GAIL WILLIS

I am currently part of the community team at Waipuna Hospice, a role which involves close liaison with members of the wider multi disciplinary team.

This role includes managing a patient work load, visiting patients whom the goal of care is comfort i.e. managing symptoms, education, providing holistic support for patients and whanau, along with excellent communication and documentation skills.

Providing high quality specialist palliative nursing assessment, support, advice and guidance via zoom or telephone.

Completing patient and whanau visits, including Initial Assessments via zoom.

Managing case load autonomously

Liaison with wider IDT, both internal and external.

Providing support for colleagues in clinical team

Providing back up for the Clinical Coordinator; managing all in-coming phone calls, triaging all new referrals to Hospice West Auckland.

Managing daily workload

Planning/scheduling visits e.g. Initial Assessments

Supporting Clinical Staff

Managing incoming calls

Liaison with Hospital Palliative Care Team

Liaison with Inpatient Unit

Coordinating IDT meeting

Communication with wider IDT team

Working within a team, both seeking and providing support to colleagues

Managing work load

Education, both formal and informal to colleagues; internal and external

Providing high quality assessment and palliative care to patients and whanau in a culturally aware and sensitive manner

Liaison with wider IDT, internal and external

Active participation in meetings

Working within a close net team providing excellent palliative nursing care to those within the inpatient unit.

Providing expert specialist palliative care to patients and whanau

Offering education, support and guidance to wider team

Managing workload autonomously, liaison with wider IDT both internal and external

Coordinated daily work load of team

Providing education and support for team

Triaging of new referrals

Managing a clinical workload

Providing excellent specialist palliative care to patients and whanau

Excellent palliative assessments

Guidance and support to hospital staff and wider IDT

Formal and informal education of staff

Advocation of patients and whanau

De-briefing and support for staff

Following my graduation in 1985, I have held various nursing positions, including Senior Nursing Positions.

For example, Coordinating the Nurse Entry to Practice (NETP) programme at Counties Manukau DHB and working as an Infection Control practitioner.

All of my nursing positions have lead to sound and wide nursing experience and knowledge.