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Kelly Bowman

112a Marsden Avenue,Mt Eden, Auckland

Summary

Experienced Clinical Charge Nurse and paediatric nurse with 20 years of nursing experience in the specialising area of Paediatric Intensive Care nursing. Member of PICU transport team and ECMO nurse specialist. I am honest and reliable, an excellent team player and role model. I have strong communication and critical thinking skills. I have experience in leadership, developing and managing a nursing team, and enhancing team performance. Patient outcomes and clinical quality improvement are very important to me. I have a positive attitude and always strive to work to the best of my ability.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

CLINICAL CHARGE NURSE

Starship Child Health, Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai
07.2015 - Current
  • Part of the Nurse Leadership Team in PICU
  • Managing a team of 20-25 nursing staff of all levels of practice, supporting / guiding with Professional Development recognition programme and progressing their clinical practice
  • Responsible for coordination of patient care and staff allocation to maintain patient safety in PICU
  • Member of the PICU Transport team
  • ECMO nurse specialist
  • Facilitator of the Advanced Emergency Management study days in PICU
  • Responsible for ensuring PICU maintains optimal patient care, regularly seeking quality and improvement changes to ensure a high standard of care

STAFF NURSE LEVEL 4 PICU

Starship Child Health Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tomai
04.2011 - 07.2015

PAEDIATRIC CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST

Critical Care Complex, Middlemore Hospital
11.2009 - 11.2010
  • The focus of this role was to establish a quality standard of care, improve paediatric patient safety and educate nursing staff caring for paediatric patients within an adult ICU environment. I established paediatric specific policies and guidelines and collated resources for nursing staff.

STAFF NURSE LEVEL 3 PICU

Starship Child Health Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tomai
07.2005 - 11.2009

STAFF NURSE E GRADE

Starfish Ward, Cromwell Hospital
11.2003 - 02.2005

Medical and surgical nursing

STAFF NURSE LEVEL 2 - WARD 25

Starship Child Health Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tomai
07.2000 - 01.2003

General Medical nursing

Education

Bachelor of Science - Health Science: Nursing

Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, NZ
06.2000

Skills

  • Nurse Leadership / Management
  • Coordination of clinical care and support
  • Clinical Quality Improvement
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Sound critical thinking skills
  • Expert assessment skills
  • Staff development and performance management skills
  • PICU Transport Team member
  • ECMO nurse specialist team
  • Expert practitioner within PICU
  • Clinical educator and mentor
  • Excellent Team player
  • Reliable and hard working

References

Emir Gillett

Associate Nurse Unit Manager

Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

emirg@adhb.govt.nz

021364995

Timeline

CLINICAL CHARGE NURSE

Starship Child Health, Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai
07.2015 - Current

STAFF NURSE LEVEL 4 PICU

Starship Child Health Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tomai
04.2011 - 07.2015

PAEDIATRIC CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST

Critical Care Complex, Middlemore Hospital
11.2009 - 11.2010

STAFF NURSE LEVEL 3 PICU

Starship Child Health Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tomai
07.2005 - 11.2009

STAFF NURSE E GRADE

Starfish Ward, Cromwell Hospital
11.2003 - 02.2005

STAFF NURSE LEVEL 2 - WARD 25

Starship Child Health Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tomai
07.2000 - 01.2003

Bachelor of Science - Health Science: Nursing

Auckland University of Technology
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