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Belinda Kudzai Tsindi

Jensen,Australia

Summary

Compassionate and hardworking Registered Nurse with over 5 years experience in mental health. Demonstrates excellence in communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work collaboratively with clients and colleagues from diverse backgrounds to improve the well-being of patients. Self-motivated, with the ability to work effectively as an individual and as part of a team. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high stress situation. Dependable, with strong work ethics and always willing to learn.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Secure Rehabilitation Unit
09.2021 - Current
  • Providing assessments and treatment for clients that cannot be adequately supported in the community and promoting recovery
  • Carrying out observations, managing seclusion, liaising with multidisciplinary professionals, completing documentation, maintaining good working relationships, formulating care plans, and updating risk assessments.
  • Performing team leading role, allocations, delegating, co-ordinating, working autonomously and delivering safe clinical practice
  • Utilizing critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
  • Conducting thorough patient assessments to identify deterioration, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
  • Administering medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
  • Escorting and supervising clients leave off the unit.
  • Utilizing least restrictive practices like de-escalation

least restrictive practice.

Acting Clinical Nurse

Secure Mental Health
06.2024 - 07.2024
  • Team leading, allocating clients, mentoring new nursing staff, fostering professional growth and team building within the unit.
  • Utilized evidence-based practice to assess and provide care for patients.
  • Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes and efficient care coordination.
  • Utilizing advanced assessment skills to identify early indications of deterioration in a patient''s condition, enabling prompt intervention when needed.
  • Maintaining patient confidentiality
  • Improving patient satisfaction with empathetic communication and timely response to concerns.
  • Applied the Mental Health Act 2016 using least restrictive practices like de-escalation
  • As a mental health practitioner, completed AWA paperwork


Registered Nurse

Mackay Base Hospital
02.2019 - 09.2021
  • Providing assessments and treatment for clients that cannot be adequately supported in the community and promoting recovery in an Acute care setting.
  • Carrying out observations, managing seclusion, liaising with multidisciplinary professionals, performing admissions and discharges.
  • Supporting patients in a High Dependence Unit and low dependency unit.
  • Completing documentation, administering medications, formulating care plans, and updating risk assessments.
  • Maintaining good working relationships.


References

Michelle Watson( NUM)

(07)44333880

michelle.watson2@health.qld.gov.au


Ashleigh Bayly (CNC)

(07) 4433 3880

ashleigh.bayly@health.qld.gov.au




Education

Bachelor of Nursing -

Griffith University
Brisbane, QLD
12.2018

Bachelor of Psychology (Counselling) -

University of Nairobi
Kenya
01.2011

Skills

  • Authorized mental health Practitioner
  • Well versed with Mental Health Act 2016
  • Less restrictive practices like de-escalation
  • Direct patient care, planning and assessments
  • Patient education and counselling
  • Strong clinical judgment, compassion and empathy
  • Accurate documentation and record keeping to ensure accuracy and patient confidentiality
  • Delivering evidence-based nursing care within the practice setting
  • Incident reporting and advocating for patients
  • Wound, diabetes management and Clozapine titration
  • Ability to work in a team and with people from different cultural background
  • Ensuring adherences to nursing policies and procedures, guidelines and directive to all staff
  • Team Coordination
  • High level of autonomy
  • Sound knowledge of safe wards

Affiliations

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), NMW0002220470

Timeline

Acting Clinical Nurse

Secure Mental Health
06.2024 - 07.2024

Registered Nurse

Secure Rehabilitation Unit
09.2021 - Current

Registered Nurse

Mackay Base Hospital
02.2019 - 09.2021

Bachelor of Nursing -

Griffith University

Bachelor of Psychology (Counselling) -

University of Nairobi
Belinda Kudzai Tsindi