Nicole Glanvill
Westmeadows
Summary
Patient-oriented registered nurse with 25 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Nurse Unit Manager
Mercy Palliative Care
06.2020 - Current
- Duties include :
- Demonstrates advanced clinical expertise in palliative care, high level of clinical skills and knowledge, ability to provide education and competent decision making ability
- Ability to problem solve
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Teamwork –
- Provides quality clinical family centered nursing care consistent with the policies and procedures of MPC
- Attendance and contribution at team meetings
- Liaison with Clinical Nurse Consultant regarding management of patients and families
- Leadership and Management -
- Able to organize, prioritize and implement strategies to ensure daily workload is managed within allocated timeframe on weekends and public holidays
- Act in a leadership role within the organization, supporting senior management team and multidisciplinary team
- Act in senior roles and participates in the development and maintenance of open communication with external providers
RN
Community Palliative Care Nurse, Mercy Palliative Care
04.2012 - 06.2021
- Demonstrates and upholds the Values and Mission of Mercy Health –
- Ensure the values of Mercy Health are incorporated into daily work practices
- Shows compassion and provides support to colleagues and patients
- Consistently shows respect and values each person’s dignity
- Seeks opportunities to be innovative for improvement
- Communicates openly and honestly as an effective team member
- Demonstrates an understanding of individual responsibility for safety, quality & risk and participates in organizational quality and safety initiatives –
- Maintain a safe environment for patients/self/colleagues and members of the public
- Escalate concerns regarding safety, quality & risk to an appropriate staff member
- Participate in evaluation and continuous improvement and clinical indicator processes
- Demonstrate the principles of Person Centered Care: Respect & Dignity, Information Sharing, Participation & Collaboration
- Ensure the provision and implementation of family centered quality clinical nursing care
- Initial and ongoing assessments and referral to other members of the inter-disciplinary team or external providers -
- To develop/implement/evaluate a Care Plan with patient/family/team for the ongoing management of the patient
- To manage within a designated geographical area a designated workload – daily and weekly, including up to date and timely planning, while ensuring a safe working environment in the patient’s home
- To maintain accurate up to date documentation
- Participating as an Active Member of the Interdisciplinary Team, including external providers -
- To attend/participate in weekly case management meetings, identifying problems/issues, which require intervention from the other team members or external providers
- To collaborate with community and medical personnel involved in the patient’s care, to discuss ongoing management and to ensure quality care is provided to patients
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Ward
03.2010 - 04.2012
- Oncology/Gynaecology Ward
- Educated patients and families on treatment (surgical and chemotherapy), expected outcomes and discharge instructions, serving as advisory resource to patients and families to facilitate recovery.
- Collaborated with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
- Documented all aspects of care following ward standards, creating accurate patient records of all interactions and interventions to sustain continuity of care.
Registered Nurse Div 1
Ward 5, The Royal Women’s Hospital
03.2008 - 03.2010
- Provide quality nursing care in the clinical management of patients across all services which are part of the unit, including inpatient and outpatient gynaeoncology, chemotherapy unit, breast unit and dysplasia service
- Maintain clinical standards
- Ensure credentialing, registration and organizational standards are met
- Participate in staff assessment and review
- Provide clinical support to other staff, including mentoring of team members
- Ensure the unit is a safe and healthy working environment
- Engage in regular unit based quality activities
- Working as part of the multidisciplinary team
- Be respectful of the needs of patients, visitors and other staff
- Strengthen the leadership education, research and advocacy role
- Represent nursing profession in patient/family planning discussions
- Appropriately assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Promote internal and external relationships amongst organizations.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Palliative Care Unit, Broadmeadows Health Service
01.2007 - 03.2008
- High level of skills demonstrated in clinical decision making – in particular identification and solution, and analysis and interpretation of clinical data
- Maintenance and improvement of clinical standards through Quality Improvement Activities
- Positive role model
- Act as mentor, preceptor & resource person to less experienced nurses, including graduate nurses
- Support of and contribute to quality improvement and research projects within the area of practice
- Acting as a resource person to others in relation to clinical practice
- Membership of relevant professional body
- Contribution of the education of other professionals
- Undertake own planned professional development and competence through various forms continuing education.
Educator
Mercy Palliative Care
11.2022 - 08.2023
- Lead for the Transition to Practice Palliative Care Program.
- Developed and delivered eight education sessions as well as collating resources for program participants.
- Allocated participants with mentors.
- Acted as resource for program participants and mentors.
Education
Professional Certificate in Palliative Care Nursing -
University of South Australia
2020
Master of Healthcare Leadership -
Southern Cross University
2018
Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care -
The University of Melbourne
2014
Women’s Health Care -
Edith Cowan University
Perth, WesternCertificate IV in Training & Assessment. -
Australian Nursing Federation, Victoria University
2008
Graduate Certificate of Clinical Nursing -
Australian Catholic University
2005
Post Graduate Diploma - Advanced Nursing (Cancer/Palliative Care
La Trobe University
Melbourne, VIC12.2003
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Australian Catholic Univeristy
Ballarat, VIC12.1996
Professional Certificate in Palliative Care -
University of South Australia
2021
Clinical Governance (Online Course -
Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance
2020
Pharmacology Study Day -
Grampians Regional Palliative Care
2015
Skills
- Precepting
- Documentation
- Chronic Disease Management
- Excellent Communication Skills
Accomplishments
- Preceptorship Workshop
- The Royal Women’s Hospital & The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville
- Advanced Oncology Study Day 1, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville
- Advanced Oncology Study Day 2, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville.Advanced Oncology Study Day 3, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville
- CONFERENCE ATTENDANCES:
- Oceanic Palliative Care Conference 2023: With the end in mind, Sydney.
- Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference, Virtual, Palliative Care Nurses Australia, South Australia.
- Oceanic Palliative Care Conference 2021: Invest Challenge Change, Virtual, Palliative Care Australia, Canberra
- 13th Australian Palliative Care Conference, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
- 1st Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference, Melbourne.8th Australian Palliative Care Conference, Sydney
Affiliations
APRAH – Registered Nurse Division 1
Registration number NMW0001049908
Working with Children Check
Card Number: 01767381-02
Expires: 6/7/2024, Australian College of Nursing.
Palliative Care Nurses Australia.
Timeline
Educator
Mercy Palliative Care
11.2022 - 08.2023
Associate Nurse Unit Manager
Mercy Palliative Care
06.2020 - Current
RN
Community Palliative Care Nurse, Mercy Palliative Care
04.2012 - 06.2021
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Ward
03.2010 - 04.2012
Registered Nurse Div 1
Ward 5, The Royal Women’s Hospital
03.2008 - 03.2010
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Palliative Care Unit, Broadmeadows Health Service
01.2007 - 03.2008
Professional Certificate in Palliative Care Nursing -
University of South Australia
Master of Healthcare Leadership -
Southern Cross University
Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care -
The University of Melbourne
Women’s Health Care -
Edith Cowan University
Certificate IV in Training & Assessment. -
Australian Nursing Federation, Victoria University
Graduate Certificate of Clinical Nursing -
Australian Catholic University
Post Graduate Diploma - Advanced Nursing (Cancer/Palliative Care
La Trobe University
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Australian Catholic Univeristy
Professional Certificate in Palliative Care -
University of South Australia
Clinical Governance (Online Course -
Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance
Pharmacology Study Day -
Grampians Regional Palliative Care
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