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Linda Lindup
Clinical Nurse Specialist
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| Curriculum Vitae |
Jan. 2001 – Present Day
Clinical Nurse Specialist for Complete Personal Assistance Ltd.
- Responsible for nursing care and nursing care standards
delivered to clients.
- Assessment and care planning of high dependency clients.
- Managing the training and assessment of P.A.’s
carrying out high dependency care.
- Supervising care element of induction training.
- Managing/supervising Specialist Nurse Team.
- NVQ Assessor.
- Tissue Viability Monitoring.
- Ensuring CPA keeps ‘up-to-date’ with current
practice in domiciliary high dependency care.
- Formulating induction-training packages for individual
clients.
- Acting as a Link Nurse to CPA Clients in Shropshire,
Hereford, and North and Central Wales.
- Acting as a clinical knowledge resource for any caregiver
employed by CPA.
- Maintaining good links with Spinal Injury Unit.
- Attending and speaking at conferences as required.
Additional Qualifications
ENB 998 Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
ENB 931 Care of the Dying and Bereaved
BSc Nursing Studies Upper Second class Honours.
Aug. 1998 – Jan. 2001
Team Leader in a client’s home looking after a ventilator/phrenic
nerve pace individual. Responsible for all holistic care.
Responsible for the ongoing care of client, maintenance
of equipment and liaison with parent hospital and local
Primary Health Care Team to achieve high level of health
and independence. Responsible for the recruitment and training
of Personal Assistants and Nurses for clients. Involved
with supporting other Nurses and Personal Assistants who
care for highly dependent clients both with care issues
and training. Currently doing NVQ Assessors training. |
April 1998 – Aug.
1998 |
Sister in charge of a local nursing home. |
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Responsible for all nursing care of the elderly and infirm.
Taking charge of home when on duty. Including supervision of
untrained and ancillary staff. Responsible for appropriate
liaison with any member of Primary Health Care Team. |
| Sept. 1989 – April 1988 |
F Grade Sister on the Midland Spinal Injuries
Unit. |
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Was responsible for the day-to-day running of the wards,
which dealt with patients of all suffering from spinal cord
injury or disease resulting in varying degrees of paralysis.
Actively involved with standard setting on the Unit. Part of
the team which developed nursing guidelines for the Hospital
on a rota basis took managerial nursing charge of the Hospital.
Specific Responsibility for Tissue viability standards on the
unit in all nursing practice. |
| Sept. 1981 – Aug. 1989 |
Shropshire Area Health Authority. |
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Part time Staff Nurse on night duty, gaining experience on
wards but in the last three years being based on the Spinal
Injuries Unit. |
| Nov. 1979 – Nov. 1980 |
Shropshire Area Health Authority. |
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Part time Staff Nurse on Accident and Emergency Unit. |
| Dec. 1977 – Aug. 1978 |
Shropshire Area Health Authority. |
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Sister on female Orthopaedic wards, dealing with trauma and
planned Orthopaedic surgery. |
| Aug. 1976 – Nov. 1977 |
Shropshire Area Health Authority. |
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Staff Nurse on Spinal Injuries Unit and private ward. During
this period studied for and gained Part B Diploma of Nursing. |
| Sept. 1975 – July 1976 |
South Cheshire Hospital Management Committee. |
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Staff Nurse on Acute Medical Unit including three months
secondment to Coronary Care Unit. During this period studied
for and gained Part A Diploma of Nursing. |
| Sept. 1972 – Aug. 1975 |
South Cheshire Hospital Management Committee. |
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Student Nurse leading to State Registration. |
| Aug. 1970 – Aug 1972 |
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. |
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Student Nurse leading to Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate. |
| Sept. 1969 – Aug. 1970 |
South Cheshire Hospital Management Committee Hospital
Cadet. |
