Meet the practitioner
Paula Hollomby Womens Health Practitioner
At a glance
Paula Hollomby is a registered adult nurse with a strong background in women’s surgical nursing, pre- and post-operative care, inpatient support, and practical multidisciplinary ward care. Her experience includes caring for women undergoing gynaecological procedures and supporting recovery with calm, attentive clinical care.
Her background includes work on women’s health wards, medical and surgical wards, nursing home leadership, and wider inpatient care, giving her a grounded understanding of both routine support and more complex recovery needs.
Paula also brings a reassuring and practical style shaped by years of patient advocacy, safe discharge planning, ward coordination, and clear communication with both patients and the wider clinical team.
Professional profile
Nursing background
Registered adult nurse with experience across women’s surgical wards, medical and surgical inpatient care, rehabilitation, and nursing-home leadership.
Women’s health focus
Experience supporting women undergoing gynaecological procedures, day-case recovery, pre-operative preparation, post-operative care, and safe discharge planning.
Approach
Paula combines practical reassurance, careful ward-based support, and clear communication to help women feel informed and looked after.
Governance
NMC PIN: 06B0254E · Registered Nurse - Adult
Professional foundation and development
Paula’s background combines adult nursing, surgical ward care, women’s hospital experience, rehabilitation support, and long-standing inpatient nursing practice.
Adult nursing qualification
Diploma in Higher Education Adult Nursing
University of Plymouth
Registered in 2007
Women’s surgical ward development
Extensive experience supporting women before and after gynaecological procedures, including inpatient, day-case, and recovery-based care.
Practical ward leadership
Her wider career includes admissions, discharge planning, mentoring student nurses, medicines administration, wound care, and close multidisciplinary working.
A practical women’s care perspective
Paula’s background helps her approach women’s health with a steady, practical understanding of surgery, recovery, reassurance, and day-to-day inpatient support.
Women’s health support shaped by surgical nursing, recovery care, and ward-based experience
Paula’s role centres on helping women feel well supported before and after treatment, with clear communication, steady reassurance, and practical clinical care.
Her focus is on combining surgical ward experience with practical communication and thoughtful support, helping women feel more comfortable, informed, and looked after throughout their care.
Calm communication
Paula helps women feel listened to and reassured by keeping support practical, calm, and easy to follow.
Surgical recovery insight
Her women’s ward background supports a grounded understanding of preparation, monitoring, recovery, and post-procedure reassurance.
Practical patient advocacy
Ward coordination, discharge planning, and multidisciplinary liaison help her bring steady and organised support to women’s care.
How Paula works with patients
Paula’s style is practical, reassuring, and attentive — shaped by women’s surgical ward care, general inpatient nursing, and a strong commitment to safe, respectful support.
Approachable and steady
She values helping women feel comfortable, informed, and cared for without feeling rushed or overlooked.
Practical and organised
Her ward background supports structured care, good documentation, safe medicines handling, and thoughtful follow-through.
Supportive and observant
Paula brings careful observation, practical support, and patient advocacy so women feel safer and more confident throughout their care.
A practical guiding principle
Paula combines women’s surgical care experience, calm communication, and dependable nursing judgement so that support feels clear, personal, and genuinely helpful.
Surgical care, ward support, and continuous development
Paula’s development includes women’s surgical nursing, day-case and inpatient recovery care, intravenous medicines, wound support, patient advocacy, and student mentoring.
Women’s ward and recovery support
- Experience caring for women undergoing gynaecological procedures and related inpatient or day-case recovery
- Pre-operative preparation, post-operative monitoring, wound care, and safe discharge procedures
- Regular liaison with relatives and wider multidisciplinary teams within women’s hospital services
Ward organisation and patient support
- Experience with medicines administration, admissions, discharges, patient comfort, and ward coordination
- Mentoring and advising student nurses in practical ward settings
- Broader clinical work across rehabilitation, nursing-home care, and general medical or surgical wards
Why this matters for patients
Paula’s development helps her bring calm reassurance and practical clarity. She understands that good support often depends on careful observation, good communication, and helping women feel confident about what happens next.
Selected professional background
Paula’s career spans women’s surgical wards, general inpatient settings, rehabilitation support, and wider adult nursing, giving her a balanced foundation in both routine care and recovery-focused support.
Leadership & service delivery
Staff Nurse
Paula’s work has included admissions, discharges, medicines administration, wound care, practical ward organisation, and supporting patients through inpatient care and recovery.
Primary care experience
Patient advocacy and communication
Her roles have involved patient advocacy, liaising with relatives, and working closely with consultants, registrars, physiotherapists, and other team members to support safe care.
Operative care background
Women’s surgical ward care
At the Centre for Woman’s Health she supported women undergoing procedures such as hysterectomy, repairs, ovarian cyst surgery, hysteroscopy, cystectomy, sterilisation, and related post-operative recovery.
Clinical foundation
Adult ward nursing foundation
Earlier nursing work included infection control, rehabilitation, elderly care, and broader medical or surgical ward support, helping build a strong clinical foundation in observation and safe patient care.
Professional strengths
Paula’s profile reflects women’s surgical care experience, practical nursing judgement, dependable ward support, and a strong ability to help care feel calm, respectful, and well organised.
Professional standards
A profile built on women’s surgical care, practical nursing support, and calm ward-based judgement
Paula Hollomby’s profile brings together women’s health ward experience, broader adult nursing care, and a practical, reassuring approach to patient support. Her role at WHC helps women feel listened to, informed, and more supported throughout their care.
Educational profile page. Professional details are presented to help women understand Paula Hollomby’s background, role, and approach to supportive women’s health care.