Leah Gribben
Zetland
Summary
Compassionate and dedicate Adult Nurse, graduated with BSc (hons) Professional Nursing in February2023.2 years’ experience as registered Nurse providing care to patients with chronic and acute conditions, providing a complete geriatric assessment. Continuing to develop my learning, ensuring my training is up to date and basing my practice on most recent evidence. Previous5+ year experience as a care assistance assisting my residents and patients with their activities of daily life. Private carer for a non-verbal young adult with Autism, ADHD and global development delay, helping him to develop communication skills, independence and to overcome difficult behaviors.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
01.2023 - 12.2024
- Working as a crucial team member in a consultant geriatric led service alongside doctors, health care assistants, pharmacists, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and language therapists
- I have been providing compassionate advanced nursing care to patients adopting a person centered approach to each patient
- Supporting patients and family members educating them on care, blood results and treatments advised by their consultant in the daily MDT meeting
- Having clinical knowledge and skills to perform tasks such as neurological assessments, male and female catheterisation, urinalysis, venipuncture, cannulation, blood cultures, administration of medication, IV therapy, fluid management, ECGS, and palliative care including syringe driver management
Private Carer
Private Carer
01.2021 - 11.2024
- Private carer for a family of a young adult with autism from his age of16-19
- Through the3 years of working alongside his family I have adapted in many challenging situations
- Interpreting his non-verbal ques, overcoming difficult behaviors and diffusing out bursts
- Developing a great rapport with a non-verbal teenager and his family, aiding the family with much needed respite whilst helping him build his independence, work on his social skills and advocating for him in any needed situation
Care Assistant
Carlingford Lodge Nursing Home
01.2018 - 12.2021
- Working for many years in a nursing home with dementia residents and residents needing full nursing support -safeguarding residents while supporting them with personal care, mobility, assisting with meal times and other daily tasks
- Building a relationship and becoming a companion for my residents, enabling me to interpret and monitor behavior and health, and escalate appropriately so their needs can be met
- Monitoring for delirium and helping to identify appropriate causes, aware of effects and signs of dehydration in my residents
Education
Foundation Degree in Science - Health and Social Care
Southern Regional College
NewryBachelor of Science - professional Nursing – Adult Nursing
Queens University
Belfast05.2012
Skills
- Confident lone worker
- Excellent time management skills
- Conflict Management, diffusing situations with patients and families
- Working well within a large team
- Adaptability
- Empathetic
- Critical thinking
- Advocacy
Training
- Basic Life Support
- Delirium awareness
- Blood culture
- ECG
- Venipuncture
- Cannulation
- Venous blood gas
- Catheterisation
- Bladder scanning
- Syringe Driver
- Glucose monitoring
- Anaphylaxis
- Safeguarding people
- Patient group directions
- Nurse record keeping
- Fire awareness
- Falls prevention awareness
- Dysphagia awareness
- Infection prevention control
- Palliative care
- Lone worker policy
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
01.2023 - 12.2024
Private Carer
Private Carer
01.2021 - 11.2024
Care Assistant
Carlingford Lodge Nursing Home
01.2018 - 12.2021
Foundation Degree in Science - Health and Social Care
Southern Regional College
Bachelor of Science - professional Nursing – Adult Nursing
Queens University
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