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Overview
Work History
Education
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Timeline
TRAINING
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GIDEON MUCHEMWA

Registered Nurse
gosport

Summary

Registered Nurse with experience in acute and rehabilitation care setting.

I have also worked in CAMHS eating disorders through agency for two years.

I have also done mental health assessments when i worked for mental health liaison in general hospitals through agency.

I have completed ADOS2 training and i have former colleagues who work as Autism and ADHD assessors who can help me gain the necessary skills.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Nelson House Hospital.
01.2019 - Current
  • Conduct comprehensive assessments, including risk, suicide and violence.
  • Develop and implement individualized care plans for patients with complex mental health needs.
  • monitor and mange patients who may be at risk of harm to themselves or others.
  • Prepare tribunal and managers'hearing reports and ward round reviews.
  • Participated in case conferences to discuss complex cases collaboratively with colleagues from various disciplines for better decision-making processes.
  • Administered psychotropic medications, monitoring for side effects, effectiveness, and making adjustments as necessary to optimize treatment outcomes.
  • Created and implemented group therapies and programs to help patients improve or regain coping abilities.
  • Advocated for patients'' rights and autonomy in treatment decisions while maintaining a therapeutic alliance that fosters trust and open communication.

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Southern Health NHS
04.2018 - 12.2020

-Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, including risk, suicide, violence and vulnerability assessments.

- Develop and implement individualized care plans for patients with complex mental health needs.

-Administer medications, monitor side effects and manage side effects.

-Monitor and manage appropriate de-escalation techniques including verbal and non- verbal strategies.

-Participate in or lead security procedures when needed, including searching, managing restricted items.

-Document and report incidents according to legal and organizational protocols.

Prepare clinical reports for courts, tribunals, manager's hearings when required to provide professional input.

-Work closely with the MDT.

-Contribute to patient reviews and discharge planning.

Liaise with other agencies to ensure transitions and continuity of care.

-Maintain detailed documentation of patients' care.




Mental Health Nurse

Nelson House Hospital
04.2014 - 03.2018
  • Assessing suitability of patients for our service before admission.
  • Report writing
  • Co-coordinating a shift which included among other things
  • making sure service users attend their appointments
  • Administering medication.
  • Participating in ward rounds.
  • Preparing reports for ward round.
  • Preparing handovers.
  • Admission and discharge of patients.
  • Completing and updating risk assessments
  • Formulating care plans.
  • Key working.
  • Physical health monitoring.

Support worker

TQ 21 (Southern Health)
10.2011 - 03.2014
  • Supporting people with learning disabilities with their day to day activities such as cooking, shopping, cleaning among other things.
  • Supporting people with learning disabilities to access the community.
  • Supporting people with learning disabilities maintain their tenancy.

Support worker

Choice Support
01.2006 - 02.2011
  • Supporting people with learning disabilities and mental health problems with their day to day activities.
  • Supporting people with learning disabilities and mental health problems who lived in their own homes maintain their tenancy by assisting them with budgeting, shopping and paying their bills.
  • Maintaining correct documentation.

Nursing assistant

Ambition 24 hours
06.2004 - 12.2005
  • Assisted patients with daily functions.
  • Assisted patients with personal care.
  • Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients.
  • Assisted residents with bathing, dressing, feeding, lifting and transferring.

Education

University of Brighton
Brighton

mental health nursing

04.2014

HND - Marketing

Harare Polytechnic
Harare
01.1998

GCSE - undefined

Crescent College
Harare
01.1992

Secondary Education Exam - undefined

Gutu high school
Gutu, Zimbabwe
01.1990

Diploma in Mental Health Nursing - Mental Health Nursing

University of Brighton
Brighton, United Kingdom
04.2001 -

Skills

Risk assessments

Timeline

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Nelson House Hospital.
01.2019 - Current

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Southern Health NHS
04.2018 - 12.2020

Mental Health Nurse

Nelson House Hospital
04.2014 - 03.2018

Support worker

TQ 21 (Southern Health)
10.2011 - 03.2014

Support worker

Choice Support
01.2006 - 02.2011

Nursing assistant

Ambition 24 hours
06.2004 - 12.2005

Diploma in Mental Health Nursing - Mental Health Nursing

University of Brighton
04.2001 -

mental health nursing

HND - Marketing

Harare Polytechnic

GCSE - undefined

Crescent College

Secondary Education Exam - undefined

Gutu high school

University of Brighton

TRAINING

  • Up to date mandatory training.
  • Non abusive physical and psychological intervention level 1 and 2
  • Breakaway training.
  • Scip
  • PMVA training.
GIDEON MUCHEMWARegistered Nurse