Expert Details
Nursing Care and Rehabilitation
ID: 728594
United Kingdom
She has extensive experience in practical management of care plans as an acting Case Manager. She is well-versed in obtaining and managing jointly funded packages through Health, Social Services, Education and charitable and private means. This is through her role as Matron, Early Rehabilitation Programme Manager (Papworth), Head of Care (Cheshire Home) and Nursing and Care Advisor. She has experience of continuing care policies, Section 47 Assessments, Community Occupational Therapy Services, Respite Provision and Statutory and private housing provision along with education and charitable support schemes and criteria.
She was a member of the Addenbrookes & Huntingdon School of Nursing Examination Board responsible for setting and monitoring final examinations for Registered Nurses - specifically in the fields of General Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics. Her Care Practice Models and Standards were established as the accepted pass
criteria. Expert has worked in senior management roles managing multi-disciplinary and multi-vocational teams of up to 80 team members.
She has the following Qualifications & Awards: Registered General Nurse - West Essex School of Nursing March 82 to October 85, National Vocational Qualification in Care - Assessors Award Level 2 & 3, 1992, Winner of the international Hartman Care Award 1992 - `The Human Being as the Centre of Nursing Care Utopia or Reality', UNUM Rehabilitation Network Award 1995 - `Good Practice in Vocational Rehabilitation.' Expert's list of Present and Past Membership of Professional Bodies includes: Member of the Royal College of Nursing from Student Nurse to date, UKCC ( Nursing and Midwifery Council ) member, pin no 82C 1409E, Member of Addenbrookes & Huntingdon School Nursing Examination Board, Member of Nursing Advisory Group Leonard Cheshire Foundation, Member of the Institute of Directors, Full Member of CMSUK (Case Management Society UK), Visiting Professor of Nursing Law and Ethics at the International University of Nursing St Kitts & Nevis.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1985 | Degree: Nursing | Subject: Nursing | Institution: West Essex School of Nursing |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1997 to 2010 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Nursing, Care and Rehabilitation Director | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:She is an independent expert. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1998 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Matron | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Total responsibility for care matters at the 90 bed private hospital (including major surgery unit).Total management responsibility for 80 staff. Responsible for the establishment of staff education programmes, on-going, care practices and standards recruitment, screening; appraisal and disciplinary matters: Liaison with multi disciplinary teams and the Management Board. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1996 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Early Rehabilitation Program Manager | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Responsible for co-ordinating individual rehabilitation programs for clients which included medical, social, and funding issues.Solely responsible for the marketing of the Rehabilitation Program. Sole responsibility for the Rehabilitation Program budget, including European Social Fund Moneys and Legal and Compensation Fees. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1994 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Head of Care, Deputy Head of Home | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Successfully established new national policies and procedures for the care of disabled individuals. She had to set up the new unit from planning to operational implementation:Solely responsible for the recruitment, training, management and development of 80 staff Set care standards and effectively liaised with multi-disciplinary teams (from both inside and outside the health care field). Developed and implemented a staff appraisal scheme. Successfully marketed the new concept of individualised care for physically disabled individuals. Major budget input in the running of the home producing projections, plans, and reports. NVQ assessor for Care Staff. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1990 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Sister | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Sister on the Orthopaedic and Trauma General Surgical wards.Bleep holder for the surgical unit, including Accident & Emergency. Responsible for a staff team of 50, including on ward training, management of standards and maintaining patient care. Responsible for the training of student and pupil nurses. Extensive experience of severe head injury including ventilation requirements. Knowledge of care of ventilation patients either in hospital or community settings. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1985 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Senior Staff Nurse | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Staff Nurse on the Cold Orthopaedic and Ophthalmology Ward.Partial responsibility for a staff team of 50. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| RCN, CMS (UK) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| RGN |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Courses Attended: Multi-disciplinary Foundation Management Course – Hinchingbrooke Hospital Open University Nursing Process Course – Hinchingbrooke Hospital ENB Course 913 The Care and Rehabilitation of Physically Disabled People Various in-house courses with Leonard Cheshire Foundation (encompassing Accountability, Psychology, Practical Care Issues, and Empowerment) Sexual Problems for Disabled People Impact of the Community Care Act - multi disciplinary study days Needs Lead Assessment Lifting and Handling Workshop - European Regulations Quality Assurance Study Days Equal Opportunities and the Manager CAT (Cognitive Analytical Therapy - Huntingdon Health Authority) Mind Matters Seminar `Fatigue - Diagnosis and Prevention' Assertiveness for Women ENB Course N20 Contemporary Approaches to the Care of People with Chronic Neurological Disorders Managing Priorities and Meeting Deadlines- Papworth Trust Making the Most of Radio Expert Witness Training Day - Papworth Trust Leading Edge Seminar - Leadership Various Head Injury seminars Emergency Cardiac Arrest seminar (team leader) NADAS Nurse Expert Witness Training (including Excellence in Report Writing, Courtroom Skills and Business Management) Current Thinking and Practice of Care & Rehabilitation for Brain Injured Clients. Advocacy and Case Management Skills Seminar Non Acute Spinal Injuries Training Day at Stoke Manderville Hospital Annual Clinical Negligence Conference: Oncology, Gynaecological cancers, causation / life expectancy data. Research in current Nursing Law and Ethics in Nursing |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert provides expert opinion on care and rehabilitation resulting from catastrophic injury or clinical negligence. She also provides opinion on nursing care and practice. Her case load exceeds 70 cases per annum with a case balance of 40% Claimant, 40% Defence, 20% Joint Instruction. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| In her role as Visiting Professor International University of Nursing, Expert has specific responsibility for Nursing Law and Ethics. She lectured to first and second year student nurses and had a visiting role to local hospitals assisting in training staff and mentoring students |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Skills & Experience • Rehabilitation in Medicine, Surgery and Physical Disability • General Surgery • Orthopaedics • Mental Health Issues pertaining to rehabilitation and care • Childcare equipment and nursing needs • Trauma • Care of The Elderly • Neurological Disorders • Clinical Procedures • Residential Home Procedures • Nursing Home Procedures • Case Management *Additional Information re Brain Injury Experience; Expert has worked with Brain Injured Clients both in the Community and on in-house rehabilitation programmes at The Papworth Trust, the Cheshire Home and St Andrews Rehabilitation Centre. She had full responsibility for the setting up and coordination and then management of the early rehabilitation programme at the Papworth Trust which was developed specifically to help Clients get back to work, independent living and social activities following trauma. 70% of Clients through the Papworth rehabilitation programme had acquired brain injuries and their ages ranged from 16 years to 65 years. The team worked with 30 clients at any one time at various stages of their rehabilitation. Expert as well as acting as coordinator acted as the Client’s Case Manager throughout their programmes duration (the length of each programme being individually tailored to the Client’s needs) averaging 9 months. The programmes covered independent living skills (including use of a training flat built on site ), training ( a training department and links with colleges were in situ with outreach options), housing options ( a housing department was on site and outreach support was given for relocation ), work options ( factory placements on site and outreach programmes were set up with the support of job coaches ), care support required ( care homes and individual and shared homes on site and through outreach individual packages were set up for Clients). All Clients on the programme achieved further independence in one or more of the above life skills, many of them returning to independent living and either full or sheltered work back in their home environments. Expert has been asked through case work to act as a rehabilitation expert for Brain Injured Clients and she and her team provide Case Management on an outreach basis nationally. |
Fields of Expertise
911 training, abuse, ambulatory care, care, convalescent care, elder abuse, elder care, elder care abuse, emergency department, emergency medical service, emergency room nursing, employee investigation, employee safety, facility, health care, home health care, hospice care, inpatient rehabilitation, investigation, legal nursing, long term care, management, medical facility, medical liability, medical professional liability, medical staff affairs, neuromuscular disorder, neuroscience nursing, nurse practitioner, nursing, nursing home, nursing home abuse, nursing home administration, nursing home investigation, nursing home liability, nursing home safety, nursing home staffing, nursing home training, nursing liability, nursing malpractice, nursing management, nursing procedure, perioperative medical management, physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical therapy, professional malpractice, rehabilitation, risk management nursing, safety, safety plan, spinal cord injury, surgery, therapy, training, trauma nursing, urologic nursing, brain concussion, emergency medical service training, pain medication, memory, rehabilitation counseling, pediatric trauma, day care facility, psychiatric nursing, perioperative nursing, pediatric nursing, occupational nursing, cardiovascular nursing, palliative care, day care, cardiac care, brain injury, chronic pain management, counseling, analgesia, head injury, medical safety, disease control, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, anesthesia, pain management, anesthesiology