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Fisayo Akadri

Community Psychiatric Nurse (Band 7)
Colchester

Summary

An experienced CPN with strong background in both inpatient and community mental health services. I have worked with children, adults and older adults with various mental health conditions such as EUPD, bipolar disorder, drug induced psychosis, paranoid schizophrenia, dual diagnosis, substance and alcohol misuse, and other complex psychiatric conditions.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Community Psychiatic Nurse

Essex Partnership University NHS Trust
10.2024 - Current

Assessment & Care Planning: Carried out comprehensive mental health assessments for adults and older adults in the community as a care-coordinator/lead practitioner and duty staff.
Clinical Intervention & Treatment: Supported my patients and the depot clinic with administration of various prescribed medication and monitoring for side effects.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Participated in case discussions and reviews during twice weekly multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure holistic care is being delivered to service users.
Family & Carer Support: Engaged with family members of patients via providing psychoeducation to better understand the service users’ mental health, how best to support them, and signposting to additional services and resources available in the community.

Safeguarding & Risk Management: I investigated safeguarding concerns and successfully implemented risk management plans that lead to closure of open safeguarding concerns.

Professional Development & Supervision: Always attending relevant webinars organised by the Trust for professional development to keep me up-to-date with the latest best practices.

Complex Care Co-Ordinator - Locum RMN

Children and Adult Services
01.2024 - 09.2024
  • Stakeholder Liaison: Coordinated with various community stakeholders to ensure holistic support for a young person's needs.
  • Risk Assessment & Care Planning: Formulated risk assessments and created person-centered care plans in collaboration with young people and their families.
  • Therapeutic Relationship Building: Developed strong, trusting relationships with young people to effectively address and interpret their needs and concerns.
  • Positive Behavioral Support: Developed and executed Positive Behavioral Support (PBS) plans, encouraging the development of positive coping mechanisms to enhance wellbeing.
  • Recreational Therapy: Coordinated therapeutic recreational activities, including play and sensory therapy, to support mental and emotional health for the young person.
  • Community Engagement: Actively supported young people in engaging with their local community, educational opportunities, and activities of daily living.
  • Team Leadership: Provided daily leadership to the team, ensuring the delivery of evidence-based, person-centered care for clients with enduring and complex mental health needs.
  • Daily Living Support: Assisted with activities of daily living and home management, including personal care, moving and handling, medication administration, meal preparation, and community access.

Senior Community Mental Health Nurse - Locum

Crisis and Resolution and Home Treatment
05.2023 - 12.2023
  • Crisis Pathway Management: Delivered crisis support across Essex and Suffolk, assisting service users (adults and children), carers, and professionals via providing round-the-clock crisis support, advice, and assessments with a compassionate, person-centered approach.
  • Shift Coordination & Clinical Oversight: Led shift coordination and offered clinical support to practitioners.
  • Holistic Risk Assessment: Conducted thorough risk assessments and developed collaborative, person-centered safety plans to mitigate risks.
  • Empowerment & Decision-Making: Empowered service users and carers to make informed decisions about their care.
  • Advocacy: Advocated for service users, consistently working in their best interests and ensuring their voices were heard.
  • Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration: Worked effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, forming partnerships with other care providers to ensure comprehensive support for service users.
  • Evidence-Based Interventions: Delivered evidence-based interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches, to address and manage crises.

Perinatal Community Mental Health Team

Locum RMN
09.2022 - 04.2023
  • Team Leadership & Supervision: Provided daily leadership, ensuring evidence-based care is delivered. Lead resource allocation and manage skill mix to maximize efficiency and service delivery.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Liaised effectively with stakeholders, including carers, relatives, and multidisciplinary teams (MDT), to ensure seamless care coordination.
  • Risk Management & Clinical Governance: Conducted clinical audits, manage clinical risks, and oversee incident reporting to maintain safety and quality standards.
  • Care Planning: Actively participated in MDT meetings to collaboratively formulate care plans using appropriate assessments.
  • Service Leadership: Deputized for the service manager when required, ensuring continuity of leadership. Regularly undertake management supervision to enhance clinical competence and leadership skills.

Community Psychiatric Nurse

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
09.2019 - 08.2022
  • Referral Triage & Assessment: Triage referrals and provide specialist assessments and brief interventions for clients experiencing acute mental health crises across the Crisis Care Pathway.
  • Risk Assessment & Care Planning: Conducted holistic risk assessments and develop collaborative, person-centred care plans to minimize risks.
  • Crisis Intervention & Support: Delivered first-response face-to-face crisis assessments in various settings. Provided telephone-based interventions, advice, and support for urgent mental health needs.
  • Crisis Care Pathway Development: Developed and implemented a range of evidence-based interventions to support clients in crisis.
  • Hospital Gatekeeping & Community Integration: Minimize restrictive interventions, prevent inappropriate admissions, facilitate early discharges, and support independent living in the community.
  • Mental Health Act Expertise: Apply knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007) to ensure interventions are in the service user’s best interests.
  • Operational Support: Manage bed allocation and perform on-call management duties.

Staff Nurse (Inpatient)

Priory Group - Forensics Services
10.2016 - 09.2019
  • Risk Assessment & Management: Conducted risk assessments and managed challenging behaviors among patients to ensure safety and effective care.
  • Support for Care Plans: Assisted patients in adhering to their individualized care and treatment plans, facilitating better health outcomes.
  • Mood Monitoring & Intervention Evaluation: Monitored patients' moods and evaluated the effectiveness of administered interventions to ensure appropriate responses to treatment.
  • Documentation & Reporting: Prepared detailed reports and documented observations accurately to maintain comprehensive patient records.
  • Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Worked collaboratively with the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to ensure the delivery of high-quality, integrated care for patients.

Healthcare Assistant

Various Agencies
07.2014 - 10.2016
  • Diverse Service Experience: Assisted individuals of various ages with diverse needs across multiple settings, including nursing homes, learning disability services, supported living accommodations, and mental health wards.
  • Daily Living Support: Provided comprehensive support with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, one-to-one assistance, nutritional needs, and recreational activities.

Student Nurse

University of Essex
09.2014 - 09.2016
  • Clinical placements within North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Older adult service: Community Mental Health Team.
  • Older adult service: inpatient care.
  • Community Alcohol and Drug Services
  • Acute Adult inpatient care
  • Child and Adolescent community mental health services
  • Child and Adolescent acute inpatient care
  • Wellbeing service- Community Mental Health Team
  • Working Age Adult- Recovery Team
  • Eating disorder inpatient services

Care Assistant

Meadow View Care Home (Prime Life LTD)
09.2013 - 08.2014
  • Caring for Elderly residents with dementia.
  • Working as part of a team in providing support with activities of daily living such as dressing up, personal hygiene, nutritional needs and recreational activities.
  • Documentation of client’s daily activities, changes in physical and mental health.

Care Assistant

Meadow View Care Home (Prime Life LTD)
09.2011 - 08.2012

Housekeeping and Laundry Attendant

Cherrytrees Care Home
06.2007 - 09.2007

■ Performing cleaning duties as designated by management to a high standard.

■ Responsible for cleaning and general upkeep of communal areas and bedrooms.

■ Ensuring the environment is welcoming and comfortable for residents.

Education

NVQ 5 Diploma - Leadership And Management in Adult Care

City And Guild

Master of Science - Mental Health Nursing

University of Essex

Master of Science - Molecular Medical Microbiology

University of Nottingham

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

Babcock University

Skills

  • Case Management
  • Care Act Assessment / MHNNA
  • Risk Assessment and care planning
  • Duty
  • Crisis management & Triage
  • Depot Injection

Timeline

Senior Community Psychiatic Nurse

Essex Partnership University NHS Trust
10.2024 - Current

Complex Care Co-Ordinator - Locum RMN

Children and Adult Services
01.2024 - 09.2024

Senior Community Mental Health Nurse - Locum

Crisis and Resolution and Home Treatment
05.2023 - 12.2023

Perinatal Community Mental Health Team

Locum RMN
09.2022 - 04.2023

Community Psychiatric Nurse

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
09.2019 - 08.2022

Staff Nurse (Inpatient)

Priory Group - Forensics Services
10.2016 - 09.2019

Student Nurse

University of Essex
09.2014 - 09.2016

Healthcare Assistant

Various Agencies
07.2014 - 10.2016

Care Assistant

Meadow View Care Home (Prime Life LTD)
09.2013 - 08.2014

Care Assistant

Meadow View Care Home (Prime Life LTD)
09.2011 - 08.2012

Housekeeping and Laundry Attendant

Cherrytrees Care Home
06.2007 - 09.2007

NVQ 5 Diploma - Leadership And Management in Adult Care

City And Guild

Master of Science - Mental Health Nursing

University of Essex

Master of Science - Molecular Medical Microbiology

University of Nottingham

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

Babcock University
Fisayo AkadriCommunity Psychiatric Nurse (Band 7)