BSc (Hons) Health and Social Practice (Clinical) Northumbria University 2025

Integrated Clinical Academic Research Internship Sheffield Hallam University 2021

DipHE Nursing Studies (Child) Northumbria University 2014

ModulesCompleted:

Foundations ofTeaching and Learning in Practice

Understanding and Developing Evidence for Practice

Children and Young People's History Taking and Physical Assessment

I am a highly experienced and dedicated Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse with over 10 years' experience in a specialist cardiothoracic PICU setting. I have proven expertise in advanced clinical skills including ECMO and VAD management, with a strong track record in research, service improvement, and education delivery.

I am an experienced Band 6 Charge Nurse with excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills. Passionate about evidence-based practice, staff development, and improving patient outcomes.

I am currently balancing dual roles as Clinical Research Nurse and Staff Nurse, developing research capacity within PICU aligned with national PCCS standards.

My Specialist Skills include:

Clinical Skills Leadership & Education Research & Improvement

ECMO management & updates Practice Assessor GCP trained

Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) care Student & NQN mentorship Consent training

Multi-organ support (dialysis) Shift team lead Clinical audit

Cardiac transplant care Conflict resolution Service improvement projects

Pain, sedation & withdrawal management Staff & resource management Data analysis & reporting

Delirium assessment & scoring Education delivery (all levels) Research study coordination

Paediatric emergency response Difficult conversations Cross-site collaboration

History taking & physical assessment Safeguarding Evidence-based practice

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Key Achievements:

Established PICU's first research nurse role - enabling research capacity aligned with PCCS standards

Led cross-site delirium tool implementation - collaborated with GNCH to create consistent e-records screening across both units

National collaboration - contributed to UK-wide PICU delirium working group

University teaching - delivered education on accredited module with excellent feedback

Service improvement - introduced withdrawal assessment tool and conducted analgesia audit improving patient outcomes

Completed research internship - demonstrated ability to critically analyse research and apply evidence-based practice

Rapid progression - achieved multiple Band 6 positions and developed research role within a decade