Psychiatric Support Nurse
Various Across The South Of England
“It's up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind.” “But no matter how much evil I see, I think it’s important for everyone to understand that there is much more light than darkness.”In Summary: For ten years I worked for the NHS, during this time I worked alongside various support agencies in a multitude of settings and services: The Crime Reduction Initiative, Shelter, MIND, SANE, Centre Point, Ministry of Defence, Clocktower Sanctuary, The Probation Service, The United Kingdom Border Agency, The Home Office, The Department of Justice and local authorities are to name but a few. The importance for record keeping was paramount, as transfer of knowledge to differing care agencies and high staff turnover would make the need for accurate, non-exaggerated or understated patient notes vital. It was during these busy NHS settings that I learnt to be extremely frugal with managing my time, as time was at a premium for all aspects of my average working day. Every single day of work for the ten years I spent in the NHS was an exercise in customer service; whilst maintaining the ability to meet set targets given by the Department of Health. It was also during this time that I became very proficient at advanced life support techniques and the Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) to such a level as to be accepted on several occasions to tutor on the subject. This in turn allowed me to be examined for my skills at such prestigious hospitals as Broadmoor, The Rampton and The Bethlem. My ability to diffuse matters in a reasonable and measured way is now second nature. • Was housing and homeless champion in nearly every setting I worked in• Tutor and mentor for C&R and PMVA to all new staff in secure ward settings• Typist skills honed due to the need for quick data entry and patient note completion