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Josie Welburn
A QUALIFIED REGISTERED NURSE working in the field of injury management for individuals, offering key skills in:
+ Assessment
+ Case management
+ Injury management
+ Development of tailored rehabilitation programmes
+ Commercial awareness
C A R E E R
Aug 2001 to date MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT
Providing independent consultancy and case management services, immediate needs assessment, rehabilitation and nursing care cost reports to insurers and solicitors (claimant/pursuer, defendant and joint instruction), for which Bond Solon training in courtroom skills was completed. Since January 2001, Josie Welburn has acted as an independent assessor under the Code of Best Practice on Rehabilitation, Carrying out immediate needs assessments on clients whose injuries ranged from minor whiplash to severe life changing injury such as, brain injury, spinal cord injury and amputations and other multiple injury cases. Many cases were also treated and supported for post traumatic stress disorder.
Feb 05 to date Independent Case Manager - J W Case Management & Rehabilitation Services Ltd - own company providing case management services to individuals with general orthopaedic injuries & psychological trauma, in addition, to the more catastrophic type of injuries in Brain & Spinal Cord.
Jun 03 - Jan 05 Rehabilitation Case Manager - First Assist/Pro-Care
Aug 01 - May 03 Nurse Case Manager – ReIntra Ltd
WORKED WITHIN THE NHS - SPECIALISING IN THE CARE OF YOUNG SEVERELY PHYSICALLY DISABLED PEOPLE
Apr 93 - Jul 01 Nurse Specialist in Physical Disabilities – Hull Community Health NHS Trust
Assessing care needs and providing care plans, health and social care support as part of a Community Care Plan for young adults aged 13-55. Arranged and attended case reviews and statement reviews at schools. Case managed complex physical disabilities. Provided support and counselling to the person with a disability and their family. Provided on-going healthcare assessments for the provision of disability equipment, and disability awareness training for clinicians. Involvement in developing care pathways for patients with motor neurone disease.
WORKED WITHIN THE NHS, - SPECIALISING IN COMMUNITY NURSING - provided and developed a wide range of clinical experience and management skills with adults and children.
Jan 83 - Mar 93: Key positions held
Jan 91 - Mar 93 Team Co-ordinator – Hull West Community Health NHS Trust
Managed a team of district nurses while retaining some clinical responsibility. Involved in researching and development of a district nurse management tool to measure dependency of patients to identify workload of the nurse. Undertook teaching activities for RGN and DN students and provided training for healthcare workers leading to NVQ qualifications.
Jan 90 – Dec 91 Research Nurse – National Demonstration Centre in Rehabilitation, Hull
Seconded to undertake research on admission and discharge of stroke patients of all the Hull hospitals and subsequent service and support provision. Developed project management and report writing skills.
Sept 85 - Dec 89 District Nurse – Hull Health Authority
I worked for a group of GPs and had 24-hour responsibility for the patients in my caseload. Involved in managing care and providing nursing treatments to people in their own homes and residential homes. My caseload comprised the elderly and those with chronic conditions/disability and the terminally ill. Provided assistance to the paediatric DN. Involved in assessment of needs, services and aids, and developing care plans. This experience made me aware of the costs of supplying health and social care.
Jan 83 - Aug 84 Community Staff Nurse – Hull Health Authority
Provided nursing treatment to adults and children in their own homes, as prescribed by the DN. This experience helped in the transference of hospital nursing skills into community nursing skills.
CLINICAL NURSING WITHIN THE NHS HOSPITALS, Gained experience working in the acute hospital setting, caring for adults and children with a wide variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, surgical, medical, plastic reconstruction, ENT, and paediatrics.
Jul 75 - Jul 82: Key positions held
Jul 82 – Dec 83 Staff Nurse – Hull Royal Infirmary
Worked on general surgical wards and involved in managing patient care, developing nursing care plans and managing a busy ward.
Jul 75 - Jul 80 State Enrolled Nurse – Hull Royal Infirmary
Worked as a theatre scrub nurse in ENT and orthopaedics, as well as other emergency cases involving neurosurgery and general surgery.
Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S
Professional:
+ Nurse Prescribing - University of Hull - 2001
+ District Nurse (DN) - University of Hull - 1985
+ Registered General Nurse (RGN) - Hull School of Nursing - 1982
+ State Enrolled Nurse (SEN) - Hull School of Nursing - 1975
Educational:
+ PG Diploma in Health Professional Education (Registered Nurse Tutor) – University of Huddersfield – 1999
+ PG Diploma in Counselling – University of Hull – 1998
+ PG Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education – University of Hull – 1990
+ BA (HONS) Social Studies - University of Hull - 1988
P R O F E S S I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N S
+ Advanced Member of the British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers (BABICM) No: 0126
+ Full member of the Case Management Society of the UK (CMSUK) No: 01-092-cm
+ Nursing and Midwife Council (NMC) Pin no: 73Y0528E
+ Royal College of Nurses (RCN) No: xxx2697
+ Rehabilitation Nurse Forum (RCN)
+ Orthopaedic Nurse Forum (RCN)
+ Member of Trust-Ed
+ Member of ABIF
+ Member of CBIF
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