- 2, April 2025
A confident, highly proficient and conscientious Maternity Nurse with over 10 years’ nursing experience providing clinical care in T&O surgery, Intensive Care Unit and Neuro Rehabilitation within the NHS and Private Practices. In addition to extensive clinical and managerial expertise, I have provided dedicated, home-based care to infants from birth as a Foster Carer, offering holistic support including feeding, sleep training, routine building, and early developmental monitoring. I also bring expertise in supporting mothers through the postpartum period. I offer guidance on breast and bottle feeding and can confidently assist with breastfeeding challenges, including breast pain and mastitis, ensuring comfort and confidence during early recovery. I am now seeking a Maternity Nurse position, where I can combine my clinical experience and nurturing instincts to support mothers, newborns, and their families during the critical early stages of life.
Experience
REGISTER FOSTER CARER 2024 – PRESENT
CARING FOR BABIES FROM BIRTH.
Providing holistic home-based care for babies from birth, supporting feeding, routine building, sleep training, weaning, and developmental milestones in a safe, nurturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Creating a secure, loving, and developmentally appropriate environment that provides safe, nurturing care for infants and toddlers, including overnight feeding and holistic care to promote wellbeing.
• Managing all aspects of infant care by meeting daily needs such as feeding, bathing, dressing, sterilising bottles, preparing feeds, and establishing healthy routines for the baby; including identifying colic and reflux during feeding and taking appropriate action to relieve discomfort.
• Encouraging early childhood development and bonding by supporting age-appropriate play, sensory activities, and responsive caregiving that promotes cognitive and emotional growth.
• Promoting emotional and behavioural stability by implementing consistent routines that offer structure, comfort, and predictability, especially during key times like feeding and sleep.
• Strategically ensuring child-centred supervision and protection by safeguarding children in a safe environment, while monitoring for health issues and acting promptly on any concerns.
• Collaborating effectively with multi-agency professionals and carers to support the child’s care plan, attending meetings and contributing to decisions in the best interest of the child.
• Maintaining accurate record keeping by documenting daily care activities, routines, feeding patterns, health concerns, and developmental milestones in line with fostering standards.
• Supporting family contact by preparing children emotionally and practically for visits with birth parents, where possible, in accordance with their individual care plan.