Isabel Scotch
Nottingham,Nottingham City
Summary
Compassionate Mental Health Care Professional experienced in acute mental health, PICU, medium-secure, forensic, crisis care and female complex mental health services. Delivered compassionate, trauma-informed care through strong clinical judgment and ability to respond to escalating risk, effectively supporting women experiencing psychosis, emotional distress, and trauma-related needs. Focused on safeguarding dignity, promoting recovery, and enhancing patient care and service quality within multidisciplinary teams.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Healthcare Assistant / Bank Healthcare Assistant
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nottingham
11.2019 - Current
- Assisted patients with daily personal care tasks, including bathing, dressing, and toileting, promoting dignity and comfort.
- Provided quality personal care, such as dressing and bathing, while maintaining respect and sensitivity.
- Supported patients with psychosis, distress, aggression, self-harm risk, suicidal thoughts, emotional dysregulation and complex needs across MHSOP, acute mental health and PICU wards, enhancing their safety and wellbeing.
- Conducted physical observations, facilitated one-to-one and intermittent observations, employed therapeutic communication and de-escalation techniques, contributed to care planning and risk management, ensuring accurate record maintenance.
- Documented care provided, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records were kept.
Healthcare Assistant
Service Care Solutions
Preston
02.2009 - 10.2019
- Supported diverse patient needs across PICU, medium-secure services, general hospitals, hospice care, and community settings.
- Provided personal hygiene assistance, grooming support, medication management, and palliative care to enhance patient comfort and dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily personal care tasks, including bathing, dressing, and toileting, promoting dignity and comfort.
- Provided quality personal care, such as dressing and bathing, while maintaining respect and sensitivity.
- Documented care provided, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records were kept.
Community Reablement Assistant
Carers Truste East Midlands
03.2006 - 04.2009
- Provided community-based support for individuals with physical and learning disabilities, mental health needs, dementia, and their carers, enhancing their quality of life.
- Developed and reviewed care plans to tailor support services to individual client needs.
- Administered medication to clients following prescribed guidelines
- Collaborated with district nurses to perform minor wound dressings, ensuring continuity of care for clients.
Education
BSc (Hons) - Mental Health Nursing
University of Derby
Derby, DER12-2026
BSc (Hons) - Health and Social Care with Management
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham12-2014
Skills
- Medication administration
- Patient assessment
- Crisis intervention
- Suicide risk assessment
- Risk management
- Nursing care planning
- De-escalation techniques
- Therapeutic communication
- Record keeping
- Clinical documentation
- Team collaboration
- Team experience
- Collaborative teamwork
- Adaptability to change
- Resilience training
- Compassionate care
References
Available on request.
Timeline
Healthcare Assistant / Bank Healthcare Assistant
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
11.2019 - Current
Healthcare Assistant
Service Care Solutions
02.2009 - 10.2019
Community Reablement Assistant
Carers Truste East Midlands
03.2006 - 04.2009
BSc (Hons) - Mental Health Nursing
University of Derby
BSc (Hons) - Health and Social Care with Management
Nottingham Trent University