Claire Bryant
QLD
Summary
I am a detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Leader Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Team
Queensland Health
06.2023 - Current
- Operationally supporting the functioning of the Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Team Mental health team (9 permanent full-time staff in total)
- Monitor and support workflow of a busy intensive rehabilitation team
- Support each member of the team in their health and wellbeing
- Provide daily support and ad hoc discussions
- Provide operational supervision
- Support staff with educational and employment opportunities when they arise
- Support the service vision and ICARE values
- Providing daily operational support
- Recruitment for vacancies as they arise
- Managing budget reporting and leave management
- HPT results
- Orientation to new staff
- Managing and accepting appropriate referrals into the ACU
- Attending all required operational and progress meetings
- Updating staff on all mandatory training requirements
- Managing referral process in and out of a specialty team
- Manage workload
- Coordinate training sessions
- Support educational opportunities with each individual
- Supporting the service vision
- Supporting insight orientated care through current AIMS model of service
- Leave management.
Acting Team Leader – MIRT ( Higher Duties)
Queensland Health
01.2021 - 06.2023
- Operationally supporting the functioning of the Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Team Mental health team (9 permanent full-time staff in total)
- Monitor and support workflow of a busy intensive rehabilitation team
- Support each member of the team in their health and wellbeing
- Provide daily support and ad hoc discussions
- Provide operational supervision
- Support staff with educational and employment opportunities when they arise
- Support the service vision and ICARE values
- Providing daily operational support
- Recruitment for vacancies as they arise
- Managing budget reporting and leave management
- HPT results
- Orientation to new staff
- Managing and accepting appropriate referrals into the ACU
- Attending all required operational and progress meetings
- Updating staff on all mandatory training requirements
- Managing referral process in and out of a specialty team
- Manage workload
- Coordinate training sessions
- Support educational opportunities with each individual
- Supporting the service vision
- Supporting insight orientated care through current AIMS model of service
- Leave management.
- Monitored team performance and provided constructive feedback to increase productivity and maintain quality standards.
- Promoted high standards through personal example to help each member understand expected behaviour and standards.
- Managed conflict resolution among team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
Clinical Nurse Consultant ( Higher Duties )
Woolloongabba Mental
06.2020 - 02.2021
- Clinical Nurse Consultant - Duty Intake Officer
- Woolloongabba Mental Health Clinic
- Metro South Mental Health Service – PAH
- Key Responsibilities: Assessment and Triage
- Community support - Completion of Examination Authority
- General assistance and support for case managed clients
- Depo Administration.
Clinical Nurse
MIRT - Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Unit
10.2015 - 01.2021
- Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services
- Role: Delivers high level profession specific clinical services and leadership as a member of a multidisciplinary team, to achieve better health outcomes for consumers of the MIRT service and to their families/carers to optimise psychosocial outcomes, and to facilitate recovery from mental illness in a rehabilitation setting
- Deliver high level mental health nursing clinical services informed by the recovery model
- This includes the provision of psychosocial assessments, care co-ordination, multi-disciplinary team participation and therapeutic intervention, metabolic monitoring, administration of depot medications for all members of multidisciplinary team
- Carer and family support including facilitation of family meetings, provision of psycho-education, assisting carers to understand and navigate the inpatient and mental health setting and referral to carer support networks
- Provide crisis intervention
- Acute Assessments
- Provide advocacy and referral to ensure consumers are well supported by appropriate services
- Provide high level nursing advice to the multidisciplinary team
- Discharge planning and service-coordination/ interagency liaison
- Provide supervision to staff and students
- Rehabilitation ACU representative for Medication safety committee
- Rehabilitation ACU champion for smoking cessation committee
- Rehabilitation ACU representative for Clinical pathways excellence Program.
Clinical Nurse
Bayside Community Care Unit (CCU)
10.2014 - 10.2015
- Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services
- Role: Delivers high level profession specific clinical services and leadership as a member of a multidisciplinary team, to achieve better health outcomes for consumers living within the Redland Bay Community Care Unit under the Recovery Model Framework
- Provide support to their families/carers to optimise psychosocial outcomes, and to facilitate recovery from mental illness in an inpatient rehabilitation setting
- Deliver high level mental health nursing clinical services informed by the recovery model
- This includes the provision of psychosocial assessments, care co-ordination, multi-disciplinary team participation and therapeutic intervention, metabolic monitoring, administration of depot medications for all members of multidisciplinary team, coordinating non-government agency support agencies
- Promote and facilitate Social Inclusion and recovery for all consumers
- Work collaboratively within a Peer Support Program
- Promote independence for consumers and help develop skills within the CCU to support independence within the community
- Provide Carer and family support including facilitation of family meetings, provision of psycho-education, assisting carers to understand and navigate the inpatient and mental health setting and referral to carer support networks.
Registered Nurse
Logan ADS - Alcohol and Additions Services
07.2013 - 10.2014
- Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services
- Role: Deliver a high level of profession specific clinical services and leadership as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Provide counselling for consumers with alcohol or substance abuse issues
- Manage caseloads for consumers registered under the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)
- Provide support for families and carers living with people struggling with addiction
- Conducted Probation and parole Education sessions fortnightly.
Social Work Assistant (SWA)
Mater Mothers (Casual)
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Support to Nine Social workers of the multidisciplinary team on listed below wards: Special care Nursery, Neonatal Unit, Refugee Clinic, Bereavement services, Child and Youth mental health, Private and Public wards, Maternal Medicine
- Follow up on referrals provided by Social Workers and case load
- Attending case conference daily to liaison with Allied Health
- Sourcing Emergency accommodation
- Providing assistance in placing applications for Housing for minority groups (Refugees, Indigenous and varies ethnic groups)
- Identifying any risk factors to Multidisciplinary team (such as children at risk)
- Building alliances and rapport building with Non-Profit Organizations - Anglicare, Salvation Army, Refugee Clinics, and Domestic Violence shelters for consumers at high risk.
Education
BBA - Nursing
Australian Catholic University
Brisbane, QLD06.2013
Skills
- Task Prioritization
- Written Communication
- Team building
- Critical Thinking
- Adaptable
- Flexible
- Approachable
- Active Listening
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Excellent Communication
- Problem Resolution
- Multitasking Abilities
- Calm Under Pressure
Referees
1. Anne Steginga
PAH Community Director Division of Adult Mental Health
Phone : 0412 329 978
Anne.Steginga@health.qld.gov.au
2. Professor Dan Siskind
Consultant Psychiatrist Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Team
Phone: 0420 680 250
Email: Dan.Siskind@health.qld.gov.au
Timeline
Team Leader Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Team
Queensland Health
06.2023 - Current
Acting Team Leader – MIRT ( Higher Duties)
Queensland Health
01.2021 - 06.2023
Clinical Nurse Consultant ( Higher Duties )
Woolloongabba Mental
06.2020 - 02.2021
Clinical Nurse
MIRT - Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Unit
10.2015 - 01.2021
Clinical Nurse
Bayside Community Care Unit (CCU)
10.2014 - 10.2015
Registered Nurse
Logan ADS - Alcohol and Additions Services
07.2013 - 10.2014
Social Work Assistant (SWA)
Mater Mothers (Casual)
01.2010 - 01.2013
BBA - Nursing
Australian Catholic University
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