International Nurse Advisor CV Example
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INTERNATIONAL NURSE ADVISOR
Summary
I have gained invaluable experience in a variety of Occupational Health and Travel Health settings over the past 12 years. I am an honest, co-operative and hardworking individual with meticulous organisational skills, including time management and the ability to prioritise effectively. I have an outgoing personality, demonstrating excellent communication skills and I enjoy working in a position that brings me in contact with people.
I am flexible, with a professional and responsible attitude and am confident of my ability to tackle any task using common sense and initiative. A quick learner who works with minimal direction and enjoys working in a team. I endeavour to build relationships and work safely for the benefit of my clients and I believe in quality of service in all circumstances and strive to maintain this.
Work Experience
International Nurse Advisor06/2013 to CurrentVoluntary Service Overseas (VSO) InternationalKingston upon Thames
- Medical clearance of volunteers in the International Citizen Service (ICS) prior to taking up their placement - including assessment of their fitness to travel/work with VSO and advising on reasonable adjustments
- Volunteer and staff support in developing countries - providing key advisory medical support for UK volunteers, international staff, their dependants, and UK based travelling staff in event of illness or medical emergency, providing initial support and referral to appropriate avenues of longer term support
- Advising on health issues and policy internationally - giving guidance on health issues to Country Offices, encouraging staff and volunteers to follow medical policy and practice, responding to general medical queries about prescription medication, pre-existing medical conditions, screening/tests
- Assisting volunteers, international staff, country offices and federation offices to obtain and follow the advice of the relevant VSO Medical Advisor
- Maintaining excellent links with AXA PPP to ensure best use of the health insurance policy for VSO
- Co-ordination of medical emergencies
- Supporting logistical staff in management of medical emergencies by assuming lead role with AXA Assistance, interfacing with Country Office, Medical Advisor and Medical Manager
- Contributing to policy development
- Training - delivering pre-departure medical briefings and developing new online and webinar training opportunities. Developing bespoke medical briefings for other staff and volunteers
- Keeping accurate records ensuring medical confidentiality is maintained within a complex non-medical organisation
Occupational Health Advisor05/2009 to 08/2014Nexus Healthcare LtdHendon, London
- Complex case management to include sickness absence, return from long-term sick leave, medical fitness for work, psychiatric ill health, stress & anxiety, WRULD
- Health Surveillance for manufacturing workers (COSHH), animal workers, night workers, higher containment laboratory users, fork lift truck drivers including spirometry
- Pre-employment health screening
- DSE/Workstation assessment and advice
- Risk assessment for fork lift truck drivers, working from heights, scissor lift, higher containment labs
- Vaccinations, Venupuncture & flu clinics
- Policy/procedure writing for SEQOHS accreditation
- Report writing to GP's, specialists, managers and HR
- Liaising with Health & Safety, Management, HR, other health professionals and employees
- Wellbeing days (health promotion)
Occupational Health Advisor03/2013 to 06/2013Surrey Fire and RescueReigate, Surrey
- Temporary for 3 months - 15 hours per week
- Case management (sickness absence, return from long-term sick, medical fitness for work, psychiatric ill heatlh, stress & anxiety)
- Pre-employment health medicals
- DSE/Workstation assessments and advice
- Fitness for duty medicals (Audiometry, Eyesight testing, Spirometry, BMI, Urinalysis, BP
- Accident report follow-ups Report writing to GP's, specialists, managers and HR
- Liaising with Health & Safety, Management, HR, other health professionals and employees
- Referrals to Health and Fitness Advisor
Occupational Health Advisor03/2008 to 05/2009Cancer Research UKLondon
- Case management - management/HR referrals & self referrals, sickness absence
- Health Surveillance - animal workers, night workers, higher containment laboratory users, fork lift drivers
- Pre-employment health screening via questionnaires
- DSE assessments, adjustments and advice
- Pregnancy risk assessments
- Hepatitis B vaccinations
- Venupuncture blood tests
- Health promotion/wellbeing initiatives
- Designed a leaflet on musculoskeletal disorders
- Writing to GP's, consultants, management and HR
- ITskills & documentation
Occupational Health Nursing Advisor10/2006 to 02/2008International SOS - Chevron LtdLondon
- Contracted to work at Chevron Ltd
- Coordinating employee care with medical staff in Europe, Africa, Eurasia, AsiaPacific & USA
- Travel Health- advice & education, consultations, vaccinations (Hepatitis A&B, Influenza, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Typhoid, Meningitis, Yellow Fever), dispensing malaria prophylaxis
- Assisting with international evacuation of patients & arranging medical care for evacuee overseas patients
- Medicals- Pre-employment, International assignment, Repatriation & Voluntary Health Program
- Venupuncture, "chain of custody" urine screening, Keystone, Audiometry, Spirometry, ECG's, referral for exercise ECG/CXR, assessing suitability for roles
- Health promotion- know your numbers, anti-smoking
- Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WRULD)- advice, education & referrals
- Some sickness absence cases, fitness assessments, return to work recommendations
- Primary Health Care including assessment, dressings, treatments, intramuscular injections, influenza clinics
- Fitech health checks and relevant health advice
- Invoices, purchase orders, new vendors, monthly & yearly budget, Service Level Agreement billings
- Arranging medicals in the UK & worldwide
- Arranging staff appointments with doctors
- Involved in international teleconferences
- Writing to GP's, consultants, management and HR
- IT skills, vaccination documentation, customer surveys, flu clinics, contractor hrs/ timesheets
- Interviewing new staff members & training new staff
Specialist RN - Accident & Emergency (agency)04/2004 to 10/2006Mayfair Specialist NursesLondon
- Triage, initial and ongoing assessment & monitoring of patients including treatment & stabilisation of patients
- Emergency, Resuscitation and Trauma care
- Assisting with emergency surgical procedures
- Nursing procedures-venupuncture, IV insertion, urine tests, plastering, suturing, dressings, administration of medications and IV fluids
- Knowledge of complex emergency equipment
- Public relations- multidisciplinary team, public, family, doctors, grief & adverse news counselling, difficult customers, psychiatric patients, police custody cases
- Supervision, teaching students, junior staff, patients
- Admissions, transfers, discharges, accessing outside organisations, social work assessments
- Admin-In-depth documentation, auditing departmental procedures and protocols, equipment checking
Specialist RN - Occupational Health (agency)04/2004 to 10/2006Mayfair Specialist NursesLondon
- Blood pressure clinics at London supermarkets & Caravan and Outdoor Leisure Show
- Flu clinics, at various Superdrug stores
- Pre-employment medicals, advice to management/HR
- Various Occupational Health roles & running clinics for Lloyds of London, Willis Insurance, Associated Newspapers and Chevron Ltd to include below duties:
- Travel medicine-all vaccinations (as above), advice, counselling, dispensing malaria prophylaxis
- Medicals-Pre-employment, International Assignment, repatriation, voluntary health program
- Venupuncture, "chain of custody" urines, Keystone, Audiometry, Spirometry, ECG
- Primary health care- Dressings, treatments, walk-in clinic, observations, ear syringing/eye washouts
- Referrals and advice for work related stress
- Organising medical care for overseas patients & assisting with organising international evacuations
- General admin-arranging appointments, creating files, medical logs, dictation of doctors letters
Education
- Post Graduate Diploma: Occupational Health Policy & Practice2015Cardiff UniversityCardiff - distance learning
- Foundation in Travel Medicine2012Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowGlasgow - distance learning
- Bachelor of Nursing Degree 2001UCOL Manawatu PolytechnicPalmerston North, New Zealand
- Diploma of Comprehensive Nursing2000UCOL Manawatu PolytechnicPalmerston North, New Zealand
- Enrolled Nursing1989Auckland Area Health Board, School of NursingAuckland, New Zealand
Further Courses
- Short Course Certificate in Principles of Pharmacology for Nursing Level 7 - November 2001 - UCOL, Manawatu Polytechnic
- Preceptorship and preceptor roles - February 2002 - BOPDHB, HR Staff Development
- Cardiac study day - February 2002 - BOPDHB, HR Staff Development
- Working with aggression study day - November 2003 - BOPDHB, HR Staff Development
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Certificate of Resuscitation Level 6 - February 2004 - New Zealand Resuscitation Council
- Lifting & Manual Handling Seminar - February 2004 - Physioworks
- Manual Handling, Fire, Health & Safety, Infection control, COSHH & RIDDOR - May 2004 - Mayfair Specialist Nurses
- Manual Handling & Fire Awareness - March 2006 - Richmond Pharmacology
- Intermediate Life Support Course - April 2006 - Resuscitation Council UK
- Fitech training - March 2007- Fitech UK
- Travel Medicine short course - 5 days - April 2007 - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Display Screen Assessment training - August 2008 - Posturite/Workrite
- Basic Life Support & AED - September 2008 - GG Resuscitation Training
- Assertiveness - September 2008 - Hemsley Fraser Group Ltd
- Occupational Asthma workshop - October 2008 - Royal Brompton, London
- Speaking & Presenting with Confidence - November 2008 - Hemsley Fraser Group
- Adult Basic Life Support & AED - September 2011 - Heartbeat Resuscitation Ltd
- Anaphylaxis Training - September 2011 - Charles Bloe Training
- Adult Basic Life Support & AED - September2012 - Heartbeat Resuscitation Ltd
- Anaphylaxis Training - October 2012 - Charles Bloe Training
- Spirometry in Practice - July 2013 - Charles Bloe Training Ltd
- Adult Basic Life support & Anaphylaxis Training - September 2013 - Heartbeat Resuscitation Ltd
- MASTA Travel Medicine study day - November 2014 - MASTA
- Safeguarding children - September 2015 - kwango
- Trauma & Psychological first aid - November 2015 - Interhealth
- MASTA Travel Medicine study day - November 2015 - MASTA
Affiliations
Nursing & Midwifery Council - Pin 03L0035O
Royal College of Nursing - Number 1948982
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow (Affiliate Member)
Interests
Running, Cycling, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Reading
CV Overview
Companies Worked For:
- Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) International
- Nexus Healthcare Ltd
- Surrey Fire and Rescue
- Cancer Research UK
- International SOS - Chevron Ltd
- Mayfair Specialist Nurses
School Attended
- Cardiff University
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
UCOL Manawatu Polytechnic
Auckland Area Health Board, School of Nursing
Job Titles Held:
- International Nurse Advisor
Occupational Health Advisor
Occupational Health Nursing Advisor
Specialist RN - Accident & Emergency (agency)
Specialist RN - Occupational Health (agency)
Degrees
- - Post Graduate Diploma : Occupational Health Policy & Practice 2015
- Foundation in Travel Medicine 2012
- Bachelor of Nursing Degree 2001
- Diploma of Comprehensive Nursing 2000
- Enrolled Nursing 1989
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