Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Emma Eccles

WAKEFIELD,West Yorkshire

Summary

Compassionate Senior Mental Health Nurse also completed Non Medical Prescriber course and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Worked as a senior mental health nurse in a CAMHS Crisis Team for three years and also running a medication clinic for young people in crisis for one year.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Mental Health Practitioner / NMP

South West Yorkshire Trust
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
09.2021 - Current
  • To provide support for young people in the community

during a mental health crisis including home based support.

  • Providing supervision to band 2,3,4 and 5 on cases under the crisis team and in the psychiatry pathway.
  • Student Lead for Wakefield CAMHS, being a practice assessor for students.
  • Carrying out assessments in A&E and children's paediatrics wards to determine the safety of

young people

  • Coordinating a shift/ Nurse in charge
  • Providing intervention that avoids inpatient admission on the IHBT pathway
  • To promote safeguarding and the welfare of young children
  • To work with other services such as social care, other CAMHS Teams and inpatient wards where needed.
  • To provide support for the young peoples

families/carers

  • Writing and creating care plans
  • Completing documentation for inpatient referrals
  • Stabilisation intervention for young people with poor physical health linked to there mental health, such as eating disorders.
  • Being part for the psychiatry pathway and duty prescriber rota.
  • Implementing and running medication clinic. Providing medication reviews and initial medication assessment for young people both in crisis and long standing mental health disorders.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation including Children Act 1989 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
  • Consistently upheld best-possible service user safeguarding through person centred care.
  • Ensured all care management duties were carried out in line with the Care Act and other applicable legislation.
  • Created comprehensive service user reports with thorough risk assessments, enabling effective multi-disciplinary team management of high risk CAMHS Crisis cases.


Mental Health Practitioner

South West Yorkshire Trust
Wakefield
08.2020 - 09.2021
  • Utilised a strength-based, preventative approach to all IHBT cases and interventions to achieve the best care and support for children in crisis
  • Coordinated safe, responsible care for a caseload of services with severe and enduring mental health issues.
  • Completing 7 day follow ups for young people in crisis who presented at A&E.

Nursing associate

South West Yorkshire Trust
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
04.2020 - 08.2020
  • Qualified early from a student nurse to an nursing associate on a female forensic ward during COVID 19
  • To take care of patients with a variety of mental health illnesses in an inpatient mental health setting. - Conducting risk assessments, administering medications and writing care plans.
  • Being part of an MDT
  • Administering medication
  • Recorded weight and height measurements, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
  • Performed daily clinical observations, recording medical data accurately and securely.

Health care assistant

Bank Health Care assistant
York, York
06.2016 - 12.2019
  • Bank Health care assistant throughout a range of different inpatient units both CAMHS, adult acute and forensic wards.
  • Thoroughly sterilised and sanitised clinical and mobility equipment.
  • Demonstrated consistent respect and privacy for care users, maintaining dignity irrespective of circumstance.
  • Helped service users improve their independence, building strength and confidence to enhance daily living.
  • Improved service users' daily lives through compassionate conversation, empathetic care and community socialisation.
  • Completed care documentation and monitored patient progress to achieve up-to-date records.
  • Empowered vulnerable individuals to retain maximum independence through targeted care.
  • Delivered high-quality, dedicated care to clients with disability, consistently achieving individual care plan objectives.
  • Worked closely with nurses to maintain high levels of communication.
  • Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mental health Nursing

University of York
York
09.2015 - 12.2020

Non Medical Prescriber - Non Medical Prescribing

University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield
01.2022 - 07.2022

A-Levels - Health and Social Care, Psychology, Biology

Pontefract New College
09.2013 - 07.2015

GCSEs - GCSE

St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield

Skills

  • Care coordination
  • Risk assessment
  • Crisis care planning
  • Community outreach
  • Solution-focused techniques
  • Treatment plan development
  • Crisis consultation
  • Behaviour pattern recognition
  • Ability to manage complex caseload
  • Leadership skills

Timeline

Non Medical Prescriber - Non Medical Prescribing

University of Huddersfield
01.2022 - 07.2022

Senior Mental Health Practitioner / NMP

South West Yorkshire Trust
09.2021 - Current

Mental Health Practitioner

South West Yorkshire Trust
08.2020 - 09.2021

Nursing associate

South West Yorkshire Trust
04.2020 - 08.2020

Health care assistant

Bank Health Care assistant
06.2016 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Science - Mental health Nursing

University of York
09.2015 - 12.2020

A-Levels - Health and Social Care, Psychology, Biology

Pontefract New College
09.2013 - 07.2015

GCSEs - GCSE

St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Emma Eccles