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Manu Pelayo

Registered Nurse, MNurs
Auckland

Summary

A highly driven healthcare professional with a passion for excellence, research, quality improvement, and clinical leadership

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
11
11
Certificates

Work History

Board Member

Nursing Council of New Zealand
03.2021 - Current
  • A strategic position elected by the nursing profession to ensure the Council remains focused and connected to its regulatory role, where public safety is at the heart of decision making
  • Consequential aspects of the Council’s work addresses the educational preparation required for individuals to be entered on the register, investigating complaints about poor practice or misconduct, monitoring nurses who may have health issues which may compromise their ability to provide safe nursing as well as reviewing and monitoring nurses who may have competency issues.

Principal Clinical Advisor

Ministry Of Health New Zealand
11.2021 - Current
  • Is a pivotal role within the assisted dying service
  • This role provides holistic and practical support to patient, carer and family in understanding the End-of-Life Choice Act 2019 and exploring the needs and goals of patients in regard to end of life care and assisted dying processes
  • Supports health practitioners, in case- management of patients through the assisted dying process, provide practical advice and support to the Registrar (Assisted Dying) and the Support and Consultation for End of Life in New Zealand (SCENZ) Group

Regional Clinical Lead

HealthCare New Zealand
Upper North Island, New Zealand
08.2019 - 11.2021
  • Auckland, Northland, Tairāwhiti, Waikato, Lakes, Bay of Plenty, and Taranaki
  • The Clinical Lead is a role focused on Strategy and Clinical Governance.
  • The role is responsible for providing clinical and professional leadership and advice to support the provision of high-quality services regionally and nationwide

Projects Improvement Manager

Counties Manukau Health
Auckland
12.2018 - 08.2019
  • The role encompasses overall project management of assigned projects, and for the cost effective design initiation, co-ordination and implementation of project work in accordance with CMH procedures, including planning, design documentation, project management, and dealing with User focused issues from concept through to completion.

Charge Nurse Manager

Counties Manukau Health
Auckland
05.2018 - 12.2018
  • Providing a professional and clinical leadership to a team of 37 FTE, which includes Registered Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and administrative clerks
  • In-charge of setting up a new 30-bed medical ward, and recruiting for the workforce
  • This role ensures effective day to day co-ordination and management across the in-patient setting, working collaboratively with the Medicine Management Team and the wider health sector.
  • Wrote the model of care for the ward. This involved adopting quality initiative projects, implementing, evaluating and auditing of the projects.

Duty Manager

Counties Manukau Health
Auckland
06.2017 - 05.2018
  • Responsible for the safe, effective and efficient management of resources for Counties Manukau Distric Health Board 24 /7
  • Main point of contact for coordinating emergency responses, maintenance requests and bed and staffing management in line with the vision and values of CM Health (800+ bed capacity tertiary hospital and satellite sites).

Duty Nurse Manager / Clinical Nurse Advisor

MercyAscot Hospitals
Auckland
06.2015 - 06.2017
  • The Duty Nurse Manager (DNM) provides supervision and leadership to employees and overall management of the hospital out of normal hours
  • The DNM is an effective extension of the General Management function with an operational focus
  • The Clinical Nurse Advisor (CNA) provides specialist, evidenced based, nursing care and expertise.
  • The CNA is a part of the Advanced Nursing Team and provides bedside clinical support to the MercyAscot nursing staff
  • The CNA superseded the disestablished DNM role

Course Coordinator

Australia & New Zealand Burns Association
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • This was a voluntary role in a course being facilitated by ANZBA
  • Part of a dynamic team of coordinators (RNs) and lecturers (MDs) who administer this course to doctors and nurses across various New Zealand locations.

Specialty Clinical Nurse - Research, Critical Care

Counties Manukau Health
Auckland
04.2014 - 04.2015
  • Facilitated smooth administration of clinical trials within the service and acted both in a leadership and educative capacity as a resource for all clinical personnel, patients and family
  • Conducted multiple clinical trials within the guidelines of the
  • International Committee of Harmonisation and the Primary Principles of Good Clinical Research Practice

Staff Nurse

Intensive Care Unit
Auckland
08.2011 - 06.2015
  • 18/bed ICU and 7-bed Hugh Dependency Unit
  • Qualified Critical Care Nurse
  • Practiced at Proficient Level as per Professional Development Recognition Programme (PDRP)
  • Commitment, Enthusiasm and Leadership award
  • Led a quality initiative project of adopting the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS), Confusion Assessment Method - ICU (CAM-ICU), and Critical Care Pain Assessment Tool (CPOT). This involved leading a quality group, reviewing literature for best practice, leading the implementation, evaluation and audit.

Staff Nurse - Acute Orthopaedics

Counties Manukau Health
Auckland
01.2010 - 08.2011
  • Recruited by CMH internationally
  • Sponsorship paid for by CMH (airfare, accommodation, and bridging course tuition)
  • Customer Service award

Staff Nurse - Acute Medical and Surgical Ward

Manila Doctors Hospital
Manila, Philippines
11.2007 - 09.2009

Education

Master in Nursing -

University of Auckland
07.2016 - 05.2019

Post-Graduate Diploma - Health Sciences - Advanced Nursing

University of Auckland
03.2015 - 09.2016

Post-Graduate Certificate - Health Sciences - Advanced Nursing

University of Auckland
03.2013 - 03.2014

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Manila Doctors College
06.2003 - 03.2007

Skills

  • Clinical operations
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Certification

CORE Immediate - Adult and Child

Timeline

Principal Clinical Advisor

Ministry Of Health New Zealand
11.2021 - Current

Board Member

Nursing Council of New Zealand
03.2021 - Current

Regional Clinical Lead

HealthCare New Zealand
08.2019 - 11.2021

Projects Improvement Manager

Counties Manukau Health
12.2018 - 08.2019

Charge Nurse Manager

Counties Manukau Health
05.2018 - 12.2018

Duty Manager

Counties Manukau Health
06.2017 - 05.2018

Master in Nursing -

University of Auckland
07.2016 - 05.2019

Duty Nurse Manager / Clinical Nurse Advisor

MercyAscot Hospitals
06.2015 - 06.2017

Post-Graduate Diploma - Health Sciences - Advanced Nursing

University of Auckland
03.2015 - 09.2016

Specialty Clinical Nurse - Research, Critical Care

Counties Manukau Health
04.2014 - 04.2015

Course Coordinator

Australia & New Zealand Burns Association
01.2014 - 01.2016

Post-Graduate Certificate - Health Sciences - Advanced Nursing

University of Auckland
03.2013 - 03.2014

Staff Nurse

Intensive Care Unit
08.2011 - 06.2015

Staff Nurse - Acute Orthopaedics

Counties Manukau Health
01.2010 - 08.2011

Staff Nurse - Acute Medical and Surgical Ward

Manila Doctors Hospital
11.2007 - 09.2009

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Manila Doctors College
06.2003 - 03.2007

Publications

SUP-ICU Co-Author

Krag et. al. 2015. Prevalence and outcome of gastrointestinal bleeding and use of stress ulcer prophylaxis in acutely ill adult intensive care patients. Intensive Care Medicine


Site Investigator

Psirides, A. J., Hill, J., & Jones, D. 2016. Rapid Response Team activation in New Zealand hospitals—a multicentre prospective observational study. Anaesth Intensive Care. Paul Young, M.D. et. al. Acetaminophen for Fever in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Infection. New England Journal of Medicine.

Publications

SUP-ICU Co-Author

Krag et. al. 2015. Prevalence and outcome of gastrointestinal bleeding and use of stress ulcer prophylaxis in acutely ill adult intensive care patients. Intensive Care Medicine


Site Investigator

Psirides, A. J., Hill, J., & Jones, D. 2016. Rapid Response Team activation in New Zealand hospitals—a multicentre prospective observational study. Anaesth Intensive Care. Paul Young, M.D. et. al. Acetaminophen for Fever in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Infection. New England Journal of Medicine.

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