Robert Turnbull

Personal Abilities/Aptitudes/Skills:

• Utilized Effective communication skills in mentoring and support junior staff as a TPPP support member

• Demonstrate creativity and innovation in developing a shift planner, in consultation with NUM and ANUM, to optimize patient care, streamline workflow for relieving staff, and enhance staff adherence to screening tools.

• Collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams. In supporting team leaders in discharge activities to improve bed flow

• Efficiently prioritize workload and meet timelines while providing post-operative care to day 0 kidney and Islet cell transplant patients with minimal supervision.

• Exhibited a strong commitment to patient-centred care, successfully deescalating code black situations to enhance patient outcomes and ensure the safety of patients and staff.

Experience:

• Provided exceptional nursing care to renal patients, prioritizing their comfort, safety, and well-being in accordance to appropriate standards of practice

• Proficient in providing specialized care for renal access, including Permacath/Vascath AVF/AVG and Tenckhoff catheters.

• Possessed a comprehensive understanding of the care required for patients undergoing haemodialysis.

• Demonstrated expertise in aseptic techniques for wound care, intravenous procedures, and removal of pigtail drains.

• Maintained accurate and comprehensive documentation in the Sunrise system, ensuring continuity of care and compliance with regulatory standards.

• Supervisory experience in overseeing student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses

Knowledge:

• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice, aligning with the appropriate standards of practice by continuously pursued professional development, ensuring up-to-date knowledge of advancements and best practices in renal nursing.

• Planning to run in service training for managing complex behaviours and the current research surrounding the choice of intravenous fluids to prevent delayed graft function in kidney transplants.

• COVID 19 Outpatient evaluation and management of acute illness
• Liaising with mental health services, social services and primary care services
• Risk stratification, referral pathways
• Demonstrating excellence in de-escalation skills to prevent and respond safely to crisis situations
• Work health safety principles in relation to Infection prevention and control risk management
• Care planning: ICCNET, Salesforce

• Providing community support services to NDIS participants with complex physical and behavioural needs - including participants receiving forensic services
• Demonstrated experience in working with clients with chemical, environmental and physical restrictive practices
• Demonstrated a clear, positive, techniques for working effectively with disturbing and challenging behaviours
• Organised staff meetings and provided training to incoming staff.
• Monitoring the well-being of customers and reporting on their progress