Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
PORTFOLIOS
DECLARATION
Timeline
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Santhi Padamadan Jose

Santhi Padamadan Jose

New Plymouth,NEW ZEALAND

Summary

Compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse with 9 years of experience in New Zealand, specializing in delivering high-quality patient care across diverse healthcare settings. Expertise includes conducting comprehensive assessments, formulating individualized care plans, and collaborating effectively with interdisciplinary teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Recognized for strong organizational skills and reliability, consistently managing multiple priorities while maintaining a positive attitude. Committed to embracing additional responsibilities to support team objectives and enhance overall patient care.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

Summerset Mountainview Retirement Village
11.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse

Riverside Lifecare Resthome and Hospital
09.2022 - 11.2024

Registered Nurse

Taranaki District Health Board Ward 2A Older Persons and Rehabilitation
05.2021 - 08.2022

Registered Nurse

Riverside Lifecare Resthome and Hospital
08.2018 - 04.2021

Registered Nurse

ELIZABETH R Life Care Resthome and Hospital
12.2016 - 07.2018

CAP candidate

MIDCENTRAL DHB (Ward 24)
11.2015
  • 7 weeks - CAP candidate (November 2015)

Health Care Assistant

GLENBRAE REST HOME AND HOSPITAL
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Nearly 1 year – Health Care Assistant (2014-2015).

Full-time registered nurse

MARIA THERESA HOSPITAL
01.2009 - 01.2014
  • 32 months in Surgical Ward and surgical ICU - Full-time registered nurse (2009-2014).

Full-time registered nurse

ST. JAMES' HOSPITAL
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • 12 months in Post-Operative ICU and Emergency Trauma Care Unit- Full-time registered nurse (2007-2008).

Education

Competency Assessment Programme -

UCOL
Palmerston North, New Zealand
10.2015

Graduate Diploma - Infection Prevention and Control

Waiariki Institute of Technology
Rotorua
08.2015

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

St. James' College Of Nursing
Chalakudy, Kerala, India
01.2007

Skills

  • Effective time management
  • Adaptability to challenges
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking
  • Interpersonal communication skills
  • Compassionate and person-centred care
  • Palliative care and syringe driver management
  • Subcutaneous and intramuscular injection proficiency
  • Complex wound management
  • Medication administration and monitoring
  • Pain assessment and management
  • Infection prevention and control practices
  • Falls prevention and management
  • Care planning, implementation, and review
  • Documentation and reporting expertise
  • Moving and Handling Coordinator
  • Coordinating patient admission and discharge
  • Preceptorship and mentoring junior staff
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
  • Quality improvement and audit participation

Accomplishments

    *Moving and Handling Coordinator / Reduced falls risk → Shows measurable impact and leadership in safety improvement.

    *Recognised as Best Nurse for excellent clinical performance → Demonstrates recognition of excellence by peers or management.

    *Recognition from residents' families for end-of-life care → Reflects compassion, empathy, and quality of care — highly valued in nursing.

    *Good clinical documentation → Shows professionalism, accountability, and compliance with standards.

    *Mentoring nursing students → Highlights leadership, teaching ability, and contribution to staff development.

Certification

  • Registered Nurse, New Zealand : Reg. No: 191533
  • NMBA Registration Number: NMW0002098682

PORTFOLIOS

*EXPERT level PDRP (Taranaki District Health Board)

*HNZ of palliative care and post learning exercises

*Essential and comprehensive First-aid course

*Understanding Dementia (University of Tasmania online)

*Preventing Dementia (University of Tasmania online)

*Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (University of Tasmania online)

*Traumatic brain injury (University of Tasmania online)

*Syringe driver Competency

*NZQA approved unit standards (23920, 23921, 23923, 32416)

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars. 


Santhi Padamadan Jose

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Summerset Mountainview Retirement Village
11.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse

Riverside Lifecare Resthome and Hospital
09.2022 - 11.2024

Registered Nurse

Taranaki District Health Board Ward 2A Older Persons and Rehabilitation
05.2021 - 08.2022

Registered Nurse

Riverside Lifecare Resthome and Hospital
08.2018 - 04.2021

Registered Nurse

ELIZABETH R Life Care Resthome and Hospital
12.2016 - 07.2018

CAP candidate

MIDCENTRAL DHB (Ward 24)
11.2015

Health Care Assistant

GLENBRAE REST HOME AND HOSPITAL
01.2014 - 01.2015

Full-time registered nurse

MARIA THERESA HOSPITAL
01.2009 - 01.2014

Full-time registered nurse

ST. JAMES' HOSPITAL
01.2007 - 01.2008

Graduate Diploma - Infection Prevention and Control

Waiariki Institute of Technology

Competency Assessment Programme -

UCOL

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

St. James' College Of Nursing
Santhi Padamadan Jose