# Laura Pickup Laura Pickup is a remote worker on Himalayas, Independent Registered Nurse Practitioner at Crystal Clear Ear Care & Medical Aesthetics, based in United Kingdom. Source: https://himalayas.app/@laurapickup ```text Advanced Clinical Practitioner trainee at NHS, assessing acute presentations and evaluating clinical evidence for safer decisions. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | United Kingdom | | Authorized to work in | United Kingdom | | Salary expectations | 20k+ GBP | | Job categories | Advanced Practice Practitioner, Healthcare AI Trainer, Medical Content Evaluator, Medical Fact Checker, Medical Writer | | Skills | Adult Nursing, Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, High Dependency Nursing, Non Invasive Ventilation, Advanced Health Assessment, Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnostic Reasoning, Evidence Evaluation, Evidence Based Practice, Clinical Documentation, Medical Writing, Academic Writing | ## What I'm looking for ```text I'm well suited to healthcare AI training, medical content evaluation, fact-checking, response assessment and specialist writing. ``` ## About ```text At NHS, I assess acute and undifferentiated presentations, develop differential diagnoses, interpret investigations and apply clinical guidance to individual cases. I document my reasoning and explain diagnoses and safety-netting clearly to patients. Through my independent nurse-led service at Crystal Clear Ear Care & Medical Aesthetics, I make autonomous clinical assessments and create clear patient-facing and professional materials. I also contributed to implementing Martha's Rule across the hospital, strengthening my experience in patient safety and clinical governance. ``` ## Experience ### Independent Registered Nurse Practitioner (current) Crystal Clear Ear Care & Medical Aesthetics ```text Manages an independent nurse-led service requiring autonomous assessment, clinical decision-making, consent, risk assessment, documentation, patient education, and professional accountability. Clinical services include ear health and wax removal, phlebotomy, sclerotherapy, platelet-rich plasma procedures, and microneedling. ``` Skills: Autonomous-Practice, Clinical-Decision-Making, Consent-Management, Risk-Assessment, Documentation, Patient-Education, Ear-Care, Phlebotomy, Sclerotherapy, PRP, Micro-Needling ### Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (current) NHS ```text Assesses acute and undifferentiated presentations using comprehensive history taking, advanced physical examination, and structured clinical reasoning. Develops differential diagnoses, interprets investigations, and presents clinical reasoning to senior medical colleagues. ``` Skills: Clinical-Assessment, Clinical-Diagnostic-Reasoning, Differential-Diagnosis, ECG-Interpretation, Patient-Safety, Clinical-Documentation ### Registered Nurse - Acute Medical Unit NHS. Jan 2013 - Jan 2020 ```text Seven years of acute medicine practice caring for acutely unwell adults, interpreting clinical information, prioritising care, administering medicines, coordinating multidisciplinary care, and maintaining high-quality records. ``` Skills: Acute-Medicine, Clinical-Practice-In-Diagnostic-Interpretation, Medication-administration, Multidisciplinary-Care, Record-keeping ### Healthcare Support Worker NHS. Jan 2006 - Jan 2010 ```text Provided direct patient care before commencing nurse training, establishing a strong practical foundation in healthcare and multidisciplinary working. ``` Skills: Patient-Care, Multidisciplinary-teamwork ### Critical Care Nurse NHS ```text Developed advanced experience in assessment of critically ill patients, physiological monitoring, rapid interpretation of changing clinical information, and multidisciplinary decision-making during a 12-month placement. ``` Skills: Critical-Care, Physiologic-Monitoring, Multidisciplinary-Decision-Making ### Martha's Rule Implementation Contributor NHS ```text Contributed to implementation of Martha's Rule across the hospital, strengthening experience in patient safety, escalation systems, clinical governance, policy implementation, and multidisciplinary communication. ``` Skills: Patient-Safety, Clinical-Governance, Policy-Implementation, Multidisciplinary-Communication ### Sister - Non-Invasive Ventilation / Acute Medicine NHS ```text Progressed to Sister level after extensive acute medicine experience, with responsibility for clinical leadership, respiratory and high-dependency monitoring, deterioration recognition, escalation, and staff supervision. ``` Skills: Clinical-Leadership, Respiratory-Care, High-Dependency-Nursing, Clinical-Deterioration-Recognition, Staff-Supervision ### Ward Manager - COVID-19 NHS ```text Provided clinical and operational leadership during the pandemic, managing teams, competing priorities, and rapidly evolving evidence and guidance while maintaining safety and governance standards. ``` Skills: Clinical-Leadership, Operational-Leadership, Team-Management, Governance ### Human Resources Administrator Local Housing Association ```text Developed professional written communication, confidential information handling, accurate record keeping, data management, and experience working within organisational policies and procedures. ``` Skills: Written-Communication, Confidentiality, Record-keeping, Data-Management, Policy-Compliance ## Education ### Keele University MSc, Advanced Clinical Practice ```text Postgraduate study in advanced clinical assessment, diagnostics, clinical decision-making, evidence-based practice, critical appraisal, academic writing and advanced professional practice. ``` ### Keele University Degree-level module, High Dependency Clinical Monitoring & Therapeutics ```text Advanced study of assessment, monitoring and management of patients requiring high-dependency care. ``` ### Keele University BSc, Adult Nursing ```text Professional undergraduate degree leading to registration as an Adult Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. ``` ### Resuscitation Council UK Advanced Life Support (ALS), Advanced Life Support ```text Advanced assessment and management of deterioration, cardiac arrest and resuscitation. ``` ## Tech stack - Microsoft Teams - Canva - Microsoft Word - Microsoft PowerPoint To contact Laura, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Shukri Ali](https://himalayas.app/@shukriali): Patient Services Coordinator, Oviva - [Ruben Cabo](https://himalayas.app/@rubencabo): Clinical Nurse Specialist, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Foundation Trust - [Kirsty jo](https://himalayas.app/@kirstyjo): Clinical Service Manager Lung Health, Inizio Engage - [Ancy Augustine](https://himalayas.app/@ancyaugustine): Pre Assessment Nurse, Spire Dunedin Hospital - [Molly Camara Donoso](https://himalayas.app/@mollycamaradonoso): Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6), St Mary's Hospital (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust) - [O-Jaiyeola Obey-Fabiyi](https://himalayas.app/@o-jaiyeolaobey-fabiy): Bank Nurse, HCRG Rapids Response - [Laura Menezes](https://himalayas.app/@lauramenezes): Clinical Services Manager, 18 Week Support - [Njeri Ndungu](https://himalayas.app/@njerindungu): Staff Nurse, Stockport NHS Foundation - [Nse-Abasi Stella Doghudje](https://himalayas.app/@nse-abasistelladoghu): Functional Specialist, Capita - [Leelt Samuel](https://himalayas.app/@leeltsamuel): Functional Assessor, Personal Functional Assessment Service