Jane Halpin | Tessa Gough Associates

Condition & Prognosis

Acute Illness Acute Medicine Advanced Clinical Practice Aesthetics Cannulation Care of the Elderly Chronic Disease Clinical Governance End of Life Care Independent & Supplementary Prescriber Infection Prevention & Control Neurology Orthopaedic and Limb Injury Renal Respiratory Tissue Viability Urology Venepuncture/Phlebotomy Visual

Jane has more than three decades experience within the health service in a variety of nursing roles. She is an experienced Registered Nurse/Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Independent Prescriber; with strong clinical and operational leadership experience. Having worked at Ward Manager level within the NHS, she has a detailed understanding of all clinical governance and competency requirements within hospital settings. Jane utilises her knowledge of nursing standards, compliance and governance to prepare informative and detailed liability and screening reports, in addition to reports for the Coroner.
Jane’s career has spanned a diverse range of clinical specialties which include Renal, Nephrology, Dialysis, Acute Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Emergency Admission, Ophthalmology and General and Cosmetic Surgery. This wide and varied experience enables Jane to provide authoritative insight on nursing proficiency levels regarding tissue viability and wound care, fall risks, safe handling, intravenous cannulation, phlebotomy, medication administration, catheterisation and end-of-life care across, a multitude of specialties.
Jane has worked across a variety of renal services. This included leading and developing a team of specialist dialysis nurses and responsibility for ward management of the renal unit.
As a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Jane has an in depth understanding of the advanced scope of practice, and is proficient in autonomous clinical practice, managing complete episode of care for those with chronic illness and those with acute undifferentiated presentations in adults. This includes the prescribing of medications and ordering and interpreting a wide range of diagnostic tests. Jane is skilled in performing home assessments for patients with acute and chronic illnesses and a wide range of injuries and disabilities.

I am an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years of clinical practice and currently work in acute medicine.

I assess and manage patients presenting with a wide range of complex and often serious medical conditions, make autonomous clinical decisions, and contribute to safe, effective patient care in a fast-paced hospital setting.

My earlier career has given me extensive specialist experience in renal medicine, including hypertension management, dialysis access insertion, training doctors in clinical procedures, and presenting my professional experience at national conferences, all of which support an objective, evidence-based and professional approach to medico-legal and expert witness work.

I was the first non-medic in the UK to insert both haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis access. I was invited to present at a national conference, the British Renal Symposium, in 2012 on how I developed this new service. I have also delivered presentations at a number of smaller study days across the UK, reflecting my commitment to innovation, education and the advancement of renal care.