Experienced registered mental health nurse dedicated to providing patient-centered care for individuals with mental health conditions. Committed to promoting patient welfare and maximizing life potential through recovery or acceptance of illness. Seeking opportunity as a Locum registered mental health nurse to develop close relationships with patients and collaborate with multi-disciplinary agencies. Passionate about challenging stigma surrounding Personality Disorders and expanding knowledge in new mental health skills. Known for meticulous record-keeping, effective patient communication, and delivering high standards of care to improve patient recovery outcomes in hospital and community settings.
Hi, I’m
Mandlenkosi Dube
Locum Mental Health Nurse
Northampton
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
1
Language
Work History
Avon&Wiltshire Trust
Mental Health Practitioner Band 6
02.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Offer a thorough psychosocial assessment of patient following deliberate self-harm and of those presenting in A&E with psychiatric problems.
- Provide support to inpatient wards for assessment and management of patients where mental health disorder is a factor impacting on recovery.
- Provide support, information, and advice to patients with psychiatric related problems and, where appropriate, to their families / carers.
- With consent of patient, inform/advise GP, and other involved agencies of the patients diagnosis, management, and future treatment options.
- Provide brief interventions appropriate to patient’s identified needs and/or onward referral to a range of services as appropriate.
- Ensure patients have appropriate follow up after assessment e.g., GP, CMHT, Social Services, other statutory and non-statutory agencies, or hospital inpatient care.
- Provide specialist advice to medical, nursing, and other clinical staff within BGH, relating to the management of patients with mental health problems.
- Provide education and training to BGH staff relating to identification and management of patients with mental health problems.
- Ensure all practice is evidence based and in keeping with local and National Guidelines to participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of policies, guidelines and protocols.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with nursing, medical and other health care professionals and non-statutory services to ensure a seamless, co-ordinated service to patients.
- Service Users – clinical interventions with patient via one-to-one interviews and liaison with carers/families as appropriate.
- Ward staff – daily face to face contact with ward based nursing and medical staff from referring wards/departments.
- Primary Care – written and telephone contact with patients GP and community nursing staff.
- Social Work – face to face and telephone contact with hospital based Social Work Department and written and telephone contact with Community Social Workers.
- Specialist Services – case discussions, meeting, and referrals in respect of statutory and non-statutory organizations.
- Multi-disciplinary Networking - via case conference and ad hoc contact with all appropriate health care services.
Northamptonshire Foundation Trust
Mental Health Practitioner Band 5/6 (Depending on assignment -BANK)
04.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Currently work on the Staff bank, which gives me more flexibility in terms of times and places to work.
- Mostly I work at Kettering General Hospital as a Mental Health Practitioner with the Liaison team in the Crisis Pathway.
- Role involves assessing people who presents at Accident and Emergency with various mental health problems, depending on age.
- Some of them will need to be signposted to CAMHS after initial assessment.
- Doing in-reach on the Acute wards for patients admitted for various physical health complaints.
- Doing Mental health assessments on patients referred to the Mental Health Liaison team.
- Consulting with various Agencies Inpatient and Community based for follow up care.
Holly Court
Mental Health Practitioner Band 6
06.2023 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Providing the triage of initial referrals.
- To act as an initial point of contact, triaging referrals for people.
- To maintain and further develop high standards for the delivery of care through cooperative work with colleagues, through audit and supervision.
- To promote and deliver effective interventions.
- To liaise with other disciplines and agencies, as appropriate, to ensure best practice is shared.
- Assessing risk in collaboration with people experiencing mental health difficulties, significant others, and other workers/professionals, alongside use of own professional judgement and team processes.
- Identifying strengths-based Recovery Plans and Risk Management Plans with individuals and other relevant people.
- Communicating highly complex information between mental health practitioners and partner agencies including medical staff such as clinical information and investigations.
- Providing and receiving highly complex and sensitive information in relation to Safeguarding and Child Protection work and taking appropriate action.
South Leicestershire Community Team
CPN Band 6 (PART TIME)
01.2022 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Be responsible for the full assessment of care needs of patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated mental health and psychological problems.
- Be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care, without direct supervision.
- Provide a comprehensive consultation-liaison service to clinical teams, assisting them to formulate appropriate plans of care and make decisions in cases where patients may be exhibiting complex needs and/or challenging behaviours.
- Initiate and participate in the teaching and educational programmes of all grades of nursing and non-nursing staff.
- Providing teaching and develop learning opportunities for pre- and post-registration nursing students.
- Maintaining a small caseload of patients, providing a broad range of treatments and clinical interventions, as appropriate to the individual’s needs.
- Responsible for participating in specific clinical projects and undertake all the necessary work to complete these, including facilitating meetings, liaising and/or negotiating with other staff.
- Participating fully in appropriate quality assurance initiatives, with the emphasis on developing patient/service user-focused services.
- Promote a cheerful outlook and encourage a supportive culture in relation to mental health and psychiatric illness across the general hospital.
- Use a range of clinical skills appropriate to the individual patient's needs and the clinical setting in which they are being cared for.
- Undertake specialist psychosocial assessments with patients presenting following an episode of self-harm.
- Prompt referral on to secondary mental health services, social services, and voluntary groups, as appropriate.
Green Lane Hospital
RMN Band 5
09.2018 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Currently working in an acute Mental health setting.
- Assisting in the supervision and development of health care assistants.
- Assessing the care needs of patients.
- Responsible for the custody, storage, and administration of medicines.
- Development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
- Working with mental health service-users in a multi-professional setting.
- Looking after patients with severe and enduring mental illness.
- Performing administrative duties.
- Involved in the screening, assessment and follow up support of patients.
- Consulting with other health care professionals and social workers.
- Reporting to senior managers.
- Mentoring students and newly Qualified nurses.
Shearwater ICU (Welland Centre St Marys Hospital)
Band 5
05.2018 - 04.2019
Job overview
- Currently working in a female PICU at the Welland Centre.
- Assisting in the supervision and development of health care assistants.
- Assessing the care needs of patients.
- Responsible for the custody, storage, and administration of medicines.
- Development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
- Working with mental health service-users in a multi-professional setting.
- Looking after patients with severe and enduring mental illness.
- Performing administrative duties.
- Involved in the screening, assessment and follow up support of patients.
- Consulting with other health care professionals and social workers.
- Reporting to senior managers.
- Mentoring students and newly Qualified nurses.
Sunley Ward (St Andrews)
Clinical Nurse Leader Band 6
11.2014 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Working in a medium secure ward catering for female patients who have a diagnosis of Personality Disorder.
- Mentoring healthcare assistants and guiding newly qualified nurses.
- Administration of medication.
- Screening, reviewing and assessment of patient needs.
- Consulting with the MDT team and other agencies in developing patient care.
- Bleep holder for Women’s Services.
- Analysing staff needs, organising staff rota and inputting staff needs if there is a shortage.
- Evaluating Datix.
- Organising training needs for staff.
- Mentoring students.
- Collaborate with physicians, case managers, families, and other staff members when developing a plan for care and treatment during the hospital stay.
- Liaising and meeting families to develop shared goals and explore treatment options.
Ashby Ward (Bradgate Unit)
Staff Nurse Band 5
01.2014 - 11.2014
Job overview
- Providing patients with a safe, person-centred care in an acute inpatient psychiatric unit where patients are supported to regain their control over their illness.
- Assisting in the supervision and development of health care assistants.
- Assessing the care needs of patients.
- Responsible for the custody, storage, and administration of medicines.
- Development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
- Working with mental health service-users in a multi-professional setting.
- Looking after patients with severe and enduring mental illness.
- Performing administrative duties.
- Involved in the screening, assessment and follow up support of patients.
- Consulting with other health care professionals and social workers.
- Continuing Healthcare Assessments.
- Reporting to senior managers.
Education
Northampton University
Mentorship in Nursing
01.2015 - 01.2016
University Overview
De Montfort University
DipHE from mental health nursing
01.2010 - 01.2013
University Overview
Teesside University
Best Interest Assessor
University Overview
Skills
Active listening skills
watching football, Reading Books, Coding
watching football, Reading Books, Coding
Interested Politics
Timeline
Mental Health Practitioner Band 6
Holly Court
06.2023 - 08.2024
CPN Band 6 (PART TIME)
South Leicestershire Community Team
01.2022 - 06.2023
Mental Health Practitioner Band 6
Avon&Wiltshire Trust
02.2021 - Current
Mental Health Practitioner Band 5/6 (Depending on assignment -BANK)
Northamptonshire Foundation Trust
04.2019 - Current
RMN Band 5
Green Lane Hospital
09.2018 - 05.2023
Band 5
Shearwater ICU (Welland Centre St Marys Hospital)
05.2018 - 04.2019
Northampton University
Mentorship in Nursing
01.2015 - 01.2016
Clinical Nurse Leader Band 6
Sunley Ward (St Andrews)
11.2014 - 05.2018
Staff Nurse Band 5
Ashby Ward (Bradgate Unit)
01.2014 - 11.2014
De Montfort University
DipHE from mental health nursing
01.2010 - 01.2013
Teesside University
Best Interest Assessor
02.2025
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