Meet the practitioner
Carla Ladeira Womens Health Practitioner
At a glance
Carla Ladeira is a registered adult nurse with a long-standing background in gynaecology, women’s health support, public health nursing, and community-based care. Her experience combines hospital women’s services, health visiting, telephone clinical support, and practical day-to-day nursing care.
Her work has included acute and ward-based gynaecology nursing, pre-operative assessment, women’s health screening support, and specialist community public health nursing, giving her a broad and grounded perspective on women’s care across different settings.
Carla also brings a calm, empathetic, and organised style shaped by years of clinical responsibility, health promotion work, multidisciplinary communication, and a strong focus on helping women feel listened to and supported.
Professional profile
Nursing background
Registered adult nurse with experience across gynaecology wards, surgical care, community nursing, public health practice, and women’s health support.
Women’s health focus
Strong background in gynaecology care, women’s services, screening support, clinical communication, and practical patient guidance.
Approach
Carla combines empathy, clear communication, and organised clinical support to help women feel more comfortable and informed.
Governance
NMC PIN: 09I2061E · Registered Nurse - Adult · Specialist Community Public Health Nurse · Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber
Professional foundation and development
Carla’s background combines adult nursing, gynaecology care, specialist public health nursing, prescribing, and community-based clinical support, giving her a broad foundation for women’s care.
Adult nursing degree
BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing
University of the West of England
2:1 Second Class Honours Upper Division
Public health and health visiting
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting), together with Master-level study in Leadership in Public Health.
Prescribing and clinical breadth
Registered Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber with experience across gynaecology, telephone triage, health screening, rehabilitation, and community care.
A broad women’s health perspective
Carla’s background helps her approach women’s health with both hospital-based clinical experience and a wider public health understanding of support, communication, and continuity of care.
Women’s health support shaped by gynaecology, public health, and practical nursing care
Carla’s role centres on helping women feel supported, respected, and better informed, drawing on both women’s hospital care and wider community-health experience.
Her focus is on combining clinical experience, health promotion awareness, and thoughtful communication so women feel more comfortable discussing concerns and more confident about their care.
Clear communication
Carla helps women feel listened to and well guided by keeping communication calm, practical, and easy to understand.
Women’s health grounding
Her background in gynaecology wards and women’s clinical services supports a practical understanding of sensitive care needs.
A wider health perspective
Public health and community roles help her bring a broader perspective on continuity, support, and helping women feel more confident in themselves and their care.
How Carla works with patients
Carla’s style is empathetic, organised, and supportive — shaped by women’s hospital care, family-centred public health work, and a strong commitment to respectful communication.
Approachable and reassuring
She values helping women feel comfortable, respected, and able to discuss concerns openly in a supportive clinical setting.
Organised and thoughtful
Her background supports structured care, careful follow-through, and practical decision-making around sensitive health concerns.
Holistic and people-focused
Carla brings a broader wellbeing perspective shaped by public health and family-centred work, helping support feel personal as well as clinical.
A practical guiding principle
Carla combines women’s health experience, public health understanding, and calm nursing support so that care feels clear, respectful, and genuinely patient-centred.
Women’s health, public health, and continuous development
Carla’s development includes gynaecology nursing, health visiting, prescribing, safeguarding, telephone triage, life support, and practical ongoing clinical training.
Clinical development and community support
- Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting)
- Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber qualification
- Master-level study including Leadership in Public Health and therapeutic work with families
Clinical readiness and patient support
- Safeguarding, telephone triage, documentation, consent, and data governance training
- Adult and paediatric basic or intermediate life support training across clinical roles
- Experience supporting health promotion, screening, care planning, and multidisciplinary liaison
Why this matters for patients
Carla’s development helps her bring both practical clinical reassurance and a wider understanding of support, prevention, and continuity. She understands that good care depends on listening well, guiding clearly, and helping women feel genuinely supported.
Selected professional background
Carla’s career spans women’s hospital services, public health nursing, community support, and wider adult nursing, giving her a balanced foundation across both routine and more complex care settings.
Leadership & service delivery
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
As a health visitor she managed caseloads, delivered health promotion, supported vulnerable families, worked with safeguarding structures, and collaborated with wider services to support health needs in the community.
Primary care experience
Clinical communication and health support
Her wider work has included telephone-based clinical support, screening appointments, health advice, and practical reassurance across women’s and general nursing settings.
Operative care background
Gynaecology and surgical ward care
Carla worked within gynaecology wards at St Michael’s Hospital and in surgical settings at Spire Bristol Hospital, supporting admissions, recovery, medicines management, wound care, and practical patient monitoring.
Clinical foundation
Women’s hospital nursing foundation
Her early nursing foundation was built in acute gynaecology and hospital care, shaping a confident clinical base in women’s services, documentation, and safe patient support.
Professional strengths
Carla’s profile reflects women’s health experience, empathetic communication, public health insight, and a strong ability to make care feel clear, respectful, and well supported.
Professional standards
A profile built on women’s health experience, public health insight, and thoughtful nursing support
Carla Ladeira’s profile brings together gynaecology practice, specialist community nursing, and a calm, empathetic approach to patient support. Her role at WHC helps women feel listened to, informed, and more supported throughout their care.
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