Portia Badza

NURSE PRESCRIBER

BIOGRAPHY

Portia is an experienced Senior Registered Nurse and Independent Nurse Prescriber with many years of experience working within substance misuse.

Portia has experience of working with clients with complex substance misuse issues, including complex mental and physical health needs. Portia has extensive experience of working with brain injured clients, including learning difficulties, ADHD, autism and Asperger's.

Portia has worked in the NHS, community and private sector and has effective and thorough skills in history taking, diagnoses and treatment. Ability to critically analyse nursing practice in order to initiate change to improve standards and outcome of care utilising communication, prioritising, delegation, management and leadership skills.

Qualifications and Experience

Registered General Nurse

Independent Nurse Prescriber

Supplementary Prescriber

Experience of working with

Complex in-patient detox substance misuse

Community substance misuse service

Substance misuse liaison

Medical ward

Accident and emergency

Coronary care

Intensive care unit

Brain injury rehabilitation

Management and leadership

Medico-Legal Experience

Experience of working as an expert witness, preparing and writing care reports.

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