Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
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UKT Suvini Gunasekara

UKT Suvini Gunasekara

TAS 7250,TAS

Summary

Experienced paediatric registrar with over 12 years of experience in paediatric and neonatology. Excellent reputation for clinical judgement and procedural skills Even in extremely premature babies. Dedicated hard worker with punctuality, responsibility and very good in team work. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Paediatric Registrar

Launceston General Hospital
02.2023 - Current

provide primary care for paediatric and neonatal patients for daily clinic and ward managements under supervision of relevant consultants. arrange investigations, perform clinical procedures, prescribe medications and fluid, prepare comprehensive discharge summaries, referral letters and progress notes. Communicate empathetically with families. Supervise and teach junior medical staff, continue to participate education and training programmes.

Join with ongoing research and audit activities in unit.

Advanced Trainee in Neonatology

Royal North Shore Hospital
11.2020 - 02.2023

Provided primary care patients in neonatal Intensive care unit and post natal ward under supervision of attending Neonatologist.

attended to high risk deliveries for the purpose of

resuscitation and stabilization of the new-borns including ex-preterm neonates.

prescribe appropriate medication, Enteral and parenteral fluid and nutrition.

performed procedures as indicated, including endotracheal intubation, intravenous cannulation, central lines, intercostal catheters.

maintained satisfactory clinical records, generate concise and accurate discharge summaries and referral letters. develop family communication and support. *regularly attend and contribute to departmental teaching programme, audits and researches.

Established with other physicians, specialists and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for complex cases.

Senior Registrar in Neonatology

Castle Street Hospital, De Soysa Hospital
04.2019 - 10.2020
  • Daily ward rounds in neonatal intensive care unit and post natal wards with comprehensive clinical assessment of sick babies, arrange appropriate investigations and management according to evidence based medicine.
  • attend for high risk deliveries and do full resuscitations when necessary stabilize and transfer for further management.
  • perform procedures endotracheal intubation, umbilical lines, lumber puncture, intercostal tube placement under sterile precautions.
  • manage critically ill babies including meconium aspiration syndrome with severe persistent pulmonary hypertension and grade 3 hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
  • practice smooth handling of conventional ventilation, high frequency oscillatory ventilation with inhaled nitric oxide and therapeutic cooling.
  • make appropriate clinical judgement and decisions in settings of limited facility.
  • *during Surgical ICU rotations, had experience in pre
  • surgical and post surgical care of neonates in wide range of major surgeries including cardiac.
  • *bed side teaching and power point presentation for junior staff and undergraduates.
  • *work as resource person in national neonatal
  • resuscitation programme.
  • *conduct Audit and Research, contributing to quality
  • improvement of unit.

Registrar in Paediatrics

Lady Ridgway Hospital- Colombo. TH Karapitiya
07.2015 - 04.2019

provide high quality clinical care to both inpatients and out patients including children with rare complex clinical

syndromes.

*identify unwell compromised patients and make frequent reviews and arrange timely management.

*provide ongoing clinical care for the patients including appropriate evaluation and case based discussions with the

consultant and management

*provide supervision and support to the junior medical staff communicate empathetically with patient and their families and arrange social support.

*active involvement of multiple continues professional development activities including critical appraisals of journal articles.

*responsible for relevant duties.

Senior Medical Officer

General Hospital Kalutara
07.2011 - 07.2015

thorough management of patients including

neonates, discharge planning, create comprehensive

discharge summery and arrange clinic follow up.

*write referral letters and communicate to get involve

multi-disiplenary teams.

*attend to manage acute admissions at emergency

treatment unit,

*arrange transfers to th tertiary hospitals and accompany

the patient during transfer.

*participate in teaching programme including journal clubs.

Medical Officer

Rural Hospital Dodangoda.
08.2006 - 07.2011

*basic emergency management of acutely ill patients. *conduct out patient patient clinics and obstetric clinics. *communication skills and educate the rural society for primary health issues. made creative suggestions for them to overcome health related issues with limited facilities. *conducted primary screening for common disease during the consultation.

*made appropriate referrals to the tertiary health care center and followed up in long term basis.

Medical Officer Intern

Ragama TH, North Colombo
03.2005 - 07.2006
  • *work as first contact Doctor in medical, gynaecology and obstetric wards. *built up coping abilities to tackle busy
  • Wards with multiple acutely ill patents by attending them according to priority list.
  • *initial clinical assessment, investigation and management under a supervision of relevant consultant.
  • *close monitoring of critically ill patients.
  • *assist in major surgeries in gynaecology and obstetrics. *perform minor surgical procedures under supervision.

Education

M.D. - Paediatrics

University of Colombo
Sri Lanka
02.2019

Master of Science - Child Health

University of Colombo
Sri Lanka
08.2015

Bachelor of Science - Medicine And Surgery

University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
01.2004

Skills

  • Dedication
  • Team work
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Clinical skills
  • Procedure skills
  • Contemporaneous documentation

References

 

Dr. Mary Paradisis 

consultant Neonatologist 

Royal North Shore Hospital 

NSW 2065, Australia

email-Mary.Paradisis@health.nsw.gov.au 

contact number-0400825692 


Dr. Eveline Staub 

Consultant Neonatologist 

Royal North Shore Hospital 

NSW 2065, Australia 

email-Eveline.Staub@health.nsw.gov.au 

contact number-0415866104 

Timeline

Paediatric Registrar

Launceston General Hospital
02.2023 - Current

Advanced Trainee in Neonatology

Royal North Shore Hospital
11.2020 - 02.2023

Senior Registrar in Neonatology

Castle Street Hospital, De Soysa Hospital
04.2019 - 10.2020

Registrar in Paediatrics

Lady Ridgway Hospital- Colombo. TH Karapitiya
07.2015 - 04.2019

Senior Medical Officer

General Hospital Kalutara
07.2011 - 07.2015

Medical Officer

Rural Hospital Dodangoda.
08.2006 - 07.2011

Medical Officer Intern

Ragama TH, North Colombo
03.2005 - 07.2006

M.D. - Paediatrics

University of Colombo

Master of Science - Child Health

University of Colombo

Bachelor of Science - Medicine And Surgery

University of Kelaniya
UKT Suvini Gunasekara