Caroline O'Keeffe

Scrub/scout perioperative registered nurse working across multiple specialties, predominantly orthopaedics, responsible for instrument/equipment planning, patient safety, staff training and consumables management.

Band 6 theatre team leader who coordinated a busy day-surgery unit, reduced theatre turnaround times through skill-mix and huddles, led staff development, procurement trials and departmental rostering for up to 8 theatres.

Contact tracer for COVID-19 positive cases managing an independent caseload, tracing close contacts, advising on isolation duties and referring complex outbreaks to Public Health England.

Band 5 scrub and circulating nurse supporting plastics, urology, general, orthopaedics and gynaecology; trained and assessed student nurses and acted as patient dignity and sepsis link nurse.

Band 5 scrub and circulating nurse for vascular, orthopaedic trauma, breast, ENT and dental surgeries; coordinated emergency theatre lists using NCEPOD guidelines and managed stock and training.

Retail supervisor managing daily rotas, delivering staff training and leading recruitment and interviewing in a high-volume store environment.

Completed a Diploma in Professional Nursing Studies at the University of Manchester from 2009 to 2012.