Competency Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 2021
- Australian College of Nursing Refresher Program 2020
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