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CHARMAINE THOMAS

London,Middlesex

Summary

Experienced healthcare professional with a strong background in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) and expertise in eating disorders. Proficient in clinical risk assessment, crisis management, and community crisis support. Demonstrates leadership in multidisciplinary teamwork, care plan reviews, and specialised feeding administration, including nasogastric tube insertion. NMC-registered with comprehensive knowledge of NMC codes and guidelines. Career goal: to continue advancing skills in mental health care and contribute to innovative treatment approaches for young people with ADHD.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education

Work History

CAMHS Clinical Nurse Specialist

West London NHS Trust
Ealing
07.2024 - 04.2025
  • Comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people
  • Ongoing physical health monitoring according to MEED Guidelines
  • Collaborated effectively with multidisciplinary teams for seamless patient care coordination
  • Developed individualised care plans to enhance patient recovery.
  • Documented all nursing activities meticulously for proper record keeping and reference.
  • Conducted comprehensive health assessments, enabling accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Wessex House, Somerset Foundation Trust
01.2024 - 05.2024
  • Comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people referred to the team
  • Undertake/update risk assessments, risk reviews and provide advice to other professions on risk management – including safety/crisis plans
  • Good understanding therapeutic approaches to support a wide range of young people and their difficulties
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance the overall mental health support services.
  • Managed caseloads effectively, ensuring all clients received timely attention and care.
  • Screening and processing referrals
  • Developed comprehensive care plans in line with the young persons' needs and preferences.
  • Assisted young people to manage emotions through de-escalation strategies.
  • Provision of short-term crisis care from health and community sites and in the patient's home where appropriate
  • Participated in regular case reviews, ensuring updated treatment strategies were implemented.
  • Established a calm atmosphere for patient engagement by employing compassionate communication techniques.

CAMHS Locum Clinical Nurse Specialist

Gatton House, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS
12.2022 - 01.2024
  • Conducted comprehensive health assessments, enabling accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.
  • Manage caseload providing sessions dependent on level of young person's risk
  • Undertake risk assessments and risk management for individual children and young people and provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management
  • Collaborated effectively with multidisciplinary teams for seamless patient care coordination.
  • Raise any safeguarding concerns, or disclosures in line with company policy and procedures
  • Provide reports as appropriate to external agencies, ensuring that issues around confidentiality is managed properly
  • Support parents and young people seeking help between appointments or when in a crisis
  • Close liaison with schools and other external agencies
  • Participate on the local duty rota providing a more urgent response to issues when required
  • Communication in a skilled and sensitive manner

Triage Co-Ordination/ Clinical Nurse Specialist

Monks Park Clinic, CNWL
10.2021 - 12.2022
  • Comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people referred to the team (including ADHD assessments).
  • Screening/triage CAMHS referrals
  • Undertake risk assessments and providing advice and support around risk management
  • Provide reports when required to external agencies, ensuring that issues around confidentiality is managed properly
  • Close liaison with schools and other agencies involved
  • Participate on the local duty rota providing a more urgent response to families in crisis
  • Communication in a skilled and sensitive manner
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge on nursing best practices through continuous professional development opportunities.
  • Achieved consistent delivery of high-quality care with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Developed individualised care plans to enhance patient recovery.

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

NHS Berkshire
05.2021 - 09.2021
  • Responding to young people referred in crisis, including those presenting to A&E departments within Berkshire on a section 136 or admitted to paediatric wards.
  • Comprehensive initial assessments
  • Offered crisis intervention during emergency situations, ensuring immediate care and support were provided.
  • Work closely with other CAMHS Community Teams and the Tier 4 inpatient services to ensure least restrictive care plans are co-created with young people and their families
  • Provision of short-term crisis care from health and community sites and in the service user's home where appropriate
  • Enabled service user to be fully involved in treatment, emphasising recovery model.
  • Assessed service user needs and risks to formulate supportive care plans.
  • Planned and delivered outcome-focused interventions, promoting independence, social inclusion and recovery.
  • Conducted risk assessments to safeguard individuals from self-harm or harm towards others.

Clinical Team Leader

Cygnet, Kenton Lodge
06.2020 - 01.2021
  • Supervise the smooth running of shift and take leadership responsibility for the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager
  • Participate in the manager's on-call system to provide the first point of contact for ward-based staff, outside of normal working hours
  • Managed a diverse group of healthcare professionals, fostering an environment of mutual respect and collaboration.
  • Demonstrated strong leadership skills whilst managing a diverse healthcare workforce effectively.
  • Actively coach and mentor staff to improve practice on the ward
  • Streamlined operational procedures for efficient service delivery.
  • Performed risk assessments regularly ensured safety compliance at all times.
  • Coordinated multidisciplinary team meetings to facilitate communication among clinicians, resulting in more unified care plans.
  • Mentored junior colleagues to enhance their professional development and competence levels.
  • Monitored adherence to clinical governance regulations, maintaining high standards within the team.

Senior Staff Nurse

Ellern Mede, The Ridgeway
09.2019 - 06.2020
  • Contribute to highly specialist initial assessment of eating disorders in young people
  • Establish and maintain appropriate, supportive and respectful relationships with carers and family members
  • Contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings
  • Conducted regular health assessments, ensuring timely intervention when required.
  • Responsible for the safe storage of clinical equipment and administration of medications prescribed by consultant
  • Demonstrate awareness of safeguarding principles in all dealings with young people and their families
  • Naso-gastric insertion and administration of bolus/pump meal replacements via NG tube
  • Updating and informing all members of the MDT and appropriate others about current nursing care plans and the physical and psychological progress of the patients
  • Developed comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs which improved their well-being over time.
  • Monitored vital signs regularly, detecting any abnormalities early on.
  • Maintained open lines of communication between patients' families and healthcare professionals which ensured transparency in treatment procedures.
  • Maintained the privacy, dignity and safety of all patients, consistently adhering to health and safety policies.
  • Coordinated discharge planning for patients which facilitated smooth transitions from hospital to home environments.

Staff Nurse

The Huntercombe Hospital, Maidenhead
03.2018 - 08.2019
  • To ensure a comprehensive assessment is completed for the patients to ensure a comprehensive person-centred assessment is completed for their pathway
  • Handled emergency situations calmly leading to successful crisis resolution.
  • Managed wound dressings, promoting healing and preventing infection.
  • Ensure all clinical documentation is of a high standard and patient notes are maintained and filed in the appropriate way
  • Display leadership and management when allocated the position of nurse in charge
  • Establishing therapeutic working relationships and maintaining professional boundaries
  • To take appropriate action when working with children following guidelines and procedures, liaising with appropriate agencies as required
  • Maintain and contribute to the standards of professional care, ethics, policies and procedures
  • To act as primary nurse for individuals during their inpatient stay
  • Monitored vital signs, identifying any significant changes in condition.
  • Worked closely with fellow nurses, doctors and clinicians for consistent communication and continued best care practices.
  • Monitored and recorded patient condition, carrying out and reporting regular observations.
  • Administered medication with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Managed patient discharges, providing relevant follow-up care advice with required prescriptions and medication.
  • Conducted informative handovers at shift end through concise and accurate reporting and communication.

Mental Health Support Worker

Idelo LTD
06.2016 - 01.2018
  • Company Overview: Residential Care – Mental Health & Learning Disabilities
  • Ensure daily documentation is accurate and of a high standard
  • Provide support and assist with daily living skills such as personal care, shopping, and cooking
  • Dispensing and recording medicines whilst maintaining accurate records and reports
  • Ability to problem solve and de-escalate crisis situations
  • Maintain composure in uncertain situations and work well as part of a team to provide compassionate care
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to relate effectively with residents
  • Maintain and contribute to the standards of professional care, ethics, policies and procedures including safeguarding
  • Working knowledge of clinical diagnosis
  • Residential Care – Mental Health & Learning Disabilities

Education

BSc - Nursing (Mental Health)

Bucks New University
Uxbridge, Hillingdon
09.2015 - 06.2018

BSc - Psychology & Criminal Behaviour

University of Bedfordshire
09.2007 - 06.2010

3 A Levels - Psychology, Sociology & Media

Harrow Weald College/West Herts College
09.2003 - 09.2007

9 GCSEs - including Maths & English

Nower Hill High School
09.1999 - 09.2004

Skills

  • Assessment writing
  • Leadership
  • Risk Assessment
  • Clinical risk assessment
  • Crisis management
  • Child and Adolescent Mental health (CAMHS)
  • Eating disorder expertise
  • Care plan reviews
  • Nasogastric tube insertion
  • Specialised feeding administration
  • Community crisis support
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork
  • NMC-registered
  • NMC codes and guidelines
  • ADHD

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

CAMHS Clinical Nurse Specialist

West London NHS Trust
07.2024 - 04.2025

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Wessex House, Somerset Foundation Trust
01.2024 - 05.2024

CAMHS Locum Clinical Nurse Specialist

Gatton House, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS
12.2022 - 01.2024

Triage Co-Ordination/ Clinical Nurse Specialist

Monks Park Clinic, CNWL
10.2021 - 12.2022

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

NHS Berkshire
05.2021 - 09.2021

Clinical Team Leader

Cygnet, Kenton Lodge
06.2020 - 01.2021

Senior Staff Nurse

Ellern Mede, The Ridgeway
09.2019 - 06.2020

Staff Nurse

The Huntercombe Hospital, Maidenhead
03.2018 - 08.2019

Mental Health Support Worker

Idelo LTD
06.2016 - 01.2018

BSc - Nursing (Mental Health)

Bucks New University
09.2015 - 06.2018

BSc - Psychology & Criminal Behaviour

University of Bedfordshire
09.2007 - 06.2010

3 A Levels - Psychology, Sociology & Media

Harrow Weald College/West Herts College
09.2003 - 09.2007

9 GCSEs - including Maths & English

Nower Hill High School
09.1999 - 09.2004

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