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Tamara ROBERTSON

Kingscliff

Summary

Compassionate registered nurse and midwife who has 14 years of experience in both nursing and midwifery. Working across all areas of the continuum and specialising in providing comprehensive care that focuses on women and their families. Extensive tertiary hospital training in neonatal intensive care, special care nursery, birth suite, midwifery group practice, and triage assessment.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Midwife/Registered Nurse

The Tweed Hospital
08.2022 - Current
  • Adaptable in all areas, antenatal, birth suite, postnatal and special care nursery
  • Confident with vaginal examinations and insertion of fetal scalp electrodes in an emergency
  • Midwifery triage assessment
  • Maternal and neonatal vaccination administration
  • Intravenous administration and management
  • Post-operative care for gynecology and obstetric patients
  • Management of wound care and drains

Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife

Gold Coast Private Hospital
09.2020 - Current
  • Communication and collaboration with obstetricians and paediatricans about patient condition, treatment, condition, progress and other pertinent information relative to maternal/fetal/newborn status
  • Senior midwife and team leader working in all areas of antenatal, birth suite, postnatal and special care nursery
  • In-charge midwife responsible for patient care and staffing
  • Breastfeeding promotion and education
  • Administration of blood products and vaccinations
  • Accredited intravenous insertion and blood sampling

Registered Midwife

Women's And Children's Hospital Network
01.2014 - 08.2021
  • Midwifery Group Practice Clinical Educator
  • Teaching Basic and Neonatal Life Support and perineal suturing
  • Newborn assessment and discharge
  • Working across the midwifery continuum within a multidisciplinary team
  • Accredited in perineal repair and diagnosis
  • Triage and assessment of clients via telephone conversation
  • Working 24hr on-call rotating roster
  • Women-centred care across all areas of midwifery (antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal)
  • Coordination of midwifery care; timing of antenatal appointments, induction of labour postnatal care and early discharge from hospital
  • Maternity leave from 2019

Registered Nurse

Women’s & Children Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
01.2009 - 01.2014
  • Hospital-acquired Intensive Care Certificate
  • Extensive experience caring for the critically ill infant
  • Experience in attending code blue, high risk and emergency deliveries
  • Skilled in providing respiratory ventilation by range modes
  • Preparation and assistance during patient intubation
  • Assistance with and care of central line insertion and management
  • Provide end-of-life care for the neonate while supporting the families
  • Escort pre-operative critically ill neonates to surgery
  • Administration of blood products
  • Cared for post-operative, unstable neonates, for example, Cardiac and Gastrointestinal operations
  • Assessment and critical thinking skills responding appropriately to changes in patient condition

Education

Prescribing Course For Midwives -

Griffith University
Gold Coast, QLD
12.2021

Postgraduate Bachelor of Midwifery -

University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA
2011

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA
2008

Skills

  • Endorsed Midwife
  • Tertiary and private hospital training
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Certificate
  • Midwifery and neonatal triage assessment
  • Senior birth suite midwife

References

Judy Ross

Gold Coast Private Maternity Manager

judy.ross@healthscope.com.au

07 5530 0730


Ebony Young 

Women's Care Unit Educator 

ebony.young@health.nsw.com.au

0401 179 987 


Timeline

Registered Midwife/Registered Nurse

The Tweed Hospital
08.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife

Gold Coast Private Hospital
09.2020 - Current

Registered Midwife

Women's And Children's Hospital Network
01.2014 - 08.2021

Registered Nurse

Women’s & Children Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
01.2009 - 01.2014

Prescribing Course For Midwives -

Griffith University

Postgraduate Bachelor of Midwifery -

University of South Australia

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of South Australia

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