Simon Meadowcroft Email & Phone Number

North Wales

This exciting new position has given me a lot of autonomy to develop this post covering North Wales. I am heavily involved with crisis prevention and support the majority acute in-patient admissions for people with learning disabilities and co-morbid mental health problems across 4 hospital sites. I ensure that reasonable adjustments to environment and clinical practice are implemented and developed a number of augmentative documents for this client group. A core element of this role is promoting partnerships between mental health and learning disability services to deliver and plan good quality, joined up services and support for this client group. I deliver mental health and learning disability training for CLDTs and the police and have written a Dual Diagnosis acute admission policy which is currently going through ratification. I also assess service user's mental health in general hospitals, provide information and advice for mental health services across North Wales and actively promote the use of evidence based assessments and treatments both in the community and in-patient settings.

Wrexham

This role involved having between 15 to 20 service users on my case load with complex health and or behavioural needs. I utilised a range of assessment tools to implement a range of effective, evidenced based behavioural and clinical interventions. I played an active role in a number of service developments such as leading the development of the Behaviour Advisory Sessions (BAS, please see attached documentation) which has played a major part in significantly reducing the community nurse waiting list. The BAS model is now hoped to be adopted in other community teams across the university health board.I provided primary health interventions through groups and on a 1 to 1 basis as well as co-ordinating and completing a number of joint and CHC funding applications, which required a good understanding of the process and continuing health care criteria. I also co-ordinated and completed clinical reviews identifying saving, streamlining support where possible and ensuring that services providing progressive care and treatment.I worked as clinical lead for transition of the 4 years working with young people extremely complex needs, as well as working closely with forensic services often involving in MAPPA level 3 and CPA review in prisons and medium secure units. I regularly took an active role in the safegarding process requiring a good working knowledge of the requirements and procedures involved.I developed and deliver a presentation teaching pack for first and third year general nursing students and mentored some return to work students and supervised another nurse.

Pine Lodge, Teir 4 Camhs

My roles and responsiblities whilst working at Pinelodge were:Developing a new role for a learning disability nurse within the unit forming links with community learning disability services Co-ordinate the shift, delegating tasks to staff team, writing the clinical notes, facilitate activities and education and giving hand overs Appropriately respond to absconding service users Working in a predominately mental health MDT requiring behavioural work to be evidenced and theory based Developed a number of training programmes for the nursing and health care assistants Participate part in weekly CPA meetings Medication administration needing a good working knowledge of the uses and side effects of a range of drugs

Eastway, Countess Of Chester

During my time at Eastway:I worked with people with a range of learning disabilities and complex behavioural and health needsOversaw the admission of a number of patients working with community teams and providers to gain an holistic understanding of the presenting issues to aid the assessment and treatment of these individualsCo-ordinate the discharge of service users, supporting them and their families/support teams to ensure that behavioural interventions continue to be followed and all nescessary training has been completedUtilise a range of assessment tools to implement a range of effective, evidenced based behavioural and clinical interventions Supervise a number of support workers providing regular supervision and facilitating professional development Mentor student nursesCo-ordinate the shift, delegating tasks to staff team, writing the clinical notes, facilitate activities and giving hand-overs Take part in regular CPA reviewsUtilising nurses holding power to section a patient and appropriately respond to absconding service users Medication administration needing a good working knowledge of the uses and side effects of a range of drugs.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, 2-1

Part time course consisting of research, person centred counselling and forensics in learning disabilities modules.

Learning Disability Nursing