Lisa Farley - expericened care assistant soon to be newly qualified Nurse

Student Nurse at Daughters Of Charity

Nationality

Irish

Current location

Ireland

Work category

Medical and Nursing

Education

Bachelor/Degree

My name is Lisa Farley.I am from Blessington Co.Wicklow.I am 22 years old.I have worked as part of a health care team for the past 4 years and love being an intellectual disability nurse.I have excellent interpersonal skills,communicating with both clients and other staff members

Lisa Farley's Professional Experience

2010 - Present

Daughters Of Charity - Student Nurse

I have worked in each clinical area within the Daughters of Charity service located in Dublin(Navan Road and Clonsilla) and the community.
gained academic experience in health care
gained experience in direct patient care using the nursing process,dealing with relatives and clients and the day-to day running of the unit.

Key Skills
2006 - Present

Cheeverstown House-Dublin - Care Assistant

In Cheeverstown I have worked full time for the past three summers,2 years in Residential unit(Beeches),the clients in this unit had challenging behaviour therefore I became skilled at dealing with these behaiours,Last summer I worked in a preschool for children with special needs.From this experience I became an expert in caring for children with special needs but also interacting with parents which are a major part of the child's life.I still remain on the relief panel in Cheeverstown,from working on this panel I have now become adaptable to many different situations and clients.I feel compentent that this experience will stand to me as an intellectual disability nurse

2004 - 2006

Super Valu - Floor Staff

In this job my responsibilities included assisting and serving customers,handling cash,working on tills,training junior staff memebers and checking and reordering stock

Key Skills

Lisa Farley's Education and Qualifications

2010

Bachelor/Degree - Intellectual Disability Nursing

Dublin City University

2006

second level/high school education -

Cross and Passion College Kilcullen Kildare

Lisa Farley's Additional Information

Interests

I am a team player and enjoy interaction with people I am a memeber of a traditional Irish band Arc who have played with the Chieftains twice.
I teach tin whistle to children between the ages of 6-12 years old.This has given me the skills of patients,an ability to communicate in a manner which suits the individuals needs.
Speech and Drama i have completed 6 grades.And took part in various drama productions

Awards

Have completed the ECDL( european computer driving Licence) gained a knowledge in relation to the various modules.
Manual Handling Course completed in July 2009