Community Psychiatric Nurse Assessor

• Nov 2022 - Present

CPN Assessor providing remote telephone and video assessments in the Adult CMHT.

Community Psychiatric Nurse Assessor

• Oct 2020 - Jan 2023

Adult CMHT CPN Assessor

Locum Community Psychiatric Nurse

• Nov 2019 - Oct 2020

Older Adult CMHT and Adult CMHT CPN assessor Older Adult CMHT and Adult CMHT CPN assessor

Dementia Lead

• Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

Deputy Manager

• Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

Staff Nurse (RMN)

• Apr 2018 - Feb 2019

RMN caring for residents living with dementia and assorted nursing needs. Experience gained in lone working as NIC, shift management, staff supervision, end of life care, medicines management and clinical audit. RMN caring for residents living with dementia and assorted nursing needs. Experience gained in lone working as NIC, shift management, staff supervision, end of life care, medicines management and clinical audit.

Staff Nurse (RMN)

• Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

RMN working in older adult inpatient assessment with service users living with organic illnesses (e.g., dementia, korsakoffs and huntingtons). Trained in enhanced emergency skills. Preceptorship completed. RMN working in older adult inpatient assessment with service users living with organic illnesses (e.g., dementia, korsakoffs and huntingtons). Trained in enhanced emergency skills. Preceptorship completed.

Student Mental Health Nurse

• Sep 2015 - 2017

Postgraduate student mental health nurse working in a range of placement areas, including older adult inpatient assessment, inpatient rehabilitation/pre-discharge, forensic, PICU, complex needs and community first response. Postgraduate student mental health nurse working in a range of placement areas, including older adult inpatient assessment, inpatient rehabilitation/pre-discharge, forensic, PICU, complex needs and community first response.

Campaign Officer

• Apr 2012 - Mar 2016

Supporting the development of a campaign seeking support for the formation of a Royal College of Psychologists. Supporting the development of a campaign seeking support for the formation of a Royal College of Psychologists.

Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

• Nov 2013 - Nov 2015

Training in the assessment, formulation and treatment planning for individuals with complex mental health needs, working under supervision as part of a BABCP level two postgraduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy.

Clinical Information Assistant

• Aug 2014 - Sep 2015

Working closely with multidisciplinary teams who provided care to service users in a forensic low secure environment. Clinical administration duties with line management from a consultant psychiatrist. Duties included attending and minuting MDT meetings, ward rounds, discharge planning meetings and other identified meetings. Experience gained in assisted care planning, auditing, writing mental health review tribunal and manager's hearing reports, core documents, discharge summaries and other report writing.

Honorary Assistant Psychologist

• Nov 2012 - Sep 2015

Contributing to psychology department projects with supervision from a consultant clinical psychologist.Experience in clinical audit and developing a systematic case study protocol for use in forensic settings. We incorporated tools such as the HCR-20, a range of psychometric measurements, narratives and risk monitoring levels into a protocol for case study presentations and evaluating service user progress.

Healthcare Assistant

• Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

HCA working in a forensic low secure unit, assisting in the delivery of care for service users suffering from personality disorders and complex needs, including Axis I and II Experience of using physical, relational and procedural security, physical intervention and assisting in the day-to-day running of a ward caring for service users with forensic histories, complex needs and challenging behaviour. Completed annual mandatory training, Learning Through Work with Northampton University, Knowledge and Understanding Framework training for personality disorder, regular group training with a consultant psychologist and Basic Life Support training.

Voluntary Patient Council Member

• Feb 2012 - Nov 2012

Working with the patient council, a group with a voluntary membership represented by members of the local community. Duties included visiting wards to gather feedback from patients on satisfaction with their treatment, communicating information back to the patient council and collaborative discussion of matters of concern to patients. Working with the patient council, a group with a voluntary membership represented by members of the local community. Duties included visiting wards to gather feedback from patients on satisfaction with their treatment, communicating information back to the patient council and collaborative discussion of matters of concern to patients.

Supervisor

• Sep 2010 - Aug 2012

Retail supervisor working in a busy shop near Anglia Ruskin University. Duties included responsibility for the day-to-day running of the shop with minimal supervision, handling cash transactions, floating and counting tills, taking deliveries, stocking the shop and ensuring the shop front looked tidy and attractive. I was also responsible for supporting staff on the shop floor with serving customers and delegation. Retail supervisor working in a busy shop near Anglia Ruskin University. Duties included responsibility for the day-to-day running of the shop with minimal supervision, handling cash transactions, floating and counting tills, taking deliveries, stocking the shop and ensuring the shop front looked tidy and attractive. I was also responsible for supporting staff on the shop floor with serving customers and delegation.

Research Assistant

• Jul 2009 - May 2010

Assisted in a study investigating spoken word recognition. Duties included the preparation of audio stimuli for presentation to study participants, handling cash payments and adhering to an experimental protocol for presenting words to participants. Assisted in a study investigating spoken word recognition. Duties included the preparation of audio stimuli for presentation to study participants, handling cash payments and adhering to an experimental protocol for presenting words to participants.