Mike Davies

Prior to rejoining Aaban I had discussions with the company director and line management. After completing an external onboarding process I shadowed one shift and was NIC for two shifts.

In that time there were numerous red flags impacting on my ability to undertake the role to my standards and values, which I felt needed to be highlighted to senior management. I offered to write an extensive report upon which they could reflect whilst undertaking my duties, but was given the binary option to make a decision by the end of the working week. Given their clear reluctance to engage with the concerns I held, I felt it to be in the best interests of the service users and shift colleagues to resign.

Responsibility for leading a team of nurses and health care professionals across day and night shifts on Hawthorn Ward, an HDU/Recovery ward housing fifteen male patients with complex and enduring mental health needs. Organising efficient shift schedules delegating tasks to colleagues, ensuring smooth workflow. Liaising with associated professionals within the site team including practice nurses, OT practitioners, recovery team members, and administration staff maintaining communication lines amongst staff for better coordination.

Acting as site coordinator, frequently at weekends, having responsibility for staffing rota delivery, overview of site safety, liaising with maintenance teams. Coordinating care across six wards with ninety plus patients based on patient priorities and staff requests. Monitoring patient behaviour and response to treatments at times situated within seclusion environments reporting concerns to registered consultants and senior staff. In this site coordinator role I manage emergency situations for swift and efficient response, when required liaising with outside agencies including safeguarding teams and police.

As Deputy Ward Manager ensuring adherence to hospital policies and procedures. Coordinate and performed patient admissions, transfer's and discharges. Identify areas in need of clinical improvement and implemented process change through a structured QI approach. Work closely with fellow nursing and health care professionals to identify strategies for practice development and improvement for better patient care practice.

As part of MDT including consultant psychiatrists, consultant psychologist, occupational therapist lead and integrated practitioners, alongside the ward manager Actively participated in meetings, contributing valuable insight into patient care, assisting with development of balanced care plans, incorporating physical , mental and social needs. Advocating for person-centred care to develop care plans and enhance recovery processes.

As Charge Nurse building and maintaining excellent rapport with patients and their families. Creating a compassionate environment for patients through an empathetic nursing approach, improving their levels of trust. I strive to maintain excellent communication with family members enhancing their understanding of patient's condition. I have enhanced patient satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and professionally.

I have overseen growth and development of the ward team encouraging uptake of learning opportunities, promoting best practice for high-quality patient care. I have adopted a coaching, collaboarative leadership style in developing the team including precepting new staff nurses and health care workers. I monitor and evaluate staff performance through monthly clinical supervision to maintain high standards. I have overseen, trained and mentored student and junior nursing staff.

I value the importance of my nursing duties including administration of oral, topical and IM medications in managing patient symptoms, liaising effectively with physicians for the timely execution of medical decisions, maintaining accurate clinical documentation. I monitor and liaise with the practice nurse team and GP in monitoring physical health advising on dietary, nutrition and illness prevention. When required ensuring continuity of treatment, dressing wounds and monitoring healing to prevent infection. I have helped to deliver stabilising and life-saving treatments during medical emergencies ensuring the smooth transition into emergency service care, with a calm and composed demeanour.

I have developed a balanced and responsive approach to my role which acknowledges the need to see situations from multiple perspectives whilst maintaining focus on placing the patient central to decision making.

Working in a nurse in charge role alongside RSW's, OT's, psychiatrist, and assistant psychologists. Mainly working as NIC on Brookhaven a 22 bed adult age nursing home providing an open-rehabilitation, complex care service to individuals with enduring mental health needs. I also covered shifts and supported work on The Hamptons a purpose-built 14 bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital providing accommodation for men experiencing a complex range of mental health issues, requiring long term support and treatment within a controlled environment.
Given feedback I feel I delivered excellent service user focused care, for many in a named nurse capacity developing and delivering complex care plans to meet a range of needs including psychosis, paranoia, suicidal ideation and self-harm, personality disorder, eating disorder, trauma, substance misuse and severe depression.
Treatment and rehabilitation was based on the Recovery Star model and tailored to individual service user objectives which were monitored using a range of psychological tools and reported back into and discussed at an MDT level.
I was active in delivering therapeutic interventions working alongside the psychology service utilising a mixed approach including CBT, DBT, psychosocial therapy, brief interventions and solution focused therapies.
Working within an open legal framework necessitated work around risk management reduction and given the challenging nature of some service users I led extensive liaison with outside agencies such as the police and ambulance service, alongside informing and developing strategies with community mental health teams and social services, at times safeguarding individuals when appropriate.
As NIC I was responsible for the administration and management of medication. I analysed symptoms and had oversight the monitoring of physical health, developing strong relationships with the local GP practice and specialist NHS services in managing and treating a range of physical health conditions.
As named nurse I reported to regular MDT meetings, and liaised with care co-ordinators and social workers in developing risk assessments and discharge plans containing follow up care advice with required prescriptions and medication.
I responded to medical emergencies, working calmly and professionally under pressure leading the delivery of support with updated first aid and ILS training. In critical situations I supported hospital admission processes through to liaison with external professionals such as AMP's in developing recovery options often related to a return to our service or discharge into more appropriate settings.
I developed in my time a positive rapport with service users and their families through active listening, psychological education and compassionate care. Whilst not all service users were able to positively move forwards in their recovery I feel I was able to contribute positively in laying the foundations for a future recovery through the development of understanding through an open and pragmatic approach.
In my time with the service I was part of many successful discharges back into the community by developing self-esteem and confidence within individuals who were ready to take the next steps in their recovery journey.
I was a respected and loved team leader and feel I was able to develop those individuals around me, often drawing on my own life experiences and the personal testimonies of others utilising a coaching based leadership style.

Working as staff nurse within a secure unit for young people (13-17) demonstrating high risk behaviours, delivering assessment and recovery focused treatment. The service was newly configured and early in appointment I was responsible for shift lead which I delivered on rota opposite the appointed clinical lead. In this role I worked actively within the MDT providing specialist nursing advice. I participated in joint assessments and formulations with the team's psychologist and consultant psychiatrist. As a nurse I was involved in working with service users and families regarding their MHA rights, undertaking mental state and ongoing risk assessments. I produced and updated specialist care plans for service users.
As nurse in charge I had responsibility alongside the psychologist for therapeutic interventions as a package of care individualised to meet service user needs based on existing models including CBT, DBT, and short term intervention strategies related to issues such as anxiety, depressed mood, anger management, substance misuse, eating disorders, relationships and self-harm.
As shift lead, I had responsibility for the ongoing education and development of therapeutic approaches across the support worker team. This included assessment and the development of ABC plans and their implementation across shifts. As shift lead, overseeing incidents within the unit at times involving paramedics and police, subsequently facilitating de-briefs. I had specific responsibility for the clinical area of the unit including ILS equipment, clinical supplies alongside medication auditing and ordering. Off the unit I undertook the lead role in discharge and follow up processes undertaking daily welfare checks and consulting with family and social services. I played a significant role in motivating and developing other team members many of them who were new to this area of mental health work.

I entered into the emergency workforce in a clinical support worker role (Band 3) whilst continuing with my MSc nursing course.
This work was based within Guild Lodge a forensic environment based within their acquired brain injuries wards. I volunteered to go into a Covid -19 positive environment.
The work crossed areas of support worker roles, including supervision and assessment in the community of forensic patients but also included supervised nursing tasks such as medication management, care planning, risk assessments and formulation work feeding into the broader MDT and supporting my ongoing university course. I was invited by the service's lead consultant to undertake specialist training in ABI. I developed and interest through research into psychological therapies in acquired brain injury, including ACT, compassion focused therapy and attachment-based psychotherapy.

Head of Technology, two schools.

Work across faculty areas, supervision of staff development.

Responsibility for overview and completion and moves into new built facilities.

Expansions of departments.

Expansion and development of 14 -18 courses.

Participation and developer of technology initiatives at national level.

Work as a keynote speaker in a number of areas.

Work with feeder schools including programme with a Special School with pupils of severe learning difficulties, gaining national recognition.

Development of profiling and assessment scheme which was adopted as the national New Zealand model for Technology.

Examination performance annually raise well above national, regional and technology Trust targets.

Volunteer local authority foster carer.

Short term foster care.

Emergency foster care.

Respite foster care.

Up to 5 individuals.

Teacher of Design and Technology.

Coordinator in 6th form of ASDAN Youth Award Scheme, at the start of its set up in the North West.

Coordinator of pre and post school learning programme.

Participation in the design and equipping of facilities following an extensive fire which destroyed the main building.

Development of computer aided design acting as advisor within the authority.

Organised and delivered outdoor school residential programmes.

Worked with Ocean Youth Club taking students sailing.

Joint director of retail outlet and race teams.

Development with Hope Technology of first mountain bike disc brake system in Europe (possibly worldwide).

Development of own range of triathlon specific bicycles.

Sponsor of World Junior Triathlon Bronze medallist.

Highest ever placed non factory sponsored rider at National Mountain Bike Championships.