Salevalasi April Taifau-Malota
Christchurch,CAN
Summary
I am a new graduate who is dedicated to providing high-quality nursing care that is holistic, culturally competent and respectful of people's needs and preferences. Aiming to assist the community in empowering its members to take charge of their health and live long and healthy lives by providing evidence-based health education and promoting healthy lifestyle choices. As a Registered Nurse, some key skills I'm willing to bring to the role include building trusting therapeutic relationships with patients and their whānau, effective communication, time management and working as part of a team.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Practice Nurse
Linwood Medical Centre
01.2024 - Current
- Current registration with New Zealand Nursing Council
- NETP programme with Pegasus Health Christchurch.
- Excellent nursing skills, communication and interpersonal skills
- Provide quality healthcare services to people from different cultural backgrounds and all walks of life.
- Improving Immunisation coverage
- Managing long-term health conditions
- Ability to plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions
- Ability to triage and assess patients in emergency situations.
- Health promotion.
Support Worker
Manawanui
08.2019 - 01.2020
- As a support worker for a paraplegic patient in his home, my duties included assisting the patient with all aspects of personal cares, perform skin assessments, apply topical creams, assist district nurse with bowels and wound care, use of an electric power chair, hoist, slippery sams, and suprapubic catheter.
Receptionist
South Pacific Loans Ltd
09.2016 - 02.2018
- My main responsibilities as a receptionist included greeting customers, providing general information, attending to phone enquiries and requests, filing customer records and ensuring the workplace environment was clean and tidy
- Ensure all payments processed on the day were accurately recorded on Excel system.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
ARA Institute of Canterbury
Christchurch, CAN11.2023
New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation Level 4 -
ARA Institute of Canterbury
Christchurch, CAN12.2018
Skills
- Professional Responsibility In my future nursing career, I will ensure that my nursing practice is aligned with the principles of the Nursing Council's Code of Conduct and Professional boundaries I have a personal aspiration to incorporate the principles of Cultural Safety and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in practice to ensure that I am culturally competent
- Management of Nursing Care I have a strong focus on providing patient-centred care that is holistic and maintains hope to ensure that I am following processes to support patient and whānau recovery I am committed to enhancing my skills in triaging I always seek to ensure that patient records are clear and concise, documented in a timely manner and maintains confidentiality and accuracy
- Communication To ensure that I am providing safe and effective nursing care, I clearly communicate all relevant aspects of nursing care to patients, whānau and the healthcare team I am strengthening my skills in motivational interviewing to help encourage people to build on their individual strengths and provide adequate information to enable patients to make informed decisions relating to their health and wellbeing
- Teamwork I enjoy working collaboratively with patients and the healthcare team to increase patient safety as well as improve patient health outcomes
- Time management I am an organised person, I am experienced in prioritising and planning to facilitate cares I allocate my resources effectively in order to spend sufficient time with patients and provide holistic care
Scholarships Awards Achievements Prizes
11/01/22, 2022 Ara Advantage Scholarship, The purpose of this scholarship is to support Māori and Pacific learners to access and succeed in tertiary study at Ara. Full-time students are awarded $4,000.
References
Yvonne Denny, Nurse Manager at Tend Linwood
yvonne.denny@tend.nz
0274986663
Shawny O'brien, RN
shawny.o'brien@tend.nz
021314692
Hobbies and Interests
Outside of work, I enjoy cleaning, relaxing, spending time with family, and attending church.
Timeline
Practice Nurse
Linwood Medical Centre
01.2024 - Current
Support Worker
Manawanui
08.2019 - 01.2020
Receptionist
South Pacific Loans Ltd
09.2016 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Nursing -
ARA Institute of Canterbury
New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation Level 4 -
ARA Institute of Canterbury
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